Job Description & Summary

About the team

Delivering Deal Value Bulgaria (DDV BG) is a Sofia-based team that operates as part of the wider Deals practice within PwC Bulgaria and is growing significantly. While based in Sofia, it is currently almost entirely dedicated to supporting the DDV UK team in London. This means that almost all of the DDV BG work is on UK and global deals predominantly with mid- and large-cap international companies.

DDV UK is a market leading business, assisting both Corporate and Private Equity clients in a wide range of high impact business situations. Most of its work is in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) space, both pre and post deal. The M&A Deals they work on range in size from £50m to over £5bn, and among the clients are the most well-known brands and businesses in the world.

In the DDV BG team in Sofia, you will not be aligned to a sector or a specialist team, but we expect most of your work to be in the Industrial Products and Consumer Markets space. The type of client projects you work on will vary based on the demand and the current deal market; therefore, a high degree of flexibility is expected.

About the role 

 

You will be working on a range of the different products we offer as a team, including: 

Buy and sell side operational due diligence – i.e. has the business been performing well? What could be improved to unlock further value for our client? 

Carve out and divestment support – i.e. what does the business look like standalone, what support and transition services will it need to function? How can we help our clients execute the separation and ensure a smooth Day 1? 

Mergers & Acquisitions Integration – i.e. how can our clients protect and grow value in an acquisition, what is the right level of integration to achieve this and what does an effectively run integration programme look like? 

Performance improvement using our Rapid Value Creation methodology (including pre-deal, post-deal or outside the deal channel) – i.e. where might value lie in the business and how can we generate sustainable cost savings? 

 

Please note that this role will likely involve travel (e.g. site visits), which may be at short notice. Occasionally, projects may also involve being based overseas for multiple weeks with trips home weekly or bi-weekly, and candidates should be prepared for this. 

 

Essential (and desirable) skills 

 

Background in production management (e.g. a factory manager, a shift manager or a team leader at a blue-chip manufacturing business) 

Experience in one or more of the following: lean manufacturing, manufacturing best-practice, operational restructuring and cost reduction 

Ability to demonstrate a strong understanding of a function, such as engineering, procurement, supply chain or manufacturing operations 

Have the ability to quickly assess the performance of a business (or elements of it) and outline improvement opportunities based upon limited information and / or interactions with Management 

Excellent verbal and written communications - all work will be in English, often with native speakers 

Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills - including attention to detail, ability to present complex information in simple ways, and an eye for slide / table aesthetics 

 

Personality characteristics 

 

We work hard together, so we hire people who treat their colleagues well, who enjoy creating a happy culture even when under pressure 

Self-starter, comfortable with uncertainty, thrives under pressure and able to flex working hours to meet deadlines 

Comfortable around C suite or senior stakeholders (predominantly native English speakers), as most of our work is done at this level; you don’t need to be an extrovert, but confidence definitely helps 

Much of our work involves detailed analysis and report writing, so it’s critical you can stay on top of these 

Naturally curious; we love people who can apply logic and problem solving to difficult business problems 

Significant interest in M&A / divestitures 

 

What we offer you 

 

Professional experience in an international setting with room for assuming responsibilities 

Company training and excellent opportunities for professional and career growth 

Challenging and interesting projects - working on medium and large deals in the UK and globally with key Corporate and Private Equity clients 

Comprehensive employee benefit program 

Professional, positive and team-oriented working environment 

Central office location in Sofia 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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