paul steven

Director at Transform And Sustain Results Ltd

Bio Summary

KCTS LeanSigma internal training for all methodologies - 2006 Professional: Diageo High Performance Coaching as Coach - 2005; Trainee - 2004 Chartered Engineer - 2002 Unilever Leadership Training - 2002 Unilever TPM Instructor Course - 2002 Unilever Project Management Course - 2001

Edinburgh University - BEng (Hons) 2.1 - Mechanical & Electrical Engineering - University Degree: 1993-1997

Employment History

Director

Transform And Sustain Results Ltd

January 2017 - present

Leeds, UK

Owner of 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 m ...see more

Associate Principal/ Principle

Alvarez & Marsal

September 2018 - March 2020

London, UK

Project Managing 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 operatio ...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 ...see more

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

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

Project Director

- present

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 managemen ...see more

Operations Director

- present

(Interim via TSR Leadership) Chemical & Plastics Business - £50M Revenue - UK, China & USA Responsible and accountable to MD for restructuring operations to release additional manufacturing capacity, improve managing custome ...see more

Associate Senior Director

- present

(Interim via TSR Leadership) Alvarez and Marsal, International Consultancy, UK Leading successful engagements for Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) team based in London. Managing delivery for a variety of Managing ...see more

Owner & Principal Consultant

- present

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 maintena ...see more

Operations Director and Management Consultant

- present

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 Direc ...see more

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- 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 O ...see more

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Automotive (£26Bn Revenue)- Reduction in mean-time-to-repair (MTTR) through training and support of engineering maintenance teams within Body-In-White department making

Advisor to UK COO and European Divisional

- present

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 Eur ...see more

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Food (€400M Revenue) - Introduction of Daily Management processes saving >20% operational efficiency & waste through accountability & systems thinking

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Pharmaceutical (£1Bn Revenue) - Introduction of structured problem solving within UK supply chain, facilitation of quality defect reduction focused upon process control and customer service

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leading to Operational Excellence roll out supporting European manufacturing strategy in all countries

Operations Manager (Operational Excellence, Maintenance & Production Leadership roles)

- present

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 rol ...see more

Site Engineering Manager

- present

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 ...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: Material

Topic(s): Project & Program Management

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

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