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Coaching Senior Leadership Team and their teams in a 14-week Sustainable Operational Excellence system. An intense program introducing 12 steps of operational excellence on a weekly basis, creating engagement and ownership of the system.Establishing professional and effective working relationships with customers to understand their needs and deliver required products/services.Using excellent communication skills at all levels while remaining dedicated to ensuring understanding of company requirements and procedures.Working flexibly to accommodate the changing needs of the business, working long hours and taking on additional responsibility.

Supporting with ramp up of volume to supply Battery Trays to large OEM within a newly established supplier. Coaching and mentoring Lean Management, problem solving to reduce scrap and improve output.

Currently supporting Inalfa Roof Systems in Atlanta, OEE optimisation Blue Sky Program which involves implementing Visual Management Systems, Kaizen Activities, Practical Problem Solving, Coaching and Mentoring all levels of the workforce. Implementing Open Sky Program across 9 production lines. Creating a visual plant, led by standardisation, discipline and quality.Creating a stable capacity and improving cost efficiency, through line balancing, cycle time improvement and head count reduction, saving USD 3.5 millionCompleting several projects on 3 BMW lines streamlining the processes through line balancing, reducing cycle times, improving FTT and OEE resulting in achieving target of USD 5 million. Working in a fast-paced high-pressure environment with the ability to consistently meet deadlines with the highest quality whether working solo or as part of a team.Collaborating with employees, overseeing the operations within the company, communicating with management and taking part in planning the needs of the company. OEE improvements through Process Improvements and Optimisation, 5S Improvements.

On a contract with Bentley Motors working on a project on The Continental Line reducing the number of Defects Per Vehicle.Implementing Visual Management, Problem Solving, Coaching and Mentoring

DFx for New Product Introduction, working with MAS Consulting and Austermann Consulting current project scope is to eliminate weight and costs on the new model Range Rover due out in 2020. Part of a small team identifying improvements to reduce weight and space across 3 new models. Working closely with the Design Teams and Operations.Supporting the organisation in several ways, such as internal and external communications, scheduling, data entry and much more.Eliminating brackets by improving part and body design, combining parts and positioning of products. Overall savings opportunities £21 million.

Value Stream Analysis - Bentley Small Painted PartsAnalysing the value stream of the small painted parts process for 3 suppliers and internally at Bentley.Streamlining the process reducing lead times by 25%. Introducing visual management techniques.Responding promptly and effectively to changing circumstances, planning for contingencies and managing conflicting priorities.Completing all activities in a timely accurate and efficient manner in accordance with procedures and work instructions. Implementing and supporting effective working practices and systems as required to continuously improve work scope delivery.

I am Senior Performance Improvement Manager working on projects within the Automotive industry transforming businesses from making a loss to making a profit and growing the business further. A lot of my work has been carried out within the Supply Chain to the OEM to improve delivery performance to protect the customer.Stabilising the process through coaching and mentoring and finally sustaining the process to ensure performance remains good.Continuous Improvement Manager for 8 suppliers to Bentley Motors across Europe, implementing Lean Techniques to improve on time in full delivery and quality RFT%, protecting the production line.