Strategy & Operations - Manager to Senior Manager

Eight Advisory UK Limited; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Eight Advisory UK Limited in Amsterdam seeks a Manager/Senior Manager to lead strategy projects alongside experts from transformation, restructuring, valuations, tax and transaction services.

You will identify risks and opportunities, translate findings into actionable plans, and present recommendations to boards and C-suite. The role emphasizes timely execution and mentoring junior staff, with opportunities for cross-border assignments.

Qualifications

• Masters degree requirement as stated above.
• 48 years in operations industries within corporate or consultancy.
• Financial/analytical skills are an asset.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and appetite for challenging projects.
• Clear communication and teamwork ability.
• Fluency in Dutch and English.
• Eligible to work in the EU.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational perspective on transformation projects.
• Identify key risks and opportunities in strategy (manufacturing, supply chain, procurement).
• Integrate strategic findings into financial analysis and business plans.
• Develop implementation plans and initiate first actions.
• Prepare presentations/reports for board members, investors and executives.
• Ensure timely execution of assignments to a high standard.
• Steer and guide junior team members.
• Contribute to business development and thought leadership.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Operational planning

Leadership

Financial analysis

Business development

Cross-functional collaboration

Dutch and English fluency

Education

Masters degree in economics, engineering, science, business administration or business economics

Job description

We are currently looking for an ambitious and diligent individual to join our Strategy team in Amsterdam as a Manager/Senior Manager. In this role, you will work together with experts from various fields (transformation, restructuring, valuations, tax and transaction services) and will mainly focus on providing a strategic and operational perspective during a wide range of transformation projects.

Rapidly identifying and analyzing key risks and opportunities in terms of strategy (manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, etc.), while formulating operational solutions

Integrating the impact of your strategic and operational findings into financial analysis and business plans, closely collaborating with the transaction services, valuations and restructuring teams

Developing implementation plans and initiating the first actions

Preparing presentations and/or reports for key stakeholders (e.g. board members, investors, M&A advisors, and C-suite management)

Being responsible for timely execution of assignments to a high standard

Steering and providing guidance to more junior team members

Actively contributing to business development (both internal and external) and thought leadership

Job requirements

To ensure that we find the best candidate for this position, we expect our future Manager/Senior Manager to have :

A Master’s degree in economics, engineering, science, business administration or business economics

Between four to eight years relevant operations industry experience (e.g. manufacturing and/or supply chain) within a corporate environment or management consultancy in a similar field of expertise

Financial, analytical skills are considered as an asset

An entrepreneurial mindset and a hunger to be exposed to challenging projects

A clear opinion that you gladly share with others

A drive to solve new issues in a practical and creative manner

Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a great team player

Fluency in Dutch and English

Eagerness to work on cross border assignments.

Eligibility to work in the EU

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification.