Douglas Dickinson
VP of Operational Excellence - Experience: VP Integrated Supply Chain-Operations|Lean|Strategic Sourcing|Global Operations|Talent Development
- Role
- VP of Operational Excellence at Wabtec Corporation
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Douglas Dickinson
A senior supply chain executive with expertise in manufacturing operations, distribution, procurement, and lean management systems. I am a passionate believer of a business operating system (BOS) and using lean thinking to create both an engaging and a problem solving culture.Areas of expertise- Lean tools and culture building- Six Sigma- Strategic Sourcing- Both coaching and teaching supply chain principles- Organizational and talent development- Change Management- Leading Global Teams
Experience
VP of Operational Excellence
Sep 2019 — Present
Responsible for lean transformation, materials, SIOP & PSI, Supplier Development and I4.0 for an ~$9B Industrial business that provides equipment, parts, and software solutions to the freight railroads and transit sectors.
Education
Penn State University
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
University of New Haven
General Studies
Skills
- 5s
- Tpm
- Manufacturing
- Kanban
- Product Development
- Supply Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Black Belt
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Continuous Improvement
- Procurement
- Mrp
- Materials Management
- Quality System
- Green Belt
- Operations Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Supplier Quality
- Process Engineering
- Six Sigma
- Spend Management
- Project Management
- Engineering
- Spc
- Strategic Planning
- Supply Chain
- Manufacturing Operations
- Engineering Management
- Change Management
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Quality Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Toyota Production System
- Dmaic
- Operational Excellence
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