PEPI Ops & Manufacturing Senior Associate (Travel‑Heavy)

Alvarez & Marsal

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 125,000 - 170,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal's Private Equity Performance Improvement practice in the US seeks a Senior Associate in Operations & Manufacturing. This role partners with PE leadership to deliver large, complex engagements across portfolio companies, focusing on manufacturing operations, supply chain, and value creation.

You will analyze facilities, develop transformation plans, and lead teams on site, with travel up to 80%.

Qualifications

7+ years of professional experience in manufacturing or distribution roles.
Travel up to 80% for client-site engagements, generally Monday through Thursday or Friday.
Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

Gain a comprehensive understanding of a target’s manufacturing and distribution operations—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 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.