Senior Operations & Manufacturing Transformation Lead

Alvarez & Marsal; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) seeks a senior professional to contribute to the Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice. You will assess manufacturing and distribution operations, identify cost-improvement opportunities, and develop transformation plans with a focus on delivery excellence and risk mitigation.

With 7+ years of experience, you will collaborate across functions, lead change initiatives, and drive EBITDA improvement for private equity clients.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience, with a minimum of 4 years specializing in manufacturing and/or distribution functions.
• Deep functional expertise in Supply Chain Operations, Manufacturing Operations & SI&OP, Footprint optimization, Lean, Six Sigma, TOC, and Value Engineering.
• Excellent fact‑gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Previous strategy and change management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of 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.

Skills

Manufacturing Operations

Supply Chain Operations

Lean

Six Sigma

Value Engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) seeks a senior professional to contribute to the Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice. You will assess manufacturing and distribution operations, identify cost-improvement opportunities, and develop transformation plans with a focus on delivery excellence and risk mitigation.

With 7+ years of experience, you will collaborate across functions, lead change initiatives, and drive EBITDA improvement for private equity clients.