Strategic Director, Supply Chain & Distribution

Alvarez & Marsal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking a Director of Supply Chain to lead large, complex engagements across the U.S. focusing on distribution and logistics transformation for portfolio companies.

With 10-15+ years of consulting/industry experience, you will design and implement supply chain improvements, including network optimization and 3PL engagements, leveraging tools like Llamasoft. This full-time role requires travel and offers a competitive salary range with discretionary bonus.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of combined consulting and industry operating experience.
• Previous advisory experience from a top-tier strategy firm, leading specialist, niche advisory firm, or Big-4 consultancy REQUIRED.
• Deep functional expertise in distribution and logistics network optimization, transportation and warehouse sourcing, 3PL operating experience, production and inventory planning.
• Experience in leading or modeling supply chains using software support tools (e.g. Llamasoft, etc.)
• Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Flexibility to travel based on project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver large, complex client engagements working closely with Private Equity leadership to identify, design, and implement creative business solutions for their portfolio companies.
• Hands-on experience through consulting projects or engagement in at least several of the following areas is required: gain a comprehensive understanding of a client’s supply chain including manufacturing and distribution locations, baseline of product flow and seasonality, detailed operating costs, key supply chain processes in sourcing, planning, and operations.
• Analyze supply chain network design and footprints: baseline warehousing and distribution network cost structure and capacity utilization; profile supply chain processes and inventory flows throughout the network; analyze network optimization opportunities for cost, inventory, and service delivery (experience with modeling software such as Llamasoft or other preferred)
• Conduct sourcing events related to transportation and warehousing which include spend / activity baseline assessments, process and business requirements, and conducting RFI/RFP processes, negotiations and contracting. Experience in conducting or responding to sourcing events involving 3PLs is preferred.
• Assess inventory planning processes and systems and recommend potential improvement opportunities for optimizing service levels and inventory working capital requirements.
• Develop transformation plans to drive proposed changes in transportation, freight optimization, warehousing & distribution, and develop implementation plan and estimated range and timing of benefits (OPEX / inventory / service delivery).
• Implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and effectively manage the team and day-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance.
• Ability to both conduct analysis and lead teams to conduct analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Travel flexibility

Client relationships

Excel & PowerPoint

Tools

Llamasoft

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking a Director of Supply Chain to lead large, complex engagements across the U.S. focusing on distribution and logistics transformation for portfolio companies.

With 10-15+ years of consulting/industry experience, you will design and implement supply chain improvements, including network optimization and 3PL engagements, leveraging tools like Llamasoft. This full-time role requires travel and offers a competitive salary range with discretionary bonus.