Darren Watson Email Address

Senior Director of Asset Management Asia

Future Electronics is an electrical/electronic manufacturing company which is a provider of solid-state lighting technologies, engineering expertise and online simulation and design tools.

My Skills Purchasing Management • Product Management • Inventory Management • Supplier Negotiations • Sales Leadership • Revenue & Profit Maximization • Business Development • Supply Chain • Research • Management • Global Account Management • Contract Negotiation & Closing • Talent Development • Budget and Forecast modelling. Professional Skills Leading & Developing People •Proven track record of selecting and retaining talent, very low staff turnover rate. •Realizing team members potential with majority of senior managers promoted from within. •Working with offsite teams in a Global setting (India, China, Singapore and Thailand). •Bringing together people from diverse cultures and countries. •Creating team spirit. Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving •Condensing large amounts of complex data, identifying the critical components. •Confident in applying a mixture of analysis, experience and judgement to make decisions. •Able to deal with problems calmly and efficiently. •Taking an analytical and systematic approach to finding solutions. •Applying feedback for continuous improvement. Negotiation •Identifying and understanding the main negotiating points. •Building relationships at all levels to enable sharing of information and knowledge. •Negotiated buying costs, resales and excess stock rotations globally with suppliers. •Contract and Pricing negotiations with customers and suppliers. Communication •Writing and presenting clear, succinct proposals. •Able to interact with all levels across organizations. •Encouraging open dialogue.