Consultant
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field is required.
- At least 2 years of consulting or industry experience is required; consulting experience is preferred.
- At least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing, engineering, or operations environment is required.
- Experience with continuous improvement tools and methodologies such as Kaizen, Lean, and Six Sigma is required.
- Ability to interpret financial statements and profit and loss statements is required.
- Ability to assess change impacts and communication and training needs is required.
- Ability to design, gain alignment for, and execute significant change initiatives from project start to finish is required.
- A track record of driving throughput, uptime, and overall plant improvement programs is required.
- Thorough understanding of Lean methodologies and experience leading capital programs, turnarounds, or major plant expansions is required.
- Ability to use structured problem-solving methods, prioritize effectively, gather targeted data, and produce high-quality analysis is required.
- Experience using Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Excel is required, as well as ability to develop expertise in Power BI and Tableau.
- Ability to prioritize work, manage time, escalate issues appropriately, and maintain confidentiality is required.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to interact effectively with all levels of management are required.
- Professional presence and fluent proficiency in meetings and presentations are required.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States is required.
- Willingness to travel 80–100% to on-site client locations is required.
- Ability to stand and/or walk for long periods in client environments may be required.
- Applicants may be subject to additional background checks, drug testing, or other security requirements based on client needs.
- Work with a workstream lead and/or project manager to analyze data, evaluate results, and develop recommendations and road maps for an assigned workstream or area.
- Conduct studies and analyze data to identify performance gaps, then develop and implement interventions across industrial and support processes, including production, maintenance, reliability, supply chain, sanitation, finance and accounting, and management systems.
- Design and implement targeted change strategies, including identifying impacts to people, processes, policies, and structure; identifying and aligning stakeholders; establishing communications and feedback loops; defining success measures; providing training; and supporting long-term sustainability.
- Coach frontline leaders and shop-floor hourly staff on newly installed processes, systems, and tools.
- Maintain effective partnerships with cross-functional leaders, human resources, change sponsors, and project team members.
- Build collaborative relationships with the leadership team.
- Support research, capability development, and project capitalization to generate industry and practice-group knowledge.
- Participate proactively in self-training and support internal and external training activities.
- Support proposals for sales opportunities.
- Support marketing activities and contribute to EFESO visibility.
- Support integration of colleagues and new starters.
- An MBA or advanced degree in a relevant field is highly preferred.
- Consulting experience is preferred.
- Relevant professional certifications, such as Professional Engineer or Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, are identified.
About the company
EFESO is a global management consultancy focused on operations strategy and performance improvement for industrial leaders. It partners with CEOs, COOs, and shop-floor teams to translate strategy into measurable results through end-to-end transformations. Its approach combines operational excellence, people and organization, digital and AI, and sustainability to implement fast, durable changes. EFESO aims to help clients secure competitiveness, unlock productivity, strengthen supply chains, and scale digital and sustainability transformations so improvements endure.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1980
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What believers are saying
- Forbes named EFESO among world's best consulting firms again on October 1, 2026.
- July 2026 supply-chain design and March 2026 mining practices expand addressable industrial work.
- June 2026 hires in chemicals and operations deepen coverage across Americas and Europe.
What critics are saying
- Accenture, EY, and Roland Berger recruit EFESO's niche experts directly in 2026.
- Consulting commoditization squeezes supply-chain and operations margins as clients demand fixed fees.
- If sponsor-backed rivals scale faster, EFESO's pure-play positioning gets buried by 2027.
What makes EFESO unique
- EFESO specializes in operations transformation, not generalist strategy consulting.
- 2025 rebranding unified ARGO-EFESO into EFESO, sharpening one global identity.
- Eurazeo and TowerBrook back EFESO, funding acquisitions and international expansion.
