Senior Associate Operations (m/f/d)

Position

Do you have foundational experience from consulting projects in the field of Operational Excellence and are ready for the next step in your career? Do you want to develop solutions together with clients that truly make a difference? Do you want to grow personally alongside us and help make H&Z even more successful?

Then we have exactly the right position for you:

SENIOR ASSOCIATE OPERATIONS

Any time, permanent, frequently at our clients' sites during the week, typically in our offices in Munich, Cologne or Hamburg on Fridays

Your mission

As a (Senior) Associate, you shape change, get to the heart of processes and contribute to sustainable improvements at the client

You are part of the project teams on-site at our national and international clients, taking independent ownership of project modules in the field of Operational Excellence, particularly in manufacturing industries (e.g. mechanical and plant engineering, automotive)

You analyse value chains and business processes to identify efficiency potential

Building on this, you develop tailored improvement concepts applying Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or similar methodologies

You support the development of long-term client relationships and build a deep understanding of our clients' requirements and challenges in the operations environment

You work closely with project managers as well as internal and external stakeholders

You are eager to look beyond your immediate scope and contribute to subject-matter topics in adjacent areas e.g. in Strategy, Supply Chain Management or Procurement

You help sharpen our profile as a leading consultancy for operations topics, particularly in key industries such as Automotive, Mechanical and Plant Engineering and Defence & Aviation

Your profile

A completed master's degree from a reputable university

At least 3 years of professional or consulting experience at a management consultancy or in an operations environment at an industrial company

Initial experience in taking independent ownership of project modules in the field of Operations across various industries

A solid understanding of operations processes as well as an interest in Lean methodologies, production optimisation and digitalisation

Industry knowledge ideally in Automotive, Mechanical and plant Engineering or Defence & Aviation

You are fluent in German and English and perhaps an additional language

And what further strengthens your profile with us: alongside your analytical and structured way of thinking and working, you also have a genuine feel for situations and people

What do we offer you?

Variety of tasks with a lot of responsibility

Continuous training opportunities

Mentoring program

Familiar and friendly working atmosphere

Employee events and company retreats (twice per year)

Company car & additional mobility offers

Great office in the city center of Munich

Company jour-fixe with breakfast on Friday

Drinks, fruit & yogurts in the office

Employee participation model

Pension scheme

Company laptop & company cell phone

Sports offers

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