Management Consultant, Manufacturing & Operations Excellence

The opportunity Are you an engineer who wants to turn analysis and improvement ideas into real results on the factory floor? At EFESO, we work side by side with leading industrial companies to improve manufacturing performance and build sustainable Operations Excellence capabilities. We are looking for a junior Management Consultant to join our MAKE Practice in Stockholm. You will work with experienced colleagues and client teams to understand operational challenges, analyse losses and turn insights into measurable improvements. We are looking for someone with a strong analytical foundation, first-hand experience from a factory environment and a genuine interest in manufacturing. Industrial AI is increasingly part of how we work, so curiosity about data, analytics and AI is important, but previous AI experience is not required. What you will do - Work alongside experienced consultants and client teams in manufacturing environments - Analyse operational performance and identify improvement opportunities - Support Operations Excellence projects and implementation activities - Contribute to areas such as Lean, WCOM, TPM and performance improvement - Use data and AI-enabled tools to strengthen analysis and problem solving - Gradually take on more responsibility as your experience grows Is this you? You are likely to bring: - 0–3 years of relevant professional experience - A Master's degree in Industrial Engineering & Management, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering or similar - Experience from a factory or manufacturing environment, for example through employment, an internship, summer job or thesis project - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - A genuine interest in manufacturing, Operations Excellence and new technology - Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset Fluent English and Swedish are required. The role includes travel to client sites, primarily within the Nordics, and is based in Stockholm. Being close to colleagues and learning together is an important part of your first years at EFESO. Why EFESO Nordics? At EFESO, you will learn by doing. You will work close to our clients' operations, combining structured problem solving with hands-on implementation and learning from experienced industrial consultants. You will develop your Operations Excellence capabilities while gaining exposure to how data and Industrial AI are changing manufacturing. Interested in building your consulting career where industrial performance is actually created? We would like to hear from you. About us EFESO Nordics is part of EFESO Consulting Group which is a global consulting company specialized in Operations Strategy, Performance Improvement and Industrial AI. In the Nordics, we are 40 consultants working both locally and globally with our 1000 colleagues side-by-side with clients to accelerate their transformation towards short term results and future-proof operations – always built on knowledge, responsiveness and proven methods and models. We work with industry leaders in industries such as: forest & packaging, discrete manufacturing, food & beverage, private equity and services & utilities. EFESO Nordics is a pioneer in management consulting in Sweden, as our origins are from one of Sweden’s oldest management consultant companies founded in 1960.