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SiteOne Landscape Supply · 2 days ago

Director, Strategy & Development - Western U.S.

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

4+ years exp

SiteOne Landscape Supply is the largest national distributor of landscaping products across the United States and Canada. The Director of Strategy and Development will work with senior field leaders to support strategic planning and execution efforts, focusing on both organic and inorganic growth initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions.

AgricultureReal Estate

No H1B

Responsibilities

Partner with senior SiteOne leadership to identify potential acquisition candidates, select the best approach, and execute SiteOne’s M&A strategy

Develop deep relationships with SiteOne leadership, and represent the business externally to potential partners, vendors, or investment targets

Acquisition responsibilities include:

Analyzing division markets and opportunities

Leading acquisition-related financial analysis

Coordinating due diligence

Participating in negotiations with all parties

Overseeing the legal agreement process

Coordinating post-acquisition integration

Assist in the strategic planning process and other special projects at the direction of the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development including troubleshooting assignments, market research, operations improvement, and overall company efficiency

Assist the Strategy and Development team in completing bolt-on acquisitions. This includes due diligence, analysis, valuation, writing the business proposal and participating in negotiations

In conjunction with regional operations and development leaders, develop and review proposals to management for funds allocation

Develop and implement methods and procedures for monitoring assigned projects, such as preparation of records of expenditures, research findings and progress reports, and inform management of current status of each project

Assist in long-term planning, including strategic planning, capacity analysis and acquisition planning

Assist in analysis of new product and market ideas, and the development of growth strategies in existing or new business areas

Support best-practice efforts across the organization to help improve processes, install new technology, and/or improve branch operations where applicable

Plan and formulate aspects of research and development proposals such as the objective or purpose of major projects, applications that can be utilized from findings, costs of project, and equipment and human resource requirements at the direction of the executive team

Review and analyze proposals submitted to determine if benefits derived and possible applications justify expenditures

Qualification

M&A strategyFinancial analysisStrategic planningFinancial modelingOperations managementFinancial skillsCommunicationProblem solvingTeam player

Required

A Master's degree or equivalent; or 4 - 10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required

4 - 8 years of business experience in a consulting, operations management, strategic planning, or financial planning role

4 - 8 years of experience with financial concepts, valuation, and financial modeling

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; and must be able to present information effectively to the senior management, public groups, and/or boards of directors

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. He/she must have the ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

A background in management and/or operations is a plus

The successful candidate will be operations-oriented, with an ambition to be in a senior operating management position

The candidate should have experience in working in a 'project' type environment, and in working closely with the senior management of a business unit to develop and execute strategy

Career experience in a manufacturing/distribution business or consulting firm focused on manufacturing/distribution is desired

Preferred

Strong financial skills

Maturity, credibility, and unquestioned integrity

A high energy level, passion and strong work ethic

Decisive, action and result-oriented

Strong persuasive abilities

Team player who is willing to make a significant contribution to the growth of the business

Confident, intelligent, and intuitive

An ability to approach issues knowledgeably, decisively, and pragmatically and to subsequently devise reasoned solutions to problems; an excellent problem solver

Excellent organizational skills; excellent verbal and written communications skills