Corporate Development Manager

Motion & Control Enterprises • Bolingbrook, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), a private-equity-backed national industrial distributor, is hiring a hands-on Corporate Development Manager to support its ongoing acquisition program. The role owns the acquisition pipeline, manages due diligence on active deals, develops valuation analyses, and prepares executive and Board materials used in acquisition decisions. The manager works day-to-day with the VP, Corporate Development and has direct visibility to the CEO, CFO, and PE sponsor.

The position includes sourcing and screening acquisition candidates, coordinating diligence workstreams, building financial models, supporting negotiations, tracking deal economics, and helping plan post-acquisition integration. It also maintains M&A reporting for sponsor and Board updates. The role is described as flexible/hybrid-remote and includes incentive bonus and equity participation.

MCE is a top-50 national industrial distributor specializing in fluid power, flow control, rotating equipment, automation, and filtration products and services. It has completed 27 acquisitions since 2018, bringing together more than 25 subsidiary companies across 18+ states. Continuation of its active acquisition program is central to its growth strategy.

Requirements

• 2 to 5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or corporate development.
• Demonstrated experience executing M&A transactions end-to-end, including sourcing, financial modeling and valuation, due diligence, and closing.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills, including fluency in Excel-based LBO, DCF, and comparable-company work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex diligence findings into clear, decision-ready materials for executives and the Board.
• High attention to detail and strong project management skills, with the ability to run multiple diligence workstreams and external advisors simultaneously.
• Ability to operate with real autonomy as a self-starter in a lean corporate development function.
• Collegial, low-ego team approach and ability to build trust with founders, sellers, internal stakeholders, and the PE sponsor.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Willingness to travel as needed for sourcing calls, diligence site visits, and deal closings.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in distribution, industrial, or business services end markets.
• Familiarity with fluid power, flow control, or industrial automation.
• Comfort working in a lean, lower middle-market, PE-backed environment growing primarily through acquisitions.
• MBA or CFA.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the acquisition pipeline tracker, keeping it current and decision-ready.
• Support market segmentation and outbound sourcing through research, screening, and initial outreach to identify founder-led and family-owned acquisition candidates.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry intermediaries, including investment banks and business brokers, and track referral activity.
• Prepare initial screening write-ups covering strategic fit, financial profile, and rough valuation range for prospective targets.
• Manage day-to-day due diligence for active deals, coordinating internal stakeholders and external advisors.
• Build and manage diligence workplans and timelines, track open items, and escalate findings that affect valuation, deal terms, or integration planning.
• Synthesize diligence findings into decision-ready summaries for the CEO, CFO, VP Corporate Development, and Board.
• Contribute to a repeatable diligence and integration playbook.
• Build and maintain financial models and valuation analyses for acquisition targets.
• Prepare investment memos, deal summaries, and recommendation materials for the executive team and Board of Directors.
• Support LOI and purchase agreement negotiations with financial analysis and deal-term scenario modeling.
• Track deal economics from signing through closing, including purchase price adjustments, earnouts, and true-ups.
• Support post-acquisition integration planning for financial systems, ERP consolidation, reporting, and organization design with operations and finance leadership.
• Maintain M&A reporting for sponsor and Board updates, including pipeline KPIs such as top-of-funnel targets, IOIs, LOIs, and deals closed.
• Travel as needed for sourcing calls, diligence site visits, and deal closings.

Benefits

• Incentive bonus tied to deal activity and company performance.
• Equity participation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary benefit products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level