paul steven

Director at Transform And Sustain Results Ltd

Bio Summary

Results-orientated international management consultant with track record of delivering successful change projects for commercial, operational, and engineering needs. Utilises over 20 years of leadership experience in operations and consulting from Diageo, Unilever, and niche management consultancies
> Creates high-performance team culture: open, collaborative approach delivers honest feedback
Financial accountability: P&L used to understand issues & opportunities, and articulate change
> Commercial perspective utilised to influence stakeholders for successful change assignments
> All stakeholders held accountable through data driven and open communication from boardroom to shop floor. Comfortable with ambiguity and associated flexibility of thinking and approach
> Projects managed with big picture perspective whilst maintaining rigour within detailed analysis. Projects delivered on-time to budget with high-energy and stakeholder engagement
> Core skills of daily management, for successful delivery of KPIs and improvements supported by experience from General Management, Operations, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Capital Engineering Projects, Customer Service and New Product Development

Employment History

Director

Transform And Sustain Results Ltd

March 2020 - present

Leeds, UK

2022 to date Project Director: Aluminium Business - $12.3Bn Revenue – USA, Switzerland, Brazil & Korea Responsible and accountable to Global PMO Director for piloting improved project management processes including specific cross-functional early management of CAPEX projects ($100M+) within a capital-intensive industry. Workshops and support within each regional business unit supporting regional Vice-Presidents, central technology experts and engineers, and local factory teams > Aligned existing theoretical project management approach with practical approach to demonstrate savings in time, costs, resources, and project quality across life cycle costs > Introduced Lean design processes for feasibility and front-end engineering design phases > Facilitated operational readiness activities for projects entering execution and commissioning phases 2021 to 2022 Integration Project Director: Agri Business - £250M Revenue - UK, Spain, Denmark & Poland International conglomerate (£14Bn) acquired European businesses, legacy of independent operations reduced growth and profitability opportunities. Responsible and accountable to MD for integration of businesses. Delivered functional restructuring to support global sales strategy and operational improvements > Operating Model current state and future state agreed with Executive Board and stakeholders > Process mapping of current state for all functional activities used for integration workshops > Existing budgetary requirements delivered including new product introduction and capital projects > Future state organisation, functional processes and culture change delivered against agreed plans 2020 to 2021 Operations Director: Chemical & Plastics Business - £50M Revenue - UK, China & USA Responsible and accountable to MD for restructuring operations to release additional manufacturing capacity, improve managing customer service issues and support new product introduction to enable sales growth > Introduction of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to improve customer service through improved demand planning and production scheduling. Commercial alignment on pricing, lead times and logistics > Value creation plan to cross-skill workforce and reduce machinery breakdowns implemented > Existing budgetary requirements managed including installing capital projects whilst Covid Secure

Director (contract)

Alvarez & Marsal

September 2018 - March 2020

London, UK

Leading successful engagements for Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) team based in London. Managing delivery for a variety of Managing Directors (Partners) within practice, hands-on leadership of operational works ...see more

Director

Transform And Sustain Results Ltd

January 2017 - September 2018

Leeds, UK

Niche management consultant, leading international teams for clients, directly and via associate consultants. Alignment of improvement and cultural approaches to ensure clear communication of work requirements and maintenance ...see more

Consulting Director

Kaizen Consultancy And Training Services Ltd

November 2006 - December 2016

Liverpool, UK

KCTS is a niche lean consultancy based in UK, working with blue chip clients to reduce costs and improve performance focused upon manufacturing companies. After joining as a consultant in 2006, promoted to Operations Director in 2012 and tripled revenue. Recruited, trained, and coached associate consultant teams working across multiple sectors across the globe. Team grown to 10 direct reports plus regional associate consultants. Hands-on delivery continued as Operations Director plus maintaining client relationships, business development and ensuring consistent KCTS approach for improvement Selected programmes from work at KCTS: > Unilever (2010 – 2016) - FMCG (€51Bn Revenue) – Multiple structured problem solving workshops ran to define, solve, and delivers with internal and contract manufactured products > Pladis Global (2014-2016) - Food (£3.5Bn Revenue) – Created Operational Excellence programme within UK & French factories, approach rolled out across European organisation > Cloetta (2013 - 2016) – Confectionery (€560M Revenue) – Created Business Improvement programme as part of footprint consolidation. Direct support for Slovakia factory and coordinated cross functional transformation programme for sourcing and manufacturing whilst maintaining customer supply > Jaguar Land Rover (2016) – Automotive (£26Bn Revenue)– Reduction in mean-time-to-repair (MTTR) through training and support of engineering maintenance teams within Body-In-White department making Evoque & Discovery Sport. 50% reduction in MTTR increasing up-time of robotic welding by >20% > Akzo Nobel (2011-2014) – Decorative Paint (€10Bn Revenue) – Advisor to UK COO and European Divisional VP. Starting within UK, created & delivered European Divisional Business Improvement framework, results include reducing batch cycle time by >33% across 8 sites in 12 weeks. Creation of demonstration areas across multiple departments. Strategy advisor for UK footprint consolidation > Saint-Gobain (2006 – 2013) – Construction Products (€42Bn Revenue) – Advising a gypsum mining, plasterboard & plaster production company, Saint-Gobain through short, focused assignments. Rigorous analysis of technical problems and agreeing detailed action plans. Total cost savings of £107M delivered, exceeding £70M cost reduction target across UK, Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia > Vion (2010) – Food (€400M Revenue) – Introduction of Daily Management processes saving >20% operational efficiency & waste through accountability & systems thinking > REC (2010) – Solar Panels (€63Bn Revenue) – Aligned Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) with factory manufacturing. Rapid results approach demonstrated annual savings over £1.5M > Nutricia (2010) – Pharmaceutical (£1Bn Revenue) - Introduction of structured problem solving within UK supply chain, facilitation of quality defect reduction focused upon process control and customer service > CSM (2008-2009) – Food (€3Bn) - Performance improvement of 27pct in OEE (55% - 70%) at UK Bakery leading to Operational Excellence roll out supporting European manufacturing strategy in all countries > Promens (2008) - Packaging (€560M Revenue) – Multiple assignments across Europe, included €550k savings from 2 weeks work at plastic medical devices factory in Denmark with pilot machine

