VP, Corporate Development

Founded in 1971, Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc. (GMS) is the leading North American specialty distributor of interior building products. Our product offerings of wallboard, ceilings and complementary construction products are designed to provide a comprehensive solution for our core customer- building contractors who install our products in commercial and residential buildings. GMS's operating model enables GMS to continue to grow and expand in scope, while maintaining a high level of customer service, promoting an entrepreneurial culture, and preserving the customer intimacy of a local business.

GMS and its family of companies operate a network of nearly 300 building product distribution yards, and more than 100 tool sales and service centers, for customers across the U.S. and Canada. The Field Support Center in Tucker, Georgia serves each GMS location, providing the support needed to enable local teams to deliver outstanding service to contractors and builders in their local communities.

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Position Summary:
The primary function of the Vice President Corporate Development is to work closely with business leaders and c-suite executives to plan, identify, source, develop, analyze, evaluate, negotiate, execute and integrate global strategic growth initiatives of the Company. These include (but are not necessarily limited to) strategic Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Greenfields, and certain other strategic expansion projects as identified by the company.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Strategy
• Work closely with executive leadership to create and implement global corporate strategy focusing on key company goals.
• Review important industry trends and changing market conditions and coordinate with functional discipline leadership to deliver clear objectives and an actionable strategic plan including both organic and inorganic growth plans.
• Communicate strategy to Board of Directors.
M&A Origination
• Coordinate efforts on inorganic growth strategy by identifying, sourcing and developing acquisition candidates and expansion opportunities with operational business leaders and c-suite executives.
• Build relationships with potential sellers and manage dialogue and creation of deal strategy.
• Manage preliminary diligence process to vet, analyze and evaluate potential opportunities for strategic fit with the organization.
• Create internal acquisition thesis based on key investment criteria and suggest appropriate valuation and structure for presentation to executive leadership team.
• Negotiate preliminary Letter of Intent.
M&A Transaction / Execution
• Manage entire transaction process including due diligence (internal and 3rd party), negotiation of definitive documents, preparation of detailed financial analyses and cash flow projections.
• Presentation of final package to executive leadership team and Board of Directors for approval.
• Lead project team through integration efforts including employee/customer/vendor communication and ERP/Hardware systems transition.
Greenfields & Organic Growth Strategy
• Coordinate review and analysis of greenfield opportunities and other organic growth strategies.
• Work closely with operational business leads to create comprehensive investment thesis and financial budget detailing incremental performance impact to the organization and corresponding investment costs.
• Ensure opportunities meet minimum return thresholds outlined by the company.
• Lead approval process.
Internal & External Communication
• Coordinate external communication of growth initiatives and activity with Investor Relations (IR) team and executive management.
• Quarterly presentation to Company Board of Directors regarding strategic initiatives pipeline updates and updates on actual results.
• Measure and monitor return on investment across businesses and geographies relative to plan.
Team Management & Personnel Development
• Actively manage team of 2-3 junior resources including workflows and personnel development.

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree; emphasis in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 10 years of related work experience; prior transactional experience in investment banking, accounting or consulting with related industry exposure preferred
• Ability to manage supporting team of 2-3 direct reports
• Strong knowledge and skills of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial accounting principles
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial spreading and financial modeling

Core Competencies:
• Strive to do the right thing by displaying trust and in