Manager, Manufacturing & Distribution, C&IP Value Creation Team

Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is seeking a Manager to join our Consumer & Industrial Products (C&IP) Team within our M&A practice. This role is ideal for a consulting leader with experience delivering manufacturing operations, supply chain, and technology-enabled transformation initiatives for consumer products, industrials, or related industries. As a Manager, you will lead client engagements that improve operational performance across manufacturing, supply chain, and enterprise technology environments. Working closely with client executives and engagement leaders, you will help organizations translate business strategy into practical operating model, process, IT, and OT-enabled improvements. In addition to client delivery, you will contribute to business development, mentor junior consultants, and help grow West Monroe's Operations and Supply Chain Transformation capabilities. Responsibilities Manage end-to-end delivery of manufacturing, supply chain, and operations transformation engagements, including scope, budget, staffing, timelines, deliverables, profitability, and quality. Lead manufacturing and supply chain transformation initiatives, including: Transformation roadmap development Operating model and business process redesign Cross-functional coordination across operations, plant, IT, and OT teams Risk, issue, and dependency management Executive status reporting and stakeholder communications Benefits realization and value tracking Lead multiple workstreams while coordinating business, operations, manufacturing, IT, and OT stakeholders. Serve as a trusted advisor to Director and VP-level client leaders across manufacturing, supply chain, operations, and technology. Drive technology-enabled transformation initiatives involving operating models, business processes, enterprise systems, industrial technologies, and data. Support operational improvement initiatives spanning planning, procurement, manufacturing, maintenance, quality, warehousing, logistics, fulfillment, and distribution. Advise clients on manufacturing technology ecosystems including ERP, MES, WMS, TMS, industrial automation, connected operations, and analytics platforms. Translate business objectives into practical implementation plans and measurable business outcomes. Ensure project quality while adhering to delivery, legal, QA, and risk management standards. Manage engagement financials, staffing, and delivery performance while identifying and mitigating project risks. Participate in account management activities and identify opportunities for follow-on work and e