Portfolio Manager

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

NTUC Enterprise is the holding entity and single largest shareholder of the NTUC Social Enterprises. NTUC Enterprise aims to create a greater social force to do good by harnessing the capabilities of the social enterprises to meet pressing social needs in areas like health and eldercare, childcare, daily essentials, cooked food and financial services. Serving over two million customers, NTUC Enterprise wants to enable and empower all in Singapore to live better and more meaningful lives.

Kopitiam, a household name in the F&B sector is the latest addition to our family of NTUC Social Enterprises.

DESIGNATION : Portfolio Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting directly to the Head of IMG, the incumbent will assist in the following functions:
**Investment Management**
- Deal origination and preliminary investment thesis before handing over to M&A
- Provide commercial/business inputs to M&A during transaction process
- Responsible for commercial/business/operations Due Diligence workstream
- Work closely with M&A team to project manage transactions
- Primary driver of Post-Close Portfolio Value Creation for rapid results
- Responsible for management of portfolio company to achieve the required Business Plan forecast
- Identify, drive and project manage new initiatives/ process change implementation by working closely with PortCo management team
- Assist to manage portfolio companies and review of M&A opportunities, including M&A financial modeling, business plan and presentation materials

**Asset Management**
- Custodian of overall F&B concept/content development roadmap for FS Retail Group, including all IPs eg. trademarks, recipe build, identity and fit-out manual
- Create concept proposal ie. Overall concept plan, positioning, strategic rationale, target audience, cuisine type
- Define menu nomenclature and menu requirements
- Overview menu R&D innovation and process including menu items, costing, selling price, equipment list, workflow, customer ordering sequence
- Oversee concept design development process including identity system, store layout, design, elements, fit-out
- Work in tandem with FS Retail Group for the roll out of first pilot store before handing over to Business Unit

**Performance Management**
- Process owner of aligning BU’s performance to meet corporate goals that define success
- Establish performance governance framework for BU by translating corporate goals to BU/Divisional/Individual (where applicable)
- Partner BU Heads in providing strategic inputs, sharing of best practices, to help BU align to performance milestones
- Monitor performance by benchmarking, setting up portfolio dashboards and quarterly performance review sessions
- Encourage BU Heads to derive catchup plans when performance deviates from goals
- Performing portfolio companies Board secretariat duties, including their subsidiaries
- Preparing Board decks and other ad hoc presentation decks to FPG required from portfolio companies
- Managing and monitoring timelines and ensuring obligations and all post-deal transaction matters (eg. Reserved matters, earn out, PCOA) are adhered to

QUALIFICATIONS
- A degree in Finance or Accounting required
- An investment professional with at least 3 years of Investment Banking/M&A transactions experience including technical expertise in performing valuation, financial modelling, financial and business plan analysis, financial/commercial due diligence, risk management analysis and deal structuring
- A deep penchant for food businesses, F&B M&A experience will be a strong advantage
- Corporate finance deal advisory background from the Big 4 accounting firms will be a plus
- Strong analytical and numerical skills; good commercial acumen
- Ability to manage a large number of complex tasks within tight timelines
- Persuasiveness, persistency and strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills in combination with the ability to think creatively
- Proactive and ability to originate deals and develop relationships
- Proven interpersonal and hands-on team player skills with high level of self-motivation and achievement focus

OTHER INFORMATION

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