About SATS – Feed and Connect Communities
SATS is a global leader in gateway services and Asia's pre-eminent provider of food solutions. Using innovative food technologies and resilient supply chains, we create tasty, quality food in sustainable ways for airlines, foodservice chains, retailers, and institutions. With heartfelt service and advanced technology, we connect people, businesses, and communities seamlessly through our comprehensive gateway services for customers such as airlines, cruise lines, freight forwarders, postal services and eCommerce companies.
Fulfilling our purpose to feed and connect communities, SATS delights customers in over 210 locations and 27 countries across the Asia Pacific, UK, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. SATS has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since May 2000. For more information, please visit www.sats.com.sg
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with senior leadership at the corporate, business unit and functional level to drive strategic investments, business and corporate development in respect of the group’s core businesses in Asia, the Middle East and other key regions for the SATS group.
- Leading team(s) in respect of the execution of key projects and initiatives.
- Identify and develop business prospects/opportunities to grow SATS’ investments and network in the region and contribute to the Group’s long-term profit growth.
- Develop joint-ventures, partnerships and other related opportunities which includes formulating and negotiating terms with prospective partners and preparing bid submissions.
- Build a reference base of business prospects and gather market intelligence.
- Review/prepare presentations/memorandums/submissions/reports with respect to potential projects, transactions and initiatives for senior management and/or the Board.
- Support and drive such other strategic projects as may be identified from time to time by management, including but not limited to post-investment assessment and strategic optimization and reorganization initiatives. Support the due diligence process, including assisting with framing due diligence objectives, supporting due diligence teams, and coordinating in the reporting of due diligence findings to senior leadership for a target entity
- Work with key stakeholders to translate deal strategy into integration success, focus on identifying sources of transaction value and developing measurable key success factors to track integration achievement, and lead project management activities across the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) life cycle, including schedule and scope development, issue and risk management, and strategic planning and analysis.
- More generally, to plan, develop and execute M&A transactions which will include undertaking feasibility studies, financial modeling, deal structuring and negotiations as well as managing transaction documentation.
Skills & Experience
- Possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma or Professional Degree in Accounting/Business Studies/Finance/Banking or equivalent.
- CFA/CPA (or equivalent) would strengthen the application but is not required.
- Minimum 10 years of working experience in Corporate Finance/Investment Banking and/or Corporate Development or similar function.
- Preferably with some overseas work exposure to emerging markets (e.g. China, India, SEA, Middle East).
- Experience within the air transport industry and food services spaces is a plus.
- Ability to work with cross-functional business teams to identify fundamental business drivers and risks to those drivers, and translate them into actionable plans.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with diverse groups and senior-level management
- Be very detail oriented and enjoy working in a fast paced, dynamic, results-oriented environment.
