You will gain exposure and experience in:
- Work with regional R&D, Marketing, Operations, M&A and Country Business team to identify key areas of interest
- Conduct and develop search strategies and identify start-up companies in the area of interest via own desk research / using external consultants
- Create a long list & short list of potentially interesting investment opportunities in start-up working with Sika team
- Develop the process to evaluate start-up’s including (i) what improvements it will bring Sika, (ii) stage of start-up (idea, prototype, first sales etc..) and (ii) how Sika could add value to start-up working with various departments in Sika
- Develop existing relationships and build new ones with potential start-up owners
- Project manage the investment opportunity from beginning to end, including due diligence, financial planning, scoping, closing and integration
- Performing company valuations as part of investing into start-up, including assessment of relevant business, operational, and financial aspects
- Organization and coordination of due diligence activities and execution of selected financial due diligence. Liaison with external consultants and internal/external business leaders
- Proactively identify issues and opportunities to guide the decision-making process.
- Creation of internal approval documents in cooperation with the line management for the attention of the Group management/Board of directors
- Also supporting M&A projects and pipeline management in close cooperation with M&A Head and business leaders
- Analysis and Preparation of information for M&A projects as required by M&A Head
- IMO activities as needed
Day-day activities & Cross functional activities
- Work closely with M&A Head APAC in areas of start-up investment projects and few M&A projects
- Accompany and interact in meetings with various departments (R&D, Marketing, Operations and Business teams) to identify area of interest for investing in start-ups
- Use search tools to identify start-ups
- Create tools (excel / web based) to manage the identified start-ups (long list & short list)
- Get in touch with Owners of start-up
- Travel to meet Owners and develop relationship and gather information
- Tarvel with M&A head for certain meetings in country and/or M&A targets
- Develop presentation on the start-up and information as required by Sika template working with the team
- Develop business case for start-up investment opportunity working with M&A head and relevant departments
- Project manage the investment opportunity across global, regional and country organization
- Prepare presentations for Sika group management for decision
- Upon an identified investment project, the management trainee might be required to spend considerable amount of time / rotated to stay in the country where the project will be implemented (mainly in APAC countries)
