Partnership Manager

MR DIY Malaysia; Seri Kembangan; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MR DIY Malaysia seeks a seasoned Partnerships Marketing professional to drive strategic alliances with global and local brands. You will lead multi-channel co-marketing campaigns, negotiate commercial terms, and align internal teams to ensure smooth execution across channels.

You will also expand the loyalty ecosystem by sourcing exclusive perks for members, and define campaign KPIs with post-campaign analysis to optimise future investments in the Malaysian consumer market.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in Partnership Marketing or related roles in Retail/FMCG.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Mass Communications, or related field.
• Proven ability to source, negotiate, and execute multi-channel partnership campaigns with measurable impact in the Malaysian consumer market.
• Strong negotiation, contract management, and analytical skills with ability to structure win-win commercial frameworks.
• Fluent in English and Bahasa Melayu; Mandarin is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Identify and pitch long-term partnerships with brands, financials, digital payment providers, telcos and malls.
• Lead end-to-end co-marketing campaigns from strategy to deployment.
• Negotiate terms to secure co-funding, subsidies, sponsorships and media placements.
• Coordinate with Retail Ops, VM, Procurement, Finance, IT, Legal to run campaigns across channels.
• Grow loyalty ecosystem by sourcing exclusive perks for members to drive app downloads.
• Set KPIs, track performance, and present post-campaign analyses to optimise investments.

Skills

Partnership marketing

Negotiation

Contract management

Analytical skills

English

Bahasa Melayu

Mandarin

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Mass Communications, or related discipline

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Alliance Development: Proactively identify, pitch, and build long-term partnerships with global and local consumer brands, financial institutions, digital payment providers, telcos, shopping malls and etc.
• Co-Marketing Campaign Management: Lead end-to-end execution of cross-brand promotions and co-marketing campaigns from strategy to marketing collateral deployment and launch.
• Commercial Negotiation: Drive commercial terms to secure co-funding, promotional subsidies, sponsorship, and external media placement to maximize MR DIY's marketing ROI.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Work seamlessly with internal stakeholders including Retail Operations, Visual Merchandising, Retail Media, Procurement, Finance, IT and Legal to ensure campaigns run smoothly across all channels.
• Loyalty Ecosystem Growth: Partner with external brands to source exclusive perks and privileges for members of loyalty program to drive app downloads and member engagement.
• Performance & Data Analytics: Establish campaign KPIs, track performance and deliver post-campaign evaluation reports to optimize future partnership investments.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years in Partnership Marketing, Strategic Alliances, Brand Partnerships, or Business Development, preferably within Retail and FMCG.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Mass Communications, or a related discipline.
• Proven ability to source, negotiate, and execute multi-channel partnership campaigns with measurable commercial impact in the Malaysian consumer market.
• Strong negotiation, contract management, and analytical skills with a knack for structuring win-win commercial frameworks.
• In-depth knowledge of Malaysia’s retail landscape, consumer trends, consumer banking, and digital payment ecosystems.
• Professional fluency in English and Bahasa Melayu (written and spoken).
• Proficiency in Mandarin is a strong advantage given stakeholder interactions.
• Highly resilient, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, and skilled at prioritizing multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously.

MR D.I.Y. is a home-grown enterprise with over 1,300 stores across Malaysia and Brunei. The home improvement retailer has dedicated to make a positive difference in the lives of its valued customers by offering convenience at all its stores nationwide and online at mrdiy.com.my

All MR. D.I.Y. stores are managed directly and the retailer often works in collaboration with owners of shopfront properties or owners of malls. MR. D.I.Y. stores offer a wide selection of SKUs across five major categories, namely hardware; household and furnishing; electrical; stationery and sports equipment products; and others (comprising toys, car accessories, jewellery, cosmetics, food and beverage items, as well as health and personal care).

The Company strives to put its customers first by operating an innovative business that is flexible when it comes to providing a wide variety of products, good quality and value-for-money, holding true to the Company’s motto of “Always Low Prices”.