PEPI: Manager, Operations & Manufacturing (OPEN TO ALL U.S. LOCATIONS)

About the role

A&M is a global consulting firm focusing on improving operating results at private equity portfolio companies. The PEPI Operations group targets high growth and offers opportunities for career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver large, complex client engagements, working closely with PE leadership.
• Identify, design, and implement creative business solutions for portfolio companies.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of a target’s manufacturing and distribution operations.
• 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.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of professional industry experience, with a minimum of 4 years specializing in manufacturing and/or distribution functions.
• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas: Supply Chain Operations, Manufacturing Operations, SI&OP, Footprint Optimization, Plant Consolidation and Product Line Transfer, Manufacturing Strategy, CapEx Planning, Manufacturing 4.0/IIoT, Lean, Six Sigma, TOC, and Value Engineering.
• Demonstrated track record working with C-suite executives as well as private equity deal and operating partners.
• Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Specific experience designing and leading the execution of internally-focused and externally-focused change/communications strategy.
• Previous strategy and change management experience.
• MBA a plus.

Qualifications

• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas: Supply Chain Operations, Manufacturing Operations, SI&OP, Footprint Optimization, Plant Consolidation and Product Line Transfer, Manufacturing Strategy, CapEx Planning, Manufacturing 4.0/IIoT, Lean, Six Sigma, TOC, and Value Engineering.
• Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Specific experience designing and leading the execution of internally-focused and externally-focused change/communications strategy.
• Previous strategy and change management experience.
• MBA a plus.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies.

Benefits

The salary range is $125,000--$190,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program based on individual and firm performance.

Full-time Positions and Part-time Positions: Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are entitled to participate in A&M’s fringe benefits, including healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages, as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan. Employees are also 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.

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