Corporate Strategy Manager

Job description

Strategic Planning & Market Intelligence: - Track, analyze, and synthesize macroeconomic trends, competitive landscapes, and global industry movements across the chemical, manufacturing, and pharma sectors. - Conduct deep-dive market research to identify future growth vectors and white spaces for the business. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & JV Valuation: - Identify, evaluate, and screen potential strategic partners, consortiums, joint venture allies, and M&A targets globally. - Build comprehensive financial models, perform valuations, conduct sensitivity analyses, and drive business case scenarios for both acquisitions and JV partnerships. - Assist leadership during due diligence processes, negotiation of commercial terms, and drafting of key transaction documents (e.g., Memorandums of Understanding, Shareholder Agreements, and JV frameworks). - Participate in post-merger integration planning and design governance frameworks for newly formed Joint Ventures. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Commercial Acumen: - Collaborate closely with business unit leaders to translate high-level corporate strategy into actionable operational plans. - Partner with teams on centralized research initiatives, including analyzing New Product Development (NPD) pipelines from a global commercial and technical lens. Stakeholder Management & Networking: - Leverage and build a strong professional network within the chemical, financial services, and broader manufacturing ecosystems to extract sector insights. - Prepare high-impact presentations and strategic dossiers for the executive leadership team.