Drive strategic growth for a leading consumer retail business by identifying, evaluating, and executing commercial opportunities across brand acquisition, franchising, licensing, distribution partnerships, and M&A activities. The role offers broad exposure and high visibility, with a focus on monitoring market and consumer trends and translating insights into actionable growth initiatives. You will build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective brands and partners aligned with long-term strategic objectives.
Develop and maintain relationships with brand owners, principals, and strategic partners, leading commercial discussions and contract negotiations to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. Create financial models, business cases, and investment feasibility analyses to assess commercial opportunities and support investment decisions. You will also collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across commercial, operations, finance, legal, and executive leadership to ensure successful execution of projects, while maintaining comprehensive market intelligence across existing and future target markets.
Prepare and present strategic recommendations, investment proposals, and project updates to senior management for approval. The role typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, with an MBA considered an advantage, and at least 10 years of experience in business development, commercial strategy, brand portfolio management, corporate development, or related functions within retail or consumer-focused environments. Candidates should demonstrate a proven track record in strategic partnerships and commercial transactions (such as franchise agreements, licensing, distribution, or M&A), strong financial and contracting capabilities, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders; excellent communication and presentation skills in Thai and English are expected.