Multi-dimensional Quality Management and Continuous Improvement Executive, who delivers rapid growth and measurable, sustainable multimillion dollar outcomes within manufacturing sectors. A tenacious leader providing a blend of technical aptitude, collaborative leadership, and disciplined continuous improvement focus to increase business profit and add value to end customers. Formulates and executes strategies that strengthen competitive position, establish market and industry leadership, drive out waste, cut costs and improve productivity. Transformational Leader who builds and mentors high-performing teams through productivity and collaboration. Innovative Professional that possesses sound judgment and data-based decision-making, delivering results across the entire organization. Core competencies that drive success:Certified Lean Champion - Advanced Quality Engineering - Cost Reduction and Crisis Mitigation - Quality Management Continuous Improvement - Supply Chain - Supply Base Improvement – Six Sigma - Shainin Methods - Rolling Top 5 - Systematic Problem Solving – Kaizen - Value Stream Mapping - Talent Development - Mechanical Engineering – Customer Excellence Manufacturing- Distribution Centers - Transportation Solutions - Global Supplier Quality - World-class Sourcing• Led global team of 44 professionals in support of $400 Million in revenue growth. Administered global business unit quality and warranties for seven manufacturing facilities and four business unit distribution centers. Drove stepped improvement across seven manufacturing locations and four distribution centers. • Spearheaded Rolling Top 5 process, achieving 18% reduction in customer interruptions, 75% reduction in supplier impact events, and 20% reduction in COPQ, with total cost below 2% of cost of goods sold.• Enabled aggregate growth of 42%, with no major impacts in quality. Embedded world-class technical problem-solving organization delivering over $3.7Million cost reduction. Expanded Shainin leaders in all manufacturing facilities.• Drove strategy for over 40% of company revenue, accounting for nearly $6Billion in sales. Managed global transportation segment quality and established corporate strategy aligning operations, purchasing, and product engineering across four business units. • Served as global lead for quality to drive warranty reduction and quality across 35 manufacturing facilities. Championed global and regional efforts to reduce overall quality metrics in sustaining and new program launches. Tom King - tcking122@yahoo.com
Listed skills include Cross Functional Team Leadership, Automotive, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and 44 others.