Director of Manufacturing & Operations, PEPI

Alvarez & Marsal; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement seeks a Director of Operations & Manufacturing to lead manufacturing and distribution improvements for portfolio companies. You will work with PE sponsors and senior executives to design and execute transformation plans driven by data, lean methods, and strategic CapEx initiatives.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, team leadership, and delivering measurable EBITDA uplift across manufacturing and supply chain functions.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of combined professional industry and consulting experience, with a minimum of 4 years in manufacturing and/or distribution functions.
• Advisory experience from top-tier strategy firm, specialist, niche advisory firm, or Big-4 required.
• Experience working for or with private equity sponsors and portfolio companies.
• Deep functional expertise in Supply Chain Operations, Manufacturing Operations, SI/OP, plant footprint optimization, CapEx planning, Lean, Six Sigma, TOC, Value Engineering.
• Track record of working with C-suite executives and private equity deal/operating partners.
• Strong fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Experience designing and leading change/communications strategy and change management.
• MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop transformation plans to drive changes and identify risks and mitigation strategies.
• Lead execution of cost-improvement opportunities through lean initiatives and facility consolidation.
• Oversee quality of deliverables and manage day-to-day client and team relationships for exceptional performance.
• Analyze target manufacturing and distribution operations, including capacity, efficiency, and planning.
• Engage with clients to review data, identify bottlenecks, and recommend operational improvements.
• Collaborate with private equity sponsors and portfolio companies to maximize value creation.
• Provide leadership and guidance to junior professionals on client engagements.

Skills

Manufacturing Ops

Supply Chain Ops

Lean Six Sigma

TOC & Value Eng

C-suite collaboration

Education

MBA

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement seeks a Director of Operations & Manufacturing to lead manufacturing and distribution improvements for portfolio companies. You will work with PE sponsors and senior executives to design and execute transformation plans driven by data, lean methods, and strategic CapEx initiatives.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, team leadership, and delivering measurable EBITDA uplift across manufacturing and supply chain functions.