Taylor Milner

About Taylor Milner

Do you have a critical issue with capacity, cost, quality, or service in your supply chain or manufacturing operations?• Is it eating up your time and energy?• Has it turned your KPIs red?• Is it the topic of every meeting you are in?• Is it taking too long to solve?You are not alone; 99% of organizations do not practice the necessary behaviors and methodologies to eliminate the toughest supply chain challenges quickly. I’ve helped leaders like you quickly eliminate these challenges and get back to focusing on the strategic priorities in their operations.If this sounds familiar:• You’ve had the experts in and they haven’t solved it • Your team has brainstormed potential root causes and now have an action list with too many things to check• All of the proposed solutions take too long or are too expensive (capital upgrades, adding shifts, finding a co-packer…)You need a new approach. You need a 60 Day Breakthrough. With a 60 Day Breakthrough, you will see:• Confidence (within days) that the problem will be solved• Your team adopting the same mindsets and behaviours you’ve noticed in the top problem solvers you have met in your career• Result in weeks (not months)• A new energy within your team that greater, faster results are possible• Your operations transforming from the “problem child” to the “gold standard” others aspire toUsing this approach, we’ve helped our clients to achieve:• A 30% increase in the throughput of a bottling plant in 10 weeks• The elimination of a brand killing quality problem in 6 weeks• A 80% reduction in material waste at the largest plant of a multibillion dollar CPG facility in 12 weeks.• A 95% reduction in quality holds, enabling a key product launch• The 40% increase in throughput of a food manufacturing processCurious to learn more? stroudinternational.com/operations

Experience

1. Partner

   Stroud International

   Mar 2011 — Present

   Leader committed to unleashing the potential in his clients and his people• Process and organization turnaround expert with significant business and industrial operations experience• Proven change agent, constraint breaker, and technical problem solver• Developer of strong relationships with ties to several different industries including: fresh & processed food, beverage & bottling, general manufacturing, and paper & packaging.• Internal business leader for: finance and accounting, talent acquisition and development, and business development• Creative with demonstrated success in content creation• Proficient public speaker recognized for engaging large audiencesSelected Client Success:• Led a team to create the capacity for a $1 billion food producer to grow 20% 3 years in a row, while also developing a management operating system and internal improvement infrastructure.• Steered a 7 person consulting team to deliver a 4% reduction in COGS in 18 months for a paper and packaging business mainly through better asset utilization and waste reduction.• Drove a $15 million cost savings effort for a $700 million food and beverage manufacturer, through the consolidation of 2 facilities into 1, focused capital expenditure, and process improvement.• Developed the operations and distribution strategy and execution plan for a $200 private label and contract packing manufacturer to consolidated four manufacturing and distribution facilities into one.• Partnered with a bottled water producer to develop and execute on a plan to drive a 10% throughput increase across a network of more than 20 plants by improving the performance of the current asset base through a combination of direct results driving and people development.• Supported the turnaround of a $1BN food plant by driving savings in excess of $1MM a month.

Education

• Cornell University

  Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

• Harvard Business School

  Finance, General

  2013 — 2013

Skills

• Operations
• Business Transformation
• Change Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Start-Ups
• Guest Lecturing
• Management
• Talent Acquisition
• Consulting
• Process Engineering
• Performance Improvement
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Management Consulting
• College Recruiting
• Problem Solving
• Demand Planning
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leading Change
• Strategy
• Process Improvement
• Manufacturing