Director (m/f/d) – Fashion, Sporting Goods & Luxury

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Date Posted: Nov 18, 2025

Description

Director (m/f/d) – Fashion, Sporting Goods & Luxury | Corporate Transformation Services (CTS)

Location: Munich, Frankfurt (Main), Düsseldorf & Hamburg

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 11,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

Corporate Transformation Services (CTS) as one of A&M's core competencies advise clients in improving profitability targets and leading clients out of strategic and operational crisis situations in a sustainable manner. In the process, our short-term focus is always on restoring the financial and operational performance of the companies. As part of the CTS team, you support clients in various industries e.g. Consumer and Retail from the upper medium-sized businesses and international corporations.

A&M's Consumer and Retail Group (CRG) helps to improve operating results, drive large-scale transformations and assist during M&A/carve-out activities. We bring a structured and disciplined approach to create and capture value. Our professionals within CRG promote the development of deep functional skills to maximize our ability to tailor solutions to solve our clients' business issues.

CRG engagements range from holistic cross-functional transformations, functional performance improvement, interim management and M&A assistance with a clear focus on quickly identifying high impact opportunities for EBITDA expansion and drive shareholder/company value.

How you will contribute

As a Director (m/f/d) – Fashion, Sporting Goods & Luxury, you will take an active, hands-on role in driving transformation and performance improvement projects within the Consumer and Retail Group. Supported by our European Corporate Transformation Services team, you will:

• Deliver international transformation, turnaround and performance improvement projects from initial assessment to full execution, with a strong presence to ensure effective implementation
• Partner with client leadership (CEOs, Boards, and management teams) to define priorities and drive company-wide efficiency enhancements
• Translate strategy into actionable, results-oriented solutions, ensuring that recommendations are pragmatic and achievable
• Drive top- and bottom-line impact, addressing critical business challenges and delivering sustainable results
• Contribute to thought leadership and the development of the practice by raising the profile and reputation of CRG with Clients and internally across other teams

Qualifications

• An excellent university degree and well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• 10+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years in a global top-tier consulting firm and leadership role in corporate settings
• Proven track record in leading transformation and performance improvement, initiatives within Fashion, Luxury, Sportswear & Athleisure, or related fields of the Consumer and Retail Industry
• Goal-oriented mindset, with a focus on achieving results, charismatic personality
• Collaborative, and confident working style, combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Clear ability to deliver the latest thinking within a highly competitive advisory marketplace
• Trusted advisor with a hands-on mindset, able to build credibility quickly and operate effectively across senior client stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and diverse cultural environments
• Native or business fluent in German and English, proficiency in additional languages is highly desirable

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

A&M's entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

It is Alvarez & Marsal's practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. .

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.