Supply Chain - Manager or Director - Corporate Performance Improvement

Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement, LLC in; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Supply Chain Manager or Director to enhance client performance through strategic supply chain management. The role involves overseeing complex client engagements, developing strategies, and leading project teams. Ideal candidates will have significant industry experience and strong analytical skills. Opportunities for career advancement and professional development are emphasized, along with a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Healthcare Plans

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industry and consulting experience for Manager; 7+ years for Director.
• Strong business financial acumen and understanding of procurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Leads project team to deliver client engagements.
• Develops integrated supply chain strategies and programs.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Relevant Industry Experience

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Supply Chain - Manager or Director - Corporate Performance Improvement (Finance)

Supply Chain - Manager or Director - Corporate Performance Improvement (Finance)

Description

About Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement (A&M CPI)

A&M CPI provides management consulting services to help companies improve performance through top line growth and bottom-line expense management. We partner with our clients to identify opportunities, enhance efficiencies, and maintain a competitive advantage. Our lean, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients. We encourage our professionals to live our values of integrity, quality, objectivity, fun and personal reward and inclusive diversity daily and to embrace enriching and diverse experiences with clients and colleagues.

A&M is a firm that values results-oriented leadership and strong people skills. We put a premium on individuals with the right experience who can deliver the most value. Additionally, we provide frequent opportunities to take on greater responsibility and always support employees in professional development. At A&M, you will work alongside world class consultants and former industry executives to deliver gold standard work for our clients. A successful candidate will enjoy an environment that emphasizes entrepreneurship and minimal hierarchy and bureaucracy.

The Opportunity

Our firm's Corporate Performance Improvement Supply Chain team is experiencing significant growth in various locations. We are seeking individuals at the Manager or Director levels to join our team to deliver large, complex and transformational client engagements. We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and building leadership skills. We are focused on providing development opportunities, training and exposure to a cross section of industries. Our small project teams give you frequent exposure to client executives and rapid growth in your areas of interest.

Our Supply Chain Services provides clients with end-to-end offerings including:

• Manufacturing & Operations
• Logistics & Distribution
• Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning
• Procurement Transformation & Strategic Sourcing
• End-to-End Supply Chain Assessments & Integration
• Supplier Relationship & Risk Management

Post pandemic, our clients are facing intricate challenges caused by labor shortages, increasing commodity prices, and strong consumer demand. Companies are struggling to understand how to navigate this environment and do not have the capacity to move fast enough on their own. Our firm's Supply Chain Services group is seeking individuals to join our team to deliver large, complex and transformational client engagements. Using leadership ability and proven supply chain management techniques, this individual will directly oversee and implement end-to-end supply chain related strategies to drive results across all of our service offerings.

We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and building leadership skills. We are focused on providing development opportunities, training and exposure to a cross section of industries including Auto, Industrials, Energy, Retail, Consumer Goods and Healthcare. Our small project teams give you frequent exposure to client executives and rapid growth in your areas of interest.

Role Expectations - Manager:

• Effectively leads workstreams
• Leads self and teammates to achieve objectives set with project leadership direction
• Plans and designs work by using structured problem-solving framework and methodologies
• Interfaces with client regularly and possesses strong executive presence
• Provides significant support on proposal and sales efforts
• Actively seeks to identify client's needs that may lead to new opportunities for A&M; manages personal relationships in a business context and maintains an active network of business relationships
• Establishes an inclusive environment that is positive and engages all team members

Role Expectations - Director:

• Effectively leads project team to deliver project
• Scopes and defines overall problem statement, solution and deliverables
• Viewed as trusted business partner by client
• Rapidly develops understanding of client's business
• Decomposes complex issues, frames solution design and architects deliverables against SOW requirements
• Actively seeks to find client's needs that may lead to new opportunities for A&M; uses personal network to discuss business opportunities
• Acts as an effective change agent
• Encourages a positive and inclusive team environment
• Takes an active mentorship role within the practice

Qualifications :

Technical Skills required:

• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas: Sales, Inventory, & Operations Planning (SIOP), Logistics & Distribution, Manufacturing & Operations, and/or Sourcing & Procurement
• Strong ability to develop integrated supply chain strategies and programs involving supplier partnership and channel partner concepts, material planning, maintenance, sourcing, quality, logistics, and distribution
• Strong business financial acumen
• Understanding of procurement tools/technology to drive efficiency and rapid cost take out (i.e. eRFX, Spend Analytics, Network Optimization)

General Qualifications:

• 4+ years of relevant industry and consulting experience (4+ years for Manager; 7+ years for Director)
• Outcome oriented
• Entrepreneurial and commercial approach
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal/team skills, high E.Q.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
• Ability to address strategic issues and act tactically understanding cross functional requirements
• Comfortable with travel

The salary range for Manager is $135,000 - $160,000 and Director is $150,000 - $210,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

Application Timeline

Alvarez & Marsal recruits on an ongoing basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) that they are qualified for and that are of interest to them.

Benefits

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k) retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type.