Lucie Pasquay
Interim Operations Manager & Expert for Profitable Manufacturing Companies
Experience
Operational Excellence & Change
Sauber - Audi Motorsport, Formula 1
Description | Results:
- Introduced Operational Excellence in operations (production, production engineering, purchasing, warehousing, quality, facility management)
- Projects & business processes (MoB, livery, etc.)
Senior Consultant & Cooperation Partner
KORN Consult
Description | Results:
- Process optimizations including implementation in operations and SCM
- Reorganizations, project management
Interim Transition & Production Management
geobra - Playmobil
Description | Results:
- Transparency & communication, defined standards (e.g., job descriptions), KPIs
- Process optimization in demand planning (scheduling)
- Achieved cost reductions: interrupted continuous operations, reduced temporary workers between plants
- Optimized shift and working time models, employee pool, lifetime working time accounts
Managing Director, CEO, Co-Founder
GUIDANO GmbH
Start-up in the bike industry
Interim Managing Director, COO
Grofa Action Sports
Description | Results:
- Commercial P&L responsibility
- Operational leadership of operations (logistics, IT, purchasing, HR, business development, and service)
- Reorganizations: logistics and IT
Interim Manager, Founder & Owner
PASQUAY Consulting
Interim Management
- Extensive expertise as COO, Production Manager, Head of Supply Chain
- Mitigating capacity bottlenecks in leadership roles
- Steady hand in crisis situations
Process Optimization & Operational Excellence
- Introduction and implementation of Lean Management
- Optimization of production processes and production-related administrative workflows
- Reduction of lead times, elimination of unnecessary process steps
Organizational Development
- Change management in operations areas
- Establishing high-performing teams & departments around production
- Crisis management in production and related areas
Managing Director | Plant Manager | Program Manager Lean & Supply Chain
Freudenberg Group | VR Equitypartner
Operations & SCM| Change Management | Lean Production & Administration Freudenberg Group | VR Equitypartner
From Trainee to Head of Supply Chain Management in Industrial Logistics & Production
L’Orange | MBTech | ITT Industries | Siemens
Supply Chain Management | Lean Six Sigma Production & Administration
Summary
As an interim Operations Manager and expert in profitable manufacturing companies, I bring productions back into their rhythm. With 30 years of experience including roles such as COO, head of production, and head of supply chain, I optimize processes, stabilize supply chains, and establish effective organizations. My strong expertise in Lean Management and Operational Excellence ensures that improvements stick – for faster, better, and more profitable value creation.
Areas of expertise:
- Process Optimization in operations (production, supply chain)
- Operational Excellence
- Lean Management for production & administration
- Project Management
- Organizational Development – crisis management, change
Industry experience:
- Manufacturing industry
- FMCG
- Automotive
- B2B
- Motorsport, Formula 1
Skills
Interim Management: Extensive Experience As Coo, Production Manager, And Head Of Supply Chain; Smoothing Out Capacity Bottlenecks In Leadership Roles; A Calm Hand In Crisis Situations
Process Optimization & Operational Excellence: Implementing And Rolling Out Lean Management; Optimizing Production, Production-related, And Administrative Processes; Reducing Lead Times And Eliminating Unnecessary Steps
Organizational Development: Change Management In Operations Areas; Establishing Efficient Teams And Departments Around Production; Crisis Management In Production Settings And All Related Areas
Languages
Education
Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg
Diploma in Business Administration (Dipl. Kffr./Univ.) · Business Administration: 'Logistics and Logistic Informatics', 'European Management' & 'International Economic Relations' · Bamberg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Lean Six Sigma Champion
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
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