Principal – Industrials & Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ohio.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of an annual sales target and build the necessary pipeline to achieve it.

• Cultivate trusted relationships with CEOs, COOs, and senior leaders in Operations and EHS.

• Design, price, and finalize large consulting projects.

• Broaden initial engagements into extensive, multi-year client partnerships.

• Enhance strategic accounts by leveraging the full range of dss+ capabilities for clients.

• Represent dss+ through participation in industry networks, conferences, and thought leadership initiatives.

• Act as the accountable executive for multiple transformation programs.

• Ensure client outcomes, commercial performance, and quality of delivery are met.

• Lead efforts in operational turnarounds, serious incidents, restructuring, and post-acquisition integration.

• Achieve measurable enhancements in safety, EBITDA, throughput, quality, reliability, and productivity.

• Recruit, mentor, and develop Managers and Senior Managers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of experience in management consulting and/or senior manufacturing leadership.

• Experience as a Partner, Director, or in a similar consulting role, along with significant P&L or plant leadership experience.

• Demonstrated success in personally selling and managing consulting engagements with established annual sales targets.

• Established network at the C-suite and senior operations level within the industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and/or building products sectors.

• Proven experience in leading large-scale safety, operational excellence, and performance transformation initiatives with quantifiable results.

• Experience in turnaround, restructuring, and/or M&A integration processes.

• In-depth knowledge of Operational Excellence, Lean/Six Sigma, safety management systems, and large-scale change management.

• Strong executive presence and credibility in both boardroom discussions and on the plant floor.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related discipline.

• Willingness to travel over 80% of the time.

• MBA is highly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Engaging work that enhances safety, performance, resilience, and sustainability.

• Trusted collaboration with industry experts and senior client leaders.

• Significant responsibility for client and commercial outcomes.

• Opportunities to develop teams and contribute to the growth of dss+.

• An inclusive and purpose-driven workplace that values diverse perspectives, expertise, and ideas.