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dss+

Principal – Industrials & Manufacturing

dss+

. Own an annual sales target and build the pipeline to deliver against it .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • Ohio • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in management consulting and senior manufacturing leadership, with a strong focus on operational excellence, safety management, and performance transformations. Proven ability to build relationships with C-suite executives and lead large-scale consulting engagements that deliver measurable results.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Management Consulting ExperienceOperational ExcellenceTurnaround and RestructuringC-Suite Relationship ManagementP&L Leadership Experience

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Hard Skills
Sales Target AchievementConsulting Engagement LeadershipLean/Six SigmaSafety Management SystemsPerformance TransformationEBITDA ImprovementQuality ManagementReliability EngineeringProductivity EnhancementM&A Integration
Soft Skills
Executive PresenceCoaching and DevelopmentRelationship BuildingStrategic ThinkingCommunication Skills
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringMBA
Industry Keywords
Industrial ManufacturingConsumer GoodsPharmaceuticalsBuilding ProductsSafety Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own an annual sales target and build the pipeline to deliver against it
  • Develop trusted relationships with CEOs, COOs, and senior Operations and EHS leaders
  • Shape, price, and close large consulting engagements
  • Expand initial engagements into broader, multi-year client relationships
  • Grow strategic accounts by bringing the full breadth of dss+ capabilities to clients
  • Represent dss+ through industry networks, conferences, and thought leadership
  • Serve as accountable executive on multiple transformation programs
  • Own client outcomes, commercial performance, and delivery quality
  • Lead operational turnarounds, serious incidents, restructuring, and post-acquisition integration
  • Deliver measurable improvements in safety, EBITDA, throughput, quality, reliability, and productivity
  • Recruit, coach, and develop Managers and Senior Managers

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 15+ years of experience in management consulting and/or senior manufacturing leadership
  • Partner, Director, or equivalent consulting experience and/or significant P&L or plant leadership experience
  • Proven success personally selling and leading consulting engagements with annual sales targets
  • Established C-suite and senior operations network within industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and/or building products
  • Experience leading large-scale safety, operational excellence, and performance transformations with measurable results
  • Turnaround, restructuring, and/or M&A integration experience
  • Strong knowledge of Operational Excellence, Lean/Six Sigma, safety management systems, and large-scale change
  • Strong executive presence with credibility in both the boardroom and on the plant floor
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field
  • Willingness to travel 80%+
  • MBA strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Meaningful work improving safety, performance, resilience, and sustainability
  • Trusted expertise and collaboration with industry experts and senior client leaders
  • Significant client and commercial responsibility
  • Opportunities to develop teams and help shape dss+ growth
  • Inclusive, purpose-led workplace where different perspectives, expertise, and ideas are valued