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Assistant Manager, Business Development

Singapore Pacific International Lines Estimated salary: SGD 5,000–SGD 7,500 per month

Role summary

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The Assistant Manager, Business Development is expected to identify new commercial opportunities, develop relationships with customers and partners, support sales growth, and contribute to market and competitor analysis. Typical requirements include a degree or diploma in business, logistics, shipping, or a related discipline, along with relevant experience in business development, freight, shipping, or customer-facing commercial roles. Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, analytical, and relationship-management skills are important. The candidate should be commercially minded, self-motivated, comfortable working with international stakeholders, and able to manage multiple priorities. Knowledge of the container shipping or logistics industry and familiarity with CRM tools and Microsoft Office would be advantageous.

About the employer

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is a Singapore-based container shipping and logistics company with a long history in international maritime transport. The company operates container liner services connecting Asia with major markets across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and other global regions. Its activities include container shipping, logistics, freight services, and related supply-chain solutions. PIL serves exporters, importers, manufacturers, retailers, and freight partners, helping move cargo through an extensive international network. As one of Singapore’s best-known maritime companies, PIL offers careers across commercial operations, customer service, vessel and cargo planning, finance, technology, procurement, and regional business development. Employees typically work in a multicultural, commercially focused environment where industry knowledge, customer relationships, operational reliability, and international collaboration are highly valued.

What the job usually comes with in Singapore

Usual for Logistics jobs in Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.

Housing	Work Permit staff: the employer must ensure proper housing (by law)
Relocation	Work Permit staff: employer pays levy, bond and insurance (by law); relocation help is an expat perk
Flights	Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer (by law); others only if the offer says so
Pay and overtime	Overtime pays at least 1.5x hourly pay (by law): manual staff up to SGD 4,500 basic, others up to SGD 2,600
Contract	Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default
Leave	7 to 14 days (by law; many get more); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave, 60 in hospital
Income tax	0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass

Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.

Can I work in Singapore?

How it works: Warehouse and driver jobs need a services Work Permit, open only to Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea and Taiwan; degree-holding planners: Employment Pass.

Before you apply: Driver jobs need a licence that counts in that country, and a foreign one may not carry over: Japan's truck-driver visa asks for a class 1 licence, Qatar residents sit a driving test, and Ireland's permit list asks for a CE or C1E truck licence or one it recognises.

Watch for: Heavy-vehicle driving opened to South Asians and Filipinos in September 2025 only for people who already held a Class 4 or 5 licence by 1 September 2025.

Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.

Official source: Ministry of Manpower: Work Permit requirements for the services sector. Checked November 2026.

Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.

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