Kim Britton

About Kim Britton

I help businesses advance and continuously improve their business and operations planning processes. My mission is to combine science and art to establish capable planning process and integrated systems to drive the business agendaI am a dynamic and versatile business planning & supply chain leader with a demonstrable record of achievements. Developing and operationalizing strategic initiatives to realize challenging business and financial objectives.I have integrated business planning and sales and operations planning experience in the Automotive, Industrial Manufacturing and Consumer Product industries. My focus is on process design, system integration and capability architecture. I have professional experience in developing, implementing, and executing strategies resulting in greater customer confidence and strengthened business results. I actively seek and embrace challenging environments. I am committed to promoting creativity, effective problem solving, and delivering breakthrough results. I have a skill in developing strategies to align operations and supply chain with the business agenda.My approach. Establish ownership and accountability Design processes to deliver intent and purpose Respect the integity of business and operations planning Establish and drive the disciple to operationalize the process Align, converge and integrate business and operations strategiesWhat makes me unique? I build systemic capabilities, I wire systems and processes to codify foundational planning capabilities. Too much time is spent being busy. I bring purpose and intent through process design and operational discipline. When an enterprise runs out of enthusiastic heros, the silent stars show the path to success.\'Planning\' is where these silent stars reside.

Experience

1. Director Ibp & Execution Aerospace

   Eaton

   Jan 2025 — Present · OH, US

   Ø Establishing and developing the IBP & E leadership team and the sub-functions of SIOP, Network Planning and CoEs, driving E2E metrics; Business Revenue $4Bn & 23 production sites across NA & EMEA Ø Maintaining focus on long-term planning to ensure forecast accuracy for planning capacity levels and drive the execution teams on the short-term actions to maximize sales and profitabilityØ Ensure effective cadence of reviews, deploying standard reports, and an analytical approach to problem solving with effective corrective and preventative actions.Ø Responsible for running, approving, and escalating scenarios using the available planning tools (ERP & Kinaxis) to maintain sales and profit targets; driving 15% YoY growthØ Accountable for providing a coherent consensus plan for all locations/networks covering demand, supply & inventory; used as the leading input to the financial forecast. Communicate assumptions and performance variances.Ø Championing change to ensure companywide adoption of the IBP & E process. Train and develop all involved functions including sales, finance, PLM, and supply chain.

Education

• The Open University

  Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration

  2010

• University of Brighton International College

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business/Trade/Commerce

  1998 — 2001

• University of Reading

  Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  1996 — 1999

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Postgraduate Diploma in Supply and Demand Planning

  2012

• Royal Navy School of Engineering

  Bachelor’s Degree, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

  1986 — 1990

• CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing

  Professional Postgradute Diploma in Marketing, Slaes and Marketing

  2009

Skills

• S&Op Implementation
• Six Sigma
• Integrated Business Planning
• Supply Chain
• Lean Manufacturing
• Inventory Planning
• Supply Chain Strategy
• Continuous Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Value Stream Mapping
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Strategic Planning
• Capability Maturity Model Integration (Cmmi)
• Supply Chain Planning
• Demand Planning
• Kaizen
• Supply Chain Org. Design