Senior Acquisitions & Business Development Manager

Nestlé; Vevey; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Learning & development programs

Healthcare contribution

Employee discounts

Job summary

Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland is seeking a Senior Acquisitions & Business Development Manager to drive strategic M&A initiatives across zones and SBUs. You will lead end-to-end acquisitions, divestments, and joint ventures, ensuring governance and disciplined valuation.

You will collaborate with finance, legal, and leadership to assess opportunities, manage risks, and negotiate terms that create value for the group on a global scale. Fluent English is essential; additional languages are a plus.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions within multinational settings.
• Strong financial analysis, governance, and risk management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape M&A strategies with Zones and SBUs and evaluate opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end acquisition and divestment processes with governance.
• Assess risks and opportunities to strengthen decision-making and value.
• Coordinate internal teams and external advisers to ensure timely completion.
• Provide clear updates to senior management throughout projects.
• Negotiate transaction terms to maximize value and minimize risk.

Skills

M&A experience

Financial analysis

Governance & risk management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Fluent English

Job description

Location: Vevey - Switzerland

Work model: Hybrid

Contract type / duration: Permanent

Be a force for good and accelerate change that improves lives and the planet

As a Senior Acquisitions & Business Development Manager within our global M&A team, you will play a key role in shaping and executing strategic corporate projects that support the long-term growth of the Nestlé Group. Leading acquisitions, divestments, joint-ventures and other high-impact initiatives, you will ensure strong governance, rigorous valuation, and effective negotiations that create value and manage risk. Working closely with Zone and SBU leadership, Market Heads and CFOs, senior management, and specialist internal and external partners, you will help turn strategic opportunities into measurable business impact on a global scale, working across categories and geographies.

How you’ll make an impact as a Senior Acquisition & Business Development Manager

• Partner with Zones and Strategic Business Units to shape M&A strategies and evaluate potential acquisition or divestment opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end acquisition and divestment processes, ensuring projects follow the appropriate governance and approval requirements.
• Assess financial, strategic, and operational risks and opportunities to strengthen decision-making and negotiation positions.
• Lead negotiations on transaction agreements to optimize value and manage risk for Nestlé.
• Provide timely, clear, and decision-relevant information to senior management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate internal specialists and manage relationships with investment banks, financial advisers, accounting advisers, legal counsel, and other external partners to ensure the timely completion of projects.

What Will Make You Successful

• Extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions or in 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.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across functions, businesses, and geographies.
• Fluency in English, with additional languages considered an advantage, combined with flexibility, sound judgement, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex global environment.
• Demonstrating courage, collaboration, speed and continuous learning, while translating ideas into measurable impact and creating shared value.

At Nestlé, we place people at the heart of everything we do

Our benefits are designed to support your growth and wellbeing, so you can thrive at work and in life:

• Flexible working options, including hybrid work possibilities
• Learning and development opportunities to grow your career
• Healthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Attractive employee discounts across various products and services

What To Expect From Our Hiring Process

We are committed to an inclusive and respectful hiring experience and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations if needed. Our workplaces are fully accessible and supported by a strong safety culture, with modern installations and procedures to ensure a safe environment for everyone.

The hiring process typically includes an interview with Talent Acquisition, interviews with the hiring team, and a final discussion and offer. We review applications as they are received and close the role on the date listed above, so we encourage you to apply early. All information is treated confidentially.