About the job

Job Category:

Finance

Job Family:

Treasury

Job Description:

The Senior Mergers and Acquisitions Manager serves as the day-to-day transaction lead and senior financial expert for Schreiber's global acquisition, divestiture, and strategic investment activities. This role manages disciplined transaction execution from initial evaluation through closing, leads valuation and due diligence efforts, coordinates cross-functional teams and external advisers, and supports integration planning and post-close performance monitoring. Working under the strategic direction of the Vice President, Treasurer, the Senior Mergers and Acquisitions Manager provides fact-based analysis, recommendations, and execution leadership that support strategic growth objectives, strengthen competitive positioning, and create long-term value for the company.

What you will do:

Transaction Execution:

• Manage day-to-day execution of acquisition and divestiture processes from initial evaluation through closing.
• Develop and maintain transaction workplans, timelines, decision points, and deliverables.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders and external advisers, including investment bankers, legal counsel, accounting firms, and other specialists.
• Support preparation and evaluation of indications of interest, letters of intent, definitive agreements, and closing deliverables.
• Identify transaction issues, facilitate resolution, and escalate material risks and decisions to the VP, Treasurer.

Due Diligence:

• Lead cross-functional global due diligence processes, including financial, legal, tax, operational, commercial, human resources, technology, food safety, and strategic assessments.
• Synthesize diligence findings, quantify risks and opportunities, and recommend mitigation actions, valuation adjustments, deal protections, or conditions to closing.
• Maintain the diligence issue log and ensure material findings are communicated and escalated to transaction leadership.

Financial Analysis & Valuation:

• Develop and maintain valuation, accretion/dilution, return, financing, and transaction-impact models for potential acquisitions and divestitures.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate valuation assumptions, synergies, deal structures, financing alternatives, and downside risks.
• Prepare clear financial analyses and recommendations for senior leadership and Board-level decision materials.
• Coordinate financial, tax, and quality-of-earnings analyses with internal teams and external advisers.

Pipeline Support:

• Conduct industry, market, competitive, and target research to support the company’s M&A strategy and acquisition pipeline.
• Develop target profiles, screening analyses, strategic-fit assessments, and preliminary valuation perspectives.
• Maintain target and pipeline information and provide periodic updates to M&A and senior leadership.
• Support evaluation of divestiture opportunities and other strategic alternatives.

Post-Transaction Integration:

• Support the transition from diligence to integration by documenting assumptions, commitments, risks, synergies, and required actions.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to develop integration plans, governance, milestones, and performance measures.
• Track acquisition performance against the approved investment case, including synergies, financial returns, and strategic objectives.
• Facilitate post-close reviews and incorporate lessons learned into future transaction processes.

What you will need to succeed:

• Required Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• MBA, CPA or CFA preferred.
• 10 or more years of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, investment banking, corporate development, corporate finance, or a related field.
• Experience in Manufacturing.
• Familiarity with international Mergers and Acquisitions transactions and cross-border deals.
• Experience with post-merger integration processes.

Skills:

• Strong financial modeling, valuation, and analytical skills.
• Experience in conducting and leading due diligence processes.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• High degree of integrity, initiative, confidentiality, and attention to detail.

Additional Details:

FOOD SAFETY FUNCTIONS:  Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups. Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met. Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met, and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS ANALYSIS:

Lifting ten pounds maximum and occasionally lifting, bending and/or carrying such articles as machines, equipment and other metal objects.  Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Travel Requirements:

• International, annual, 15% of time.

Eligible partners will receive:

• Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits.  When you join our employee-owned company, you’ll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one.  In addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount – about 8% of your earnings – toward your retirement every year.  That’s a company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually.  That’s hard to beat!
• Earn bonus pay. You’ll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
• Ready to make a move?  Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for a U.S. Salaried position.
• Childcare costs. Get up to $5,000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare.  Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters.
• Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer‑funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
• Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.
• Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
• Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.
• Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber – Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

​For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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