Position Title: Manager, Corporate Development & Strategy
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Toronto HQ
Requisition ID: 29832
For us, for family
We know the importance that food plays in people's lives – the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. Our purpose is to bring enjoyment to people's lives through great tasting food, in a way that reflects our values.
About the job
McCain's corporate development and strategy agenda continues to grow and we are looking for a Manager, Corporate Development & Strategy (CD&S) to join our team. In this role, the Manager, CD&S, will report into the VP, Corporate Development and Strategy and will play a key role in defining the future vision of our business.
Working closely with the CD&S team, the Manager will work in a pooled model to support across strategic initiatives; including, but not limited to: developing global initiatives, partnering with regions/ functions on strategic questions, evaluating new acquisition/growth opportunities, formulating business cases, synthesizing market trends and insights to inform our strategic direction, supporting key diligence work streams and working with our early stage businesses and strategic investments on an ad hoc basis. Some travel is required.
Key Accountabilities:
- Identify and deconstruct business issues and develop strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks to conduct analyses and influence/support corporate decisions.
- Support the evaluation of new acquisition/growth opportunities and the development of investment theses and business case formulation.
- Develop operational and financial models and prepare various analyses to aid decision making.
- Support throughout the M&A/investment process, including project management, diligence, presentations and post-merger integration.
- In collaboration with regional and functional teams, support the development and evaluation of strategic plans for the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Directors.
- Perform industry research and develop views on sector, segment, and companies of strategic interest to McCain and the Senior Leadership Team.
- Prepare "executive ready" presentation materials and deliverables for review with the executive team and the Board.
- Liaise with internal business managers and external advisors and consultants – investment bankers, management consultants, lawyers and accountants.
About You:
- 4-6 years of relevant work experience (strong preference for experience in corporate development, investment banking, consultancy/ advisory services, or strategy function).
- Relevant undergraduate degree
- Strong analytical skills, preferably with experience in building complex strategic, valuation and transactional models
- Demonstrable project management skills in support of complex transactions and strategy initiatives
- Detail oriented with ability to manage multiple high priority tasks
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex issues
- Comfort with ambiguity and a rapidly evolving business landscape
- Solid stakeholder management skills, both for internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to manage collaboratively across functions and present to leadership
- Creative and inquisitive problem-solver
- Positive, collaborative, and influential relationship builder
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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccination restrictions easing across the globe we do not currently require employees to be vaccinated, but we reserve the right to change this mandate in line with health guidance and regulations in each country.
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Job Family: Finance
Division: Global Strategy
Department: Corporate Development and Strategy
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto || CA - Canada : Ontario : Bolton || CA - Canada : Ontario : Borden || CA - Canada : Ontario : Brampton || CA - Canada : Ontario : Dedicated Mississauga || CA - Canada : Ontario : Etobicoke || CA - Canada : Ontario : Forest || CA - Canada : Ontario : Guelph || CA - Canada : Ontario : Kingston || CA - Canada : Ontario : Kitchener || CA - Canada : Ontario : Lansdowne || CA - Canada : Ontario : London || CA - Canada : Ontario : Maidstone || CA - Canada : Ontario : Markham || CA - Canada : Ontario : Mississauga || CA - Canada : Ontario : Ottawa || CA - Canada : Ontario : Thunder Bay || CA - Canada : Ontario : Waterloo || CA - Canada : Ontario : Windsor || CA - Canada : Ontario : Woodstock
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
