Sean Lambourne
Director of Business Processes and Strategic Initiatives @PPG
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Business Processes and Strategic Initiatives @PPG
Wiltshire, GB
Spearheaded multiple M&A activities. Lead and coordinate all integration processes including ERP implementation, governance, R&D processes and commercial growth management.• Responsible for strategic initiatives that drive efficiency and profitability across all functions in an 1100 person SBU with 15 locations across EMEA.Streamline warehouse and manufacturing activities across EMEA and reducing complexity through legal entity mergers.• Improve the customer experience through streamlining of SBU operating processes, increase focus on quality and re-arrange the operating footprint to better match market needs.• Introduce digital transformation initiatives to deliver a total change in training, customer support, sales and inventory management.creating customer differentiation processes and rules to focus resources and activities and enhance the customer experience.
EDUCATION
Chippenham College
HND Business Management
East Ham College of Technology
HND Organic Chemistry
SKILLS
ABOUT SEAN LAMBOURNE
Areas of activity:· Product Design and Launch · Sales Pipeline Execution · Commercial Strategy · Strategy Execution · Preparing for Dynamic Growth · Geographic Expansion Planning · Managing Distributors and Agents · Improving Operational Excellence · Recovery from Financial and Market Crises · Mergers & Acquisitions · Corporate Governance and Risk Mitigation.Preferred locations: UK wide (video meeting)Profile Summary:Results driven business unit director with +25 years’ experience of delivering exceptional growth in both SMEs and ‘blue chip’ multinational corporations. A proven track-record of consistent increase in turnover and profitability through ambitious commercial strategy, improving operational excellence and driving innovation in both products and services. Leveraging an ‘open’ leadership style that encourages excellence and personal development.I am interested in permanent roles as Managing Director for companies active in the chemicals, polymers, pigments, adhesives and sealants or related sectors.Additionally:I would like to work with a limited number of medium sized, typically manufacturing businesses who are wanting to:• Improve and accelerate their product development process• Launch a new technology or service• Improve pipeline and conversion• Develop or improve the execution of their sales and marketing strategy• Enhance their governance and risk mitigation procedures• Increase operational efficiency• Transform internal business processes• Recover from a market upheaval• M&A including integrationYou may be having trouble with:• Return on technical investment• Launching a new product or service• Meeting project deadlines or budgetary requirements• Recovering from a crisis in your company, market or region• Low ROS from either price erosion or high internal costsI am equally comfortable to work as an independent NED and be an informed advisor to help develop and constructively challenge the strategy and operational activities OR to run short to medium term projects to rapidly improve specific issues in your organisation.I welcome any connections with like-minded professionals and businesses looking to diversify their network and utilise my experience and expertise to make a meaningful impact.
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