M&A Operations - Retail, Consumer, Leisure - Manager in London

The Consumer, Retail and Leisure team within M&A Operations is fast‐growing and market‐leading, working on a wide range of client engagements. M&A deals range in size from £50m to over £5bn, and clients include well‐known brands worldwide. We work with top‐tier private equity and corporate firms across the deals cycle, from pre‐deal diligence, synergy development and separation planning through Day 1 and into implementation support. We routinely collaborate with PwC's wider Strategy & and Consumer Markets practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Pre‐deal value‐creation advisory looking for value in a deal on behalf of our clients, exploring whether full value potential has been identified and accurately quantified.
• Providing operational due diligence on both the buy and sell side of a transaction.
• Identifying or reviewing synergies available as a result of a transaction and assessing plans for their realisation.
• Supporting divestment of subsidiary businesses and planning to ensure the carved‐out entity can continue to operate on Day 1.
• Assisting the purchaser with 100‐day planning, taking control of the new entity and delivering quick wins.
• Supporting our clients on the integration of their acquisition, in order to deliver the value identified pre‐deal, reduce risk and successfully merge the two organisations.
• Leading a workstream (or a short‐term project) in the above engagements, producing analysis to substantiate findings and communicating them to key stakeholders verbally and via written report format.
• Complying with any risk and quality processes across the engagement.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of operational management/leadership experience managing multi‐site operations in the consumer, retail or leisure sectors (e.g. FMCG, fashion retailers, restaurant chains, cinemas).
• Or 5 years of professional services experience (either in deals or consulting) to Consumer, Retail and Leisure industries.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and communicate with senior business leaders.
• Excellent quantitative and written skills, able to build analyses or an evidence base to support a position, often in situations with imperfect or incomplete information.
• A healthy curiosity, coupled with a disciplined approach to understanding and solving problems.
• Able to work from first‐principles and stay focused on the "why" when performing analyses or reviewing documentation.
• Comfortable under pressure and managing through ambiguity to deliver tasks in an environment with many unknowns.
• Adaptable, and up for the challenge of mastering new industries and developing experience in a wide variety of product types.
• Ability to travel at short notice (required at times).
• Capability or willingness to develop skills in data analytics (e.g. Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau).

What You'll Receive From Us

Our benefits include empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.