Expert Associate Director, Operations (Manufacturing)
Company: Boston Consulting Group
Location: Austin
Posted on: January 24, 2023
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Job Description:
Who We Are Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in
business and society to tackle their most important challenges and
capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in
business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help
clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change,
enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and
driving bottom-line impact. To succeed, organizations must blend
digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring
deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives
to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge
management consulting along with technology and design, corporate
and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely
collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of
the client organization, generating results that allow our clients
to thrive. Practice Area Profile The Operations Practice (OPS) Area
is one of BCG's largest functional practices. We help our clients
create competitive advantage by enhancing their performance and
building strategic capabilities. BCG's expertise in Operations
covers the following areas - supply chain management, procurement,
manufacturing, service operations, cost efficiency, operational
transformation, research & product development, program and project
management, all with a strong digital and analytics overlay. What
You'll Do Boosting manufacturing effectiveness is top of mind for
many of our clients with current labor shortages, employee
turnover, and supply chain disruptions presenting additional
challenges. Some companies have lost their way with lean and need a
boost, while others look to make significant gains with Industry
4.0 and digital transformations. BCG is looking for a manufacturing
expert to help our clients with step changes in operational
performance. The ideal candidate will have significant experience
leading plant operations & managing staff of salaried and hourly
employees. Deep experience with lean production system and/or 6
sigma is necessary for the role to bring the practitioner
experience to our teams. The successful candidate will have an
interest in coaching and developing consultants and associates in
the practice of lean and operations in general. Key
responsibilities include: * *Diagnostics and strategy.* What's
really preventing operations from performing? Where are the sources
of dysfunction? How do they manifest on the shop floor? What's the
gap to best practice? What does good performance look like? *
*Solution design.* Where should we lean in and how should we lean
in? What are the key priorities, the critical few that will move
the needle in terms of performance? * *Change management. *How do
we effectively lead change in a manufacturing environment? Who are
the main personas? What do they care about? What are their
responsibilities? How are they rewarded? How do they perform vs the
ones that you have managed directly? * *Business development.*
Pitches are key opportunities to display BCG's excellence and
expertise in domains that our clients care about. Credibility is
key to get the client to recognize that we are the right team to
help them deliver. * *Mentorship.* Coaching our bright associates
and consultants is key to the role. You will help them grow their
knowledge of lean and operations to make them successful at
delivering our engagements. Our Expert Consulting Track (ECT) The
Expert Consulting Track (ECT) is vital to BCG's ability to
successfully meet our clients' demand for deep expertise and
advanced technical capabilities. Experts deliver next-level impact
for BCG's most complex and cutting-edge client challenges. Experts
focus on developing BCG's thought leadership, commercial
capabilities, and intellectual property assets; and their work is
essential to our delivery model. Working as part of a
multidisciplinary team to bring the 'best of BCG' to our clients,
Experts come from diverse backgrounds, with expertise often gained
outside of BCG in industry, academia, or specialized consulting.
What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) * 15+ years of
experience, at least 5 of which have been spent leading
manufacturing plant operations * Plant manager experience
preferred; production manager experience required * Experience
leading and managing large teams of salaried and hourly employees
(100+) is essential * Deep expertise in all the lean tools and 6
sigma: tiered communication, managing daily performance, problem
solving, root cause analysis, 5S, maintenance planning and
scheduling, Gemba walks * Educational background in engineering
(industrial, mechanical, chemical, electrical) * Experience in a
market leading company recognized for lean/6 sigma excellence
preferred *YOU'LL BE BASED IN:* Preference for Washington DC,
Boston, Chicago, but open to strong candidates in any of our North
American offices. *VACCINE:* Candidates should be aware that BCG
currently maintains a policy requiring all US & Canada based
employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Newly hired
employees must be fully vaccinated prior to their employment start
date. BCG is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a
reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated for
medical or religious reasons where it is not an undue hardship to
the company to do so as provided under applicable federal, state,
provincial and local law. *FOR U.S. APPLICANTS:* Boston Consulting
Company ("BCG") is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for
employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability,
protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic
protected by applicable law. The first year base compensation for
this role is: -$252,900 USD In addition to your base salary, you
will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus
and BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution.
BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described
below. At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit
program that includes everything our employees and their families
need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost
of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees - and their
eligible family members.* That's zero dollars in premiums taken
from employee paychecks. All our plans provide best in class
coverage: * Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG
employees, spouses, and children * Low $5 (USD) copays for trips to
the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
* Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia
benefits * Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and
contact lenses annually * Reimbursement for gym memberships and
other fitness activities * Fully vested retirement contributions
made annually, whether you contribute or not * Generous paid time
off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between
Christmas and New Years * Paid Parental Leave and other family
benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption
reimbursement *Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no
cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.
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