Director, Mergers & Acquisitions

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TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers directly impacting our mission to make high quality affordable food for our customers communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of Americas Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time. Guided by our valuesOwn It Commit to Excellence Be Agile Speak Up and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity accountability and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change prioritize continuous learning and foster collaboration transparency and healthy debate. Together we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period youre eligible from your first day!

• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities including immediate access to four weeks of vacation five sick days parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth plus paid training tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform DevelopU with more than 10000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

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About the Role:

We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Director Mergers & Acquisitions to lead and drive the companys inorganic growth strategy. This role is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of M&A activities including acquisitions and potential divestitures while partnering closely with senior leadership and private equity stakeholders.

The Director M&A will play a critical role in identifying evaluating and executing transactions as well as supporting integration planning to maximize value creation.

Youll add value to this role by performing various functions including but not limited to:

• Lead the development and execution of the companys M&A and divestiture strategy in alignment with senior leadership and private equity sponsors
• Evaluate potential acquisition and divestiture opportunities including strategic fit market dynamics and financial impact
• Prepare and review key transaction materials including teasers CIMs management presentations board materials and investment memos
• Manage end-to-end execution of M&A transactions from initial diligence through signing and closing
• Coordinate cross-functional diligence workstreams including financial operational legal tax IT and commercial areas
• Oversee transaction timelines data rooms diligence trackers and key deliverables in partnership with external advisors
• Support negotiation of deal terms in collaboration with senior leadership and legal counsel
• Lead divestiture activities including carve-out analysis and operational planning
• Partner with internal teams on post-close integration planning and execution
• Track deal performance and synergy realization against investment objectives
• Maintain and support acquisition pipelines and integration frameworks
• Serve as a primary point of contact for private equity sponsors on transaction-related matters
• Provide clear and concise updates to executive leadership on deal progress risks and decisions

Important Details:

• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $164100 to $246100 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award bonus and equity pay.
• This is a full-time role based out of our corporate office located in Oak Brook IL.

Youll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelors degree required; Finance Business or related field preferred
• Minimum of 710 years of experience in investment banking (M&A) corporate development private equity or transaction advisory
• Strong knowledge of M&A processes diligence execution and transaction structuring
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex workstreams and external advisors
• Advanced financial modeling valuation and analytical capabilities
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights
• Excellent communication and project management skills with the ability to work independently
• Experience in a private equity-backed or high-growth environment preferred
• Experience in the Food & Beverage industry is a plus

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