Business Development Manager

Job Purpose

• Lead the development of industrial projects from feasibility to opening.
• Help generate business opportunities and develop growth strategies for the company.
• Build strong relationships with clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct financial feasibilities, valuations, and market analysis for real estate developments (industrial parks, warehouses, cold storage, etc.)
• Assist in overall project management of industrial developments.
• Monitors project budgets, deliverables and timelines from planning, construction up to project completion.
• Assist in preparing presentation materials, updates and reports for management and external parties.
• Performs other business and project related functions.
• Coordinate with various departments in preparations of plans and timely submission of pertinent documents.
• Manage and operate industrial township developments including leasing of support facilities and parcels available for land leases.
• Conceptualize and implement industrial township related activation and marketing initiatives
• Obtains relevant permits, licenses and clearances for the project and industrial township developments.
• Conducts site evaluation for location of potential projects and helps in the negotiations process until land acquisition or lease agreement; Helps conduct legal and technical due diligence on properties as needed
• Provides insights about the market through research and competition analysis
• Oversees project planning from conceptualization, schematic design, detailed design until construction completion to ensure timely delivery of projects
• Does project financial analysis and modelling, helps determine the appropriate business model and conducts sensitivity analysis of different scenarios
• In charge of monitoring the project budget to ensure that costs are managed efficiently to prevent cost overruns
• Coordinates with different project stakeholders (both internal and external), consultants and suppliers
• Reviews contracts, plans and other project-related documents and coordinates with Legal for any deal closing and/or agreement signing
• Presents projects to the Investment Committee for approval

Qualifications

• Graduate of business management/administration, finance, accounting, economics or engineering
• At least 5 years of work-related experience
• With background in real estate project development and/or business development work (preferably in land acquisition, cold chain, logistics industry and/or industrial development)
• Understands business and financial concepts and can do financial analysis/modelling
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Detail-oriented, organized, can handle multiple projects and do coordination work with minimal supervision

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