Description
Alvarez and Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement
Senior Associate, Supply Chain: Procurement and Sourcing
(OPEN TO ALL U.S. LOCATIONS)
Alvarez and Marsal, a leading independent global professional services firm, specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services, is seeking to expand its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) - team in various locations throughout the U.S. With more than 10,000 professionals based across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.
AandM's Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice, with offices throughout the US, focuses on serving middle market and large cap private equity firms who have engaged AandM to help improve operating results at their portfolio companies.
Our professionals are aligned with a PEPI service line to promote the development of deep functional skills and experiences and to maximize our ability to tailor solutions to solve our clients' business issues.
Our PEPI services include:
Supply Chain
Transformation Services
Manufacturing Operations Improvement
Commercial Excellence
Interim Management
CFO Services
MandA Services
AandM's Supply Chain Operations professionals assist our clients in analyzing each part of the supply chain process including: Procurement and Sourcing, Production, Logistics, Distribution and Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIandOP) to identify value creation opportunities, develop a roadmap to accelerate those opportunities and assist with driving them to our client's bottom line. From our thorough fact-based analysis, we assess the state of operations, identify key risks to investment and quantify potential EBITDA improvement plans.
The PEPI Supply Chain group is a growing business with high growth projected throughout the next two to four years. We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and build leadership skills. The leadership team is focused on providing development opportunities, training and exposure to international and domestic business assignments.
Professional experience:
We are seeking individuals that can lead and deliver project work streams for complex client engagements working closely with Private Equity teams to identify, design, and implement creative business solutions for their portfolio companies.
Senior Associates support the following @types of workstreams and may be asked to conduct analysis as well as execute with team members to deliver results:
Gain a comprehensive understanding of a client's procurement organization and strategic sourcing capabilities
Assist in the development and implementation of sourcing strategies to meet growth and financial objectives through effective integration with forecasting, demand/supply planning, inventory management, and distribution and logistics
Assist in developing and managing efforts in sourcing and procurement
Lead supplier identification, approval, contract/pricing negotiations and vendor relations
Develop implementation plans to drive proposed changes in procurement and sourcing initiatives
Conduct analysis depending on project scope.
Professional skills:
Strong written, oral, and analytical skills
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Structured project management (time, team and work-stream management)
Initiative and drive
Critical thinking skills
Ability to deliver time-pressured projects on-time and on-quality
Flexible and creative thinking
Client relationship building
Excellent presentation skills
Qualifications:
4-7 plus years of consulting or industry experience
Preference for industry roles within Sourcing and Procurement functions
Industry experience in direct and/or indirect categories
Previous advisory experience from a top-tier strategy firm or Big-4 consultancy HIGHLY DESIRABLE
MBA preferred
Experience managing direct and / or indirect categories
Demonstrated track record of leading sustainable high-impact strategic sourcing approaches
Exemplary experience designing end-to-end procurement strategies
Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis
Flexibility to travel up to 80% of the time
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, AandM offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.
Full-timePositionsandPart-timePositionsOver30
Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez and Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life,ADandD,anddisabilitycoveragesatratesdeterminedfromtimetotimeaswellasa401(k)retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their401(k)from Alvarezand Marsal. Additionally, employees are 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 AandM's benefits programs.
Part-time Positions Under 30 hours
Regular employees working less than 30 hours per week are entitled to participate in Alvarez and Marsal Holdings' 401(k) retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez and Marsal. Click here for more information regarding AandM's benefits programs.
Alvarez and Marsal recruits on an ongoing basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) that they are qualified for and that are of interest to them.
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