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

About the role

A&M is a global consulting firm focusing on private equity firms. The PEPI Operations group targets high growth and offers opportunities for career advancement and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience, with 4+ years specializing in manufacturing and/or distribution functions.
• Deep functional expertise in supply chain operations, manufacturing operations, 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.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

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.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Skills

• 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.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Benefits

• Healthcare plans
• Flexible spending and savings accounts
• Life, AD&D, and disability coverages
• Discretionary bonus program
• 401(k)-retirement plan
• Paid time off including vacation, personal days, sick time, federal holidays, and parental leave

Pay

The salary range is $125,000--$170,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography.

Schedule

Full-time positions and part-time positions are offered. 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, and a 401(k)-retirement plan.