Steven Willis Email & Phone Number

Coventry, Gb

Zwevegem, Be

Zwevegem, Be

Responsible for driving areas of manufacturing to deliver strategic financial and product business objectives• Identified product risk with associated preventative activity in design and process. Strong links with operations plants and technical design• Feasibility, CER/CAPEX establishment and delivery of NPD (New product Development)• Control of Group based capacity loading and maximization of efficiency• Team of Technical and Design specialists totaling 15 supporting £200M business

Responsible for driving the delivery of two concurrent, high profile projects in the European region• Project planning, analysis, development, implementation & resource deployment management activities• Project-led the completion of a £4.6m investment in processing within the group, supporting expansionKey achievements, projects & business outcomes include:• Managed the execution of a £17m Oil & Gas project, working across EMEA sites in the UK & Germany• Championed the adoption of operational best practice, towards World Class Manufacturing in QCDS

Responsible for P&L leadership of a £7.7m t/o site, producing high-performance electric connectors• Leadership, management and motivation of a multi-functional team of 100+ internal staff and employees• Spearheaded business development, operations, engineering, finance, quality & HR functions for Cinch• Reported directly to the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), leading and managing 8+ direct reports• Monitored operational performance, business development, KPI metrics, dashboards and profit levelsKey achievements & business outcomes include:• Top-level participation in market forums, working with major OEMs across military & aerospace sectors• Successfully achieved 32% top-line growth in sales form £5.8m in FY 2005 to over £7.7m by FY 2010• Delivered improved customer satisfaction performance from ‘06-‘11, on time delivery up from 65 to 95%+

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Responsible for driving programme delivery across a £400m+ group with over 14,000 global staff• Appointed to key role within a manufacturer of automotive fluid storage, carrying and delivery systems• Focused on delivering strategic customer platforms into China, Turkey and UK, with global reporting• Reported directly to the European Programme Manager, leading 5 direct reports with budget of £7m• Established an internet-based system for product delivery, documentation, parameters & methodology• Top-level customer engagement across commercial, engineering and manufacturing functions within TI• Successfully introduced localised internal supply of components, adding €1.17m revenue for the group

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Responsible for P&L control of a plastic blow moulding fuel tank facility, annual t/o of £47m (2004) • Top-level engagement with automotive OEM customers, including Honda, Toyota, Land Rover & Jaguar• Reported directly to the European Operations Director, leading a team of 8+ direct reports & executives• Championed adoption of customer-focused teams, supporting business development and sales growth• Dramatically improved customer PPM from 1151 (2003) to 48 (2004), delivering enhanced quality levels• Successfully reduced labour from a headcount of 167 to 158 through the adoption of Lean techniques

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Responsible for supporting manufacturing facilities in the UK, Belgium, Norway, France & Germany• Appointed as Manufacturing Support Team Member, introducing Pareto-style problem tracing & focus• Spearheaded a focus on OEE improvements, underpinning the long-term viability of manufacturing• Delivered a £1m reduction in capital expenditure on a specific programme, using best practice methods• Championed a European capacity review, identifying 11 free machines for transfer to different regions

Responsible for driving a £22m+ pan European restructuring programme prior to an MBO process • Delivered a business-critical portfolio of 24 projects at plants in the UK, Spain, France, Italy & Norway• Focused on re-positioning the Automotive Group for MBO as TI Group, absorbed into Smiths Group• Reported directly to the Group Manufacturing Strategy Director, advising on operational performance• Introduced two new product lines across 3 countries, aligning products with future customer demands• Successfully delivered £3.5m business benefit / savings for the group, underpinning profitability levels

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Responsible for delivering price, margins, quality, and capacity for the programme launch and subsequent production life.• Led a localised team of cross functional experts to support major automotive OEM's platforms through a 'cradle to grave' cycle.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

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