Hybrid Director – Partner, Operations

at TMG Consultants GmbH

• Job title: Director – Partner, Operations
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Stuttgart, Germany

About the role

• Director/Partner in Operations at TMG Consultants, developing innovative strategies and managing business operations in production consulting for major industries.

Responsibilities

• Business Development & Acquisition: You identify new business opportunities, manage your pipeline and forecast, build long-term client relationships, and take full responsibility for acquiring projects for the Operations area.
• Key accounts: You systematically develop key accounts and expand our network across the DACH industrial sector.
• Strategic partnerships: You develop forward-looking strategies together with C‑level decision-makers, support complex transformation processes in production, and ensure sustainable impact.
• Production consulting: You design and implement programs for Operational Excellence (e.g., Lean, TPM, OEE), Smart/Digital Factory (e.g., MES, analytics, automation), production planning & control, footprint and capacity optimization, and similar topics.
• Team leadership & development: You live our company culture as a leader, continue to build out the Competence Center, and coach the Competence Center lead in the team’s development.
• Thought leadership: You position TMG Consultants as a thought leader in production consulting, develop innovative consulting approaches, and represent the company at the highest level.
• Entrepreneurial responsibility: You actively contribute to the company’s financial success, assume growth and results responsibility for the Operations portfolio, and help shape strategic corporate decisions.
• Innovation & excellence: As part of the partners’ circle, you continuously further develop our consulting methods, sharpen our Operations methodology toolbox, and set new standards for excellent client service.

Requirements

• Several years of experience in a senior role in management consulting with proven success in client acquisition and project responsibility, with a focus on production/operations.
• Strong expertise in production as well as strategic thinking and the ability to understand and shape complex interdependencies.
• Excellent academic degree (PhD preferred) in a relevant discipline from a reputable university.
• Outstanding commercial skills (pipeline management, value propositions, proposals & pricing, C‑level negotiation) and a resilient professional network.
• Excellent ability to build and maintain strategic client relationships at C‑level.
• Authentic leadership personality with the ability to inspire teams and enable top performance.
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills in German and English.
• Passion for business development and willingness to take responsibility.

Benefits

• Autonomous development and expansion of the Operations area with a high degree of freedom to shape and a clear growth path.
• True partnership with entrepreneurial responsibility and corresponding participation in company success.
• Direct influence on corporate strategy and development in a fast-growing hidden champion.
• Work on high-profile, strategic projects.
• Opportunity to position yourself as an industry expert through publications, speaking engagements and media appearances.
• Above-average total compensation package with attractive profit sharing and exclusive additional benefits.
• Tailored, cross-company training and development program.
• A strong corporate culture with regular events such as summer parties, Christmas parties and internal offsites.
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