Strategy & Growth, Senior Executive

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

Job summary

A leading home improvement retailer in Malaysia seeks a candidate for strategic and financial management. This role involves supporting various business initiatives, building financial models, and coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve project goals. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in relevant fields and experience in management consulting or corporate finance. Proficiency in Mandarin and strong analytical skills are preferred. The company champions a customer-first approach, ensuring low prices and a wide product variety.

Qualifications

• Relevant working experience in management consulting, strategy, business planning, corporate finance, research, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, numerical, commercial, and execution skills.
• Demonstrates critical and strategic thinking; entrepreneurial mindset is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel), Bloomberg, Capital IQ, and related tools.
• Excellent organisational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning and operational excellence of existing businesses.
• Build financial models and provide financial analysis for project economics.
• Lead and coordinate teams to implement strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate and follow up with stakeholders to ensure project timelines are met.
• Develop market intelligence for the Group via targeted research on industries, markets, customers, competitors, and regulations.
• Build financial models and provide financial analysis for business case simulations, project economics, funding plans, and sensitivity analyses.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to implement strategic initiatives and set up new markets.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project timelines are met.
• Support ad-hoc special projects for top management or other departments.

Skills

Project management

Strategic thinking

Financial modelling

Market entry

Research

Financial analysis

Market entry strategy

Research benchmarking

Analytical skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

MS Office (especially MS Excel)

Bloomberg

Capital IQ

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the strategic planning and operational excellence of existing businesses and international expansion activities.
• Support the launch, iteration, and scaling of new concepts/revenue streams or growth projects.
• Support the identification of strategic issues and opportunities that could influence business growth and profitability.
• Support the management of a portfolio of investee companies to deliver deal value.
• Support the development of thought leadership and market intelligence for the Group via targeted research on industries, markets, customer segments, competitors, and regulatory landscapes.
• Build financial models and provide financial analysis for business case simulations, project economics, funding plans, and perform sensitivity analyses to highlight key risks.
• Lead and coordinate cross‑functional teams to implement strategic initiatives and ensure successful new market set‑up and activation.
• Coordinate and follow up with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that project timelines are met.
• Support ad‑hoc special projects by top management or other departments as and when required.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Relevant working experience in management consulting, strategy, business planning, corporate finance, research, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, numerical, commercial, and execution skills.
• Demonstrates critical and strategic thinking; entrepreneurial mindset is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office (especially MS Excel), Bloomberg, Capital IQ, and related tools.
• Excellent organisational, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to ask relevant and probing questions.

Key Skills

• Project management and stakeholder management.
• Strategic thinking and problem‑solving.
• Financial modelling and financial analysis.
• Market entry and business strategy development.
• Research and benchmarking.

Other Key Essentials

• A strong “can‑do” attitude is essential for success in this role.
• A strong team player, able to work with internal and external stakeholders across multiple geographies.
• Resourceful and tenacious in addressing work‑related challenges.
• Humble and open‑minded, with the ability to appreciate diverse perspectives.
• Proactive in adding value and providing support beyond the direct scope of the role.
• Flexible and able to multitask, with strong project management skills and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, ambiguous environment.

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”.