Carol Apfel

Director Operational Excellence at General Motors

Role
Director Operational Excellence at General Motors
Location
Grosse Pointe, MI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Carol Apfel

Accomplished change leader, grounded in both deep operational manufacturing plant level experience as well as strategic agility gained during times of unprecedented change at corporate level. Exceptional organizational navigation skills based on direct interaction from corporate senior leaders to line operators. Body of work spans from Automotive Competitive Intelligence, Corporate Manufacturing Strategy and Planning to Operational Excellence for Manufacturing, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Containerization.

Experience

  1. Director Operational Excellence

    General Motors

    Nov 2022 — Present · Warren, MI, US

Education

  • Kettering University

    Master of Science (MS), Operations Management and Supervision

    2001 — 2003

  • Texas Woman's University

    Bachelor of Science (BS), Occupational Therapy/Therapist

    1988

Skills

  • Ppap
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Manufacturing
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Process Improvement
  • 5s
  • Strategic Planning
  • Vehicles
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Six Sigma
  • Fmea
  • Kaizen
  • Automotive
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Management
  • Operations Management

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