Nicolai B.

About Nicolai B.

Senior Director at Alvarez & Marsal\'s Private Equity Services Group (Operations) with profound experience in the medical device, food- and consumer goods industries- 25 years of global professional experience: 20 years in consulting combined with 5 years in the automotive industry in Italy, Mexico, Germany, and the USA- MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society) from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill- Master in Industrial Engineering (\"Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur\") from the University of Karlsruhe (Germany).Specialties: Footprint Optimization, Plant Consolidations, Merger Synergy Valuations, Supply Chain Optimization, Operational Due Diligence, Rapid Results, Strategic Sourcing Initiatives, Logistics Optimization, Distribution and Production Network Optimization, Outsourcing, S & OP Process Implementation, Capacity & Production Planning, Operational Excellence, Inventory & Working Capital Optimization, Change & Project Management, Lean Management, Product Transfer/ Launch Management, Process Re-Engineering and Improvement and Operational \"Right-Sizing\".

Experience

1. Senior Director

   Alvarez & Marsal

   Nov 2016 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Spearheaded buy-side ODD on family-owned fruit processing (packaging and freezing) identifying operational improvement opportunities of around ~$6.8M p.a. through continuous improvement, direct labor optimization, packaging scrap reduction and sourcing initiatives- Planned and managed plant consolidation project for large PE-owned manufacturer of dietary supplements, completing the project on time and on budget, increasing EBITDA by $6M p.a- Evaluated and managed transformation of existing ft2 electronics components plant into integrated medical device manufacturing facility. With a cost of $6.2M, the activity led to savings of $14.7M (vs. green field solution) and an ROCC of ~31%- Developed manufacturing footprint consolidation strategy for medical device contract manufacturer for surgical devices leading to $2M savings p.a, at one-time cost of ~$2.7M- Conducted assessment of a greenfield investment insourcing production of organic juices. Assuming continuous future sales growth, the insourcing option’s annual savings potential was projected to reach up to $6.1M.

Education

• Universidad de Salamanca

  Exchange Student, Business Administration

  1996 — 1997

• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

  Diplom (Master of Science equivalent), Industrial Engineering

  1995 — 1999

• Technische Universität Braunschweig

  Industrial Engineering, Vordiplom

  1992 — 1995

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  MBA, Marketing and Supply Chain Management

  2003 — 2005