Jobs at VDS Consulting Group

Leads a distressed manufacturing turnaround over a 6–12 month contract. Responsibilities include liquidity management, 13-week cash flow forecasting, lender and creditor negotiations, product-line profitability analysis, cost reduction, debt restructuring, site closures, divestitures, Chapter 11 or Section 363 preparation, and reporting to boards, sponsors, and lenders.

Interim Controller stabilizes accounting functions by managing month-end and year-end close, reconciling balance sheets, correcting legacy issues, supporting ERP transitions and data migration, strengthening internal controls, preparing audits, managing accounting teams, and assisting CFOs or sponsors with reporting, diligence, and quality of earnings work. The role requires rapid deployment, manufacturing accounting expertise, hands-on ERP experience, and on-site work five days per week.

Leads a six- to twelve-month manufacturing transformation focused on eliminating waste, increasing throughput, and improving margins. Responsibilities include value stream mapping, bottleneck optimization, changeover and cycle-time reduction, line balancing, scrap and rework reduction, standard work, visual management, Kaizen facilitation, and financial validation. The lead will establish daily management systems and train site personnel to sustain improvements after the engagement. The role requires on-site work five days per week with frequent CONUS travel.

Interim CFO responsible for cash flow forecasting, working capital improvement, monthly close and reporting discipline, sponsor and lender reporting, covenant compliance, budgeting, forecasting, KPI architecture, and board communication. The role requires stabilizing an under-resourced finance function, developing the team, and supporting events such as covenant issues, ERP conversions, or exits. Manufacturing cost accounting, private equity portfolio experience, lender relations, and hands-on cash management are essential.

Lead the end-to-end separation of a manufacturing business unit from its parent, establishing a standalone day-one operating model. Responsibilities include cost modeling, TSA negotiation and exit, IT and data separation, supply agreement renegotiation, legal and regulatory transfers, employee and benefits transitions, facility and asset separation, and stakeholder communications. The role requires completed carve-out leadership, extensive cross-functional coordination, and frequent CONUS travel during the 6–12 month contract.

Lead hands-on Industry 4.0 implementations across legacy manufacturing environments. Deploy IoT sensors, connect machines, implement predictive maintenance, integrate robotics and vision systems, capture accurate OEE data, connect MES with ERP, and establish OT/IT network security. Build business cases, validate benefits, commission automation safely, and train plant operators and maintenance teams. Requires extensive manufacturing automation experience and frequent travel to production sites across the continental United States.

Interim operating executive responsible for P&L and operational performance across manufacturing sites. Leads plant consolidations, footprint changes, layout and material-flow redesign, nearshoring transitions, lean daily management, and leadership-team stabilization. Establishes a rapid operating baseline, prioritizes value levers, and reports weekly to the CEO, board, and sponsor operating partner. Requires extensive manufacturing leadership experience and full-time onsite work with frequent CONUS travel.

Provide expert commercial diligence on high-value alloy and specialty metal recycling. Advise on market structure, economics, scrap sourcing, supplier and customer relationships, competitive dynamics, processing capabilities, margins, and strategic importance within critical-metals supply chains through confidential calls or written Q&A.

Leads post-merger integration for manufacturing businesses, owning the integration plan, IMO cadence, synergy capture, operational and systems integration, organizational design, cultural alignment, stakeholder communications, day-one readiness, and first-100-day execution. Reports to executive, board, and private equity sponsor stakeholders while coordinating cross-functional workstreams and ensuring customer and supplier continuity.

Interim director responsible for identifying and capturing supply-chain savings, renegotiating major vendor contracts, diversifying suppliers, managing raw-material and trade risks, optimizing inventory and working capital, implementing forecasting tools, establishing S&OP cadence, and improving supplier performance. The role requires delivering validated, P&L-realized savings within a 6–12 month contract and leaving behind a sustainable sourcing function.

Interim technology executive leading ERP selection, migration, and consolidation across multiple manufacturing sites. Owns program governance, budgets, timelines, board and sponsor reporting, post-acquisition integration, data cleanup, cutover execution, application rationalization, cybersecurity readiness, IT organization design, vendor management, and analytics improvements. Requires extensive IT leadership and multiple end-to-end manufacturing ERP implementations without disrupting production or customer delivery.