Director - Mergers & Acquisitions - Conglomerate

Mergers & Acquisitions Director

Our Client: A well-known conglomerate with a substantial footprint in the consumer goods industry.

Your role:

- The incumbent would carry a significant experience in corporate M&A activity in the consumer goods industry across a wide geography.

- You would devise the M&A strategies based on current subsidiaries and the overarching organization strategy.

- You would be accountable for leading identifying opportunities, deal origination, business evaluation, financial modelling, transaction strategy, look at investment and disinvestment. Incubate new business before handing it over to the relevant business unit.

- Integration of new acquisitions and carving out key drivers. Project managing transactions, driving the agenda, understanding key business drivers identifying key issues and risks Leading and executing several key projects as a vital member of the leadership team, Developing and executing transaction strategies and advising the boards on evaluating strategic alternatives and securing deal value.

- Presenting findings and pitching investment opportunities. Managing cross-functional teams through the transaction process. Work closely with external vendors to run the due diligence and transaction process.

Must-Have:

- MBA from a well-known Business School. 15 years of strategy consulting or in-house experience in a consumer goods organization.

- Experience in M&A within the consumer goods sector is an absolute must-have, you should have incubated business, M&A execution and valuation modelling experience gained in a corporate team.

- Highly analytical and networked in the region, you bring to the table a high degree of executive maturity and the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.

Managing Expectations:

- At mindfield we are driven by mutually agreed KPIs and service levels.

- Exceptional results can only be delivered when we understand both our key stakeholder's clients and candidates.

- Keeping this in mind we would request that when applying for a role do take cognizance of the "must-haves" to avoid disappointment.

- Sometimes positions take time to close and there could be a delay in us responding to you but respond we will.

- Look forward to a long-term relationship mindfield, making a difference.