Director, Mergers & Acquisitions

USA-IL Oak Brook

Full time

R31355

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Oak Brook

Job Type:

Strategy

Job Posting Title:

Director, Mergers & Acquisitions

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values— Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Director, Mergers & Acquisitions to lead and drive the company’s inorganic growth strategy. This role is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of M&A activities, including acquisitions and potential divestitures, while partnering closely with senior leadership and private equity stakeholders.

The Director, M&A will play a critical role in identifying, evaluating, and executing transactions, as well as supporting integration planning to maximize value creation.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Lead the development and execution of the company’s M&A and divestiture strategy in alignment with senior leadership and private equity sponsors

• Evaluate potential acquisition and divestiture opportunities, including strategic fit, market dynamics, and financial impact

• Prepare and review key transaction materials, including teasers, CIMs, management presentations, board materials, and investment memos

• Manage end-to-end execution of M&A transactions, from initial diligence through signing and closing

• Coordinate cross-functional diligence workstreams, including financial, operational, legal, tax, IT, and commercial areas

• Oversee transaction timelines, data rooms, diligence trackers, and key deliverables in partnership with external advisors

• Support negotiation of deal terms in collaboration with senior leadership and legal counsel

• Lead divestiture activities, including carve-out analysis and operational planning

• Partner with internal teams on post-close integration planning and execution

• Track deal performance and synergy realization against investment objectives

• Maintain and support acquisition pipelines and integration frameworks

• Serve as a primary point of contact for private equity sponsors on transaction-related matters

• Provide clear and concise updates to executive leadership on deal progress, risks, and decisions

Important Details:

• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $164,100 to $246,100 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

• This is a full-time role based out of our corporate office located in Oak Brook, IL.

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Finance, Business, or related field preferred

• Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in investment banking (M&A), corporate development, private equity, or transaction advisory

• Strong knowledge of M&A processes, diligence execution, and transaction structuring

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex workstreams and external advisors

• Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and analytical capabilities

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights

• Excellent communication and project management skills with the ability to work independently

• Experience in a private equity-backed or high-growth environment preferred

• Experience in the Food & Beverage industry is a plus

Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!

Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected]

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TreeHouse Foods is a private label food and beverage leader focused on customer brands and custom products. When customers partner with TreeHouse they can expect access to an industry-leading portfolio, strategic vision, on-trend innovation and insights, world-class supply chain, operational excellence and flexibility, collaborative approaches, and dedicated customer service.

Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers. We engage with retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers, including most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada. Our portfolio includes a variety of shelf-stable, refrigerated, and snack products.

Customers can expect comprehensive flavor profiles including natural, organic, and preservative-free ingredients in many categories and packaging formats. TreeHouse Foods is best known for food and beverages produced by our two largest businesses Bay Valley Foods, LLC (including E.D. Smith and Sturm Foods) and TreeHouse Private Brands. With more than 10,000 employees in over 26 plants across the United States and Canada, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

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Disability Assistance and EEO Considerations: At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected]

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