About MutaresMutares 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 Commercial 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 TasksIn this role, you will support Mutares’ invested portfolio companies. Your responsibility is to assist with the overall transformation strategy, identifying business improvement opportunities, and implementing and tracking those initiatives together with thelocal management team to improve the business performance.Business analysis: Conducting bottom-up, detailed analysis for underlying business to provide full transparency for the risks and opportunities right after the acquisition and identifying areas of improvementInitiative implementation: Collaborate with the local team to achieve targeted improvements, ensure transparency through tracking and reporting, provide risk analysis and mitigation for deviations, and foster a continuous improvement culture within the portfolio companyStrategic setup: Conducting an overarching strategy analysis for the portfolio company within the Mutares portfolio to seek for potential synergiesOperational DD: Supporting the M&A team in due diligence and identifying improvement potentials to structure the deal caseYour ProfileAt least 7-9 years of international experience in a Commercial Excellence role in industry or consulting, with 1 year of experience in consulting being a prerequisiteMaster studies in the field of economics, finance, engineering, marketing or similar with outstanding resultsExperience in the automotive industryStructured, pragmatic and hands-on approach to solve problems and drive impact combined with an entrepreneurial and team mindsetExperience in leading cross-functional teams in complex situations with strong commitment and motivationWillingness to travel 4 days per week within Europe (typ. Mo-Thu) and fluency in English and German (written and spoken), another European Language is a plusWhat Mutares offersWork in a highly motivated, international, committed, and agile team that enjoys working togetherExciting work environment with varied challenges, strategic influence, and tasks for continuous personal and professional developmentFlat hierarchies, fast decision-making processes, and room for your own ideasIntensive on-boarding phase in a collegial environmentRegular team events and offsites
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