Manufacturing & Operations in the Delivering Deal Value team

Job Description & Summary About the team Delivering Deal Value Bulgaria (DDV BG) is a Sofia-based team that operates as part of the wider Deals practice within PwC Bulgaria and is growing significantly. While based in Sofia, it is currently almost entirely dedicated to supporting the DDV UK team in London. This means that almost all of the DDV BG work is on UK and global deals predominantly with mid- and large-cap international companies. DDV UK is a market leading business, assisting both Corporate and Private Equity clients in a wide range of high impact business situations. Most of its work is in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) space, both pre and post deal. The M&A Deals they work on range in size from £50m to over £10bn, and among the clients are the most well-known brands and businesses in the world. We expect most of your work to be in the Industrial Products, Consumer Markets and Health Industries space. The type of client projects you work on will vary based on the demand and the current deal market; therefore, a high degree of flexibility is expected.

You will be working on a range of the   different products   we offer as a team, including:    Buy and sell side operational due diligence   – i.e. has the business been performing well? What could be improved to unlock further value for our client?    Carve out and divestment support   – i.e. what does the business look like standalone, what support and transition services will it need to function? How can we help our clients execute the separation and ensure a smooth Day 1?    Mergers & Acquisitions Integration   – i.e. how can our clients protect and grow value in an acquisition, what is the right level of integration to achieve this and what does an effectively run integration programme look like?    Performance improvement using our Rapid Value Creation   methodology   (including pre-deal, post-deal or outside the deal channel) – i.e. where might value lie in the business and how can we generate sustainable cost savings?        Please note that this role will   likely involve   travel (e.g. site visits), which may be at short notice. Occasionally, projects may also involve being based overseas for multiple weeks with trips home weekly or bi-weekly, and candidates should be prepared for this.        Essential (and desirable) skills     Background in production management (e.g. a factory manager, a shift   manager   or a team leader at a blue-chip manufacturing business)    Experience in one or more of the following: lean manufacturing, manufacturing best-practice, operational   restructuring   and cost reduction    Ability to   demonstrate   a strong understanding of a function, such as engineering, procurement, supply   chain   or manufacturing operations    Have the ability to   quickly assess the performance of a business (or elements of it) and outline improvement opportunities based upon limited information and / or interactions with Management    Excellent verbal and written communications - all work will be in English, often with native speakers    Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills - including attention to detail, ability to present complex information in simple ways, and an eye for slide / table aesthetics        Personality characteristics     We work hard together, so we hire people who treat their colleagues well, who enjoy creating a happy culture even when under pressure    Self-starter, comfortable with uncertainty, thrives under pressure and able to flex working hours to meet deadlines    Comfortable around C suite or senior stakeholders ( predominantly native   English speakers), as most of our work is done at this level; you   don’t   need to be an extrovert, but confidence   definitely helps     Much of our work involves detailed analysis and report writing, so   it’s   critical you can stay on top of these    Naturally curious; we love