Macgyver Ng

Consumer Micro Brand (Amazon FBA PL Model, North America Market)

• Conducted market research, supply chain management, product launch and marketing. The business has been growing for the past 3 years.
• Presently in the midst of exiting this business. (Estimated timeline: August / September 2023)

SaaS Marketing Tech Firm

• I was the first HR in APAC region and I manage the full recruitment cycle across Asia Pacific region. (Singapore / Australia / Japan) Primary focus is on GTM and various corporate roles.
• Strategize direct sourcing of passive candidates and posting on various job boards to attract job seekers. (LinkedIn, CareerCross, Indeed, MyCareersFuture, Greenhouse)
• Propose compensation, validate offer package via internal benchmarking and external data, and make offer to candidates.
• Analyzed recruiting metrics and trends to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders. e.g. GM, hiring manager and HRBP
• Collaborate closely with our Japanese colleagues for employer branding, talent attraction and referral program.
• Reduce agency fees from $150K+ in the previous year to zero spending.
• Part of the 2 men team for enhancing the 30/60/90 days onboarding program
• Initiated the candidate email newsletter campaign. I selected the email marketing tool (MailChimp), came up with the format and draft out the content.

A serial acquirer of DTC & Amazon FBA brands. (Imagine an E-commerce version of Proctor & Gamble that acquires consumer micro brands and scaling them up)

• Business development activities; sizing up the total addressable market via validating 1st hand market intelligence against 3rd party data.
• Research the ecosystem and develop brand acquisition strategy e.g. outbound motion, inbound channel, establish referral partnership and develop community events for branding building exercise.
• Reached out to potential customers via cold-calling, email, and in-person inquiries.
• Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote acquisition opportunities.
• Originate and won one deal (worth USD 4 million) in the first 5 months. Contribute 2 indirect deals (worth USD 10 million) via partner referral.

Headhunting firm (Singapore and Hong Kong)

Principal Consultant (August 2019 to Jan 2020)
Senior Consultant (January 2017 to July 2019)
Consultant (May 2015 to December 2016)

• 360 recruitment function for aviation, travel and diversified sector in Asia market (Singapore, Hong Kong and China)
• 4 consecutive years of good sales performance (75 percentile)
• Acquisition of >20 enterprise customers across different industries in Asia
• Ensure >80% offer acceptance rate via effective candidate engagement

Well known recruitment firm with multiple offices in Asia

Staffing Consultant (May 2013 – April 2015)
Senior Executive, Business Development (Sept 2011 – April 2013)

• Develop new/ existing SMBs and Commercial accounts for recruitment services.
• Collaborated with human resources professionals and hiring managers to determine target candidates.
• Direct sourcing via LinkedIn, various job boards, company ATS and referral.
• Won multiple silver and bronze awards as a staffing consultant