M&A Manager | Industrials Group (Hybrid)

Manager (5–8 years) – M&A / Corporate Development (Hybrid model)

Germany-Based Industrial Group | Strategic Transactions & Corporate Growth

Company Overview

Our client is a globally positioned industrial group with German roots and a diversified footprint spanning logistics, supply chain, and critical infrastructure services. With multi-billion euro revenues and a consistent track record of inorganic growth, the group is actively pursuing a long-term, strategy-led transformation agenda. M&A serves as a core lever for portfolio shaping, market expansion, and operational synergies. Headquartered in Western Germany, the company maintains a strong European presence with increasing global reach.

Position Summary

The Manager – M&A / Corporate Development (5-8 years) will operate as a key dealmaker within the corporate development function, playing a pivotal role in the origination, evaluation, and execution of strategic transactions. This individual will lead end-to-end M&A processes—ranging from platform acquisitions and bolt-ons to carve-outs, JVs, and complex special situations—while serving as a strategic interface between senior leadership, business units, and external advisors. The role combines technical transactional depth with strategic and operational exposure, offering direct access to C-level decision-makers and supervisory stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities

• Transaction Leadership: Oversee all stages of the M&A lifecycle—from target screening and strategic fit assessment to valuation, due diligence, negotiation, and post-deal execution.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary liaison between internal functional leaders and external partners (e.g., investment banks, legal advisors, consultants) to ensure seamless execution across workstreams.
• Financial Analysis & Valuation: Build and own detailed financial models (integrated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasts) and conduct scenario-based valuations to support investment decisions.
• Strategic Assessment: Contribute to commercial and operational due diligence by evaluating business models, market dynamics, and synergies in collaboration with internal experts.
• Board-Level Communication: Develop high-impact investment memoranda and decision papers for executive and supervisory board approval processes.
• Post-Merger Initiatives: Partner with the CFO and broader leadership team to support post-transaction integration, synergy capture, and performance tracking.

Candidate Profile

• Proven transaction experience in M&A, investment banking, strategy consulting, or corporate development, with demonstrable end-to-end execution exposure (5-8 years).
• Strong command of financial modeling, valuation techniques, and investment analysis.
• Commercial acumen with a structured, analytical mindset and high attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and manage external partners in fast-paced deal environments.
• Industry familiarity with industrials, logistics, or infrastructure sectors is advantageous.
• German language proficiency preferred; fluency in English is essential.