CRÉTEIL
Summary
Offering a combination of strong leadership abilities and extensive experience within global technology, driven industries and excellent analytical and problem solving skills, to implement and lead initiatives, which improve the performance and profitability of the organization.
Profile
29 years experience with leading global companies, 21 year within Valeo Group covering various areas, such as production management, projects, R&D and global quality management
• Strong background of international work-experience, capacities of adaptability and reactivity, team management, focused on customer satisfaction and results achievement, cost best rated, successfully introduced in mass production
• An experienced visionary manager and leader with a lead-by-example style that optimizes participation and incorporates the skills, knowledge and experience of the individuals on the team to exceed goals and objectives
• Excellent track record of utilizing Lean manufacturing tools and a hands-on management style to decrease warranty costs, increase Customer satisfaction, enhance brand value and create a Quality First culture
Areas of knowledge
• Injection moulding, Metal stamping and finishing, High volume electro-mechanical assembly and production, Mechatronics, Electronics integration and assembly, Turning, Forging, Robotics and Special Assembly Machines Design
• Leadership – Total Quality Management – Logic based Problem Solving – PDCA / FTA – Change Management – Supplier development and management – Customer support cost reduction
Selected Career Achievements
Lead the Supplier Quality network more than 100 people, reduce the total number of incidents with a positive closure rate – 10%, improved the quality of worst suppliers – Valeo Engine and Electrical System Branch
Managed worldwide the Division’s organizations and improved their key physical indicators and activities’ efficiency (10% - 12% improvement in 1 year) – Valeo Engine and Electrical System Branch
Coached and mentored staff worldwide, sharing lessons learned and best practices within 15 Competence Centres and more than 130 manufacturing plants – Valeo Headquarter
Developed and implemented the Group strategy and procedures in Auburn Hills (Michigan) and Greensburg (Indiana) – USA (0 red launches, scraps reduction by 50%, Warranty Returns less that 1 M$ for Chrysler) – Valeo Engine Cooling
Patents registration and in mass production
Career Progression to date
VALEO GROUP 1993 – present
Business Group Supplier Process Development Manager 2012 – present
Valeo Power Train Systems Business Group, Créteil, France
Obtain and Share all productivities of the process by offering concrete solutions and services to supplier production activities.
Manage and lead workshops on supplier shop floor generating process productivities (process, scrap reduction, capacity improvement, global efficiency – number of operators, lead time,…).
Identify the potential suppliers and built the reservoir based on commodity needs and / or existing opportunities.
Define the rules to share the productivities and gains obtained with the supplier formal agreement. Get with the support of the commodity network the necessary cost transparency to start workshop.
Workshops to launch and manage on supplier shop floor.
Promote and ensure deployment of Valeo production standard tools and support the supplier production systems standardization (QCDM by applying Safety directives, 5S, Zero rework, TPM, Hoshin,…).
Share the gains and productivities realized previously fixed with the supplier.
Ensure the potential supplier improvements vs. targets.
Mes compétences :
Commodities
Audit
Production management
Global quality management
Global quality control plan implementation
Functional analysis
Dependability analysis
Team Management
TQM
Special Assembly Machines Design
R&D
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
Management of Conflicts and Inter
Managed the implementation
Lean Manufacturing
Kaizen
Human Resources
FMEA design
Customer support
Change Management
Additional Training
