Charles Lawrence

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About Charles Lawrence

A passionate leader driving profitable growth through alignment of business priorities across the enterprise value stream, risk-based right first time culture, accountable, empowered and collaborative teams driving improvements. Totally committed to satisfying win-win customer relationships through insight, enablers, nudge and compliance mind-sets in the extended enterprise. Professional, team-oriented, engaging and very personable. Strong communication, influencing, change-management, problem resolution and coaching skills, leading by engendering trust and buy-in through engaging hearts and minds at all levels with clarity of focus, empowerment and proven techniques. Broad skills developed over a balanced global blue chip career from Product Development through Operations, the Supply Chain and Service in safety-critical aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunications, medical, rail and other sectors. Direct experience of multiple manufacturing processes including die-casting, injection moulding, machining, coatings, heat treatment and assembly for both high and low volumes. Identified multi billion £ burning platform & insights, triggering organisational restructure, priority & KPI realignment Led strategy refresh, deployment plans, governance & engagement Transformed customer relationships, collaboration & trust by listening, prioritising & identification of win-wins Drove management systems governance, insights & rapid improvements, addressing customer issues, operational efficiency & supply chain capability, with business leader accountability Passionately models & fosters culture of curiosity, collaboration, empowerment & accountability through diversity, engaging hearts & minds & recognition to build trust & buy-in Championed introduction of Lean Enterprise improvement, X-Matrix strategy deployment & tools from leadership to shop floor, delivering benefits on strategic priorities & local frustrations by challenging the status quo, simplification, tools & GoLookSees Led introduction of APQP & Zero Defects in blue chip aerospace companies Introduced simple 3C & A3 Problem Resolution approaches, coaching, embedding culture & capabilities throughout the Value Stream, focusing on priorities & causes of product, process or people issues Created & enhanced Quality Management Systems & cultural compliance across industries: aerospace AS/EN9100/EASA, automotive TS16949, ISO9001 & ISO14001 Led & restructured global teams with cultural sensitivity, coaching & mentoring Disability Employee Resource Group leader Trusted Ethics Advisor