Director, M&A at Americold Logistics in Atlanta, GA
Overview Americold provides temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools, and retail outlets such as grocery stores. We're proud to provide an essential link in the food industry supply chain and to help put food on tables around the world. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates temperature-controlled warehouses around the world. We have over 16,000 associates and offer a wide variety of career opportunities - from warehouse forklift operators and supervisors to accounting, administration, business development, customer support, engineering, transportation, and technology solutions positions. Responsibilities Primary Responsibility:
The Director M&A leads the overall mergers and acquisition activities for the global business in conjunction with the EVP & Chief Investment Officer through a disciplined approach to evaluating potential acquisitions. In addition, this role is responsible for developing the business case and valuation model to gain approval from the Board of Trustees.
Essential Functions:
o Drive understanding and development of the M&A strategic direction and acquisition priorities o across Americold's global operations o Develop and deploy robust acquisition pipeline process, leveraging strategic business unit o priorities o Work with internal and external stakeholders to design ongoing outreach programs to develop o relationships with target acquisitions o Identify and screen potential acquisition targets, support target identification activities and help o to manage a comprehensive acquisition pipeline o Identify and develop creative capital deployment strategies including, but not limited to, joint o ventures o Screen, analyze and develop strong business cases for each acquisition, including quantitative o support for annual operating plan and investment activities o Support operational due diligence, including market strength, technology analyses, competitive o position and operational effectiveness to validate growth and performance improvement initiatives o Lead/support financial due diligence, including current and projected performance expectations o and financial transaction modeling o Lead/support valuation modeling, and provide valuation expertise o Lead/support communications with appropriate internal stakeholders (Communications are o expected to be proactive, timely, open, and collaborative, with a Qualifications Qualifications &
Experience:
o 10
years experience with driving large projects with a minimum of 4
years experience in o corporate development initiatives o Experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or corporate strategy o consulting with financial modeling and valuation skills preferred Knowledge & Employment Standards:
o Strong project management and business operations skills with direct experience leading M&A o integrations o Experience participating and leading multi-functional teams o Effective communication and stakeholder management skills required for large team operations o Proven time management, organization, and prioritization skills with the ability to be nimble on o tight deadlines o Experience communicating and acting as an advisor to senior leadership and partners Physical Requirements & Abilities:
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. o Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions o Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or o bending o Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work o Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks o Requires some travel by automobile and airplane up to 10% of the time o Requires visiting facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing o May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects o weighing up to 20 pounds o Requires the use of various electronic tools o Occasionally works evenings or weekends in order to complete objectives or to attend meetings o Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions:
must partner o with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes o Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, o persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management.
Salary Range:
$200K -- $250K
Minimum Qualification
Corporate FinanceEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The Director M&A leads the overall mergers and acquisition activities for the global business in conjunction with the EVP & Chief Investment Officer through a disciplined approach to evaluating potential acquisitions. In addition, this role is responsible for developing the business case and valuation model to gain approval from the Board of Trustees.
Essential Functions:
o Drive understanding and development of the M&A strategic direction and acquisition priorities o across Americold's global operations o Develop and deploy robust acquisition pipeline process, leveraging strategic business unit o priorities o Work with internal and external stakeholders to design ongoing outreach programs to develop o relationships with target acquisitions o Identify and screen potential acquisition targets, support target identification activities and help o to manage a comprehensive acquisition pipeline o Identify and develop creative capital deployment strategies including, but not limited to, joint o ventures o Screen, analyze and develop strong business cases for each acquisition, including quantitative o support for annual operating plan and investment activities o Support operational due diligence, including market strength, technology analyses, competitive o position and operational effectiveness to validate growth and performance improvement initiatives o Lead/support financial due diligence, including current and projected performance expectations o and financial transaction modeling o Lead/support valuation modeling, and provide valuation expertise o Lead/support communications with appropriate internal stakeholders (Communications are o expected to be proactive, timely, open, and collaborative, with a Qualifications Qualifications &
Experience:
o 10
years experience with driving large projects with a minimum of 4
years experience in o corporate development initiatives o Experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or corporate strategy o consulting with financial modeling and valuation skills preferred Knowledge & Employment Standards:
o Strong project management and business operations skills with direct experience leading M&A o integrations o Experience participating and leading multi-functional teams o Effective communication and stakeholder management skills required for large team operations o Proven time management, organization, and prioritization skills with the ability to be nimble on o tight deadlines o Experience communicating and acting as an advisor to senior leadership and partners Physical Requirements & Abilities:
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. o Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions o Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or o bending o Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work o Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks o Requires some travel by automobile and airplane up to 10% of the time o Requires visiting facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing o May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects o weighing up to 20 pounds o Requires the use of various electronic tools o Occasionally works evenings or weekends in order to complete objectives or to attend meetings o Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions:
must partner o with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes o Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, o persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management.
Salary Range:
$200K -- $250K
Minimum Qualification
Corporate FinanceEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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