Corporate Development & Strategy Manager

Corporate Development & Strategy Manager (100%) For an established company in the trade and distribution environment, we are looking for an experienced personality for a strategically important role as part of a mandate. The company is part of an internationally leading group and is well positioned in its segment. Topics such as sustainable value creation, responsible supply chains, and strategic initiatives in innovation, transformation, and portfolio development shape the future direction of the company with several hundred employees. For this newly created position, we are looking for an analytically strong and entrepreneurially thinking personality (m/f/d) as Corporate Development & Strategy Manager (100%) Staff function – reporting directly to the CEO Your challenge Market, competitive, and regulatory analyses as well as identification of new growth opportunities Systematic screening of potential acquisition targets in the core business as well as in adjacent growth fields Development of sound business cases, valuation, and synergy models as a basis for decision-making for acquisition and strategy projects Support of the CEO in approach, strategic evaluation, and financial analyses (KPI and P&L) in M&A projects Project responsibility for the coordination of due diligence processes – internally (finance, legal, HR, IT, logistics) as well as externally (consultants, lawyers) Accompanying and structuring post-merger integrations to realize operational and strategic synergies Content preparation and organization of the annual strategy process in close cooperation with the CEO and management Ongoing monitoring and reporting of strategic initiatives in focus areas Preparation and consolidation of local strategy reports for reporting Your competencies and experience University degree in business administration, industrial engineering, or a comparable course of study, MBA or Master in Strategy/Finance an advantage Initial professional experience in management consulting, an M&A boutique, or the strategy department of a medium-sized company Sound knowledge in financial analysis, company valuations, and the creation of business cases, confident handling of Excel models Steering interdisciplinary projects: You lead through demanding processes without a line function Analytically precise, pragmatic in implementation: You think in structures and act in a solution-oriented manner Strong communication skills at all levels: You present results clearly, discretely, and reliably to the entire management Business fluent German and English, knowledge of Swiss German welcome Our benefits A key role with strategic influence on corporate development Broad thematic responsibility – from market analyses to strategy processes to M&A Market-leading employment conditions and cooperation in a motivated and committed team Integrated into an international corporate group with a lived values culture This is a confidential search. We will treat your application with the utmost discretion. Please send your complete application documents by e-mail with the reference CH-2605-502. jpid0039306jm jit0729jm jiy26jm