Are you passionate about the chance to bring your extensive sales experience to a world-class company that is market-leading for both content and technology?

We are seeking a Strategic Alliance Manager, Southeast Asia who is knowledgeable, capable and charismatic with proven experience working with the big four advisory firms, Global/Regional System Integrators and/or leading Channel and Re-Seller businesses in South East Asia.

You will have demonstrable success in achieving sales targets, building and executing go-to-market strategies via partner models; and be focused on meeting corporate sales, revenue, operational and strategic goals.

About the Role

As our Strategic Alliance Manager, Southeast Asia, you will be:

• Recruiting and activating partners in line with the regional Partners Strategy and under an engagement model appropriate for the SEA market.
• Developing business through partners to access market opportunities and achieve sales and revenue targets.
• Developing the partners’ skills and product knowledge and ensuring they have what they need to be successful.
• Working with internal Thomson Reuters stakeholders to ensure they provide appropriate support for our partners in South East Asia.
• Build partnership network. Review suitability of existing partners, identify new suitable partners, negotiate and finalise partnership agreements. Strategic thinking, commercial acumen and experience dealing with C Level executives will be required.
• Work with partners to identify opportunities, build and review pipeline and execute on sales opportunities to achieve sales and revenue targets.
• Drive sales strategy and planning jointly with partners through strategic relationships, joint account planning and clear go to market approach. Increase partner reach, frequency and yield, as KPIs to achieve revenue and market share goals.
• Orchestrate sales, marketing, operations, learning and support to the partners.
• Build a partner virtual support team within Thomson Reuters business units and support functions across the region. Strong coordination skills as well as leadership skills will be required.
• Develop an effective partner ecosystem to leverage cross sell, up sell, and competitor displacement opportunities. Business development skills, commercial acumen and market knowledge will be required.
• Develop and maintain a robust governance model for partnerships in SEA.
• Leverage resources using your influence and authority across business units, functions, regions, and within and outside of the company.

About You

You’re a fit for our Strategic Alliance Manager, Southeast Asia if you possess the following qualifications and experiences:

• 8+ years of business development and or sales/partnership experience with large enterprise technology companies in SEA
• ERP solution experience is a plus
• Strong executor of strategies within the SEA market to establish effective alliances with identified partners.
• Successful track record of developing new business and leading multiple strategic partnerships. Demonstrated level of success in achieving sales/revenue targets over a significant period of time.
• Strategic thinker, comfortable with complexity; able to apply a regional perspective to ensure global alignment to broader strategies and framework.
• Strong networks in relevant industries and evidence of long-term collaborative relationships with external customers and partners. Aptitude for identifying and solving customer problems through creative solutions using a consultative sales approach.
• Experience in collaborating across the business and achieve buy in, engagement and commitment from other internal parties. Able to rapidly build strong and effective relationships internally across the business and with Partner’s organization.
• Results oriented, performance driven, and team minded
• Excellent spoken and written communication both in English and other languages spoken in SEA.
• Strong interpersonal skills with superior relationship building skills
• Ability to work both independently and with a team, locally and regionally

What’s in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Thomson Reuters Corporation Pte. Ltd. has adopted the Tripartite Standard on Recruitment Practices, and has committed to be a fair and progressive employer.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Mediacorp is Singapore’s largest content creator and national media network, operating a suite of TV channels, radio stations, and multiple digital platforms. Its mission is to engage, entertain, and enrich audiences by harnessing the power of creativity.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where talent thrives. Our hiring decisions are made based on merit and fit-to-role. If you have a disability or special need which requires accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application. We will be happy to support as necessary.

Thank you for your interest and application to this role. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Engineer shall plan and install delivery links to send the audio video feeds from the event sites to the designated location(s) by deploying suitable technologies. He is to ensure the feed received at the designated location is of broadcast quality and monitor them throughout the events. He will have to liaise with many parties such as the vendors and building owners during the work. He will also need to maintain all the delivery equipment well to ensure they are always operationally ready.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects related to Media Delivery links.
• Establish various types of Media Delivery technologies include cellular bonding technology, optical fiber link, microwave link, IP streaming, Mesh Radio link and etc.
• Set up equipment at outdoor venues and ensure all power supplies requirements are adequate and appropriate for Live operations, that comply with safety regulations.
• Liaise with the agencies and building owners for the approval of use of the premises.
• Work over weekends public holidays and after office hours depending on the job requirements.
• Perform standby duty for VIP events (e.g. breaking news, emergency events, BCP exercise and etc.)
• Perform regular equipment maintenance and housekeeping.
• Adhere to workplace safety and cyber security policy while performing duties.

• Higher Nitec/Diploma/Degree in Engineering or IT discipline
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience. Fresh graduates may be considered if found suitable for the position
• Knowledge in digital transmission, such as COFDM, MIMO technology
• Knowledge in IT networking includes Cisco Switches
• Knowledge in Linux and/or Window OS
• Basic Cyber Security knowledge
• Basic RF knowledge will be an advantage
• Certified to work at height will be an advantage
• Possess a valid Class 3 driving license

The Regional Corporate Planning Manager, Corporate supports the CFO. He/she is mainly responsible for all processes and teams associated with General Finance, Corporate Finance (Planning, Analysis and Treasury), Tax, Reporting and Accounting of FUJIFILM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., Fujifilm’s regional headquarters in the Asia Pacific region (“FFAP”).

