Assistant Manager, Commercial Strategy & Analytics

About the Role

The Assistant Manager will play a critical role within the Commercial Excellence team, collaborating extensively with Product leadership and category management to advance strategic initiatives. Key focus areas include strategic projects aligned with FairPrice Group’s 2030 ambition, supply resilience, and value chain optimization to drive sustainable business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects supporting the group’s vision to become Asia’s most admired retailer, encompassing category merchandising, trade terms, business transformation, and sustainability efforts.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to develop strong business cases and formulate actionable recommendations.
• Manage projects effectively to ensure timely and complete realization of objectives, anticipating challenges and facilitating early resolution.
• Champion supply resilience by balancing service levels, inventory, and total cost to maintain supply certainty.
• Work closely with business teams to prioritize, implement, monitor, and evaluate opportunities related to supply resilience.
• Analyze and diagnose the value chain to establish long-term business strategies and foster value creation within Procurement.
• Empower stakeholders by providing comprehensive end-to-end data insights and identifying key business drivers for holistic decision-making.
• Collaborate to define critical decision points, quantify business impacts, and develop solid business plans to support management decisions.
• Oversee project delivery to meet strategic business plan objectives.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• A minimum of five years’ professional experience, with proven success managing direct or cross-functional teams in Procurement planning, Commercial strategy, or commercial transformation.
• Advanced skills in data analytics, including proficiency with SQL, BigQuery, Google Scripts, and Tableau.
• Comprehensive understanding of Retail or FMCG operational and commercial environments.
• Demonstrated leadership in digital transformation initiatives and technology deployments, utilizing strong project management methodologies.
• Strong commercial insight to interpret complex data and develop actionable strategies and performance metrics.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation capabilities, comfortable engaging with senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, proactive mindset committed to continuous professional growth.

Work Environment

• Office located at FairPrice Hub, near Joo Koon MRT station.
• Workdays are Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
• The position is hybrid in nature but requires on-site presence.