Cedric Brown

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Business Transformation Executive | Lean Sensei | Six Sigma Master @ CMB Global Partners
1175 Peachtree St NE,
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States, United States
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Experienced business transformation leader with a track record of transforming value streams, business units and companies utilizing Lean and Six Sigma principles and methodologies.Business Transformation Change Agent - Senior Level Executive with proven ability to create and effectively communicate a vision; , generate stakeholder buy-in and deliver breakthrough business impact in profitable growth and earnings. Transformed organization to achieve Toyota 2011 Platinum Supplier Award from Toyota Motor Sales. Lean Turnaround – trained and mentored by the original team from Japan that worked directly with Taiichi Ohno, the architect of the Toyota Production System. Proven experience in design and implementation of an enterprise-wide lean program including full employee engagement through lean boot camps and kaizens. Effective at using Lean to drive business transformation beyond manufacturing into key processes including, sales, marketing, innovation and enabling processes such as finance, human resources and compliance.Six Sigma Deployment – trained and mentored by George Eckes the number one Six Sigma consultant who helped Jack Welch - GE implement six sigma. Featured best master black belt in his book “Making Six Sigma Last – Bridging the Cultural Gap. Also provided consulting for clients in the automotive, health care, electronics, and clothing industries. Trained /developed/ mentored 20+ Master Black Belts and 350+ Black Belts over 14 waves integrated with enterprise-wide organizational development program.Strategy Deployment – learned the strategy deployment methodology directly from the architect of the Danaher Business System (DBS). Fluent in the methodology responsible for driving industry leading shareholder values Proven experience with the Strategy Deployment model utilized by Toyota, Danaher, Acuity Brands and other real lean performers to transform the strategic plans into reality.

Cedric Brown's Current Company Details
CMB Global Partners

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Business Transformation Executive | Lean Sensei | Six Sigma Master
1175 Peachtree St NE,
Website:
leanjourney.com
Employees:
5
Cedric Brown Work Experience Details
  • Cmb Global Partners
    Founder & Ceo
    Cmb Global Partners Jul 2013 - Present
    CMB Global Partners connects clients to the best Lean and Six Sigma experts in the world. We offer a blended learning model including boot camps, simulations on-line roadmaps and hands-on consulting proven to drive significant, sustainable business impact. Whether you are starting the journey or need to accelerate your transformation contact us today learn about exciting new products and services we're developing with our global partners to accelerate your Lean Journey.
  • Zep Inc.
    Sr. Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer - Lean Sensei
    Zep Inc. Oct 2010 - Jul 2013
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    My primary responsibility in this role was business transformation. We deployed the Zep Business System (ZBS) a lean business management system. It is a repeatable, teachable process that used to create superior value for our customers, shareholders and associates. Rooted in our core values, it is our culture. ZBS provides the principles, method, tools and techniques to ensure that we are continuously improving our ability to meet or exceed customer requirements on a consistent basis. Core values at the foundation, key focus on the customer, hard targets and KPIs along the way and a very systematic methodology to make sure we can execute and sustain in every business process Developed and implemented lean six sigma belt certification programs based explicitly on knowledge, kaizen engagement and a cadence of sustained results. Lean master studied under the original architects and the Toyota Productions System and Danaher Business System.Implemented Lean beyond supply chain and manufacturing including sales, marketing, finance, human resources, legal, customer service, R&D, innovation and compliance.Utilized customer engagement value streams to develop a China business model for products made in USA and sold in China to satisfy the China market requirement for American made products and technology.
  • Zep Inc.
    Sr. Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer
    Zep Inc. Aug 2008 - Oct 2010
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    My primary responsibility included leading the transformation from legacy regional decentralized tactical buying organization to global strategic sourcing organization.Deployed AT Kearney strategic sourcing model focused on top spend categories driving $11.2% business impact during the great recession.Led deployment of SAP Source-to-Pay module/processes across multiple business units, countries, and legacy business systems.Developed and implemented Supplier Relationship Management using rating suppliers based on Enterprise Risk, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Innovation and utilized KPIs and joint kaizens to drive continuous improvement. Developed and implemented spend analytics models including trends with commodities, heat maps for each category trend with mobile capability.Active Executive Member of Corporate Executive Board - Procurement Strategy Council utilized PSC resources to develop and implement world class category management playbook; results reduced supply base while strengthening strategic relationships and reducing overall cost through waste elimination.AT Kearney CPO Roundtable – Executive Member
  • Zep Inc.
    Sr. Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
    Zep Inc. Aug 2006 - Aug 2008
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Developed and implemented strategy to transform the supply chain from a dependence on mass production monuments outpacing customer demand (takt time) to lean manufacturing cells reducing lead time cost and inventory while improving quality and serviceImplemented kanban pull systems in value streams to control raw materials and finished goods improving inventory turns while reducing lead times from weeks to days in targeted value streams.Negotiated union contract with lean cross lean functional job to allow multi-skilled operators and material handlers to accelerate lean deployment; eliminated functional job silosOptimized manufacturing and logistics network reducing number of branches and distribution centers and manufacturing locations; reduced lead time from 2 weeks to 3 days and reduced cost by 27%Implemented enterprise wide communication plan to stay ahead of measure change management challenge. The just in time information flow across the supply chain facilitated a smooth lean transition.Lead transformation of EH&S from laggard performance to best in class compliance processesImplemented value stream structure across supply chain eliminating departmental silos and driving high levels of accountability linked directly to customer requirements. Restructured salaried hourly jobs to drive customer and shareholder valueIdentified values streams, created value stream maps and used lean six sigma tools to drive vale stream transformations Utilized Strategy Deployment model to ensure resources alignment and leadership accountability for strategic supply chain priorities
  • Acuity Brands
    Vice President - Acuity Business System (Abs) Lean Six Sigma
    Acuity Brands Oct 1999 - Aug 2006
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Responsible for enterprise-wide deployment of lean six sigma; including selecting consulting partners, developing belt certification standards, training all employees at all levels.Developed and implemented process to incorporate the Danaher Business System into Acuity Brands LightingManaged consulting resources targeting the value steams and kaizens on strategic objectives to transform the company and drive profitable growth.Expanded Strategy Deployment model to include cascade strategic objectives from corporate objectives through the business units to the value streams and key processesTransformed from a MRP scheduling push system to a kanban pull system based on customer demand requirements Designed and implemented six sigma program to train six sigma Black Belts, Green Belts and ChampionsImplemented six sigma program partnering with GE (strategic supplier) utilizing their best Master black belts and top consultant (George Eckes) to train 14 waves of Black Belts and 15 waves of ChampionsReduced lead times, inventory, cost and created a $24 million annualized run rate of six sigma impact.

Cedric Brown Education Details

  • Southern Polytechnic State University
    Southern Polytechnic State University
    Industrial Engineering Technology
  • Georgia Institute Of Technology
    Georgia Institute Of Technology
    Chemical Engineering

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