Consumer Products Industry, Managing Director

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RSM has an exceptional career opportunity to join our Management Consulting Industry Advisory, Food and Beverage ("F&B") Practice, with a focus on Beverage Bottling and Distribution ("Bottling"), as a Managing Director. The ideal candidate will bring deep F&B Bottling experience, including core processes, leveraged technologies and business and digital innovation, likely gained as an innovative CIO or Digital Technology & Business Transformation leader. It is expected that they have specific experience working with Bottling companies and have led innovative and transformative initiatives for this subsector and others throughout their career.

RSM's Consumer Products Consulting practice helps mid-market organizations define strategy and effectively execute operations to directly impact profitability, cash flow, reduce risk and enable growth. Our approach is pragmatic, timely, and solutions-based. Our teams of professional consultants are hands-on and collaborative, working with clients to understand their problems and develop innovative solutions to overcome barriers to success. Our practitioners bring deep functional, technical, industry and project management knowledge to each client engagement. We take pride in our ability to collaborate with our clients, employ proven methodologies, and draw on our broad base of knowledge and resources to achieve excellent results. By investing in an outstanding blend of people, technology, innovative ideas, and proven methodologies - all backed by the integrity of our brand - we create a high level of quality and value not easily duplicated. Our desire to be the best can translate into excellent results for our clients.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading performance improvement initiatives in two (2) or more of the following:

• Beverage Bottling and Distribution, Manufacturing, Plant Consolidations, Product Line Transfers, IOT/Manufacturing 4.0, Plant Layout, Production Flow
• Business Operating Models, Process Transformations, Cost Takeout
• Lean Six Sigma
• Transportation
• Quality Management
• Logistics and Distribution, Warehousing, Network Optimization
• Sales & Operations Planning, Inventory Management, Demand Planning
• Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions, Carve Outs, Synergy, Operations Due Diligence, Merger Integrations
• Scenario Modeling and Data Analytics
• Customer Experience, Profit Analytics, Pricing
• ERP, CRM, WMS, TMS
• Big Data and Statistical Analysis

Responsibilities:

• Management of complex initiatives and oversight of engagement quality
• Business development, networking, proposals and developing/supporting marketing content
• Manage engagement economics - proposal budgeting and pricing, margin management, billing, risk management
• Effective management, coaching and development of people - providing timely and actionable feedback, assistance with recruitment and retention
• Developing and maintaining excellent client relationships, including demonstrated track record of directly interfacing with C-suite executives and/or private equity partners
• Quickly identifying business drivers and prioritizing work efforts
• Interfacing with line-level employees and executives in a seamless manner
• Developing meaningful insights from data, opinions, observations, interviews and facilitated workshops

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Microsoft CE application experience
• Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to solve complex business problems through fact gathering, business process mapping and data analysis
• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity
• Excellent verbal and written communication, project management, and organization skills
• Client service and relationship building skills
• Must be a team player; demonstrate attention to detail and problem solving skills; able to effectively work independently and in a team environment
• Willingness and ability to travel 50%+

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA
• 5+ years of experience within the beverage bottling industry
• Lean, Six Sigma training or certifications
• ITIL Certified
• Scrum/Agile Certified

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life's demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer all applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership.RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at careers@rsmus.com.

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional information regarding RSM's background check process, including information about job duties that necessitate the use of one or more types of background checks, click here.

At RSM, an employee's pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.