Operations Manager

Diageo

November 2004 - September 2006

Runcorn, UK

Turnaround of Guinness Bottling & Canning Factory after loss of large contract threatened profitability. Part of senior leadership team, built board level support for restructuring of operations, worked within flexible role t ...see more

Performance Improvement Manager

Unilever

September 2000 - September 2004

Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, Wirral CH62 4UE, UK

Led integration of improvement functions within European Homecare and Personal Care Divisions to ensure alignment of expectations, approach and to improve the use of data to drive decisions > Introduced loss recording system ...see more

Site Engineering Manager

Quaker Oats

September 1999 - September 2000

Cupar KY15, UK

Rapid promotion at Diageo gave opportunity to join a senior leadership team at food factory early within manufacturing career. While accountable for maintenance budget of £2M and annual capital budget of £1M, plus a team of ...see more

Graduate Trainee / Project Engineer

Diageo

June 1997 - September 1999

Leven, UK

Recruited as a graduate trainee within whisky division of Guinness. Although gained experience of working within distilling operations and given responsibility for electrical works across 23 distilleries, rapid promotion came ...see more

Selected Project Experience

Project Description:

Integration Project Director for Animal Feed Company (£250M Revenue) integrating operations across UK, Poland, Spain & Denmark. Supporting cost reduction, capital projects and cross functional working. Business process mapping for Sales & Commercial, R&D, Supply Chain & Operations, HR, Finance and PMO Introduction of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) in Denmark Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen Projects in UK Capital Project support in Poland Best practice capture in Spain Organisation migrated from General Managers and duplicate processes, into functional structure with distributed centralised approach maintaining local management teams with consistent central strategy

Industry: Consumer Products

Topic(s): Organizational Transformation

Project Description:

Interim Operations Director for Plastic Manufacturer (£50M Revenue) solving immediate operational issues to maximise Customer Service during COVID crisis. Restructuring operations and enabling introduction of new products, additional capacity, and new technologies to support sales growth

Industry: Petrochemicals

Topic(s): Project & Program Management

Project Description:

Project Director for Aluminium Business ($12.3Bn Revenue): Responsible and accountable to Global PMO Director for piloting improved project management processes including specific cross-functional early management of CAPEX projects ($100M+) within a capital-intensive industry. Workshops and support within each regional business unit supporting regional Vice-Presidents, central technology experts and engineers, and local factory teams

Industry: Industrial Metals

Topic(s): Project & Program Management, Project Management Office (PMO)

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

University of Edinburgh

1997

A-Level

High School of Dundee

Language Skills

English

Country Experience

United Kingdom United States France Germany Spain Netherlands Sweden Norway Denmark Finland Belgium Italy Portugal Romania Canada China Thailand Poland Slovakia Croatia Malta Ireland Turkey Mexico

Skills

Human Resources

Capability Development,

Leadership Development

Business

Business Process Management,

Business Process Outsourcing,

Capacity Management & Planning,

Continuous Improvement,

Corporate Functions,

Digitizing Operations,

Manufacturing,

Operational Excellence,

Operation & Maintenance,

Operation Management,

Change & Implementation,

Transformation Management Office,

Balance Scorecard,

Dashboard Development,

KPIs,

Monitoring & Evaluation,

Performance Management System,

Organizational Excellence,

Strategy Execution,

Benefit Realization,

Project Management,

Interim Management,

Business Planning,

Corporate Strategy,

Operating Model,

Strategic Planning,

Strategic Management,

Carve-out,

Merger & Acquisitions,

M&A Strategy & Due Diligence,

Operational Due Diligence,

Post Merger Integration

Lean,

Material Planning,

Production Planning,

Supply Chain Optimization,

Procurement,

Industry Experience

Material

Chemicals,

Paper and Packaging,

Building Material