Corporate Planning Analyst (Saudi Talent)

Corporate Planning Analyst (Saudi Talent)

Entity: Daikin Middle East Job Category: Sales Location: Riyadh, Al Riyadh, SA

Job Requisition ID: 1847

Daikin Middle East & Africa (DAME) is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Limited, a Japanese outstanding company and worldwide the biggest developer, producer and supplier of HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration) solutions, including heating pumps and cooling technology.

DAME is Daikin’s Middle East and Africa regional HQ. The regional has headquarter in Dubai and other offices in Abu Dhabi, Cairo (Egypt), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Qatar as well as 2 production plants, and 2 sales subsidiaries and offices and a whole network of independent distributors and dealers across the MEA region.

About the Role

The Corporate Planning Analyst (Saudi Talent) role, based in Riyadh at Daikin Saudi Arabia , is designed for a professional with hands-on exposure to corporate planning or business analysis who is ready to further develop within a structured, global organization.

In this role, you will actively contribute to budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and management reporting, while progressively building a deeper understanding of Daikin’s corporate planning frameworks, governance standards, and decision-making culture. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and regional stakeholders, supporting both operational execution and strategic initiatives.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Act as a strategic business partner to key functions, serving as the centralized corporate planning, performance control, and decision-support function.
• Lead annual budgeting, mid-term planning, and forecasting processes in alignment with Daikin’s regional and global planning frameworks.
• Analyze revenue, gross margin, SG&A, and profitability trends; monitor budget execution and provide variance analysis with corrective recommendations.
• Support monthly and quarterly estimates, forecasts, target-setting, and corporate performance reporting submitted to headquarters.
• Provide structured analytical insights, dashboards, KPIs, and performance management tools to enhance operational efficiency, cost control, and profitability.
• Track order intake, backlog, sales pipeline, and margin performance to ensure alignment with commercial and financial targets.
• Prepare financial feasibility studies, ROI analyses, business cases, and scenario models for strategic projects and investment decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning, reporting, and governance processes, including automation, standardization, cross-functional collaboration and support internal control activities.

What You Need to Succeed

Education & Skills (Required)

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in corporate planning, FP&A, business analysis, management reporting, or similar analytical roles.
• Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, with hands-on involvement in defined components of planning cycles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate financial and operational data into clear, structured insights and management-ready outputs.
• Advanced Excel proficiency (financial modeling, pivot tables, advanced formulas) and hands-on exposure to ERP / planning systems (e.g., SAP) and BI / reporting tools.
• Ability to structure, analyze, and present complex datasets for management review.
• Basic understanding of internal control and governance concepts, including exposure to internal controls, process documentation, or similar frameworks.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and consistency, with strong organizational, time-management, communication, and collaboration skills, and the ability to work effectively in a structured, multinational environment.

Preferred

• Experience supporting order intake analysis, margin tracking, sales performance, or backlog reporting.
• Experience building dashboards using BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Exposure in feasibility studies, business cases, ROI analysis, or scenario modeling initiatives.
• Exposure to structured governance or internal control frameworks.
• Demonstrated interest in process improvement, automation, and data-driven decision-making.

Good climate starts with people

Our employees are the beating heart of our company. At Daikin, you get to work in a positive environment backed by trust, creativity and continuous improvement. Together, we create our top-quality solutions by empowering talented teams. You will get plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. We are deeply committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that reflects the communities we serve. Good climate starts with people.