SAMSUNG - ECS Holdings Limited

country focus: indonesia
Insider Talk Johan Yanto, Sri Setyawati, Catharine Burchan & Mirna Biere
Finance Director Johan
Yanto has been with
ECS for 7 months.
I enjoy working at ECS
because the company
offers several technical
environments and domains
of knowledge.
In my job, I get questions of
a very diverse nature. I’m
learning new things every
day. This is important to
me as I think I would get
bored if I am not constantly
challenged.
Another “plus” factor is
that I have the opportunity
to work in a great team.
They are extremely
knowledgeable, and I’ve
learned a lot from them.
ECS is a dynamic company
that gives the employees a
lot of opportunities to grow.
From a business standpoint,
I’d like to see less emphasis
on volume (revenue) and
focus on higher margins.
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With more 14 years
experience behind her,
Sri Setyawati is the
Consumer Director,
Consumer division/
Business Group for
ECS Indonesia
ECS has a great working
environment. I’m grateful
to have a good team
here and the full support
from my colleagues and
management.
The management is
always supportive and
encouraging us to excel
in whatever we do.
Prior to joining the
ECS family, I was with
Harrisma—one of the
biggest distributors in
Indonesia. Since the jointventure,
we are now known
as ECS Indo and I’m proud
to be part of ECS team. We
have the opportunity to
learn from other countries
such Singapore and
Thailand, especially in the
area of business strategies
and operational efficiency.
For example, ECS has
developed a new IT system
to streamline our sales
processes by optimizing
technology. This has made
us more efficient and faster
in reporting both to resellers
and vendors than our
competitors.
Catharine Burchan,
Business Manager, has
been with ECS Indo for
the past 3 years.
I enjoy working at ECS
as the environment has
a “family culture” which
makes me feel at home.
As a result, I know my team
very well and our teamwork
is very strong. My proudest
moment was when we
finally over-achieved our
Microsoft target. This was
momentous as we had been
on par with our nearest
competitor for the past 7
years, and we have finally
beaten them!
I am proud to be an ECS
employee, and looking
forward to improve my
skills and knowledge.
In ECS, the emphasis is on
teamwork, which makes
it an enjoyable working
environment. Moreover,
we have easy access to
the management team,
hence we are able to solve
problems and nothing
becomes personal. The
proudest moment for me
was when one of
Thoroughly enjoying her
5 years’ stint with ECS
is Mirna Biere Marketing
Manager.
the vendors issued me
a challenge to create an
“appreciation night” event
better than theirs. Given a
similar budget, I was able
to pull it off and the vendor
conceded to me.
The incident has made me
more determined to excel
in my job. My challenge is
now to make ECS better
known in the market, and
focus on improving our
customer satisfaction.