Directeur

Avery Dennison; Oegstgeest; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Dennison in the Netherlands (Oegstgeest) is seeking a Director, Strategy and M&A to partner with business leaders across Materials Group to shape long-term strategic plans, assess growth opportunities, and lead critical projects including acquisitions. The role offers hybrid work with the possibility of home office up to three days per week and exposure to top management.

With 5+ years in consulting and/or corporate development, you will drive annual strategic planning, develop

Qualifications

• 5+ years of consulting and/or corporate development experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong network within the organization and ecosystem while acting as a key thought partner to General Managers and functional leaders on strategic questions and improvement opportunities.
• Lead the annual strategic planning process for 1-2 businesses or functions by shaping the storyline, structuring workstreams, challenging functional leaders, and ensuring financial projections tie back to strategy.
• Develop and execute focused strategies to grow the business into adjacencies by assessing industry structure, trends, and customer needs in adjacent spaces.
• Act as project lead for critical strategic or business initiatives, managing cross-functional teams and deep-diving into business operations.
• Work closely across the organization and corporate M&A team to identify acquisition opportunities, participate in the M&A process, present findings to the M&A committee (CEO, CFO, key ...)

Job description

Omschrijving functie

Director, Strategy and M&A, MG-Global Avery Dennison Posted on Aug 12, 2026 Job Description The Director Strategy and M&A works with the business leaders of selected Materials Group businesses to develop their long-term strategic plans, assesses growth opportunities and business challenges, and takes the lead for important projects (including M&A). This role is based in Oegstgeest (Amsterdam/The Hague area; home office possible up to 3 days per week) and reports to the Vice President Strategy and M&A, MG-Global. This is an outstanding opportunity for a high potential with consulting and/or corporate development experience (5+ years) to shape the strategy of our business while optimizing its performance. We offer a stimulating, value-driven and collaborative work environment with exposure to top management, and the opportunity to grow and develop into other leadership roles in the organization. This is a hybrid position based in Oegstgeest, Netherlands, with home office flexibility up to 3 days per week.

• Build and maintain a strong network within the organization and ecosystem while acting as a key thought partner to General Managers (e.g., Tapes, Graphics) and functional leaders on strategic questions and improvement opportunities.
• Lead the annual strategic planning process for 1-2 businesses or functions by shaping the storyline, structuring workstreams, challenging functional leaders, and ensuring financial projections tie back to strategy.
• Develop and execute focused strategies to grow the business into adjacencies by assessing industry structure, trends, and customer needs in adjacent spaces.
• Act as project lead for critical strategic or business initiatives, managing cross-functional teams and deep-diving into business operations.
• Work closely across the organization and corporate M&A team to identify acquisition opportunities, participate in the M&A process, present findings to the M&A committee (CEO, CFO, key ...)