M&A Manager
About Umicore
Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.
About Enterprise Functions
A global organisation. It’s not just those in our industrial sites and technical centres that are vital to Umicore’s growth. Across our enterprise functions we ensure that we continue to grow and evolve – whether it’s by making sure our decisions are commercially viable, enhancing our reputation, building new customer relationships or finding the right people who can build on what we’ve already achieved. The variety of our work means we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.
Your Key Accountabilities
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As (Senior) M&A Manager, you will join our Corporate Development team, a dynamic team who advise, support and coach the Umicore Group and its businesses and country organizations in the field of M&A transactions, valuation and corporate strategy development.
Your contribution within this team:
- You assist BUs in their strategy / M&A reflections in regard to their external and organic challenges and opportunities.
- You take the lead in the coordination of all stages of a transaction process from sourcing to post-closing, including negotiations and committees’ approvals.
- You perform detailed strategic analysis of opportunities (market and company analysis, strategic fit, value proposition, business model and financial forecasting). You help to establish the innovation roadmap, identifying priorities, gaps, and detailing strategy
- You elaborate value creation strategies by building comprehensive business cases and valuation models.
- You support the due diligence process to validate strategic assessment and evaluate risks and related mitigation plans.
- You establish capital and industrial alliances with promising players and develop partnerships with Venture Capital funds.
- You support the VP Corporate Development in building investment cases for the Executive Leadership Team and the Supervisory Board.
Who we are looking for
- You combine a Master Degree in Economics, Finance or Engineering with at least 5-7 years of experience in investment banking, private equity and corporate M&A. Additional experience in growth and technology oriented M&As is an asset for this position.
- You have extensive analytical skills in financial modelling and valuation, while also mastering corporate & business strategy concepts.
- You are experienced with M&A processes including strategic reviews, due diligence, structuring & negotiating key principles in legal documentation etc.
- You have strong communication & interpersonal skills and are competent to create a strong network with internal and external stakeholders.
- You are fluent in written & spoken English and Chinese. Additional EU language is a plus.
- Job location: Shanghai in the first few years, possible mobility to relocate to EU.
What we offer
We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?