Shaping Global Leaders

Executive Placement - Director, M&A & Business Strategy

Director, M&A & Business Strategy

Responsibilities :

• Lead the Asia Pacific Business Development Strategy to realize the Asia Pacific growth agenda.
• Identify and realize Business Development opportunities across AP and China. This involves identifying opportunities, negotiating and managing deals.
• Coordinate business development activities across the region to ensure alignment and maximum leverage of cross market opportunities
• Lead key regional and local projects to include managing key relationships and stakeholders, preparing recommendations and proposals in line with the growth strategy.
• Ensure strong links are managed with the global Business Development Team.
• Manage relationships across external networks and partners and proactively seek BD opportunities.
• Lead negotiations and deals structure ensuring alignment of partners.
• Lead Strategic Business Development planning and coordination across Asia Pacific.
• Establish the required tracking systems and progress meetings to ensure alignment and co-ordination across the AP Region.
• Identify and manage market intelligence sources and ensure the appropriate tools and processes are in place to assess the business and political environment, review market dynamics and scan for potential opportunities.
• Set up a clear framework to identify and evaluate opportunities within the Region.
• Lead the sourcing, identification and prioritization of business development projects across the Region. Act as a lead for analysis and evaluation.
• Provide support and resource to the Area General Managers and management teams on identified in-country business development activity.
• Lead key Business Development projects in select markets as required.
• Prepare required management approval documentation as required for Business Development proposals to gain approval from Senior Management.
• Manage and coordinate external resources and third parties as required to support business development activity.
• Develop the framework on which to evaluate business development opportunities to ensure alignment with strategic fit and identified criteria
• Lead cross-functional business development team to engage potential partner, conduct due diligence, and required analysis. Lead the alliance management activities to maintain appropriate relationship to support post-deal implementation.
• Manage internal and external resource and key stakeholders in support of identified projects
• Build Business Development capability across Asia Pacific through providing expert advise and counsel, sharing best practices, delivering training and key learning's across the region
• Identification and management of transactions and integration risks across Asia Pac and China
• Project management the complete BD process from identification of targets through to integration into the company.
• Direct responsibilities of the coordination of business development across Asia Pacific and China Business

Requirements

• Graduate degree required. MBA and/or other advanced degree preferred.
• Strong Financial Background, Investment Banking experience preferred.
• Extensive Business Development experience across the complete process to include extensive experience of managing deals within relevant Industries to include FMCG, Food and Drinks, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals.
• Extensive experience across Asia Pacific/China markets and experience of working across different cultures to include detailed knowledge of deal trends and structures and managing risks of BD processes in Asia
• Extensive network across the Industry and Region
• Strong strategic thinking skills
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills
• Effective spoken and written communication skills.
• Project management skills and experience of leading due diligence teams
• Strong Influencing skills
• Excellent Relationship Builder and excellent networking
• Excellent Leadership Skills and personal impact

Dear Candidates, if you are interested in applying for the above appointment, please email to Tracy Lim: tracy@aventis.edu.sg

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