Senior Associate Operations Automotive

As a member of the Operations team, you support the Investment Manager and the C-Level Management Team of our portfolio companies in the Automotive Sector in the performance improvement with focus on Sales and cost‑efficiency within the plants.

Responsibilities

• In doing so you are a member of the shareholder team, which develops – together with the management and employees of the portfolio company – a comprehensive performance improvement program and redesigns the corporate strategy
• During up to 18 months on site of a portfolio company, you engage in/lead the development of various improvement measures with focus on Sales and manufacturing improvements
• Participate in shareholder SteeCos and conduct plant visits
• Analysis of company data and MIS information

Your profile

• Graduate in engineering, business studies or natural sciences.
• 3-5 years’ work experience with strong automotive link e.g. working at OEM in Purchasing de-partment, Internal consultancy of OEM, or Sales department of Tier 1/2
• Expertise in lean manufacturing is essential, paired with a hands‑on mentality as well as a high degree of responsibility.
• Good understanding of OEM needs
• Excellent analytical skills and result‑oriented thinking
• Highly intrinsically motivated, ability to operate independently and good endurance

We offer

• An attractive, performance‑based compensation package
• A highly motivated, young, and interdisciplinary work environment in an excellent team with long term perspective
• A rocketing learning curve due to high responsibility and colleagues with a full consulting and investment banking skill set e.g. McKinsey, BCG, Roland Berger, Blackrock
• Flexibility in work structure, great freedom in decision making and management scope
• Excellent development opportunities individually fitting to your strengths within the management of our subsidiaries
• Extraordinary chance to directly impact the future of the company by working for/as the share‑holder