November 2015 – July 2016  Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

• Delivered 10% COGS cost reduction on a 30M USD turnover business through active leadership of all the continuous improvement and operational excellence activities of the Commercial Aircraft Segment (CAS) Interior Structures division
• Trained, coached and mentored employees and deliver multiple lean six sigma projects globally, to eliminate waste, reduce variation in key processes and improve manufacturing profits, quality and service levels (OTTR, OTTC, OTIF) on Boeing A350 WXB, A380 and Sukhoi accounts.
• Responsible for the business transformation and change management for the merge and acquisition strategy and for the overall lean transformation of the business.
• Supporting on the Rockwell Collins acquisition predicting cash flow, revenue, capitalisation, depreciation and analysing the absorption costing of the CAS plants.
• Leading continuous improvement activities and managing lean six sigma projects, to deliver operational excellence and world class manufacturing standards.
• Responsible for all CI activities and corporate OpEx for the interior Structures of the Commercial Aircraft Segment of the business.
• Project managing all the cost savings for a 1/2 million USD hard savings each year on a 30 million USD turnover with minimal or zero CapEx.
• Contribute to the overall lean transformation of the business, rearranging factory layout to optimize efficiency and product flows.
• Mentoring, coaching and nurturing of Lean culture (such as 5S, visual management, six sigma, Mistake Proofing, TPM, Goal Deployment, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), etc
• Lead and facilitate cross functional teams to achieve breakthrough in process performance with demonstrated deliverables reflected in operational KPIs.
• Facilitates proper data gathering, scope development, and event planning in preparation for any Kaizen, Six Sigma and continuous improvement event.
• Maintain oversight responsibility for effective implementation of the continuous improvement efforts of the organization and monitors results via business metrics/customer satisfaction.
• Work closely with operations, materials, and suppliers to help drive supply chain improvement initiatives, such as defect reduction, Kanban, and JIT material delivery programs.
• Run corporate training events and supply bespoke training on demand using live project data (practical problem solving / 5S etc)
• Regular presentation and reporting to senior management of project / improvement status, results and progress against objectives
• Define standardized procedures for all key processes and ensure adherence to them
• Actively support the corporate Operational Excellence initiatives in both content and deliverable gains
• Work with suppliers to implement continuous improvement projects benefiting B/E Aerospace