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-1%EFESO Management Consultants recognized among Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2026. EFESO has been recognized among Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2026, reflecting its expertise and client impact worldwide. PARIS, FRANCE, October 1, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - The recognition highlights EFESO's position as a trusted partner in operations strategy, performance improvement, and transformation consulting. EFESO Management Consultants has been recognized among the Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2026, a ranking developed in partnership with Statista that identifies consulting firms most highly recommended by clients and industry peers worldwide. The distinction reflects EFESO's continued commitment to helping organizations improve performance, accelerate transformation, strengthen competitiveness, and create sustainable value through a combination of strategic expertise and hands-on implementation. The Forbes ranking is based on recommendations from consultants and clients across multiple countries, industries, and consulting disciplines. Firms included in the ranking are recognized for the quality of their services, expertise, and client impact. For more than four decades, EFESO has partnered with leading organizations across industries to improve operational performance, optimize supply chains, transform industrial footprints, enhance asset productivity, and drive sustainable growth. This recognition reinforces EFESO's position as a global consulting partner focused on helping companies navigate increasingly complex challenges through practical, results-oriented solutions. EFESO Management Consultants is a global leader in operations strategy and performance improvement. We deliver real results, together with clients across industries, creating outcomes that make a tangible difference - improvements you can see, feel, and measure. Our expertise spans operations strategy and transformation, transactions and turnaround, R&D and product profitability, cost and value engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain. We driving 1,500+ projects annually in over 75 countries. Committed to collaboration and measurable impact, we help build resilient, future-ready businesses. EFESO. Real results, Together Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
EFESO Management Consultants has appointed Kerry Rosenhagen as Expert Director and Supply Chain Design Practice Lead. In this role, he will oversee the development of agile and cost-effective supply chains for clients. Rosenhagen brings over 25 years of experience in supply chain network design and optimisation. He most recently served as Principal Strategist at Cobalt Advisors, developing optimisation strategies for senior leadership teams. Before that, he spent 20 years as Managing Director at Chainalytics, a supply chain consulting firm acquired by NTT Data in 2021. The new practice will enable organisations to strategically evaluate and optimise their end-to-end supply chain networks. EFESO is a global operations strategy and performance improvement consultancy delivering 1,500-plus projects annually across 75 countries.
EFESO Management Consultants welcomes operations veteran Erik Tieleman. 15 June 2026 Consultancy.eu EFESO Management Consultants, a global operations and performance improvement consultancy, has strengthened its team in the Netherlands with industry veteran Erik Tieleman. Appointed an Expert Director, Tieleman brings over 30 years of experience in operational excellence, manufacturing, supply chain, and digital transformation to the firm. An operations expert, he has experience in sectors including process industries, manufacturing, life sciences, food & beverage, and automotive. Throughout his career, he held senior leadership roles in industry, including at General Electric and Johnson & Johnson, and spent over two decades working as a consultant at several international consulting firms. Notably, Tieleman served as Managing Partner for Central Europe at R&G Global Consultants, a Netherlands-based operations consultancy that joined Argon & Co in 2021. Over the past years, Tieleman worked as an independent consultant. However, after deciding he wanted to bring his expertise in manufacturing and operations transformation back into a consulting environment, he was drawn to EFESO Management Consultants. "EFESO Management Consultants is the only firm I've seen that truly operates across the entire operations value chain, with equal depth in manufacturing, supply chain, and transformation," said Tieleman. "What also stands out is the data-driven leadership that helps turn transformation into measurable operational results. I look forward to working with the team and supporting clients in delivering on the end-to-end operations promise." Founded over 40 years ago, EFESO Management Consultants has over 1,000 consultants across more than 30 offices. The firm is a pure-play specialist in operations strategy and transformation, offering services areas such as cost & value engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain. The firm has deep expertise across industrial sectors and private equity. Bas Koetsier, Managing Director and Senior Partner in the Dutch business, said: "Erik's decision to work with EFESO Management Consultants is a testament to our differentiated positioning. Where others have narrowed their focus, we continue to invest in and deliver across the full spectrum of operational performance. His expertise is a strong complement to our capabilities and will further strengthen the support we provide to clients."
