New Business Development Associate

Responsibilities:
1) Post-Merger Integration – New Business Development
• Opportunity Evaluation: Assess new business opportunities across various industries, with an emphasis mainly on the F&B sector.
• Integration Leadership: Lead post-merger integration efforts by aligning business processes, teams, and operations with the overall corporate strategy.
• Due Diligence & Synergy Analysis: Support due diligence initiatives and conduct synergy analyses to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of acquisitions.
• Roadmap & KPI Development: Design integration roadmaps, establish KPIs, and implement robust reporting structures to ensure smooth transitions.
• Strategy Development: Develop and execute strategies to tap into new revenue streams and enhance net profit.
• Project Coordination: Lead and coordinate multiple strategic projects from ideation through execution, ensuring alignment with corporate growth objectives.
• Financial Analysis: Perform financial analysis, forecasting, and ROI assessments to gauge the impact of new business initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with finance, operations, marketing, legal, and supply chain teams to integrate strategies and drive growth.
• Market Insights: Monitor market trends, competitor strategies, and customer behavior to continuously refine and optimize business initiatives. 2) Project Management Office (PMO)
• Project Oversight: Manage multiple projects across business units, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery.
• Tool Utilization: Utilize project management tools to track progress and drive efficiency.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Serve as the central point of contact among internal teams, external partners, and senior leadership to align on project goals.
• Reporting & Communication: Prepare detailed progress reports, dashboards, and presentations for executive leadership.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and implement mitigation strategies to support the successful execution of strategic initiatives. 3) Executive Support & Corporate Communication
• Executive Materials: Prepare supporting presentation decks, briefing notes, pre-read summaries and anticipated question-and-answer packs in advance of executive engagements.
• Engagement Preparation & Attendance: Coordinate rehearsals and run-throughs, manage timing and script handover, and accompany and support top management on-site during speaking engagements.
• Confidentiality: Handle pre-announcement, financial and executive information with strict confidentiality and professional discretion at all times. 4) Corporate Program, Event & Special Assignment Management
• Program Management: Manage corporate programs assigned by top management — including talent and leadership development, capability building and strategic initiatives — end to end, from design and curriculum through delivery and post-program review.
• Event Management: Plan and deliver corporate events, executive engagements, offsite sessions, workshops, forums and site visits, covering scope, budget, vendor and venue management, agenda and run-of-show, logistics and on-site execution.
• Field & On-site Deployment: Travel to subsidiaries, plants, distributors and partner locations to deliver program modules, field activation, site immersion and on-the-ground execution.
• Governance & Reporting: Track participation, budget, project outcomes and program KPIs, and report results to top management and the relevant functions.
• Special Assignments: Undertake ad-hoc strategic tasks and assignments delegated by top management, with the flexibility to reprioritize workload at short notice.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Management, or related fields; MBA is a plus.
• 3–5 years of experience in Business Development, Strategy, Management Consulting, Financial Analysis, PMO, Project Management, or Post-Merger Integration.
• Experience in F&B, Retail, Consumer Product Business, or New Business/Project Setup is highly desirable.
• Strong business and financial acumen, with experience in financial modelling, P&L, forecasting, ROI, feasibility analysis, or due diligence.
• Strong project management and strategic planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, timelines, KPIs, budgets, and stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear management insights.
• Able to prepare executive-level presentations, briefing materials, reports, and communication for senior management.
• Experience in corporate programs, events, workshops, leadership development, or special projects is a plus.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with BI tools such as Power BI is an advantage.
• Professional proficiency in Thai and English, with strong ownership, adaptability, discretion, and ability to work directly with senior management.