Manager, Corporate Planning

Nippon Paint Holdings SG Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading paint company in Singapore is seeking a candidate with strong corporate planning experience. The ideal applicant will have 5-7 years in the field, expertise in financial modelling, and excellent communication skills in English and Chinese. Responsibilities include supporting strategy formulation, conducting market analysis, and participating in M&A projects. This role offers opportunities for dynamic individuals looking to contribute to business development initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in any discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in Corporate Planning or consultancy-related scope.
• Experience in M&A is highly valued.
• Ability to do detailed financial modelling and projections.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
• Good communication skills in English and Chinese.
• Dynamic, motivated, and a good team player.
• Able to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Assists in corporate development and strategy formulation.
• Supports financial forecasting and planning processes.
• Conducts research on economic and political environments.
• Performs market analysis in the paint and coating business.
• Participates and leads business development initiatives.
• Assists in group level meetings organization.
• Participates in M&A projects, drafting proposals.
• Reviews legal documents for M&A and corporate projects.
• Handles ad-hoc duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication in English

Communication in Chinese

Education

Degree in any discipline

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in corporate development especially in the formulation of strategies, action plans and target tracking of projects.

• Supports the forecasting and planning process for the company (financials, 3 year plans for various business units and Greenfield projects).

• Conducts research and business analysis on selected countries' economic and political environment.

• Performs market analysis in areas such as paint & coating business segments, market size, key drivers, trends, competition, etc., in order to evaluate market potential.

• Participate and lead relevant business development initiatives.

• Assists in organizing and preparing group level meetings.

• Participates in Merger and Acquisition projects, including drafting business proposal, reviewing financial modelling, providing value‑added analysis.

• Reviews legal documents for M&A and other corporate development projects.

• Any other ad-hoc duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENT

• Degree in any discipline.

• At least 5 to 7 years of working experience in Corporate Planning or consultancy-related scope.

• Experience in M&A is highly valued.

• Ability to do detailed financial modelling and projections is important.

• Strong Excel skills, PowerPoint skills are required.

• Good and effective communication skills in English and Chinese, both written & spoken, are required for this role in order to liaise with China counterpart.

• A dynamic individual who is highly motivated and a good team player.

• Able to travel as and when required.