Principal (Partner) - Dach

**Principal (Partner) - Chemicals and Oil & Gas - DACH (Remote)**

**Who are we?**

dss_+_ is a leading provider of operations management consulting services with a purpose of saving lives and creating a sustainable future. dss_+_ enables companies to build organisational and human capabilities, manage risk, improve operations, achieve sustainability goals and operate more responsibly. By leveraging its DuPont heritage, deep industry and management expertise and diverse team, dss_+_ consultants are on the ground and in the boardroom helping clients work safer, smarter and with purpose. dss_+_ is an independent firm, with a footprint in over 30 countries.

**Overview of the role**

You’ll drive sustainable growth using your strong operations management consulting experience in the Chemical and Oil & Gas Industry. In addition to leading business development and multiple large engagements, you’ll build long-term relationships, lead significant cross-team initiatives such as go to market, practice or industry development and grow talents. You’ll increase revenue, deliver profitable margins and build brand awareness.

**Why are we focused on this industry?**

Not only is Chemicals and Oil & Gas important growth industries for dss+. But far more importantly, the opportunity to help companies in these sectors to save lives, reduce their footprint, improve governance and social impact is tremendous. In doing so, we have the potential to impact the whole system, rather than only driving incremental change through smaller opportunities. Additionally, companies in these sectors have an important role to play in the energy transition. Indeed, demand for minerals to power renewable technologies is skyrocketing, and helping them to increase production of such minerals while reducing footprint and improving social impact is fully aligned with our purpose.

**What we offer**

The role is highly entrepreneurial and encompasses sales, delivery and internal business management and improvement. It offers many opportunities for development and an unprecedented career growth track in the context of a fast growing business. You will be interacting with the C level of many clients across your respective engagements.

You’ll work with industry leading consultants and experts in operations management, and have the opportunity and resources to develop innovative solutions to meet client challenges. Additionally, as a firm that both advises and implements, you’ll be able to see the positive impacts and value that your work delivers for the client.

Our unique flexible working model will allow you to successfully combine high demanding work and intensive travels with a work-life balance by choosing your home location and working from home / DSS+ main offices and clients as needed.

**What we are looking for**

You’re a Principal (Partner) in a well-recognized management consulting firm focusing on industry operations improvement. You understand the drivers in industries and their implications on operations. You know about the challenges in operations and how to improve operational performance when it comes to OPEX, safety, sustainability and managerial transformations. You’re comfortable with industry practice development and building long-term client relationships. Able to develop offers that meet clients’ unique needs, you’re comfortable engaging at peer level with board members and senior leaders.

**To be successful, you’ll have**:

- Substantial experience Consulting in Industrial operations
- Deep experience and expertise in the Chemicals and Oil & Gas industry
- Proven track record of developing and delivering high-impact engagements in industrial operations.
- An understanding of EHS and operations management value drivers.
- Strong values and strong ability to lead and work in teams.
- Long-standing ability to build relationships, deepen agenda, and counsel clients at CxO and Director level
- Above all, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly growing consulting environment.
- Flexibility to travel depending on your home location and client location.
- A master's degree in Engineering, MBA or MSc
- You’ll speak English fluently and German

**What will help you succeed?**

**Engagement**: The ability to communicate effectively by actively engaging teams and clients, openly sharing information and perspectives and giving and receiving constructive feedback.

**Delivering Value**: Skill in building win-win relationships with clients by delivering valuable outcomes that exceed expectations.

**Teamwork**: A talent in fostering a collaborative teamwork environment which makes the most of people's competencies to achieve common ambitions and missions.

**Agility & Resilience**: Change is an inevitable part of our future. The key to successfully transforming our own organization and that of customers is the mindset and ability to adapt to challenges with agility and resilience.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

DSS is committed to a divers