(Senior) Director (m/f/d) Business Transformation | Chemicals and Process Industries

About the role:

European Chemicals industries have been going through a perfect storm in the last years with several fundamental trends impacting the performance of the industry. Our Business Transformation Chemicals and Process Industries sector team has been successful across a variety of urgent and high-impact situations with European and international chemicals companies and continues to expand across EMEA.

You will be part of a growing practice, shaping its success together with a team of experts, while enjoying a high degree of autonomy and responsibility. With a strong consulting track record as well as preferably industry experience in chemicals, energy, or process industries, you will contribute to the further development of the practice. The team advises corporates and PE-backed companies across the full lifecycle — from pre-M&A commercial and operational due diligence to value creation planning and post-merger integration, operational performance improvement, and business transformation.

The (Senior) Director (m/f/d) will lead the execution of client projects, addressing underperformance, restructuring, and M&A challenges, while being practical and hands-on with a clear focus on shareholder value. The role also entails supporting new client opportunities and new services development across the EMEA region.

Your responsibilities:

  • Lead a wide range of projects, including business transformation, revenue and cost performance improvement, commercial / operational due diligence and value creation planning
  • Conduct rapid diagnostics and evaluate cost reduction and revenue enhancement opportunities
  • Work on urgent issues across manufacturing, supply chain management, procurement, G&A optimization and sales force effectiveness
  • Develop and implement performance improvement plans, ensuring accountability, ownership and actual P&L impact for corporate and PE-back companies in Chemicals sector
  • Contribute to the further development of the Business Transformation practice, including developing winning pitches as well as industries thought leadership

Your background:

  • Several years of professional experience in management consulting, including e.g. performance improvement, cost optimization, revenue enhancement, pre- and post-deal work within the chemicals, energy and process industries
  • Ideally engineering degree (e.g. Chemicals Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering)
  • Ideally relevant industry experience in petrochemicals / chemicals
  • Expertise in lean management / production and cost optimization, experience with due diligence and 100-day value creation planning
  • Analytical and strategic thinking as well as a structured way of working
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to work in a team and high customer focus
  • Business fluent in German and English as well as willingness to travel

How you’ll grow:

You will work alongside the senior consulting team, which has many years of experience across chemicals, energy, and process industries in Europe and internationally, and you will regularly collaborate with senior advisors (ex-CxO level) who bring deep practical industry expertise.

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.

As you progress through your career at FTI , we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

Our offer:

  • Successful atart: Experience a successful start to your FTI-Andersch journey with our comprehensive onboarding program. Get to know FTI on your first two days of work, along with other new joiners, in Frankfurt.
  • Unfold your Potential: Take on responsibility and experience a steep learning curve. FTI-Andersch offers individual and personal development and career opportunities with promotion opportunities twice a year.
  • Culture and belonging: Become part of our unique team spirit and collegiate company culture. You'll benefit from short decision-making and have room for innovation and participation. We celebrate successes together at team events in Germany and abroad (e.g. Barcelona, Malta, Porto) and meet regularly for after-work drinks and dinners.
  • Feed up, feed back, feed forward: Use our diverse feedback tools and regular coaching and partner discussions to ensure continuous evaluation of your goals and personal development. Our team panel is available for active participation of company development, culture, and organization.
  • Learning & development - outside the box: Expand your horizons with comprehensive training opportunities (e.g. LL.M., Master, MBA, PhD, etc.), individual mentoring, interdisciplinary on-the-job training, and training programs (FTI-Andersch Academies) in Germany and abroad.
  • Corporate citizenship: Use your expertise for pro bono and social projects. FTI sees itself as responsible for utilizing the collective expertise and unique skills of its employees.
  • Compensation is one thing: Compensation is at top level. Additionally, you'll receive an annual success- and performance-based bonus.
  • Benefits is another: Benefit from a benefits package tailored to your needs, including: Company pension scheme, insurance packages, fitness cooperations (e.g. EGYM), employee discounts, premium subscriptions, bike and car leasing programs, mental health programs, family support.
  • Fair family time: FTI-Andersch supports you individually and noticeably in balancing family and work life. You can take advantage of various offers, including a compensation payment in case of missing entitlement to parental allowance for up to six months, as well as two weeks of additional paid leave after birth for fathers.
  • Up and away: Spend a year as a secondee in an FTI Consulting office to expand your skill set and global network. We offer remote work from EU countries to work on business development topics.
  • Flexibility and mobility: Use our flexible working time arrangements, ranging from home office options, diverse part-time models, conversion of bonus to time off, to time savings and leave models. From the Senior Consultant level onwards, you have the freedom to choose your place of residence within Germany.

About FTI-Andersch:

FTI-Andersch is a management consultancy that supports its clients in the development and implementation of performance and restructuring concepts. FTI-Andersch actively supports companies that have to deal with strategic, operational or financial challenges and change processes - or want to align their business model, organization and processes for the future at an early stage.

Our clients include in particular medium-sized companies and groups that operate internationally. FTI-Andersch is part of the FTI Consulting Group (NYSE: FCN) with more than 7,900 employees worldwide.

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Questions?

To apply, please submit your complete application documents (CV preferably in English) through our career page. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via WhatsApp at: +49 175 1470302. Your primary point of contact is:

Janina Willmann, Telephone: +49 69 2722995-564, Email: janina.willmann@fti-andersch.com.