Job Detail

POSITION: CORPORATE PLANNING MANAGER 

Basic Job Purpose

• Responsible for driving the organisation’s strategic planning processes, overseeing business performance analysis, and supporting decision-making for long-term growth.
• Lead strategic initiatives, including budgeting, forecasting, market analysis, and corporate development activities such as mergers and acquisitions.
• Key advisor to senior management and collaborate closely across all business units to ensure alignment with corporate goals. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Corporate Development
• Support senior management in driving business integration into a unified corporate structure.
• Develop consolidation roadmaps aligned with group-level strategic objectives.
• Lead the annual strategic planning cycle, including setting long-term strategic priorities.
• Conduct market, competitor, and industry analysis to identify growth opportunities and emerging risks.
• Evaluate and executive corporate development initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and divestments.
• Prepare feasibility studies and business cases to support investment decision. 

Business Performance & Financial Analysis

• Establish analytics frameworks to evaluate performance across business entities.
• Develop predictive models to forecast market trends, operational risks, and growth opportunities.
• Analyse business performance metrics, financial results, and operational data to provide insights for decision-making.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards to track performance across the organization.
• Identify performance gaps and recommend corrective actions to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Work with Finance, Operations, Sales, and other teams to ensure data accuracy and consistency.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Resources Planning

• Oversee group-level budgeting for annual business plan, capital planning, and resource optimization.
• Ensure alignment of financial plans with strategic objectives.
• Perform scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and financial modelling to support management decisions.

Strategic Projects & Transformation

• Drive key cross-functional strategic initiatives and transformation projects.
• Lead post-merger integration activities where applicable.
• Support organizational restructuring, process enhancement, and cost optimization initiatives.

 Executive Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate complex business insights in clear, concise, and visual formats.
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders across all levels of the business.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior management on strategic and operational matters.

Capability Building & Change Environment

• Build and develop a high-performing analytics and planning team.
• Lead change management initiatives to support cultural and operational integration.
• Champion digital transformation, and analytics adoption, and process modernization.
• Always adhere to proper and safe working procedures.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Data Science or Finance related discipline
• Minimum 10 years of experience in corporate planning, business strategy/analysis, or similar fields.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modelling and strategic analysis.
• Experience in mergers & acquisition, corporate development, or integration projects is preferred. 

Output

• Deliver comprehensive strategic plans and performance analysis reports that support long-term organisational growth and informed decision-making.
• Produce accurate budgets, forecasts, market analysis reports, and feasibility studies that drive strategic initiatives and corporate development activities.
• Provide clear, timely, and actionable advisory updates to senior management and ensure alignment of strategic direction across all business units. 

Kindly contact Ms Rachel at +6019-772 2619 for further details or send your resume to [ rachel.gan@cityrecruit.com.my ]

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Kindly contact Ms Hema +6012 958 5453 or send your resume to [ crcs-my-recruitment1@cityrecruit.com.my ]