Corporate Development Manager

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team! Are you experienced, flexible and self-motivated? Are you skilled and energized by collaboration and continuous improvement? Do you enjoy a challenging and vibrant work environment? If this sounds like you, you may be The Right One ! Please continue on to learn more about this opportunity. Don't forget to take a look at our comprehensive benefits! SUMMARY The Corporate Development Manager is a key member of a small team of professionals in Toyota Tsusho America's Corporate Development group. The individual in this role will help support Toyota Tsusho America's growth through investment, M&A, and other strategic initiatives. A thorough understanding of our diverse businesses will be used to collaborate with existing divisions on existing market growth strategies. Likewise, the individual will work closely with corporate leadership related to applicable new market growth strategies. ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Contribute to all aspects of projects and deals related to investment, M&A and other strategic initiatives Perform rigorous research and market analysis to support and drive decision making Build relationships and collaborate with Division and Business Unit leaders to ensure alignment Build relationships with key corporate functions, such as finance, accounting, and legal Develop and implement tools and metrics that help translate vision into actionable initiatives Develop and test hypotheses for new growth areas in collaboration with senior corporate leaders Engage in the coordination of external consultants, bankers, and other outside resources QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Prior mergers/acquisitions, strategic planning, corporate development, consulting or business development experience Familiarity with technology and businesses related to our core divisions Experience in researching and evaluating businesses for investment and/or business development potential Experience in competitive benchmarking, market research and analysis Strong cost accounting and financial analysis skills Strong presentation, spreadsheet, and written communication skills EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Undergraduate degree in technical or financial field MBA preferred LANGUAGE SKILLS Must possess excellent communication skills. Knowledge of Japanese not required, but would be a positive. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (Licenses, certifications, etc.) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder or progress towards CFA preferred Up to 25% travel BENEFITS Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities Paid Time Off Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!) Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts Disability and Life Insurance 401(k) with Company Contribution Educational Tuition Reimbursement FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENT Consistent with the Company's Flexible Work Arrangement* policy, an essential function of an on-site/office-based position requires an employee to perform a regular portion of their duties at a Company facility. In person collaboration is a critical component of your job and vitally important to innovation, all of which can only be accomplished by working on-site. Working in this manner is consistent with the Company's philosophy of "kaizen," as well as facilitates important team interactions, enhances learning and development, and supports relationship building. These functions are critical to our business operations and consistent with the Company's value of "genchi, genbutsu, genjitsu" to see and understand where work is done. If your role is as a member of management, you will use in person work time to train, develop and motivate employees. Further, through observation and assessment of processes, you will identify opportunities to enhance employee effectiveness and productivity. *A flexible work arrangement is dependent on the nature, scope, essential job functions, requirements, and location of the position. At Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., we are committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation. The target salary range for this position is $115,000 to $162,000. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall near the middle of this range. Compensation for the successful candidate will be informed by the candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies and experience. Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.

Created: 2024-11-05