Manager, Strategic Planning

Job Purpose

• The role is to work closely with Business Units (BU) and other functional/support departments in Sime Darby Property (SD Prop) in delivering strategic planning and advisory, business performance monitoring and program management, support on high-impact growth/investment opportunities and operational/financial excellence to ensure alignment of corporate strategy with BU-level strategy and operating plans

Job Responsibilities

Group-wide Planning & Strategy

• Formulation of corporate strategy & tactical plans and ensuring cascading / alignment with businesses
• Manage and coordinate yearly strategic business planning cycle processes group-wide
• Recognise pertinent issues and red flags to ensure the achievement of strategic and financial targets through monitoring, tracking and reporting the performance of BUs, subsidiaries, JVs, associates, and other partnerships
• Manage the review and drafting of GMC reports, Group Managing Director reports, Special Committee reports, Board of Directors reports (quarterly) and SD Prop Annual Report

Performance Management

• Deploy and cascade balanced scorecards / KPIs in line with SD Prop's objectives and strategies to measure performance through suitable operational parameters/performance indicators

Programme Management

• Assist in devising and recommending short to medium-term strategic and/or tactical plans to drive financial and operational performance through critical insights from analysis of performance reports
• Provide support to BU / Group-level transformational projects as needed

Research & Value Add

• Synthesise, maintain and ideate for better organisation knowledge of best practices and corporate strategy/planning insights & trends to elevate department capabilities to value-add to SD Prop
• Develop and implement methods for benchmarking and generate actionable insights from analysis of the industry, competitors and comparable companies to improve corporate performance for SD Prop and its Business Units
• Serve as internal think tank when necessary to prepare various strategic papers/presentations / proposals for internal as well as external consumption and participate in other strategic cross-functional initiatives within SD Prop's group of companies in creating value for the company

Education/Professional Qualification/Professional Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or equivalent
• Professional certification in Real Estate, Accounting or Finance is an added advantage
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant working experience in real estate, strategy/management consulting and/or corporate finance/investment management