Joe K.

Senior Management Consultant (Freelance)

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Uccle, Belgium

Experience

Jan 2021 - Present
5 years
Wittenburg, Germany

Senior Management Consultant (Freelance)

Proudfoot

  • Leading the Maintenance workstream on an OPEX project for a major international player in the food industry
  • Business Review in several plants in Germany and Poland
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 years
Kortrijk, Belgium

Senior Management Consultant (Freelance)

Proudfoot

  • Leading the OPEX workstream for an international company in the flooring business
  • Business Review for a major European player in the food industry
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
2 years

Operational Excellence Manager ad interim

RPM International

  • Leading expert for the implementation of the RPM Manufacturing System (Lean program) over 2 industrial sites in Europe
  • In charge of all initiatives related to line efficiency (measured through OEE) and ZBY (Zero Based Yield)
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019
5 years
Brussels, Belgium

Central Supply Chain Manager ad interim

SABCA

  • Responsible for the reorganization of the entire supply chain (central and local functions)
  • Analysis and improvement of supply chain process flows and ways of working (provisioning, planning, warehousing, internal logistics, customer support, shipping)
  • Main contact for the acquisition and implementation of an APS system and an MES system and overall helping to develop a roadmap to Industry 4.0
  • Project leader for VMI implementation
  • Strategic project leader for the outsourcing of non-core activities
  • Lean expert for the entire supply chain (including production, maintenance, engineering)
  • Interface with Finance on product costing and supply chain efficiency
  • Main point of contact for COO and CEO on overall improvement initiatives
Jan 2009 - Dec 2015
7 years
Estaimpuis, Belgium

Operational Excellence Manager

McBride

  • Lean leader for Western Continental Europe, multi-site responsibility (10 factories)
  • Creating the vision for McBride’s Operational Excellence program, management buy in, budget, rollout by creating the OPEX coach community and developing specific training programs
  • Developing the concept of “lean boot camps”, 80% of the population trained, from director level to shop floor
  • Engaging everyone from the CEO to the operators in McBride’s lean philosophy
  • Establishing the link between finance and the operational realities of the shop floor by setting up the right indicators and implying the financial people in the monthly measurement of the realized savings
  • Targets for OPEX savings outperformed year by year: over a 3 year period, target of 6 mio vs 8,5 mio realized
Jan 2005 - Dec 2009
5 years
Zaventem, Belgium

Production Improvement Manager

ASCO Industries

  • Leading expert in the Asco group on “Lean Manufacturing”, TPS, TOC, QRM
  • Transposition of “Best Practices” from one site to the other within the Asco group
  • Reducing production lead times by 50% through implementing the “drum, buffer, rope” concept
  • Direct reporting to the Director of Business Excellence (main shareholder) and to the COO
  • Developing the business case on site specialization and their geographical implantations: logistical study, markets, subcontractors, investments, acquisitions, asset utilization, fiscal optimization
  • Representative of the Asco group within the Boeing “Lean Activities Group” (LAG)
  • Development and implementation of the “New Project Logistics” department: development of the concept, procedures, roles and responsibilities, interfaces, recruitment, job descriptions, management of the department, preparation of transfer after stabilization.
Jan 1998 - Dec 2005
8 years
Waterloo, Belgium

Senior Project Manager

European Performance Institute

  • ASCO (Zaventem / Belgium, aeronautics)
  • Michelin (La Roche sur Yon / France, production of tires)
  • DSM (Strängnäs / Sweden, pharmaceuticals)
  • Umicore (Paris / France, production of zinc)
  • GateGourmet (London / United Kingdom, airline catering)
  • ADP (Paris / France, management of Paris’ airports)
  • Herlitz (Berlin / Germany, stationary and office material)
  • PWN (Velserbroek / The Netherlands, production and distribution of drinking water)
  • LRP (Paris / France, catering)
  • Atelia (Brussels / Belgium, insurance brokers)
Jan 1995 - Dec 1997
3 years
Luxembourg

Executive Assistant

Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat

Jan 1993 - Dec 1995
3 years
Luxembourg

Lawyer

UBS-Intrag (Services) S.A.

Jan 1992 - Dec 1992
1 year
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Legal advisor

SIGEBA S.A.

Summary

Building on an international career as a management consultant, as a senior manager and as a freelance interim manager, expert in lean manufacturing, supply chain and operations, with multi-site responsibility in aeronautics, FMCG and in chemicals, I am now available for a position that allows me to show my ability to create and share a mid-to long-term vision on the evolution of the growth and profitability of the company I will be working for.

My managerial and organizational competences as well as my coaching expertise, my critical and analytical mindset, my sense of practical solutions, my diplomatic and constructive attitude which allows me to communicate easily at all levels, from strategic to operational, are assets I want to bring to my new challenge.

Skills

  • Ms Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • Ios
  • Macos
  • Ipados
  • Minitab

Languages

Luxembourgish
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Dutch
Advanced
...and 3 more

Education

Oct 1994 - Jun 1998

Catholic University of Louvain

Bachelor in Business Administration · Business Administration · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Oct 1986 - Jun 1991

Catholic University of Louvain

Master in Law · Law · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Certifications & licenses

Certified Coach (Development Coaching)

Sheffield Hallam University

First Level Of CPIM Certification

APICS

Six Sigma Green Belt

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