PEPI: Associate, Operations & Manufacturing; U.S. Locations

Associate:
Operations & Manufacturing

(OPEN TO ALL U.S. LOCATIONS)

• Lead and deliver large, complex client engagements, working closely with PE leadership to design and implement creative solutions for portfolio companies.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of a target’s manufacturing and distribution operations—organization design, production capacity, efficiency, quality, planning, warehousing and team capability.
• Evaluate the maintainability and operability of production facilities.
• Review current and historical data to understand efficiency and capacity, including equipment conditions, maintenance logs, spare parts and detailed production numbers.
• Provide shop‑floor insights by speaking with employees and customers and reviewing all available data.
• Identify potential cost‑improvement opportunities through lean improvements, outsourcing or consolidation of facilities.
• Develop transformation plans to drive proposed changes and identify key risks and mitigation strategies.
• Implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and effectively manage the team and day‑to‑day relationships to ensure exceptional performance.

• 2–5 years of professional experience, with a minimum of 3 years specializing in manufacturing and/or distribution functions.
• Deep functional expertise in at least one of the following areas: supply chain operations, manufacturing operations & SI/OP, footprint optimization, plant consolidation and product‑line transfer, manufacturing strategy, Cap Ex planning, Manufacturing 4.0/IIoT, lean, Six‑Sigma, TOC and value engineering.
• Excellent fact‑gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Specific experience designing and leading the execution of internally‑focused and externally‑focused change/communications strategy.
• Previous strategy and change‑management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

The salary range is $90,000–$130,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills and geography. A&M offers a discretionary bonus program based on individual and firm performance.

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are entitled to participate in A&M’s fringe benefits: healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D and disability coverages, and a 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary company contributions. Employees are also eligible for paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick time, federal holidays, a floating holiday and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies by tenure and role type.

A&M does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to do so. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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