Technical Advisor – Ovar Operations & WW stocks improvement (m/f/div)

The Keenfinity Group delivers professional communication and security solutions that connect and protect people and assets. Following its carve-out from the Bosch Group in mid-2025, it operates as independent company within the portfolio of European investment firm Triton. The Group’s four Businesses include Audio delivering professional communication products of the globally renowned brands Bosch, Electro-Voice, Dynacord, RTS and Telex, IQSIGHT Video Systems, Radionix Intrusion & Access, and KEENFINITY Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS). In fiscal year 2025, the group generated revenues of over €1 billion and employed approximately 4,000 people across more than 40 countries.

Mission

We are looking for a hands-on Operations / Lean / Supply Chain professional to work on site at Keenfinity Ovar , providing technical and analytical support across three areas:

The role is expected to be fact-based, analytical and hands-on , working directly with the organization to identify gaps, quantify opportunities and drive implementation.

Responsibilities

40% – Ovar Plant Manager: operational excellence, factory performance, lean assessment and execution support.; 20% – Operations General Manager: cross-functional operations improvement, standards, performance management and strategic initiatives.; 40% – WW Supply Chain / Stocks Improvement Program: inventory analytics, DIO reduction, root-cause analysis, best-practice definition and deployment across the global manufacturing network.; Assess the current factory operating model, material flow, planning, logistics and inventory management.; Identify operational inefficiencies, bottlenecks, waste and opportunities for productivity improvement.; Analyze shopfloor and supply-chain data to identify root causes, not only symptoms.; Support Lean initiatives, including flow, WIP, lead time, layout, replenishment and shopfloor management.; Translate findings into concrete actions, owners, timing and expected benefits .; Coach the local team in practical problem solving and sustainable improvement methods.; Support the Plant Manager in establishing and tracking operational KPIs.; Provide independent technical analysis and fact-based recommendations on operational topics.; Support the definition and deployment of common manufacturing standards and processes.; Identify improvement opportunities across Operations and challenge existing ways of working.; Prepare management-level analysis, business cases and implementation roadmaps.; Support cross-functional initiatives involving Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Planning, Logistics and Industrial Engineering.; Act as a technical and analytical support resource for the global DIO improvement program .; Analyze inventory data by plant, customer, material, SKU, supplier and inventory category.; Identify the main drivers of excess, obsolete, slow-moving and strategic inventory.; Break down DIO into actionable drivers across Demand, Supply, Planning, Purchasing, Production and Logistics .; Quantify improvement potential and prioritize opportunities based on financial impact.; Develop dashboards, analytics and management reporting to monitor progress.; Benchmark performance between plants and identify transferable best practices.; Support the definition of global DIO reduction standards, KPIs and governance.; Follow up actions with the plants and challenge deviations from agreed targets.; Ensure that improvements are translated into sustainable cash and working-capital impact , not only temporary inventory reductions.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in Operations, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Consulting.; Strong experience in inventory management and DIO reduction .; Proven hands-on experience in manufacturing environments, preferably EMS / electronics / high-mix, low-volume manufacturing .; Strong analytical capabilities and ability to work with large datasets.; Excellent understanding of MRP, planning parameters, safety stock, lead times, lot sizes, WIP and inventory segmentation .; Strong Lean / Operational Excellence background.; Ability to move from data → root cause → action → implementation → measurable result .; Strong communication skills and the ability to work with Plant Managers, Operations leaders and Supply Chain teams.; Comfortable challenging existing processes and ways of working based on facts.; Advanced Excel and preferably Power BI / data analytics capabilities.; Fluent English.