PEPI: Manager, Supply Chain - Distribution & Logistics; U.S. Locations

Manager, Supply Chain – Distribution & Logistics

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with more than 10,000 professionals in over 40 countries. A&M’s culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact clients and shape industry. Guided by core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity, employees thrive in a collaborative environment.

A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice serves middle‑market and large‑cap private‑equity firms. The team focuses on improving operating results at portfolio companies by leveraging deep functional expertise and tailored solutions.

• Supply Chain
• Transformation Services
• Manufacturing Operations Improvement
• Interim Management
• M&A Services
• CFO Services

We are seeking individuals who can lead and deliver large, complex client engagements. Working closely with Private Equity leadership, you will design and implement innovative business solutions for portfolio companies.

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of a client’s supply chain – manufacturing and distribution locations, product flow, seasonality, operating costs, sourcing, planning, and operations.
• Develop a structured approach to assess potential improvement opportunities and conduct required analysis to define supply‑chain strategies that meet growth and financial objectives.
• Analyze supply‑chain network design and footprints:
  • Baseline warehousing and distribution network cost structure and capacity utilization.
  • Profile supply‑chain processes and inventory flows throughout the network.
  • Analyze network optimization opportunities for cost, inventory, and service delivery (experience with modeling software such as Llamasoft or other preferred):
    • Optimal number and location of distribution centers / network configuration.
    • Optimal inventory flow through network (e.g., ship from DC vs. ship from stores; supplier drop‑ship options; optimal stocking positions).
  • Develop high‑level planning models to support inventory optimization across supply‑chain networks.
• Conduct sourcing events related to transportation and warehousing, including spend/activity baseline assessments, process and business requirements, RFI/RFP processes, negotiations, and contracting. Preference for experience with 3PL sourcing events.
• Assess inventory planning processes and systems, and recommend improvements to optimize service levels and inventory working‑capital requirements.
• Develop transformation plans to drive changes in transportation, freight optimization, warehousing & distribution, and create implementation plans with estimated benefit timing (OPEX, inventory, service delivery).
• Implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and manage day‑to‑day relationships, ensuring exceptional performance.
• Lead both analysis and team‑based analysis efforts.

• Strong written, oral, and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint abilities.
• Structured project management (time, team, and work‑stream management).
• Initiative and drive.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Ability to deliver time‑pressed projects on time and with high quality.
• Flexible and creative thinking.
• Client relationship building.
• Excellent presentation skills.

• 7–10+ years of combined consulting and industry operating experience.
• Prior advisory experience from a top‑tier strategy firm, specialist firm, niche advisory, or Big‑4 consultancy – a plus.
• Deep functional expertise in distribution and logistics network optimization, transportation and warehouse sourcing, 3PL operating experience, production and inventory planning.
• Experience leading or modeling supply chains using software tools (e.g., Llamasoft).
• Excellent fact‑gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Willingness to travel based on project requirements.

We prioritize your professional and personal development with continuous learning, performance‑based rewards, and a meritocratic culture. You will gain training, on‑the‑job learning, and opportunities for career advancement, including…