Barry Neal
Senior Partner @ Roland Berger: Lead RB\'s Private Capital practice for the Americas providing diligence, value creation, and transaction execution support (PMI, carve-out) to Private Equity clients
- Role
- Senior Partner at Roland Berger
- Location
- West Bloomfield, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Barry Neal
My background is primarily in the areas of operational strategy and cost reduction. My project work includes experience in operational due diligence, supply chain transformation, post-merger integration, manufacturing operations improvement, lean product development, product development excellence, and global footprint design.My industry experience is most heavily focused in automotive, but also includes project experience in aerospace, power generation, and heavy machinery industries with an emphasis on the aftermarketI have worked in 22 different countries and on 5 continentsProject Experience (selected):Operational diligence and integration planning for a $1B service and tire retail acquisition including brand strategy, merchandise strategy (tire and services), sourcing optimization, and POS alignment (US)PMI and synergy capture for a global OE automotive supplier that acquired a US-based independent automotive aftermarket supplier for greater than $150M in commercial synergies and $50M in operational value capture (US, Japan)Growth strategy for an Independent Automotive Aftermarket Supplier to double valuation and revenue within 3 years (US, Mexico)Implemented SC Transformation at a PE-owned tier-1 automotive supplier that included inventory entitlement models, Plan for Every Part, Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning, and Logistics Optimization. Achieved $7M per annum savings at 3 pilot plants due to reduced premium freight, downtime due to materials, and inventory carryings cost. New operational model was subsequently rolled out across 30+ plants, resulting in segment leading inventory turns & 70% reduction in premium freight (U.S, Mexico, Honduras, Spain, China, Philippines.)Conducted a product development transformation at an automotive OEM, including portfolio and pipeline management, technology management, lean development process, and heavyweight program management. Led the lean development process design and piloted the new development process on three new platforms covering seven major vehicle programs and over 30 variants (India)Conducted an EBITDA opportunity assessment for a recently acquired aerostructures manufacturer. Agreed cost reduction target of 35% was achieved six months ahead of the 18-month timeline (U.K.)
Experience
Senior Partner
Jan 2022 — Present
Education
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
BBA, Corp. Strategy and Finance
1997 — 2001
University of Michigan
BBA, Corporate Strategy & Finance
1997 — 2001
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
MBA, Operations Strategy & Private Equity
2006 — 2007
Skills
- Consulting
- Business Strategy
- Due Diligence
- Change Management
- Business Transformation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Restructuring
- Market Entry
- Strategic Partnerships
- Management Consulting
- Organizational Design
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Procurement
- Acquisition Integration
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Strategy
- Supply Chain
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