Consultant, Operations Improvement

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Learn more about TriVista and how our inclusive, collaborative culture earned us a Great Place to Work Award.

**75% Travel/25% Remote**
This position requires the ability to travel up to 75% of the time.

Our corporate office is located in Orange County, CA. Employees in this position are permitted to reside anywhere in the United States, provided they have reliable access to a major airport within close proximity to support business travel needs.

Position Summary

TriVista Consultants play a key role in the delivery of consulting engagements for Private Equity clients and their portfolio companies. They develop solutions to our clients’ most complex and impactful business problems with a focus on strategy, operations, and enterprise value improvement.

Consultants are involved in a variety of assessment and execution projects including pre-sale due diligence, financial and operational performance improvement, and merger integration. They focus on almost any element of the value chain – from new product development to sourcing and procurement, sales inventory and operations planning (SIOP), manufacturing, distribution, transportation, network optimization, and product rationalization and profitability improvement.

In addition, Consultants lead a variety of internal operational activities including development of training material and white papers, conducting research, and providing analytical project support.

Consultants have extensive experience working in a supply chain or operations role as an industry practitioner supply chain or as a consultant in a large global or top-tier boutique consulting firm. They frequently interface with clients on site and will be required to travel up to 75% of the time. Our corporate office is located in Orange County, CA. Employees in this position are permitted to reside anywhere in the United States, provided they have reliable access to a major airport within close proximity to support business travel needs.

Ability and willingness to undertake travel domestically and internationally is required.

Responsibilities

• Under senior TriVista leadership, support engagement teams serving PE and portfolio company clients across various industries, while demonstrating executive presence with PE clients and C-level management teams
• Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues and providing advanced analytics to solve client problems
• Develop high-quality written deliverable documents
• Support the development and presentation of proposals for business development activities
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested

Requirements

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in process improvement within a manufacturing environment (5-8 years preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – able to clearly express ideas and recommendations to a broad spectrum of client employees from manufacturing personnel to CEOs
• Good financial and business acumen
• Familiar with basic financial statements such as the income statement and balance sheet
• Basic knowledge of return-on-investment analysis
• Basic understanding of financial elements such as impact of labor, material and operating expenses on profitability
• Self-motivated with high initiative and drive to complete assignments on time with exceptional quality
• Accurate and detail oriented
• Highly organized and able to balance multiple priorities
• Proficient user of PowerPoint, Excel, Word (VLOOKUPs and pivot tables)
• Other analytical and data visualization tools are beneficial (e.g. R, Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
• Ability to apply lean six sigma principles highly preferred

Education

• 4-year degree, preferably with a focus in engineering, operations management, supply chain management, business, or other related field AND/OR combination of education and relevant experience
• MBA preferred
• Lean and/or Six Sigma Green Belt (minimum) certification or ability to obtain upon hire

Pay Transparency Statement
The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of the minimum and maximum base pay for the role at the time of posting. The actual pay offered may vary based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, location, and market conditions. For example, a candidate with the minimum required experience and qualifications may receive an offer near the lower end of the range, while a candidate with extensive experience and specialized expertise may receive an offer near the top of the range. In addition to base salary, employees are eligible for performance bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Consultant Level: $100,000 -$115,000

Sr Consultant Level: $115,000 - $130,000

About our Firm

One of Consulting Magazine’s Fastest Growing global operational management firms, TriVista is an award-winning company passionate about our people, their growth, and how we collaborate to support our clients through their most complex challenges. Our culture fosters creativity, new ideas, and fresh perspectives. We embrace continuous learning, reward great work, and seek out people who want to make a difference. We are a unique consulting firm of results-driven industry subject matter experts who thrive on the excitement generated by working on challenging projects.

Salary Description

$100,000 - $130,000 + Bonus