Charles
Clark
Professional Lean Operations Management Consultant, Project Manager and Manufacturing specialist with a breadth of experience in; business turnaround, strategy execution, project management, and change management in Blue Chip/FMCG, Consulting and SME environments.
Location:
United Kingdom
Qualifications:
BSc Physics
Disciplines:
Coaching, Project & Programme Management...Show More
Coaching, Project & Programme Management, Business Transformation, Supply Chain & Operations, People & Performance, Business Turnaround.
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Industry Sectors:
Chemicals, Consumer Products...Show More
Chemicals, Consumer Products, Industrial Products, SME, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Engineering.
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Practice Groups:
Supply Chain & Operations, S.M.E. (Strategy, South London)
Languages:
English, Spanish.
Unilever Foods
Industry Sector:
Food & Beverage
Discipline:
Supply Chain & Operations
The Challenge:
70,000 tpa Edible Oil and Margarine Factory with cost, quality, relaibility issues. Running 365 days per year.
O.E,: 68%
Conversion Cost $130/ton
Safety LTA 1.8
Weekly Conformance to plan... read more70,000 tpa Edible Oil and Margarine Factory with cost, quality, relaibility issues. Running 365 days per year.
O.E,: 68%
Conversion Cost $130/ton
Safety LTA 1.8
Weekly Conformance to plan 60%
The Solution
Lean manufacturing programme/TPM including:
Continuous Improvement Activities
Kaizen
5S
KPIs
Kanban
SMED
Visual Communication
Formal safety programme
The Results:
Transformation of perfromance and reputation.
Operating 260 days per year.
O.E. 90%
Conversion cost $ 98/ton
Safety LTA 0
Daily confrmance to plan 90%
SJE
Discipline:
People & Performance
The Challenge:
A well liked SME carpentry company at risk of loosing their main client Lang O'Rourke due to a reduction in the number of approved suppliers.... read moreA well liked SME carpentry company at risk of loosing their main client Lang O'Rourke due to a reduction in the number of approved suppliers.
This company had to beat several other suppliers which were significantly larger.
The owners/directors working excessive hours.
The Solution
Support directors to prepare a business strategy.
Rebrand
ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 accreditations
Restructing of Senior Management.
Succession planning
Perfromance management system implemented.
Steamline of business processes.
Implementation of an ERP... read moreSupport directors to prepare a business strategy.
Rebrand
ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 accreditations
Restructing of Senior Management.
Succession planning
Perfromance management system implemented.
Steamline of business processes.
Implementation of an ERP system.
The Results:
Maintained approved supplier with main client by ousting larger competitors.
Developed other clients to reduced dependency on main client.
Increased turnover by 150%.
Reduction in working hours of... read moreMaintained approved supplier with main client by ousting larger competitors.
Developed other clients to reduced dependency on main client.
Increased turnover by 150%.
Reduction in working hours of directors to acceptable levels.
PwC
Position Held:
Senior Consultant
Business Type:
Consultancy
Industry Sector:
Professional Services
Overview:
Senior Consultant, Mergers and Acquisitions
Identified and quantified operational synergies with deal values of up to 1 Bn on automotive, engineering fmcg, and environmental industry projects.
Acorn Environmental
Position Held:
Interim Business Development Director
Business Type:
Facilities Managment
Industry Sector:
Overview:
Acorn Environmental a cleaning and grounds maintenance company with c.80 staff was having difficulty in passing the pre-qualification (PQQ) process to be allowed to tender for public sector contracts.
Project: improve the company profile and accreditations to pass the PQQ process and win tenders.
Delivered EXOR, Chas, Constructionline and Investors In People accreditation
Devised a sales strategy and developed marketing material
Streamlined the PQQ process and trained staff on PQQ management and delivery.
PQQ success rate up from 15% to 90% in six months
PQQ pipe line up from 10% of turnover to 100% in six months.
Live tenders increase from 0% to 75% of turnover.
Virtual Directors
Position Held:
Account Manager
Business Type:
Consultancy
Industry Sector:
Professional Services
Overview:
Invited to join the management team of Virtual Directors, a niche management consultancy with 35 associates specializing in the recruitment industry.
Task: improve the clients operational infrastructure to facilitate growth.
Execuzen; Devised and directed re-branding, performance management culture change which supported doubling of turnover to £12m
Drayton Finch; Planned and implemented re-branding, performance management KPIs culture change which supported doubling of turnover to £10m