Turnaround & Restructuring Associate - Operational Impact

Alvarez & Marsal; Paris; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Alvarez & Marsal Paris is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to join the Operational Turnaround team. You will work closely with senior team members on diagnostics, improvement programs, and boards-ready analyses to stabilize businesses and drive value.

You will engage in cost reduction, working capital optimization, and KPI-focused performance enhancements across high-pressure environments, partnering with CEOs and CFOs to deliver measurable outcomes, with fluency in both French and English.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background with experience in a Restructuring team at a leading consultancy firm or Big Four.
• Experience in operational consulting, restructuring, performance improvement, transaction services with operational exposure, or corporate transformation role
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in cost reduction, operational improvement or value creation programs
• Ability to operate effectively in high-pressure and ambiguous environments
• Strong understanding of operational value drivers and KPI frameworks
• Entrepreneurial mindset and commercial awareness
• Fluency in French and English

Responsabilités

• Contributing to short-cycle operational and financial diagnostics
• Helping identify root causes of underperformance
• Analyzing cost structures, margin drivers and operational KPIs
• Supporting cost reduction and restructuring initiatives
• Contributing to working capital optimization analysis
• Assisting with operational process improvement work (procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, SG&A efficiency) and KPI tracking
• Supporting operational workstreams in preventive and formal restructuring contexts
• Preparing analysis that feeds into turnaround plans presented to boards and stakeholders
• Preparing high-quality supporting analysis and deliverables under senior guidance
• Participating in client workshops and steering committees, building the foundations for future client-facing responsibility

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Entrepreneurial mindset

French & English fluency

Work under pressure

Formation

Strong academic background in restructuring / Big Four

Description du poste

Alvarez & Marsal Paris is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to join the Operational Turnaround team. You will work closely with senior team members on diagnostics, improvement programs, and boards-ready analyses to stabilize businesses and drive value.

You will engage in cost reduction, working capital optimization, and KPI-focused performance enhancements across high-pressure environments, partnering with CEOs and CFOs to deliver measurable outcomes, with fluency in both French and English.