Responsibilities:

• Assist the CFO in improving the organisation’s performance (including the performance of the organisation’s subsidiaries in the AP region) in terms of sales revenue, operation profit and excellence in operation process.
• He/she is expected to do so through the monitoring and analysis of a) financial numbers such as cash, sales, profit, CCC, inventory level and SG&A and b) operation process such as internal approval process, internal reporting process and SOPs.
• Assist the CFO in optimizing inventory levels and ensuring that receivables are collected and secured to improve cashflow.
• Communicate with the CFO and Managing Directors of the organisation’s subsidiaries in the AP region in improving such subsidiaries’ performance.
• Functions as a strategic business advisor and analyses both short and long-term investment plans proposed by various divisions and dispenses appropriate advice to the CFO to align finance and business decisions / strategies to grow the organisation and its subsidiaries.
• Leads the strengthening of the Finance/Corporate Planning team of FFAP and its subsidiaries by increasing their awareness on Fujifilm Headquarters’ global directions and implementing those directions in the Asia Pacific (AP) region.
• Leads the strengthening of the finance recording and reporting of the various Fujifilm group’s business in the AP region.
• Directs the strengthening of the internal financial governance structure of the organisation and its subsidiaries through the standardization of processes, seeking out efficiency improvement opportunities and strengthening documentation.
• Possess a firm grasp of economic and business trends and pushes / implement business improvement geared towards efficient cost control, maximizing profits and creating value for the organisation.
• Provides direction and advice to various business units in improving the profitability of loss making or products not contributing to the organisation’s profits.
• Required to learn and understand the organisation’s standard of financial reporting and implements this reporting standard across the organisation and its subsidiaries.
• Works with Global Headquarters and the organisation’s subsidiaries to develop consolidated budget and P&L reports for the AP region.

Requirement:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in financial discipline.
• Possess strong financial knowledge.
• At least 3 years experience in people management.
• At least 5 years of Manufacturing Management experience.
• Possess the experience and ability in analysing various type of business operations, including but not limited to, procurement, manufacturing, storage, logistics, distribution, and internal administrative activities.
• Possess the experience and ability in calculating and analysing various products/services, including but not limited to, consumer products, industrial products and healthcare products.
• Ability to identify issues and problem-solve through analysing financial data and operating process and inputs from relevant units.
• Understands and is familiar with US GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles).
• Knowledge and experience in process improvement and DX activities
• Excellent people management and communications skills
• Adept in influencing and managing diverse stakeholders across the organisation and its subsidiaries.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of purpose.
• Possess strategic mindset and financial acumen.
• Proficiency in the Japanese language (spoken and written) will be advantageous as the role requires for frequent communication with Japanese speaking stakeholders in Japan and the AP region. Discussions in Japanese will be helpful to faciliate better communication and understanding.

Summary

As the successful candidate, you will manage the Controlling Solutions team, which aims to facilitate financial and operational reporting for a variety of internal stakeholders via BI tools such as Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC). You will prioritise and coordinate the maintenance and development of compelling performance dashboards and ad-hoc reports, working closely with end-users and relevant IT teams. You play a pivotal part in preparing reporting packages and ad-hoc analysis to upper management. You and your team are highly involved in the Budget and Forecast process. You define priorities and objectives for your team in close collaboration with the Business Controlling & Analytics Director and assess performance and development of your team members.

What you'll do

• Manage a team of three Business Controllers who focus on building reporting dashboards and operational reports via OAC. Mentor and coach direct reports and wider Business Controlling & Analytics team
• Be a key custodian of the organisation’s KPI framework and manage the end-to-end flow of report requests enabling end-users across the organisation to make informed decisions with the right tools at the right time
• Work closely with end-users to collect and understand reporting requirements, and with IT teams to prepare data models and deliver compelling reports and dashboards
• Coordinate the preparation of financial figures for month-end reporting and con-tribute to the overall reporting package for upper management
• Contribute extensively to the Budget & Forecast process, notably by coordinating ETLs between the financial systems and reporting deliverables, supporting end users, and working closely with Business Controlling team
• Lead digitalization projects to standardize, simplify and/or automate processes and reporting
• Supervise maintenance of the cost centre structure in financial systems to align with changes in the business and reporting requirements
• Present analysis results to all levels in the organisation and train end users in BI tools
• Be an expert in systems used for reporting and budgeting purposes

What you'll receive

• University degree holder, major in Business, Accounting & Finance, IT, or other related discipline
• In-depth knowledge of Oracle Analytics Cloud or equivalent visualisation tool, SQL, Anaplan
• 5+ years of relevant working experience, managerial and/ or digitalization projects experience highly preferred
• Excellent MS Office skills (Excel Macro and VBA preferred)
• Experience in financial/operational reporting and KPIs
• Affinity to numbers and financial systems with a keen interest in business performance and opportunities for improvement
• Willing to lead and embrace change, proactive, and well organised with a focus on detail and accuracy
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills, fluent English speaking

What you'll receive

We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience. We enable fair pay within the company by creating non-discriminatory salary systems. Working at Lidl & Kaufland Asia is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We are accredited as a Fair and Progressive employer by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP).

Market Leading Remuneration Package:

• Annual wage supplement and discretionary bonus
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance

Supportive Environment:

• Out of Office leave for important appointments
• In-house training courses
• Training sponsorship scheme

Work-life Balance:

• 5-day week
• Competitive Annual Leave (23 days per year)
• Charity, Community and Sporting Events

If you are not invited for an interview within 4 weeks, we regret that your application was not suited to this vacancy.

For more company information, please feel free to visit: http://www.lidl.asia

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