Stuart Nicholls Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Canterbury, New Zealand

Dunsandel, Canterbury, New Zealand

o Key part of plant leadership team for the implementation of IWS (Integrated Work Systems) – a lean manufacturing system developed by Procter & Gamble in partnership with Ernst & Youngo Introduced new practices to reduce yield losses by >$300k / annumo Worked with operations staff to reduce planned plant turnaround times by 30 - 70%

Manufacturing SME in a team working alongside external consultants. Culminated in a successful business case for a ~$125M NZD advanced dairy beverages plant, a step into FMCG and a major partnership with one of NZ’s supermarket chains.Comprised 4 stages:o Market research to determine total size, growth and attainable margin of the chosen product category by channel and segmento Competitor research into cost structures, margin and likely competitive response to a new… Show more Manufacturing SME in a team working alongside external consultants. Culminated in a successful business case for a ~$125M NZD advanced dairy beverages plant, a step into FMCG and a major partnership with one of NZ’s supermarket chains.Comprised 4 stages:o Market research to determine total size, growth and attainable margin of the chosen product category by channel and segmento Competitor research into cost structures, margin and likely competitive response to a new entranto Assessment of the likely CAPEX and OPEX requirements for entry to the new marketo Detailed input to plant engineering and process design Show less

o Responsible for identifying, measuring, reporting on and improving plant performance (uptime, speed, quality)o Increased plant reliability by leading problem solving and root cause analysiso Identified and reduced yield losses of >$1M / annumo Prepared business cases for CAPEX projects to improve performance and safety

o Key link between the finance team and the manufacturing and quality teamso Produced work papers and business cases to support new initiatives and CAPEXo Prepared inputs to the finance team for manufacturing & quality areas through: month – end analysis of departmental management accounts, monthly re-forecasting & risk-analysis, analysis & commentary for senior managemento Developed financial models for the annual budget and worked closely with budget holders from across… Show more o Key link between the finance team and the manufacturing and quality teamso Produced work papers and business cases to support new initiatives and CAPEXo Prepared inputs to the finance team for manufacturing & quality areas through: month – end analysis of departmental management accounts, monthly re-forecasting & risk-analysis, analysis & commentary for senior managemento Developed financial models for the annual budget and worked closely with budget holders from across operational areas (>15 separate budgets) Show less

o Responsible for implementing the manufacturing side of a new planning & scheduling toolo Trained staff in the new processes and supported the manufacturing team during start - up

Master Of Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be (Hons), Chemical & Process