Paul Chong

Experience

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  The Fiorenza Giovani Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd

  Nov 2005 - Jul 2013

  I have been transferred from my existing company, from custom built-in wardrobe division to a newly set up department of Events Management Division and given the title of sales & marketing executive. Given the chance of learning how to manage and run an exhibition called "worldexpo", I have been assigned the role as a sales representative by renting booth spaces to all related retail companies, acquired sponsorship and to engage advertorial marketing strategies.Our team manage to engaged BonusKad Loyalty Sdn Bhd as our co-partner for "Beautiful Homes Expo" home exhibition at VivaHome Convention Hall and our partnership has further leverage our exposure towards the public.Furthermore, we manage to organize a Celebrity Home Showcase for our local celebrity Steve Yap as our brand ambassador. Show less

  • Sales Marketing Executive

    Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Sales Design Consultant

    Nov 2005 - Jul 2012
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  Meimax Drapery & Decor Sdn Bhd

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2016

  Assistant Design Manager

  I work as a managerial position where I am required to develop and execute sales and marketing plan for several designer textiles that are fully imported from United Kingdom, Germany and Turkey. I am to engage all interior designer firms within klang valley in proposing our end products of soft furnishings (eg.curtains, custom sofas, wallcoverings and contract bedsheets) to designers. Furthermore, I am required to engage and train a sales team to sell our end products to end users/clients/consumers through exhibitions we participate. Show less

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  Panahome Malaysia Sdn Bhd

  Nov 2016 - Oct 2020

  Assistant Manager Sales Marketing

  Panasonic Homes Malaysia is a construction company under the same roof of Panasonic Group. The company is setting up a new Design and Build division where it is targeting at owner who require the company's expertise to build/re-build their own house by incorporating Panasonic Homes & Living ideas fitted with Panasonic product solution. In just 3 years, Panasonic Homes Malaysia has developed their business from building private bungalow houses to landed property contractor and now partnering with local developer.I was being headhunted by their HR manager via MyJobStreet for the position of Sales & Marketing Executive. Although I am hired as a Sales & Marketing Executive but I am progressively promoted to become Senior Sales & Marketing Executive in 1 year and in subsequent year to Assistant Sales & Marketing Manager. Initially, I am to generate sales and to provide interior design consultation and renovation work for residential, commercial and industrial area. Subsequently, due to my managerial experience from my last company, I was given the opportunity to assists the Head of Sales & Marketing and other tasks assigned by Managing Director to do market research, marketing plan, business plan, sales & marketing SOP, staffs coordination, generate new sales lead and business development for Panasonic home product solution and integration like smart home system solution, indoor air quality system solution and home security network system solution for new property development.In this company, I have been exposed to business development, corporate sale, and organisational management system in a multi-national corporation company. It further leverage my working experience. Show less

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  Malaysian Hoya Lens Sdn. Bhd.

  Dec 2020 - Apr 2021

  Assistant Manager Business Development

  Malaysian Hoya Lens is an established global Japanese manufacturing company that supply ophthalmic lenses to optometrist and optical shop. My position as a business development assistant manager is to help the company to grow their business in central region of west Malaysia which covers Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Melaka, Pahang and certain areas in Johor closer to Melaka's borderline. I have been assigned to manage 4 business executives to develop business plan and grow the sales volume within the central region of west Malaysia.In this company, the management have constant product, marketing and management training. Genuinely, I am able to learn and expose to how a manufacturing company operate, how an ophthalmic lenses innovative technology can help people with eye sight problem, staff management and proper customer service. I have come to learned that different business have different business marketing and development plan to approach but having your foundation in your basic skill sets and critical thinking is important to creatively solve problems throughout the working journey with the company. Show less

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  AI IT Malaysia Sdn Bhd

  Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  Business Manager

  AI IT Malaysia is a business and technology solutions provider to support and transform business operation into digitalisation. The core business of AI IT Malaysia is to provide an online marketplace platform solution integrated with payment gateway in one stop solutions.I was headhunted by the director of the company to assist her in managing the company's business development and marketing to promote digital business solution to the market. In this newly setup company, my biggest achievement is I am able to manage a project implementation of omni-channel marketplace platform for a shopping mall to make sure the project milestones are on time, managing the client's business requirement and managing the IT technicians are able to meet the client's expectation.Apart from project management, I am also assigned with other tasks where I am required to do merchant acquiring for online payment gateway and offline payment terminal in order to develop the necessary SOPs for sales and marketing approach of which it is necessary to build a team and expand the company's business to the market. Show less

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  Omni Plus Asia Sdn Bhd

  Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

  Business Development Manager

  Omni Plus Asia is a newly startup company that focuses on business and technology solutions to transform the SME businesses operation into digitalization. Omni Plus Asia has done a lot of researches and manage to developed a cloud-base software that is designed specifically only for interior design and renovation industry, called OMNE+.I was impressed with Omni Plus Asia founder's ideals on how he wants to develop an individual software and help to improve the efficiency of the very hectic and complicated operation flow of interior design and renovation industry as well as his future plan. Hence, I joined the company.In the company, I am getting involved with business development, product training, and customer's satisfaction survey and study to further enhance the product development. Apart from that and due to my previous experience, I am also involved in product customization and consultation for the existing clients providing the necessary business solution and expected customization deliverables.Throughout my career path in this company, I am able to further developed my knowledge especially in the vast world of information technology. It helps me to understand the future of digitalization and how it can help the businesses to face the challenges of employment difficulties via lean management with the right tools of system digitalization. Show less

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  TenQ Group

  Aug 2023 - Oct 2024

  Information Technology Business Analyst

  TenQ Group is a newly setup company for about 2 years in history. It's business nature involves design and build for residential owner. In this company, I have been headhunted by the General Manager as a in-house business analyst manager to help further improve the company's hectic and operation flow efficiency through digitalization. In the company, I am to manage company's software system planning, software customization discussion with 3rd party system providers, product implementation, and on-going staffs training and usage efficiency. Moreover, I am to understand the operation flows from frontliners, drawing details, quotation generation, to backend factory production and plan integration to streamline the system for the company. My career path in this company, I am able to further leverage my knowledge in-depth in business digitalization focusing on design and build business as well as to further understand the digital system integration complication, capabilities and deliverables for interior design and renovation businesses. Show less

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  Radical Farm Sdn Bhd

  Jan 2025 - now

  Entrepreneur

  Radical Farm is an urban farm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We are currently fresh produce farm-to-table microgreens to consumers, restaurants, and chefs.