Senior Associate, Manufacturing & Operations Transformation

Alvarez & Marsal; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal is hiring a Senior Associate in Operations & Manufacturing for the Private Equity Performance Improvement team. Open to all U.S. locations, the role focuses on optimizing manufacturing and distribution across portfolio companies and guiding transformation projects with senior leadership.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of experience in manufacturing/distribution, travel up to 80%, and strong skills in Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven analysis. Bachelor’s degree required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience, with at least 4 years in manufacturing and/or distribution.
• Travel up to 80% with client-site presence; consulting travel lifestyle.
• Deep expertise in supply chain or manufacturing operations, SI&OP, footprint optimization, manufacturing strategy, Lean / Six Sigma / TOC.
• Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills; process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Experience designing and leading change/communications strategies; change management.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

• Gain understanding of target’s manufacturing and distribution operations; organize design and capacity.
• Evaluate production facilities’ maintainability and operability.
• Review data to understand efficiency and capacity; assess equipment, maintenance logs, spare parts, and production numbers.
• Provide shop floor insights by talking with employees and customers and reviewing data.
• Identify cost improvement opportunities through lean improvements and outsourcing.
• Develop transformation plans and identify risks and mitigation strategies.
• Implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and lead the team day-to-day.

Skills

Travel up to 80%

Manufacturing operations

Supply Chain Operations

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal is hiring a Senior Associate in Operations & Manufacturing for the Private Equity Performance Improvement team. Open to all U.S. locations, the role focuses on optimizing manufacturing and distribution across portfolio companies and guiding transformation projects with senior leadership.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of experience in manufacturing/distribution, travel up to 80%, and strong skills in Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven analysis. Bachelor’s degree required.