AVP, Strategy & Corporate Development

Role Overview

Aboitiz Foods seeks a commercially savvy strategy expert passionate about tackling intricate business challenges and collaborating with senior leaders to drive regional expansion plans. Reporting to the VP of Strategy & Business Development, this position is pivotal in steering company-wide strategic initiatives, analyzing growth opportunities, supporting investment decisions, and shaping the business’s strategic trajectory.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in formulating and executing the corporate and business strategies of Aboitiz Foods.
• Perform market evaluations, competitive benchmarking, and industry trend research to uncover growth potentials.
• Lead strategic planning sessions, converting priorities into concrete implementation plans.
• Collaborate with business leaders across various markets to unify strategic aims and ensure execution.
• Assess new business prospects, strategic alliances, investments, and expansion strategies.
• Construct detailed business cases and financial models to guide executive leadership in decision-making.
• Support due diligence and strategic evaluations pertinent to investments and growth endeavors.
• Create senior-level presentation materials and insightful reports for leadership meetings.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), scorecards, and strategic dashboards.
• Track and report on initiative progress, highlighting risks and improvement areas.
• Lead governance mechanisms and regularly update leadership on strategic matters.
• Engage closely with leadership teams, business units, and functional heads across the region.
• Organize strategic workshops, alignment sessions, and build robust relationships internally and externally to facilitate initiatives.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Legal authorization to work in Singapore.
• A bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Management, or related fields.
• Between six to eight years’ experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, corporate development, business planning, or investment analysis.
• Prior experience in top-tier strategy consulting firms such as McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Strategy&, EY-Parthenon, Kearney, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, or equivalents is highly desirable.
• Proven strong analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in evaluating strategic business cases.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with senior executives and cross-functional teams.
• Robust financial literacy, including business modeling and strategic planning competencies.
• Excellent skills in communication, presentation, and managing stakeholders.
• Experience in food, agribusiness, consumer goods, manufacturing, or similar industries is a plus.
• Willingness to undertake business travel across Aboitiz Foods’ operational regions when necessary.