Dave Sturman Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Synthomer plc is a $2.7 billion Global Speciality Chemicals FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company operates 38 manufacturing sites in 25 countries with over 5,000 employees, across Europe, Middle East, North America, South East Asia - Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and China. - Creation of Supply Chain organisation to integrate Customer Service, Planning and Logistics activities - Integration of legacy Omnova Supply Chain into SynthomerCurrently looking after teams in UK, FR, ES, PT, DE, CZ, AT, and IT.

London, Gb

Joined Synthomer to make the consultant designed IBP (S&OP) process actually work. And to expand from pilot scope to full European implementation.

London, England, Gb

Supporting multi-national shop-floor lean programmes with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Financial insight and expertise - chemicals industry.

www.oplossing.co.uk

Manchester, Gb

Leadership and delivery of productivity improvement and cost reduction assignments with blue chip companies and large central government departments. I have: - helped the Home Office's enforcement teams to improve the process of tracking and deporting failed asylum seekers, leading to a 20% improvement in efficiencies - identified and implemented 15% reduction in overhead costs for a UK based Healthcare manufacturer - designed and implemented new KPI framework, alongside new IT systems for product costing, for a multi-national manufacturer of industrial electrical equipment - mapped the end-to-end processes involved in the criminal justice system, establishing at each stage the costs and added value and, from these analyses, implemented changes to these processes - led a programme to transform the organisational design and operating processes of the Intelligence function within the Immigration/Visas group of the Home Office - designed and managed the implementation of Sales & Operations planning process and SAP in multinational energy company - coached the leadership team of a multi-national chemicals manufacturer in the development of strategy and performance measures

Nl

Responsible for the European IT operations and infrastructure. - Mobilising a team that had become stagnant - Implementation of SharePoint to replace legacy systems - Roll-out of SAP to manufacturing sites to replace bespoke systems - Introduction of KPIs to measure and improve IT service levels - Definition and implementation of an Information Security programme

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Responsible for entire site operations. I led the Management Team to improve - Customer Focus - introduced OTIF performance - Inventory Management - reducing stock levels - Manufacturing Performance - introduced OEE measures - Quality - improved the measurement of "First Time Right" - Engagement - introduced monthly "Town Hall" meetings with all staff

Responsible for Supply Chain performance and improvement projects in the Quest International Fragrance Ingredients business unit with sales of $100m. Manufacturing units in Europe and Mexico, sourcing and selling materials on a global basis. Here I: - designed and implementation of S&OP process for the business, delivering - achieved a working capital reduction of 15% - improved customer service levels from 55% to 95+% OTIF - eliminated material shortages on the shop-floor - led of a Stock Accuracy project delivering improvement from 35% to 97+% accuracy.

Responsible for all aspects of production management, SHE, logistics, and quality control at National Starch in Geleen, Netherlands. In this role I: - successfully implemented of SAP Quality, Inventory Management, and Production modules, linked to scheduling and forecasting. - developed a safety culture where individuals have taken ownership for all aspects of safety standards and behaviour – 3 years without a Lost Time Accident. - proposed and implemented of organisation restructure , leading to integration of three departments, and reduction in staff headcount. - managed a waste reduction programme reducing losses by 25%, saving $1.5m annually.

Successful re-design of purchasing processes, and implementation of SAP R3 Purchasing and Inventory Management modules, including outsourced invoice payment.

Education record

Mba, Business Administration

Language Course, German Language - Intensive Course

B.Eng, Chemicalengineering