Manufacturing & Operations Transformation Manager

Alvarez & Marsal; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Flexible spending accounts

Life & AD&D

Disability coverages

401(k) discretionary contributions

Paid time off

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) is seeking a seasoned Manager: Operations & Manufacturing to lead manufacturing and distribution excellence for target portfolio companies. You will gain deep understanding of operations, assess efficiency, capacity, and quality, and identify value creation opportunities through lean initiatives and facility consolidations.

Your role includes developing transformation plans, partnering with C‑suite and PE partners, and overseeing

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional industry experience, including at least 4 years specializing in manufacturing and/or distribution functions.
• Deep functional expertise in Supply Chain Operations, Manufacturing Operations (SI&OP), Footprint optimization, plant consolidation and product line transfer, Manufacturing strategy, CapEx planning, Manufacturing 4.0/IIoT, Lean, Six Sigma, TOC and Value Engineering.
• Demonstrated track record working with C‑suite executives as well as private equity deal and operating partners.
• 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.
• MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Gain comprehensive understanding of a target’s manufacturing and distribution operations—organization design, production capacity, efficiency, quality, planning, warehousing and team capability
• Evaluate maintainability and operability of production facilities
• Review current and historical data to understand efficiency & capacity, including equipment conditions, maintenance logs, spare parts and detailed production numbers
• Provide shop floor insights by talking 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 effectively manage the team and day‑to‑day relationships to ensure exceptional performance

Skills

Manufacturing & Distribution

Supply Chain Operations

Manufacturing Operations (SI&OP)

Footprint optimization

Plant consolidation

Manufacturing strategy

CapEx planning

Manufacturing 4.0/IIoT

Lean

Six Sigma

TOC

Value Engineering

C-suite collaboration

Data analysis

Education

MBA

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) is seeking a seasoned Manager: Operations & Manufacturing to lead manufacturing and distribution excellence for target portfolio companies. You will gain deep understanding of operations, assess efficiency, capacity, and quality, and identify value creation opportunities through lean initiatives and facility consolidations.

Your role includes developing transformation plans, partnering with C‑suite and PE partners, and overseeing