Mutares actively supports and develops its portfolio companies with its own investment and expert teams as well as through strategic add-on acquisitions. The objective is to achieve a significant increase in value with a focus on sustainable growth of the portfolio company.
Mutares actively supports and develops its portfolio companies with its own investment and expert teams as well as through strategic add-on acquisitions. The objective is to achieve a significant increase in value with a focus on sustainable growth of the portfolio company.
Manufacturing Excellence Manager / Director (m/f/d)
Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Munich (www.mutares.com), as a listed private equity holding company, acquires medium-sized companies in special situations, based in Europe, which show significant operational improvement potential and are sold again after undergoing a repositioning and stabilization process. Mutares actively support its portfolio companies with its own investment and consulting teams and through strategic add-on acquisitions. The focus is on companies with revenues of EUR 100 million to EUR 750 million from the following segments: Automotive & Mobility, Engineering & Technology, Goods & Services and Retail & Food. The aim is to achieve a clear value increase with a focus on sustainable, long-term growth of the portfolio company.
Within our OPS team, we are looking to hire a leader who has a successful track record in Manufacturing Excellence, Lean Management with a continuous improvement attitude and an entrepreneurial mindset. This role will be located at portfolio companies, on site across Europe.
Your Tasks- Support of our portfolio companies with the focus on operational improvements in direct and indirect technical areas
- Analysis of the status quo plus definition and quantification of EBITDA improvement levers
- Development of Manufacturing Excellence road maps and realization of substantial EBITDA improvements
- Multiplication of manufacturing excellence knowledge both projects related or via our MUX Academy program
- Lead task force programs for rapid improvements of critical business situations
- Taking on various interim mandates for individual projects
- At least 5 years of international experience in Manufacturing Excellence role in industry or in consulting, 2 years’ experience in consulting is mandatory
- Completed university degree, preferably mechanical/industrial engineering or equal education/study with advanced business knowledge
- A high level of education and experience in the field of manufacturing (Lean Management, Toyota Production System, Six Sigma, WCM, etc.)
- Proven ability to lead and motivate international teams (preferably in turnaround situations)
- Good command of financial analysis and management accounting, incl. P&L analysis, in order to identify and prioritize necessary measures for improvement
- Entrepreneurial mindset (fast, pragmatic, sustainable) and ability to think “outside the box”
- Proven ability to lead and motivate international teams (preferably in turnaround situations)
- Professional communication and presentation of information, adapted to audience
- Willingness to travel (typically Mo-Thu, across Europe)
- Fluency in English and one other European language (particularly in German, Spanish, French, Italian)
- Proven track record of delivering value creation in a Private Equity portfolio company is a plus
