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TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods Senior Strategy Manager - Strategy and M&A in Remote, Alberta
Join our team
TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods (TAC) is a great place to work. You can see it in our team members. The diversity of the team and their unique contributions set us apart from the competition. Our success is based as much on our future friendly team as the innovative technology solutions we offer.
Our team members include people like you – enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and energetic. We believe that you'll find our high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging and financially rewarding.
Here's the impact you will make and what we will accomplish together
TAC is leveraging our world-leading technology and innovation to tackle one of the most pressing social challenges of our time – achieving more efficient production while lowering the impact on the environment. We believe that by delivering data insights and digital solutions that empower and connect producers to consumers we can improve the quality, safety and sustainability of our food and consumer goods.
We offer an unmatched suite of innovative solutions and purpose-built applications for every participant in the supply chain, from seed manufacturers and farmers through to grocery stores and consumer goods companies. Our solutions consist of the latest technologies that enable our customers to optimize their businesses with more accuracy, efficiency and profit and create unified, trusted and sustainable food and consumer goods value chains.
What you'll do
As a Senior Strategy Manager on the Strategy & M&A team, you will be focused on creating and executing on the growth strategy within our Consumer Goods division. You'll collaborate with other members of the Strategy & M&A team, and work across the TAC organization and the broader TELUS enterprise on strategic planning, executive reporting, and market research. You will also work closely with the Corporate Development and Ventures team with assessing potential acquisitions and investment targets, as well as supporting transaction execution and due diligence.
Here's how
Research market opportunities and growth rates for select industries within the Food, Beverage, and Consumer Goods space.
Source and qualify acquisition targets that align with strategic growth objectives, generating a pipeline of buyable revenue opportunities
Lead and support inorganic strategy development for the Consumer Goods business unit and ensure alignment across TAC as well as with the broader TELUS organization. This means developing regular updates to our executive team, and working on ad-hoc executive analyses as required.
Act as an internal consultant and work with team members across all levels of the organization to have the right conversations at the right time to turn strategy into action.
Work closely with the Consumer Goods Business Unit, as well as our Corporate Development and Ventures teams, to effectively oversee the strategic development, evaluation, and thorough examination of potential acquisitions and investment opportunities. Additionally, you will be responsible for preparing comprehensive presentations that highlight your findings and analysis for senior management.
Contact software leaders and engaging in meaningful high-level discussion, leading to eventual acquisition transactions
Deliver in-depth commercial due diligence alongside a collaborative team, ensuring informed investment/acquisition decisions
Support the development of sophisticated financial projections, analysis and valuation of inorganic growth opportunities including acquisitions, joint ventures, and other initiatives
Build and update the inorganic strategy roadmap for the Consumer Goods business unit, identifying short-term to long-term opportunities, relevant synergies & risks, as well as assessing market dynamics in the FBCG space
You're the missing piece of the puzzle
7+ years of work experience in business strategy, consulting, equity research, or market/competitive intelligence
Outstanding presentation development with strong experience building executive-level material; ability to present complex information in a clear concise manner for maximum impact
Prior experience with software solutions in the Food, Beverage, or Consumer Goods industry (e.g. trade promotion, sales enablement, retail execution, etc)
Prior experience researching, assessing, or growing SaaS companies
Prior experience leading or supporting M&A and/or Ventures strategy and transactions
Prior experience with analyzing financial statements (ratio analysis, performance return measures) and basic understanding of financial valuation methodologies (discounted cash flow, payback period, comparable company analysis)
Strong financial modeling skills including ability to develop driver based business case analysis including NPV and ROI analysis
A growth mindset that fuels continuous learning an improvement
Experience working with and presenting to all levels of leadership
Experience working in a matrixed organization with global business partners
Undergraduate or graduate degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Accounting, Economics, or other quantitative disciplines.
Nice to Have: MBA, CFA, CPA
Join us
Collectively, our talented team and integrated solutions uniquely position us to transform collaboration within the industry at a global level, empowering and connecting producers to consumers for a more efficient, sustainable future.
Everyone belongs at TELUS. It doesn't matter who you are, what you do or how you do it, at TAC, your unique contribution and talents will be valued and respected. Because the more diverse perspectives we have the more likely we are to crack the code on what our customers want and our communities need.
Do you share our passion for enabling remarkable human outcomes?
Together, let's make the future friendly.
Accessibility
TAC is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.