Senior Associate / Director (m/f/d), Private Equity Performance Improvement - Operations & Supp[...]

Role Summary

Senior Associate / Director (m/f/d) in Operations & Supply Chain focused on the Food & Beverage industry in our Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice.

This role leads and delivers large, complex engagements for private equity-backed food and beverage companies, working closely with PE deal teams and operating partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate operability, efficiency, and compliance of food production and manufacturing facilities.
• Analyse operational data to assess productivity, capacity, yield, and performance.
• Gain shop‑floor insights by engaging plant leadership, operations teams, and customers.
• Identify and quantify value‑creation and cost‑improvement opportunities.
• Develop end‑to‑end transformation roadmaps with impact assessment, risk mitigation, and implementation plans.
• Lead execution, oversee deliverables, and manage teams and client relationships.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience in Food & Beverage, FMCG, or adjacent manufacturing sectors.
• Proven experience with private equity sponsors and PE‑backed portfolio companies.
• Deep functional expertise in manufacturing, supply chain operations, S&OP, plant consolidation, operational excellence, lean, Six Sigma, TOC, or value engineering.
• Experience engaging with C‑suite executives and PE deal and operating partners.
• Fluency in English and German at native level.

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