Senior Manager/Associate Director - Supply Chain (m/f/x) - Germany

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Mutares SE & Co.

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Mutares actively supports its portfolio companies with its own investment and operations teams and through strategic add‑on acquisitions.

Your Tasks • Lead Lean Supply Chain Stream in restructuring and turnaround projects: Provide focused leadership with strategic directions and expertise to enable lean supply chain operations and continuous improvement • Deploy the Turnaround Lean Approach for Supply Chain, define roadmaps, optimize processes, organization, and systems to improve performance across the supply chain (service level, cost and cash) • Engage local teams, monitor action plan execution, lead breakthrough initiatives and workshops and provide guidance and training • Identify benchmarks, enforce fundamentals, deploy best practices and enable synergies • Support the M&A-Team in due diligence through expert assessment, analysis and recommendations Your Profile • Successfully completed a degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering or similar with outstanding results • At least 6 years of experience in Supply Chain Management (manufacturing or services, corporate or consulting background), with exposure to lean management principles • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, combined with an entrepreneurial mindset and hands‑on approach • Subject matter expertise in one or several of the key areas of the supply chain (S&OP, production and material planning, inventory management, process flow, warehousing, transportation, etc.) • Business fluency in German and English, with the ability to communicate in a well‑structured and concise manner • Willingness to travel up to 4 days per week (typically Monday – Thursday) and to work in an international environment What Mutares Offers • Work in a highly motivated, international, committed, and agile team that enjoys working together • Exciting work environment with varied challenges, strategic influence, and tasks for continuous personal and professional development • Flat hierarchies, fast decision‑making processes, and room for your own ideas • Regular team events and offsites KGaA, Munich ( as a listed private equity holding company, acquires medium‑sized companies in special situations, which show significant operational improvement potential and are sold again after undergoing a repositioning and stabilization process.

The focus is on companies with revenues ranging from EUR 100 million to EUR 750 million, across various industries. The aim is to achieve a clear value increase with a focus on sustainable, long‑term growth of the portfolio company.