Senior Strategy

**Senior Strategy & Business Development Manager**:
GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success - come and join them We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

Why join GEA

**Job information**

**Reference Number**

JR-0033475

**Job function**

General Management

**Position type**

Full time

**Site**

202 Kallang Bahru, #06-02, Singapore 339339
- This is a high-impact role designed for a strategic leader who thrives in dynamic, multicultural environments and has a passion for turning ideas into measurable outcomes. The Senior Strategy, Business Development - APAC will be responsible for shaping and driving the strategic roadmap of the APAC Business Unit, aligning closely with corporate and divisional objectives, and taking a hands-on role in executing key growth, transformation, and sustainability initiatives. The role demands a proactive influencer with strong business acumen, execution capabilities, and the ability to navigate and harmonize across diverse markets and cultures. This role plays a key role in the success in APAC and is part of the Business Unit Board.
- Your responsibilities and tasks:

- Strategy & Business Development
- Support the BU leader in defining and executing the strategic agenda in alignment with the Division and GEA global strategy.
- Lead the annual strategic planning process across the region: develop tools, set targets, and challenge bottom-up inputs from local teams.
- Identify and develop business opportunities, organic or inorganic, across APAC (e.g., M&A, partnerships, portfolio shifts).
- Drive competitive and market analysis to identify growth areas and proactively respond to industry trends.
- Translate strategic priorities into executable projects, in close collaboration with Sales, Service, Operations, and Finance teams.
- Monitor the progress of strategic initiatives through KPIs and regular reporting to the leadership team.

Execution Leadership
- Lead or co-lead cross-functional projects, including growth acceleration, organizational changes, and customer initiatives.
- Facilitate and moderate decision-making forums and workshops with senior leaders.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the BU leader and Regional Managing Directors.
- Ensure alignment between strategic direction and frontline execution; act as the “glue” between planning and implementation.
- Travel regularly across APAC to engage stakeholders, follow up on execution, and provide local support.
- Develop and execute a regional sustainability roadmap - together with our APAC Sustainability Manager, identifying opportunities to reduce environmental impact and promote circularity.
- Track and report sustainability KPIs; support customer-facing sustainability positioning in the region.

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Key Interfaces
- Business Unit Leadership Team - this role is part of the Business Unit Board
- Managing Directors in APAC
- Global & Divisional Strategy teams, M&A and Sustainability teams
- Sales, Service, Engineering, Divisions, CoCs, Finance, Operations and HR leaders across the region
- External consultants, market analysts, and partners

Your profile and qualifications:

- 10+ years of experience in strategy, business development, transformation, or management consulting
- Proven experience in executing strategic initiatives
- Excellent presentation skills incl. preparation of presentations (pptx.)
- Experience working in a consultancy firm is a plus
- Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills across multiple levels and cultures
- Fluency in English
- Excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills
- Willingness to travel across APAC