Senior Business Associate

Expertise Operations

Gwynt is the consulting firm for the larger entrepreneurial (family) businesses in retail, wholesale, food and manufacturing. We are the strategic sparring partner at the moment when a breakthrough is needed.

The combination of hard (strategy, processes, content, project management) and soft (behavior, management, change management) makes us unique. Our approach is pragmatic and is not limited to just giving advice, realizing results is always paramount.

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Your role at Gwynt

As a Senior Business Associate you have a leading role in strategic projects for manufacturing companies active in the food chain or in the manufacturing industry. In food you can think of the production of raw materials, ingredients, private labels and brands. In manufacturing, you will focus on discrete production. Within this role, the emphasis will be on challenging strategic operational issues. This often involves projects aimed at improving and sustaining current performance or anticipating the future and/or further (international) expansion.

You combine up-to-date market knowledge with relevant content expertise and change power. As an experienced professional, you advise manufacturing companies through a sharp vision of their operational activities and roadmap for the coming years. This includes issues in the areas of operational excellence, supply chain and operations blueprint (with a view to capacity and flexibility), make-or-buy decisions, new technology (mechanization, robotization and AI) and sustainability. You will also take a leading role in supply chain management projects. For example, you will work on determining and translating a new strategy into concrete plans in areas such as logistics, network planning, S&OP and inventory control.

So you will develop a clear and supported strategy together with and for our clients and convert it into concrete plans within operations. You lead complex projects independently, taking an active role in project, program and change management. You use your own analytical skills to develop and implement realistic and creative solution directions.

A Senior Business Associate also helps build the continued growth of Gwynt. With your vision, network and enthusiasm, you enjoy developing existing and new clients.

We are GWYNT

 

No-nonsense

Self-aware

Decisive

Close-knit team

Challenging

Mad about Brabant
sausage rolls

What does your workday look like?

No two days are the same. One day you’re working with teams on the shop floor to create a culture of operational excellence, the next you’re sitting at the table with the board of another company to spar about strategic direction. Anything to achieve breakthroughs and lasting results.

You have:

  • Minimum 5 years working experience at strategic level in Operations at (food) manufacturers.
  • Experience leading transformation/improvement projects.
  • Experience with projects around new technology within the (food) industry such as mechatronics, robotics/AI and a drive to develop and share this further.
  • Extensive experience with continuous improvement, lean six sigma and supervising team development.
  • Experience in supply chain management e.g. logistics, network planning, S&OP, inventory control, etc.
  • Commercial affinity and a drive to expand your network within food.
  • An academic level education; field of study preferably in engineering, econometrics or (technical) business administration.
  • You may already have experience in consulting, or have aspirations to develop consulting skills.

Your character:

  • You feel at home at the board level as well as in the workplace
  • You present complex material clearly
  • You are professional in your behavior and communication
  • You can handle resistance well
  • You know how to position yourself well
  • You have a commercial drive

What do we offer you?

You can count on a close team of colleagues who are ready for each other and share knowledge and experiences. There is an open culture with plenty of room for entrepreneurship and self-development. We offer an instructive work environment with excellent career opportunities and a competitive benefits package, including a lease car. An annual salary between €85,000 and €110,000 gross including vacation pay and a variable bonus. If interested, you can grow further within Gwynt to a managerial position.

Our employees are also closely involved in the further development and growth of Gwynt. Together we determine your future at Gwynt: do you want to develop further as a financial expert or do you choose to expand your consulting skills? Everything is possible!

Also making an impact with entrepreneurial companies?

Want to know more about Gwynt or the position? Contact Joost Aarts at + 31 (0)6 13 584 561.

Do you recognize yourself in the above profile and are you ready for a (new) challenge?

 

Apply Immediately!