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Sherman Boon Guan Lee

Sherman Boon Guan Lee

CE Account Executive
Petaling Jaya,Selangor

Summary

Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.

Committed manager with exceptional leadership, organisational skills and communication abilities leads high-performing cross-functional teams. Leads projects, company operations and business growth.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Consumer Electronic AE

Apple Inc.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
09.2023 - 05.2025
  • Understand local consumer electronics market opportunities, business strategies, competitive positioning, competitor activities, and emerging trends.
  • Build close relationships with partner channel teams to identify opportunities, align sales objectives, and develop sales effectiveness.
  • Implement demand generation programs, manage partner store performance, and leverage market insights to ensure Apple products are competitively positioned in all consumer offers.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tell the Apple story and build great customer experiences at partner channels, including retail activities, training, merchandising, and advocacy.
  • Coordinate marketing activities with partners, ensuring quality communication execution, compliance, and appropriate use of Apple creative assets.
  • Conduct quarterly reviews with store/area/regional management to discuss store performance and future growth plans.
  • Support Account Managers in building holistic account plans on a quarterly and annual basis.


Accomplishment

  • Y/Y growth in sales revenue
  • influence partner by funding additional products to drive 100% advocacy
  • Created Quick Tips sharing session by improving floor staff presentation skill and boost they confidence.
  • Apple accessories program for all partners

Area Sales Manager

Apple Inc.
01.2015 - 09.2023
  • Manage geographical sales territory, plan regular call cycles for partner stores, and report weekly to the Field Force Manager.
  • Exceed sales, service, and attach rate goals, actively participating in store-level activities.
  • Ensure individual and store results exceed others by actively participating in all store-level activities.
  • Maintain high customer service, satisfaction, and integrity, minimizing dissatisfaction and returned product volumes.
  • Develop strong relationships with in-store managers and virtual team members.
  • Implement and deliver Apple-directed initiatives, leveraging Apple strategies and programs.
  • Ensure store staff receive comprehensive training on new Apple products and promotions.


Accomplishment

  • able to switch all store staff from android to Apple devices and drive 100% advocacy

Senior Area Manager

BRC SDN BHD (Quiksilver & Roxy)
12.2006 - 10.2014
  • Oversee daily store operations, ensuring efficiency and profitability.
    Manage brand awareness, market trends, customer initiatives, and competitors' activities.
  • Manage staff, including interviews, appraisals, training, and development.
    Lead, mentor, and motivate the sales team to increase sales and meet targets.
  • Maintain healthy stock levels and make stock control decisions.
    Analyze sales figures and forecast future sales for budgeting.
  • Organize special promotions and events, ensuring accurate displays and merchandising.
  • Ensure customer service, safety, and security standards are met.
    Respond to customer complaints, compliments, and comments.
  • Chair weekly/monthly shop meetings and prepare monthly reports for management.
  • Participate in monthly brand meetings to update management on business performance and new initiatives.
  • Train staff and brought up four new training area managers.
  • Set up five retail stores and three cafes, closing four retail shops.
  • Manage over 80 full-time and part-time staff.
  • Organized four fashion shows in Mid Valley.


Accomplishment

  • set up 3 F&B cafe from menus to operations
  • manage to reduce staff turnover and stock lost drastically
  • continuously achieving areas and store targets


Entrepreneur

Lamp Berger
06.2005 - 06.2006
  • Company Overview: Independent Distributor of Direct Selling Company (MLM)
  • Setting and achieving monthly targets.
  • Responsible for training and developing all downline members, as well as recruiting new investors.
  • Attended self-motivation and team-building programs organized by my own team, excelled in them, and emerged as the most outstanding candidate with the most significant improvement.

Own Business

Own Business
07.2003 - 03.2005
  • Designing own cafe concept and creating own F&B menu.
  • Managing the whole operation from opening till closing.
  • I am the cook and the 'back bone' of the restaurant.
  • Close due to business partner pull out investor.

Italian Pastry Chef

The Regent Hotel
09.2002 - 06.2003
  • Doing preparation of all the Italian desserts, breakfast, lunch, dinner and hi tea, sometimes outside catering for the restaurant.
  • Done my industrial training here and was offered a job immediately after studies.

Education

Diploma - Culinary Arts

Flamingo Institute
Ampang, Selangor
01/2001 - 08/2002

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 07/22/81
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Malaysian

Languages

English
Fluent
Chinese (Cantonese)
Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin)
Fluent
Malay
Fluent

Accomplishments

  • AE role in Apple: Manage five multi-brand partners, continuously driving all partners to achieve year-over-year revenue growth and streamline operations.
  • Area Sales Manager at Apple: Oversee multiple partners' stores, both from telco and CE, and influence store staff to switch from Android to Apple products, driving 100% advocacy.
  • During Quiksilver and Roxy time as the Area Sales Manager, successfully reduced staff turnover and significantly reduced stock losses.
  • Opened and managed a cafe from the ground up.
  • Studied culinary arts and graduated with a diploma.

Interests

Working out in the gym, swimming, camping, loves to go food hunting

Timeline

Consumer Electronic AE

Apple Inc.
09.2023 - 05.2025

Area Sales Manager

Apple Inc.
01.2015 - 09.2023

Senior Area Manager

BRC SDN BHD (Quiksilver & Roxy)
12.2006 - 10.2014

Entrepreneur

Lamp Berger
06.2005 - 06.2006

Own Business

Own Business
07.2003 - 03.2005

Italian Pastry Chef

The Regent Hotel
09.2002 - 06.2003

Diploma - Culinary Arts

Flamingo Institute
01/2001 - 08/2002
Sherman Boon Guan LeeCE Account Executive