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

Mutares SE & Co. 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. Mutares actively supports its portfolio companies with its own investment and operations teams and through strategic add-on acquisitions. 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.

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 7 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 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