Senior Acquisitions & Business Development Manager

The Senior Acquisitions & Business Development Manager at Nestlé is a pivotal role within the global M&A team. The company is renowned for its diverse range of food and beverage products, and this position focuses on driving strategic corporate projects that support long-term growth. The manager will lead acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, and other high-impact initiatives, ensuring strong governance, rigorous valuation, and effective negotiations to create value and manage risk. The main responsibilities include partnering with various leadership teams to shape M&A strategies and evaluate potential opportunities. The manager will oversee the entire acquisition and divestment processes, ensuring compliance with governance and approval requirements. They will assess financial, strategic, and operational risks, and lead negotiations to optimize value and manage risk for Nestlé. Additionally, the role involves providing timely and relevant information to senior management and coordinating with internal specialists and external partners to ensure project completion. To excel in this role, candidates must have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions or leading complex projects within a multinational organization, consultancy, investment bank, or financial advisory environment. Strong expertise in financial management, business analysis, valuation, governance, risk management, and strategic business planning is essential. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills are also required, along with the ability to build trusted relationships across different functions and geographies. Fluency in English is a must, with additional languages being an advantage. The role demands flexibility, sound judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex global environment. Candidates should demonstrate courage, collaboration, speed, and continuous learning, translating ideas into measurable impact and creating shared value. The position is based in Vevey, Switzerland, and offers a hybrid work model with flexible working options, learning and development opportunities, healthcare contributions, and attractive employee discounts. What the role asks for: - Extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions or in leading complex projects in a multinational company, a consulting firm, an investment bank or a financial advisory firm. - Strong expertise in financial management, business analysis, valuation, governance, risk management and strategic business planning. - Fluent English. - Excellent stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills. - Ability to build trusted relationships across functions, companies and geographies. - Flexibility, clear judgment and the ability to work effectively in a complex global environment. - Courage, collaboration, speed and continuous learning.