Director (m/f/d), Private Equity Performance Improvement - Operations & Supply Chain

Description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action- and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and helping them reach their potential. A&M is different by design: we give people ownership and impact from day one, fuel development through real opportunity, and provide direct access to leaders who invest in our growth. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact clients and shape our industry. Guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity, our collaborative, globally minded environment is why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

A&M’sPrivate Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice is looking to hire multiple Directors (m/f/d) - Operations & Supply Chain.

This role is focused on leading and delivering large, complex engagements for private equity-backed companies, working closely with PE deal teams and operating partners. You will play a key role in diagnosing operational performance, designing value-creation initiatives, and implementing sustainable improvement across manufacturing, production, and supply chain environments.

How you will contribute

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of a target’s manufacturing and distribution operations-- organization design, production capacity, efficiency, quality, planning, warehousing and team capability
• 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.

Qualifications

• +10 years of combined professional industry and consulting experience, with a minimum of 4 years specializing in manufacturing and/or distribution functions
• Proven experience working for or with private equity sponsors and PE-backed portfolio companies
• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas:
• Supply Chain Operations, Manufacturing Operations, including S&OP / S&IOP, Footprint optimisation, plant consolidation, and production line transfers
• Manufacturing strategy, CapEx planning, and operational excellence in food environments
• Lean, Six Sigma, TOC, and Value Engineering applied to manufacturing efficiency and waste reduction
• Demonstrated experience engaging with C-suite executives, as well as PE deal and operating partners
• Fluency to native level in both written and verbal English and German is essential.

Your journey at A&M

At A&M, professional growth is tied directly to performance, not tenure. Our people take on meaningful, hands-on work supported by a performance development process that rewards contribution and fosters a culture of meritocracy. Stretch roles, evolving business needs, and firm growth create ongoing opportunities for ownership and building new skills, while direct access to senior leaders provides mentorship and real-time coaching along the way. We also prioritize your wellbeing through comprehensive benefits and resources. Together, these elements create an environment where high-performing professionals can continue to grow and advance from day one.