EFESO Management Consultants strengthens partner team with Chris Cardinal. 26 May 2026 Consulting.us EFESO Management Consultants, a Paris-headquartered operational consulting firm, has hired Chris Cardinal as a partner in its chemicals practice. Based in New York, Cardinal brings more than 37 years of industry and consulting expertise in chemicals and materials. He has worked with corporate and private equity organizations on growth, value creation, and performance improvement initiatives across the Americas, Europe, and APAC. Cardinal has expertise across supply chain and operations cost transformation, network optimization, sourcing and procurement, business performance turnaround, margin and pricing improvement, operating model design, and M&A advisory. He joins EFESO from EY, where he spent four years as an executive director. Before that, Cardinal was a managing director at Accenture and PwC and a principal at Roland Berger and Charles River Associates. He began his consulting career with Arthur D. Little, where he spent a decade and was a senior manager. Cardinal has an MBA from Babson College and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Connecticut. "We are pleased to welcome Chris Cardinal as a Partner at EFESO Management Consultants - Americas expanding our leadership in the Chemicals industry," the firm said in a LinkedIn post. "We're excited to have Chris on board as we continue to grow our presence and deliver real performance and profit improvement results across the Americas." EFESO was founded in 1980 and has 1,000+ employees across 30+ locations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The French consultancy has US offices in Houston and Ann Arbor, MI. EFESO works on strategy execution and operational excellence engagements with clients in manufacturing, energy, life sciences, and private equity, among other industries. "I'm excited to join EFESO's Chemicals team and to work together with out clients to translate operational improvement potential into tangible value delivered," Cardinal said.
EFESO Management Consultants launches Mining, Metals and Minerals Practice, strengthening end-to-end capabilities across industrial sectors. New EFESO Partner James Metro appointed to lead practice with 30 years experience from mine operations and processing to refining, manufacturing, and downstream logistics. HOUSTON, March 03, 2026 - EFESO Management Consultants, the leading global pure player in operations strategy and performance improvement, today announced the launch of its Mining, Metals & Minerals practice in the Americas, expanding the firm's sector expertise across some of the world's most capital-intensive and operationally complex industries. James C. Metro has joined EFESO as Partner and head of the new practice. Organizations in mining, metals, and minerals industries are defined by capital intensity, constraint sensitivity, and safety-critical work across their entire value chain - from resource extraction and primary processing through refining, conversion, shaping, finishing, and customer delivery. In this challenging environment, EFESO's new practice provides these organizations with the experience, knowledge and resources they need to stabilize execution, strengthen operational capability, and deliver measurable performance improvement. "Mining, metals, and mineral processing companies are facing unprecedented pressure from supply chain localization requirements to feed variability, cost volatility, increasing safety and ESG expectations, and more," said Andreas Doerken, CEO, EFESO Americas. "Under James' leadership, our new practice combines deep sector expertise and EFESO's proven performance transformation methodology to help clients deliver sustainable value." Metro brings three decades of global industry experience, spanning five continents, to his role as sector leader for Mining, Metals & Minerals at EFESO. Throughout his career, he has led multi-site mining turnarounds improving equipment availability and unit costs, optimized large-scale mineral processing operations to increase throughput and recovery, and strengthened capital portfolio governance to accelerate time to first production. "Mining and metals organizations operate in environments where small instabilities can create disproportionate losses in throughput, cost, safety exposure, and cash," said James Metro, Partner and Sector Leader for Mining, Metals and Minerals at EFESO Americas. "We know how to help organizations stabilize operations, align planning with real capability, and embed disciplined execution routines to deliver sustainable results. By working side-by-side with teams in the C-suite and in the field, EFESO ensures that strategy translates into measurable, lasting performance improvement." The launch of the Mining, Metals & Minerals Practice reinforces EFESO's commitment to serving asset-intensive industries with pragmatic, execution-focused transformation. With growing investment in critical minerals, energy transition materials, and domestic supply chain resilience, the practice will support clients navigating capital expansion, operational complexity, and margin pressure across global operations. About EFESO Management Consultants EFESO Management Consultants is the leading global pure player in operations strategy and performance improvement. Argo, Inc. is committed to delivering real results, across industries. Working in tandem with global brands, mid-sized companies, and Private Equity, Argo, Inc. drive success through 1,500+ projects annually in over 75 countries. EFESO. Real Results, Together