Deals Strategy & Operations Senior Manager - Industrial, Manufacturing & Automotive

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Deals

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

Deals Strategy & Value Realization (DSVR) provides strategic and operational advice across the deal continuum from setting the deal strategy to post-deal execution. Examples of services we undertake include advising funds on developing the right strategy, identifying issues and points of negotiation and value, executing the deal seamlessly, and implementing changes to deliver synergies and improvements post integration. Our team includes a diverse mix of profiles with people with relevant strategy, investment, and operations experience combined with deep industry expertise. Our clients include regional and international corporates, leading private equity houses, family offices, major banks and investment funds, and government entities.

Role Responsibilities

As a Senior Manager in the Industrials Manufacturing and Automotive sector, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Oversee the successful delivery of projects, which may include multiple projects at a time, while leading a team of 3-4 consultants.
• Managing the client relationship on a day-to-day basis including other stakeholders.
• Structuring and ensuring the development of reports encompassing the relevant analysis, findings and recommendations.
• Supporting on business development efforts across key geographies in the GCC and within various sectors.
• Taking an active role in new business development and pursuit activities, including client lead maturation, proposal development, and closing new business opportunities.
• Identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships.
• Developing high-impact work plans: prioritizing issues that drive the answer, developing creative ways to prove or disprove hypotheses, estimating time and resourcing required for work modules.
• Managing project workstreams and developing proposals, deliverables and reports using the Microsoft suite of applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant work experience including demonstrated career progression to a Senior Manager-equivalent level in a strategy consulting firm or corporate strategy roles.
• Sector experience with a focus on industrial manufacturing, automotive and/or construction sectors preferably within the Middle East.
• Proven track record of success in developing corporate, portfolio strategies and delivering commercial due diligence projects.
• Hands on experience with assisting clients in strategic planning and business reviews; growth, market entry and international expansion; and market opportunity sizing.
• Experience with deals, M&A and Joint Ventures, strong understanding of mergers, integrations, spin-offs and/or divestiture transactions, including options analyses and recommendations.
• Ability to develop and execute programs on production localisation, attracting FDI and developing outward direct investment programs.
• Rigorous analytical skills, ability to excel at solving problems that require sound logical reasoning, creative thinking, fluency with numbers and ability to untangle complex issues.
• Highly motivated, energetic, enthusiastic, committed and inclusive team player.
• Ability to exercise business judgement, communicate persuasively and generate insights to build trusting client relationships.
• Ability to project poise, confidence and professional maturity in both internal and external situations; engaging and concise with good interpersonal “presence”, comfortable both in the C-suite and team room settings.
• Flexibility and ability to serve and address a wide range of client assignments; ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Confident to manage multi-resource engagements: using work plans to manage day-to-day execution, removing roadblocks, proactively asking for help, effectively communicating up, down and laterally.
• Articulate and compelling verbal, written and presentation skills are vital.
• Entrepreneurial, proactive, pragmatic, someone who “rolls up the sleeves” and gets things done.
• Arabic speaking considered a big plus.
• Flexibility to travel 20-40% of the time.

Why you’ll love PwC
We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/about-us/life-at-pwc.html

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Acquisition Strategy, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Plan Evaluation, Capital IQ, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Analysis, Corporate Development, Creativity, Customer Due Diligence, Deal Structures, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Inclusion, Industry Trend Analysis, Influence {+ 20 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 40%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

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