Manufacturing-Jobs in Deutschland

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Munich (www.mutares.com), as a listed private equity holding company, acquires medium-sized companies in special situations, which show significant operational improvement potential and are sold again after undergoing a repositioning and stabilization process. Mutares actively support its portfolio companies with its own investment and operations teams and through strategic add-on acquisitions. The focus is on companies with revenues ranging from EUR 100 million to EUR 750 million, across various industries. The aim is to achieve a clear value increase with a focus on sustainable, long-term growth of the portfolio company.

Within our Operations team, we are looking to hire a team member with a successful track record in ERP Integration with a continuous improvement attitude and an entrepreneurial mindset. This role will be located at portfolio companies, on-site across Europe.

• Lead end-to-end ERP carve-out programs - from pre-signing planning through post-close stabilization - ensuring timely, cost-effective, and compliant transitions.
• Represent Mutares as the ERP program lead during transactions, driving alignment between internal Mutares teams, portfolio management, external advisors, and implementation partners
• Conduct ERP Due Diligence as part of the M&A process, assessing system landscapes, identifying carve-out complexities, risks, and synergy potential to inform investment decisions
• Steer ERP transformation and modernization projects within portfolio companies, ensuring systems and processes are fit for scalable, stand-alone operations and value creation
• Identify and realize improvement opportunities at the interface of ERP systems and supply chain processes, optimizing planning, procurement, production, and logistics efficiency across portfolio companies

• Successfully completed a degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management with outstanding academic results
• 10-15 years of experience in leading supply-chain operations, ERP transformation, or carve-out environments, ideally within manufacturing or private equity portfolio companies
• Proven track record in SAP or other leading ERP implementations, including system integration and process optimization across end-to-end supply chain functions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with an entrepreneurial mindset and hands-on approach
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with business fluency in English and German; French language skills are an advantage
• High degree of flexibility and willingness to travel (typically 3-4 days per week) and to operate effectively in an international, fast-paced environment

• Work in a highly motivated, international, committed, and agile team that enjoys working together
• Exciting work environment with varied challenges, strategic influence, and tasks for continuous personal and professional development
• Flat hierarchies, fast decision-making processes, and room for your own ideas
• Regular team events and offsites