SUMMARY: Responsible for corporate level development and inorganic growth activities of NAPA. Leads pipeline, execution and onboarding of a wide-range of growth opportunities including acquisitions, customer capital programs and joint ventures. Responsible for defining and executing strategic, long-range business planning of inorganic and tertiary growth programs, competitive and market analyses as well as other corporate development activities. Manages NAPA's Integration Management Office and related integration planning and execution. JOB DUTIES * Acquisitions strategy and planning work focuses on strategic transaction planning and execution (acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, etc.). Responsible for coordinating with the VP-M&A to identify and execute internal and external strategic growth opportunities. * Evaluates and models potential investment opportunities (comparable analysis, precedent transaction analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, financial impact analysis, etc.). Evaluates and financially models potential mergers, acquisitions, divestments, partnerships, and joint venture opportunities. * Monitors medium and long-term business trends/outlooks, gathers competitive intelligence to contribute to strategic business planning discussions with leadership. * Leads a team functioning as primary point of contact regarding strategic capital programs with numerous external constituencies, particularly the banking community and independent customers. Identifies and negotiates strategic partnerships including financial arrangements. * Alongside the VP-M&A, responsible for acquisition transaction execution (e.g., strategy, due diligence, negotiation, definitive agreements, and integration). * Builds and leads teams of professionals with disparate but interconnected disciplines, such as banking, financial analysis, inorganic transaction execution and integration project management * Evaluates and advises the executive leadership team regarding organization growth and diversification to accomplish the organization's vision; identifies, manages and reports on barriers and risk factors including financial, operational, project, market, and regulatory risk. * Actively researches target market segments and assesses new opportunities for commercial and organizational growth in line with the organization's overall strategy and vision. Continuously monitors the market to keep track of competitor developments and their impact. * Assists leadership in establishing strategic direction and objectives and creates long-term strategic and business development plans. Identifies company's strengths, weaknesses, and business opportunities. * Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance or a related area and at least fifteen (15) years of related experience. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES * Ability to understand and communicate overarching organizational vision, objectives, operational functions and supporting business processes. * Ability to develop and lead a broad range of professional talent. * Professional demeanor with strong interpersonal and relationship skills, written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to work effectively with a large and diverse management. * Skill in planning, organization & resource management, project management and implementation monitoring. * Strong technical and analytical skills in finance, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis. Not the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by joining our Talent Community on jobs.genpt.com or create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest! GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.