Pepi: Senior Associate, Operations—Process Industry Team (Open To All U.s. Locations)

Description

Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement

PEPI: Senior Associate, Operations—Process Industry Team

(OPEN TO ALL U.S. LOCATIONS)

Alvarez & Marsal is a leading independent global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. A&M is seeking to expand its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) Chemicals Team in various locations throughout the U.S.

With more than 7,000 professionals based in 40 locations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and a hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with stakeholders to tackle complex business issues and maximize value.

The A&M PEPI Process Industry Team serves middle market and large cap private equity firms across the investment lifecycle – from pre-acquisition / due diligence services to post-merger integration, to driving performance improvement at portfolio companies.

Our PEPI Process Industry services include:

• Capital Efficiency: Asset Reliability & Productivity; Supply Chain & Inventory Management; Asset Care Planning
• Transaction Support: Commercial/Operational due diligence; Carve-Out Assessment; Interim Management; Post-Merger Integration; IT
• Operational Improvement: Rapid Results; Operational & Process Improvement; Cost Optimization; Procurement & Sourcing; OEE Optimization
• Commercial Excellence: Revenue Enhancement; Margin Management; Complexity Reduction; Salesforce Effectiveness

Our PEPI Process Industry Team Focus includes:

• Food and Beverage
• Feedstocks, Commodity Chemicals and Plastics
• Specialty Chemicals and Materials
• Pharma and Life Sciences
• Basic Process Industries (paper, textiles, etc.)

We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and building leadership skills. The PEPI Process Industry Team is focused on providing career development, training and exposure to international business assignments.

Professional experience:

• Synthesizing meaningful insights from data, facts and discussions with clients
• Working with clients directly to implement strategic and operational recommendations
• Hands on consulting or industry experience in two of the service areas listed above
• Developing findings and making strategic recommendations
• Experience leading teams through a time-sensitive project by structuring a performance improvement plan and managing the process through to completion

Professional skills:

• Team player
• Strong written, oral and analytical skills
• Flexible, creative and critical thinking skills
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Client relationship building
• Initiative and drive
• Structured project management (time, team and work-stream’s management)
• Ability to deliver time-pressured projects on-time and on-quality

Qualifications:

• MBA and/or Masters in Science/Engineering from a top-tier school a PLUS with good to excellent financial analytical skills
• Previous experience with a recognized strategy or operations consulting firm strongly preferred
• Flexibility to travel up to 80% of the time
• 5-7+ years of experience implementing operating and cost improvement programs and/or commercial and margin management improvements
• Open to all U.S. locations
• Hands-on industry experience strongly preferred (e.g. chemicals, energy, plastics, industrial, agribusiness/food, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, materials paper/textile/roll goods, pulp, coal, base metals, rubber, wood/wood products)

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor or any other characteristics in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

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