Strategy Director, Materials Group North Asia

The Senior Director Strategy and M&A will lead the development of long term strategic plans for our Materials Group (MG) businesses (Label Materials, Graphics, Performance Materials)  in North Asia (China, Korea, Japan). The role acts as the strategy and M&A leader on the North Asia leadership team. It works with the relevant functions and business leaders to assess business challenges and opportunities and drive implementation of both strategic and operational improvement initiatives. This role can be based in Guangzhou, Shanghai or Kunshan and reports directly to the Vice President and General Manager for MG North Asia with a dotted line to the Vice President Strategy and M&A for MG Global.This is an outstanding opportunity for a high potential with established professional experience (12+ years) to shape the strategy of our business while optimizing its performance. This is a role in a stimulating, value-driven and collaborative work environment with exposure to top management, and the opportunity to grow and develop into other leadership roles in the organization.You will:Be a key thought partner to the VP/GM for North Asia and other members of the regional leadership team on both strategic questions as well as improvement opportunities and support with the respective initiativesDirectly lead the market research and sustainability teamsPartner with your peers on the leadership team to help them take a long term view while leveraging their business experienceBuild and maintain a network within the organization as well as the ecosystemLead the annual strategic planning process: Shape the storyline, structure the work, support and challenge the functional leaders with their workstreams, make sure financial projections tie back to the strategyDevelop and execute focused strategies for growing our business into adjacencies. Assess market structure, trends and customer needs, in particular in adjacent business spacesAct as project lead for important strategic or business issues.  This includes managing cross-functional teams as well as deep diving into the business.Work closely with the organization to identify acquisition opportunities which could help accelerate our strategies. Manage the M&A pipeline for MG-North Asia and together with the corporate M&A team lead the M&A process (investment thesis, target approach, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, signing, closing and integration planning). Present the findings and recommendations to the M&A committee (composed of the CEO and the key leaders of the business)Exchange experiences and best practices with your counterparts in Europe, North America and South Asia.As part of the corporate strategy team, support at times with broader strategic assessments or M&A deals which cut across different regions and divisions.