Regional Planning Assistant Manager

Daikin Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Daikin Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd seeks a Regional Planning leader to drive ASEAN‑Oceania strategy, guide affiliate budgeting, and monitor performance against targets. You will coordinate support from specialists to close capability gaps and advance regional growth.

The role requires strong analytical and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex regional issues into practical actions. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Data Analytics or similar.
• Experience in regional planning, strategic planning, business management, sales planning, or business development.
• Experience in air-conditioning, applied solutions, building solutions, service business, controls, or B2B solution business is a plus.
• Strong business analysis skills, including sales, profit, forecast, backlog, pipeline, KPI, and market analysis.
• Ability to translate affiliate issues into practical support actions.
• Strong strategic thinking with capability gap analysis and growth planning.
• Strong stakeholder management across countries, affiliates, and functional teams.
• Ability to challenge, guide and support affiliates constructively.
• Strong presentation, reporting, and storytelling skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and business reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional strategy planning and direction across ASEAN-Oceania.
• Guide affiliates in budgets, mid-term plans, and strategic business plans.
• Monitor performance against budgets, forecasts, KPIs, and actions; analyze gaps and risks.
• Identify affiliate-level issues in sales, service, engineering, manpower, training, and channel development.
• Coordinate support from specialist teams for implementation of improvements.
• Maintain regular communication with affiliates and coordinate responsibilities across groups.
• Prepare regional management reports, strategic reviews, and action progress.

Skills

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Business analysis

Communication (English)

Education

Engineering/Business/Finance/Data Analytics degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Key Accountabilities

1. Regional Strategy Planning and Business Direction

• Support regional Applied Solutions strategy development across ASEAN-Oceania, including mid- to long-term business plans by country, affiliate, and SBU.
• Analyze market positions, business structures, growth potential, and solution business ratios to identify strategic priorities and required capabilities.
• Translate regional business direction into actionable plans and ensure alignment with affiliates and specialist groups.

2. Affiliate Business Planning and Budget Support

• Guide affiliates in preparing annual budgets, mid-term plans, and strategic business plans.
• Review and consolidate affiliate plans, budget assumptions, sales pipeline, backlog, profitability, manpower plans, and KPIs against regional targets.
• Provide constructive guidance to improve business plans and ensure alignment with regional priorities.

3. Business Performance Management and Follow-up

• Monitor affiliate performance against budgets, forecasts, KPIs, and agreed action plans, covering sales, profit, pipeline, backlog, SBU mix, and solution business ratios.
• Identify performance gaps, business risks, and execution issues, and work with affiliates to address root causes.
• Prepare business reviews and management reports with analysis and recommendations to support decision-making.

4. Affiliate Issue Identification and Support Planning

• Engage closely with affiliates to understand their business challenges, organizational constraints, and capability gaps.
• Identify affiliate-level issues in areas such as:

1. Sales capability
2. Service capability
3. Engineering and solution delivery capability
4. Manpower and organizational structure
5. Training needs
6. Marketing and promotion activities
7. Sales channel development
8. Pipeline and project management
9. Customer and market development

• Develop practical support measures together with affiliates, regional management, and specialist groups.
• Coordinate required support from specialist teams in equipment, service, controls, engineering, training, marketing, DX, and vertical market development.
• Follow up on the implementation status of agreed improvement actions.

5. Cross-functional Coordination for new and existing business

• Maintain regular communication with affiliates to understand business progress, risks, and support requirements.
• Coordinate activities and clarify responsibilities among affiliates, regional management, specialist groups, and corporate functions.
• Facilitate best-practice sharing and support new and existing business development.

6. Strategic Analysis and Business Transformation Support

• Conduct market, competitor, customer, and industry analysis to support regional strategy and business development.
• Identify As-Is / To-Be gaps and support initiatives in business transformation, service expansion, solution development, partnerships, and M&A opportunities.
• Improve LOB / SBU business management, KPI visibility, reporting structures, and regional planning tools.

7. Management Reporting and Governance

• Prepare regional management reports, strategic reviews, and presentation materials.
• Consolidate stakeholder inputs and ensure timely follow-up on management decisions and action items.
• Support regional budget, performance, action plan, and strategic progress reviews.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or regional management.

Key Internal Stakeholders: Regional Management, Affiliates, Applied Product/ Applied Service/ Applied control/ Unitary control Groups, Sales Planning, Service, Controls, Engineering, Marketing, Training, DX, Finance, HR

Key External Stakeholders: HQ, Regional HQ, Regional affiliates, customers, partners, and relevant business stakeholders where required

Pre-requisites

• Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Data Analytics, or other relevant disciplines.
• Experience in regional planning, strategic planning, business management, sales planning, or business development.
• Experience in air-conditioning, applied solutions, building solutions, service business, controls, or B2B solution business will be an advantage.
• Strong business analysis skills, including sales, profit, forecast, backlog, pipeline, KPI, and market analysis.
• Ability to understand affiliate business issues and translate them into practical support actions.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to analyze business structure, capability gaps, and mid- to long-term growth requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across countries, affiliates, management members, and functional teams.
• Ability to challenge, guide, and support affiliates in a constructive manner.
• Strong presentation, reporting, and storyline development skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and business reporting tools. Experience with dashboard, database, or digital planning tools will be an advantage.
• Proactive, accountable, and capable of working independently in a regional environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.