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Mutares SE & Co. KGaA · 1 week ago

Senior Manager/Associate Director - Lean Supply Chain (m/f/d) - Chicago

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA is a private equity holding company focused on acquiring and improving medium-sized companies. They are seeking a Senior Manager/Associate Director to lead Lean Supply Chain initiatives, optimize processes, and support restructuring projects across their portfolio companies in the greater Chicago area.

FinanceVenture Capital

Responsibilities

Lead Lean Supply Chain Stream in restructuring and turnaround projects: Provide focused leadership with strategic directions and expertise to enable lean supply chain operations and continuous improvement

Deploy the Turnaround Lean Approach for Supply Chain, define roadmaps, optimize processes, organization, and systems to improve performance across the supply chain (service level, cost and cash)

Engage local teams, monitor action plan execution, lead breakthrough initiatives and workshops and provide guidance and training

Identify benchmarks, enforce fundamentals, deploy best practices and enable synergies

Support the M&A-Team in due diligence through expert assessment, analysis and recommendations

Qualification

Lean Supply ChainSupply Chain ManagementAnalytical skillsS&OP expertiseBusiness fluency in EnglishProblem-solving skillsEntrepreneurial mindsetHands-on approachCommunication skills

Required

Successfully completed a degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering or similar with outstanding results

At least 7 years of experience in Supply Chain Management (manufacturing or services, corporate or consulting background), with exposure to lean management principles

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with an entrepreneurial mindset and hands-on approach

Subject matter expertise in one or several of the key areas of the supply chain (S&OP, production and material planning, inventory management, process flow, warehousing, transportation, etc.)

Business fluency in English, with the ability to communicate in a well-structured and concise manner

Willingness to travel up to 4 days per week (typically Monday – Thursday) and to work in an international environment