Mark E. Milburn

About Mark E. Milburn

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Experience

1. Global Lean Director

   AstraZeneca

   Apr 2017 — Present · Coppell, TX, US

   Multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company:$44 billion in net sales and employees.Global Lean Director (2022-Present)Promoted to Global Lean Director – Lean Center of Excellence. Appointed Global Business Process Owner (BPO) for the AstraZeneca Tier Pulse & Review PDCA processes. Global BPO for Mapping. MBB leading North & South America Six Sigma Program.• Lead the enterprise-wide digitalization of AstraZeneca’s Tier process. Transition from functional approach to End to End (E2E) Value Stream perspective, focused on flow & patient-centric mindset.• Lean-Sigma-Digital support for Global Synchronized Supply Chain, pulling from patient demand corporate strategy. Goal to reduce lead-times from 300-700 days to <100-days. Director Operational Excellence (20••••22)Promoted to Director Operational Excellence. Lead Zero Loss Journey to Top Quartile Lean Maturity by 2022. Lead implementation of Americas Six Sigma strategy across 7-sites throughout North & South America. Appointed Global BPO for Mapping: Value Stream Mapping (VSM)/ SIPOC / Process Mapping / Spaghetti diagrams.• Site achieved 2019 Global Operations Award: “Breakthrough productivity improvements using Lean Ways of Working”. OEE increased from 26 to over 70%. 50% reduction in Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). Avoidance of $250 Million in capital expenditure.• Operator training lead-time reduced from 6-12 months to 12-weeks through establishment of Dojo and introduction of ‘Articulate’ simulation training program. Operational Excellence Leader (20••••19)Lead an accelerated lean transformation of the ‘Lokelma’ supply site. Lead the Americas Six Sigma Program. Achieve FDA & EMA approvals for innovative new treatment.• Successfully embedded the lean basics site-wide to drive significant improvement in SQSCP KPIs.• Implemented robust learning management system & Lean Capability Framework.• Established process-centric organization design and Genba focused lean culture.

Education

• Durham University Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business & Finance

  1991 — 1995

• University of Reading

  B.Sc., Physics

  1985 — 1988

• Newcastle University

  PhD, Leadership, Organizational Culture & Business Performance

  2003 — 2009

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Strategy
• Restructuring
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Kaizen
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Jit
• Smed
• Automotive
• Strategic Sourcing
• Quality Management
• New Business Development
• Negotiation
• Business Process Improvement
• Tqm
• Quality System
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Leadership Development
• 5s
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Change Management
• Management
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Return on Investment
• Kanban
• Situation Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Supply Management
• Procurement
• Toyota Production System
• Project Management
• Solution Development