Simon Platts

Background

About Simon Platts

I am a successful supply chain professional with significant expertise in process improvement, planning, logistics, and manufacturing with a history of delivering cross functional and inter-regional programs of change. I am a proven leader with an analytical and systematic approach to implementation through people skills, empowerment and team work. Key Skills: Process Improvement (Lean Six Sigma): Leading and delivering step change process improvements by training and coaching teams and individuals to deliver continuous improvement through the application of both Lean and Six Sigma techniques (in both transactional processing and manufacturing environments). Program and Project Management: Track record of identifying improvement opportunities and creating and coordinating programs of work to deliver the identified benefits. Working across cultures and functions both in Europe, North America and ANZ to lead and deliver change. Sales and operations planning (S & OP): Experienced S & OP coordinator utilising the S & OP process to bring together functions to deliver on the organisation’s strategic objectives and working capital targets. Demand, Supply and Inventory Planning: Working with the sales team through a consensus forecast to develop the capacity and inventory plan across a European network. Team Leadership: Leading teams both regionally and locally to develop and deliver on our objectives. Using Kaizen and high performing work team models to facilitate change, team planning and development. A background in manufacturing in multiple industries for global companies. Managing teams in both manufacturing and logistics to deliver improvements in safety, quality, service and cost.