Description

　　PEPI: Director, Procurement and Sourcing-Food Ingredients and Packaging Materials

　　(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 8,500 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 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 (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

　　Rapid Results

　　Manufacturing Operations Improvement

　　Pre-Acquisition Operations

　　Interim Management

　　MandA Services

　　CFO 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 building 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 with significant Food Ingredients and Packaging industry experience 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. Individuals can be experienced consultants or mid / senior level industry professionals that can shift to working in a consulting environment. Level to be determined based on level of experience and qualifications.

　　Directors lead the following types of workstreams and may be asked to both conduct analysis as well as lead teams to deliver results:Conduct a rapid assessment of the client (organization, supplier spend, supply chain, etc.) to develop a list of prioritized opportunities and improvement actionsGain a comprehensive understanding of a client's procurement organization and strategic sourcing capabilitiesDevelop and implement sourcing strategies to meet growth and financial objectives through effective integration with forecasting, demand/supply planning, inventory management, and distribution and logisticsDevelop and manage efforts in sourcing and procurementLead supplier identification, approval, contract/pricing negotiations and vendor relationsDevelop implementation plans to drive proposed changes in procurement and sourcing initiativesEffectively perform analysis and/or lead teams to conduct analysis depending on project scope

　　Professional skills:Strong written, oral, and analytical skillsStrong listening skills to distinguish true client needs and influence sustainable outcomesStrong Excel (emphasis on modeling) and PowerPoint skills (distilling complicated issues for executive presence)Excellent business and financial acumen to apply supply chain/operations improvement to financial economicsAbility to calmly and quickly work with clients that are under significant deal related time pressure or financial stress, transformation, restructuring, MandA ActivityStructured project management (time, team and work-stream management)Initiative and driveCritical thinking skillsAbility to deliver high-quality outputs for time-sensitive projects on-timeFlexible and creative thinkingClient relationship buildingExcellent presentation skillsStrong analytic skills related to working with unstructured, disparate datasets

　　Qualifications:Minimum 10-15 years of experience in a food value chain (supply chain / procurement) role within the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) IndustryDeep industry experience developing strategies or end-to-end sourcing of proteins, agricultural ingredients, flavors, sugars, sweeteners, starches, emulsifiers, spices, food packaging and other miscellaneous productsPrevious advisory experience from a top-tier performance improvement focused consulting firm a plusExperience in managing dynamic business environments, where price stability, supply availability, and potential business outcomes are under continuous pressure and change through productivity or related cost-reduction programsStrong understanding of the Food Supply Chain, Commodity and trading markets, Ingredient GPOs and consortia, Regulatory requirements, and Ingredient and Co-Manufacturer supplier baseInfluencing...

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