Manufacturing & Operations Transformation Associate

Alvarez & Marsal; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) team seeks an Associate to lead large, complex engagements in manufacturing and distribution, partnering with private equity leadership to identify and implement creative operational improvements.

The role offers exposure to cost transformations, capacity optimization, and change management, with a salary range and comprehensive benefits; open to any U.S. location.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of professional experience, with a minimum of 3 years specializing in manufacturing and/or distribution functions.
• Deep functional expertise in at least one of the following: supply chain operations, manufacturing operations, SI&OP, footprint optimization, plant consolidation, product line transfer, manufacturing strategy, CapEx planning, Manufacturing 4.0/IIoT, lean, Six Sigma, TOC, or value engineering.
• Excellent fact‑gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Experience designing and leading the execution of internally‑focused and externally‑focused change/communications strategy.
• Previous strategy and change management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of a target’s manufacturing and distribution operations—including organization design, production capacity, efficiency, quality, planning, warehousing, and team capability.
• Evaluate the maintainability and operability of production facilities.
• Review current and historical data to assess efficiency & capacity, including equipment conditions, maintenance logs, spare parts, and detailed production numbers.
• Provide shop‑floor insights by engaging with employees and customers and reviewing all available data.
• Identify potential cost improvement opportunities through lean improvements, outsourcing, or consolidation of facilities.
• Develop transformation plans to drive proposed changes and identify key risks and mitigation strategies.
• Implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and manage the team and day‑to‑day relationships to ensure exceptional performance.

Skills

Manufacturing operations

Supply chain operations

Lean / Six Sigma

Data analysis / process mapping

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) team seeks an Associate to lead large, complex engagements in manufacturing and distribution, partnering with private equity leadership to identify and implement creative operational improvements.

The role offers exposure to cost transformations, capacity optimization, and change management, with a salary range and comprehensive benefits; open to any U.S. location.