Roland T Brunner, Diplom-Volkswirt
54B Dassett Road
London, SE27 0UG
http://roland-brunner.com
Phone: +44 771 252 7776
Roland@Roland-Brunner.com
SUMMARY:
Roland is a LEAN manufacturing and supply chain expert who delivers international business transformation projects
helping his clients to cash in financial and non-financial benefits. His focus is operational excellence (manufacturing,
supply chain, working capital, planning, forecasting, etc) and he dedicates his full attention to his clients’ people,
organisations and processes. Roland sees his role in constantly challenging the status quo and coaching his clients to be
successful en route to continuous improvement. Roland speaks various languages and has worked internationally
throughout all his professional life.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
03/05 to date
International Programme Manager, Management Consultant and Corporate Coach, London.
I implemented tangible improvements mainly in operations management through major change initiatives
within my clients’ organisations. Techniques: Coaching, BPI, LEAN, 6Sigma Project Management.
03/14 – 01/15
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/Germany, the world’s biggest chemical company.
Senior Change Consultant and LEAN Coach, developing and implementing processes for the internal
electricity supply in order to gain higher efficiency levels through their internal restructuring programme.
03/13 – 01/14
RETTIG ICC, Graz/Austria, an international Finnish radiator and heating systems producer.
Project Manager, developing/managing the implementation of a RETTIG-wide LEAN philosophy based on OEE
and SMED. My role was to coach the Austrian management team enabling them to lead a lean organisation. Our
financial target was € 294k which we reached.
04/12 – 07/12
National Water Company NWC, Riyadh, the biggest Saudi Arabian utility company.
International Programme Manager (PMO Specialist), managing 14 projects to ensure nationwide water supply
during the drought period 2012.
12/09 – 02/12
Frank Wright Ltd (part of Nutreco Group), Derbyshire/UK, a producer of animal feed.
Project Manager, managing an external and internal group of consultants throughout 2 projects dealing with
supply chain efficiency, working capital and operations excellence. Our combined savings commitment was £450k
and we streamlined all operations and supply chain processes, implemented a new shift system, KPIs, planning
tools, communication channels and a new operations organisation.
03/08 – 12/09
PPG Industries, paint manufacturing and logistics, based in Amsterdam.
International Supply Chain Compliance Auditor for various projects/locations (see below). I audited all sites
across Europe and developed areas for further improvement (performance, efficiency, cost situation).
10/07 – 02/08
Armacell Group, Hanover, a company that produces insulation foams in 3 EU countries.
Project Manager; I managed the stock optimisation part of a project where we reduced € 3m in working capital.
03/05 – 09/07
PPG Industries (former SigmaKalon Group), paint manufacturing and logistics, Amsterdam.
International Programme Manager where I implemented an own developed supply chain and manufacturing
model based on LEAN and continuous improvement principles throughout all their 12 European and Asian sites.
Doing so I coached board members, re-organised all supply chain divisions, strategically developed procurement
and purchasing functions, introduced common KPIs and a Group Balanced Scorecard, implemented capacity
usage and planning tools and developed processes for sales forecasting and new R&D introductions. Savings
Commitment was € 4,5m.
CV Roland T Brunner
08/09 – 09/13
Police Officer (Special Constable) at The Metropolitan Police, New Scotland Yard, London
Investigator for the Major Crime Unit (murder, sexual offences, child abuse, etc) for City of Westminster
CID. This was a voluntary commitment.
11/99 – 03/05
Project Manager at Proudfoot Consulting Plc, London, a consulting company specialising in change
combining strategic visions with their implementation. The company offers a combination of 3 core
disciplines – process redesign, education/training, and implementation with measurable results.
I became Project Manager in 2001 and this is a small sample of clients and work streams:
Otto Bock (Healthcare, Prosthetics Manufacturing and Sales), Nissan R&D Centre (Elimination of lost
time), Mazda MCL (Strategic workshops, LEAN logistics and Sales improvement), Beeck Homann
(FMCG production and sales), Unger (retail chain, furniture; revenue enhance-ment), LuK (automotive
supplier, LEAN manufacturing and Gate Management in R&D), Jakob Gerhardt Nierstein (vineyard,
revenue enhancement, logistics).
01/97 – 11/99
Management Consultant and Senior Management Trainer at IMPAC Ltd, London, a consulting
company that specialises in reducing cost and improving operational performance. We delivered
monetary savings.
I was responsible for the behaviour change for all management levels. I did this through developing
tailor-made training sessions and individual coaching. I learned how to re-organise organisations and
reduce labour by implementing enhanced and LEAN management operating systems.
EDUCATION:
11/93 – 11/96
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Master’s and Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Business Administration
Focus: Lean Management, Economic Theory, Accounting, Statistics, European Law
10/94 – 07/95
University of Bath, UK
Erasmus Scholarship in Business Administration
Focus: International Business Management
GENERAL:
Languages:
German, English
French, Dutch
Spanish, Polish
fluent
advanced (working knowledge)
basics
Publication:
I have written 2 books and am looking for publishers.
The one book is about implementing an efficient value chain in manufacturing by using the Six Sigma
Methodology and the other one is about my life as a German in the UK.
Training:
Executive and Personal Coaching (refresher, 09/08)
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (04/08)
Detective Training at the Crime Academy, Metropolitan Police London (02/12)
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