Senior Associate: Operations Group/Transformation Services (OPEN TO ALL U.S. LOCATIONS)

About the role

The Senior Associate, Transformation Services at Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) will contribute to large, complex client engagements by working closely with Private Equity leadership to help identify, design, and implement creative business solutions for their portfolio companies. This role involves participating in various types of engagements such as structuring performance improvement plans, reducing cost structures, synthesizing insights, and implementing cost-saving programs.

Responsibilities

• Structuring performance improvement plans and managing the process through to completion
• Identifying opportunities to significantly reduce cost structure by changing business leadership structure, sales and sales support staffing levels, business unit and functional management structure, and improving efficiency of major back-office functions
• Synthesizing insights from data, opinions, or facts to enhance EBITDA and operating efficiencies
• Implementing programs to reduce cost structure, including changes to roles and responsibilities, supporting processes, and executing workforce reductions
• Developing findings and making strategic recommendations
• Hands-on experience through consulting projects or engagement in margin management, pricing, product rationalization, sales & operations planning, sourcing and global supply chain, organizational structure and effectiveness, non-labor cost efficiency, process improvement, and performance management metrics/KPIs, SG&A cost reduction, working capital and cash management

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree with 4-7 years of professional industry or consulting experience implementing operating expense cost reduction programs. Depth in a particular industry vertical is a plus (e.g., industrial, business services, distribution, consumer products and retail).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4-7 years of professional industry or consulting experience implementing operating expense cost reduction programs
• Depth in a particular industry vertical a PLUS (e.g., industrial, business services, distribution, consumer products and retail)

Skills

Hands-on experience through consulting projects or engagement in at least two of the following areas: Margin management, pricing, product rationalization, Sales & operations planning, Sourcing and global supply chain, Organizational structure and effectiveness, Non-labor cost efficiency, Process improvement and performance management metrics / KPIs, SG&A cost reduction, Working capital and cash management.

Benefits

The salary range is $100,000--$170,000 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 are offered with regular employees working 30 or more hours per week 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. 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. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M’s benefits programs. A&M does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.

Pay

The salary range is $100,000--$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 with regular employees working 30 or more hours per week.