Vice President, Strategy and M&A at The J.M. Smucker Company in Orrville, Ohio

Job Description:

TITLE

Vice President, Strategy and M&A

LOCATION

Orrville, OH (Within 1 hour of Cleveland/Akron)

Flexible work arrangements available

REPORTS TO

Chief Strategy & International Officer

WHY SMUCKER IS THE PLACE FOR YOU

As a leader, you deserve to be part of a positive and encouraging work environment. One that inspires and supports delivery of the very best work and affords the opportunity to focus on the continued development of your team. That is exactly what you will find at Smucker.

Inspired by our unique culture, we are determined to support every employee holistically by meeting their physical, emotional and financial needs through:

• Our Total Reward benefits program - inclusive of competitive health and financial benefits reflective of your needs at different life stages, to a continued commitment to empower flexible work schedules and remote work opportunities to help you thrive.




• Continuous opportunities to learn, grow and develop - beyond functional job-based education, we promote well-rounded development and encourage a spirit of continuous learning as part of our commitment to help employees realize their professional goals.




• Our continued progress on the journey to become the organization we expect to be on inclusion, diversity and equity. We firmly believe thatan inclusive environment and diverse organization strengthens our Company and enables every employee to reach their full potential.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As Smucker enters its next phase of transformational growth, this role will drive end-to-end strategic planning and M&A processes to deliver the Company's vision and long-term growth targets. In this role, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a key business partner to Executive Leadership and Officer teams, creating the forums and processes to establish the Company's future portfolio vision and the roadmap to ensure overall alignment with business unit (SBA) strategic planning and corporate financial planning processes




• Providing thought leadership to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) by proactively identifying, surfacing, and framing potential strategic opportunities




• Leading full transaction lifecycle (M&A and divestitures) from strategy formulation, proactive target identification and valuation through integration and post-integration analysis; acting as the "quarterback" for process, overseeing coordination of all internal/external workstream teams and reporting to Executive Leadership Team




• Serving as a member of the Company Leadership Team, comprised of top ~75 leaders across the Company




• Presenting strategy/M&A updates to the Company's Board of Directors, as appropriate

KEY CAPABILITIES & WAYS OF WORKING

• 10+ years business experience; CPG industry experience preferred




• Strategy consulting experience ideal but not required; investment banking/M&A experience a plus; must possess baseline understanding M&A deal processes




• Exposure to/support in financial modeling - long range planning, assumption setting, M&A valuation model development



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  Appropriate soft skills:

  
  
  
  

  • Strategic thinking; able to extract critical details out of complex data, identify trends and develop insights / hypotheses on where and how the Company should evolve in the future

  
  

  • Executive presence; ability to courageously ask the tough questions and challenge the senior-most levels of the organization in a way that fully reflects the Company's values

  
  

  • Credible and trusted; able to earn the trust and confidence of those above and below in the organization

  
  

  • Leadership mindset; focused both on supporting the continued growth of our business and inspiring a continuous improvement mindset for employees and supporting their ability to focus on business-critical issues

  
  

  • Superior facilitation skills

  
  
  
  

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