Assistant Manager, Dealer Development

The Assistant Manager, Dealer Development is responsible for analysing and reporting on dealers’ corporate structure and financial strength to ensure dealers’ sustainability in the long term. This role requires strong analytical skill, leadership, project management capabilities to ensure seamless execution of key initiative and programs across the dealer network.

Key Responsibilities

1. Dealers’ Network Financial Status Evaluation & Reporting

• Analyse, report and provide recommendation on dealers’ financial status, assets management and corporate structure. Ensuring alignment with corporate standards and to ensure dealers’ financial sustainability.
• Conduct financial evaluations on dealers via audited account, management report and others relevant report to assess and analyse.
• Monitor and report on financial status of the dealers and to ensure reporting adherence to stipulated timelines.
• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations for continuous improvement for dealers’ financial

2. Dealer’s Financial System

• Lead, plan and execute improvement the current financial reporting system to achieve the best industry standard system for dealers nationwide.
• Develop an improved reporting system to analyse dealers audited and management account on a timely basis to ensure dealer’s financial sustainability.
• Manage the financial report to Management on a monthly basis for every outlet’s P&L, absorption cost and communicating with the dealer’s accountant to ensure report accuracy

3. Development of Dealer’s Financial Policy

• Manage and develop dealers’ financial policy to ensure sustainability of the Toyota and Lexus brand retailers as well as the dealers financial sustainability.
• Develop dealers’ policies such as dividends, assets management, investments to ensure financial sustainability.
• Recommending benchmarks for dealer’s financial health

4. Managing Division Budget

• Planning and management of the division budget to support dealer’s subsidies and DDD activities.
• Planning for the budget involves communicating with various department and involvement in dealers project to ensure budget’s accuracy.

Key Competencies & Skills

• Strategic Thinking to develop long-term dealer development strategies that align with business objectives.

• Strong leadership ability to lead initiatives and work effectively across cross-functional teams.

• Project Management with strong organizational and time management skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to senior management.

• Problem-Solving ability to anticipate challenges, devise solutions, and adapt to evolving business needs.

• Willingness to work beyond standard scope when required.

Educational & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Degree in Finance or related field is preferable.
• A minimum of 5-10 years of experience in dealer development, marketing, or event management within the automotive, retail or service industry.
• Experience in project management, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement.
• Prior experience in coordinating large-scale events and marketing campaigns is preferred.