STAGE - Strategy & Corporate Finance

Nexans overview

Nexans is a global leading cable solution provider positioned mainly in the electrification market (Buildings, Utilities, High Voltage projects - 65% of the company’s sales in 2023), and in industry (energy resources, transport) and Telecom markets. It has an industrial presence in nearly 42 countries, over 28,000 employees, and sales of around €7.8 billion a year (2023 - at current metal prices) with an EBITDA of €665M. As a global player in the cable industry, Nexans delivers innovative services and resilient products that carry thousands of watts of energy and terabytes of data per second around the world. Millions of homes, cities, and businesses are powered every day by Nexans’ high-quality sustainable cabling solutions.

As the pace of world electrification increases, Nexans focuses on one purpose: Electrify the Future.

Context

Nexans has engaged in rotating its business portfolio towards electrification through targeted organic growth and through both disposal and acquisition of assets. The strategy and Corporate finance teams are in charge of this transformation and cover the process end to end: strategy definition, portfolio optimization, M&A process (target screening, qualification, due diligence and deal execution, post-merger integration), Financial Modelling. Nexans is looking to recruit 2 interns to grow our talent pool and reinforce the strategy and Corporate functions.

Why join Nexans?

• The role will be in close collaboration with the strategy, M&A, and Corporate Finance teams, as well as business executives from across the world.
• A great opportunity to learn in a dynamic and caring environment.
• An opportunity to join strategic functions within a leading global industrial group with a France-based decision center.
• A fantastic opportunity to be involved in a renewed transformation program.
• Internships aim at converting to full-time positions within the Strategy and Corporate Finance functions.

Areas of responsibilities

This role will involve working closely with the Strategy, M&A, and Corporate Finance teams to:

1. Build research, analyses & associated syntheses at different stages of the group strategy definition or M&A processes, covering a broad range of topics such as:
   • Growth strategy
   • Industrial strategy definition
   • Business units turnaround and optimization
   • Market analysis
   • M&A target screening, company analysis, business plan & synergies calculation
2. Be involved in the definition of the group strategy and its communication:
   • Internally: C-level syntheses and action plan follow-up material to support decision making.
   • Externally: support in market presentations (e.g. Capital Market Day, Investor Relations, Universal Registration Document).
3. Support in building and maintaining comprehensive financial models to help Management monitor Group financial performance and engage with external stakeholders (investors, research analysts, rating agencies, etc.).

Required skills and qualifications:

We are looking for young talented people:

• Motivated, self-driven, interested in learning new concepts and ideas.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Problem solver, good ability to analyze issues, break problems down in a structured way, and draw insights.
• Impact oriented, with self-drive to identify key issues/root causes and develop solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills: able to influence and convince their audience.
• Good written and oral communication; can easily convey messages in a concise way.
• Excellent synthesis and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Pack Office (PowerPoint, Excel).
• Persuasive and decisive.
• Energetic and tenacious.
• Collaborative.

Preferred qualifications:

• End-of-course internship.
• Fluent English oral and writing skills.
• Proven strategy and finance skills, as well as mathematical acumen.
• Proven presentation skills.
• A first experience in strategy consulting or within a group strategy function, investment bank, audit/transaction services is a plus.