Senior Associate, Manufacturing Operations — PEPI Impact

Alvarez & Marsal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal seeks a Senior Associate in Operations & Manufacturing for its Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, open to all U.S. locations. You will collaborate with PE leadership on large engagements, focusing on manufacturing operations, supply chain, and cost improvements.

Travel up to 80% is required. A bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience are expected. The role offers room for advancement and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience, with a minimum of 4 years specializing in manufacturing and/or distribution functions.
• Travel up to 80% of the time on client sites, with overnight stays.
• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas: Supply Chain Operations; Manufacturing Operations; Footprint optimization; Lean, Six Sigma, TOC and Value Engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Experience with change management and communications strategies is a plus.

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 and 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

Lean, Six Sigma, TOC and Value Engg

Analytical skills

Supply Chain Operations

Manufacturing Operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SI&OP

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal seeks a Senior Associate in Operations & Manufacturing for its Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, open to all U.S. locations. You will collaborate with PE leadership on large engagements, focusing on manufacturing operations, supply chain, and cost improvements.

Travel up to 80% is required. A bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience are expected. The role offers room for advancement and a competitive salary.