Fellowship Talent by Cardinal: Spring 2008

On behalf of Cranfield University, we have pleasure in presenting the Autumn intake of the Queen's Anniversary Prize winning (2005) Fellowship in Manufacturing Management, available to hosting companies and organisations from April onwards for 12 month assignments.

With a successful track record of achievement proven over 30 years, the Fellowship offers a flexible solution to manufacturing and commerce for sourcing business professionals without making an initial long-term commitment to employment. Useful in today's dynamic business climate, where adaptability is a key driver of competitive advantage.

Adept at selecting talent for change leadership and business performance improvement, the programme develops Fellows through a proven & practical methodology in change management, lean manufacturing, personal effectiveness and business performance.

During the business assignment, the Fellow is supported by a Cranfield Accredited Coach. Performance is monitored monthly through the coaching process to ensure Terms of Reference are achieved. Typical assignments span the entire manufacturing spectrum from Marketing to Production including Supply Chain, Business Development, Design and Information Systems leadership.

As you will appreciate candidate details are confidential and will only be forwarded as a result of a confirmed enquiry for a specific opportunity.

The benefit is that all these candidates have been assessed at Cranfield, their permission to circulate information gained and their aspirations and projections clearly identified.

The service fee is £4,150 + VAT per month. Another benefit to you as there are no recruitment or employment costs.

A sourcing specialist with international experience and a team manager in both retail merchandising and direct-sourcing environments. With a proven track record of implementing change & managing projects to define, improve and optimise process in order to drive out cost benefits and increase profitability. A persistent and flexible approach to the achievement of business plans, strategy and the personal goals of staff, suppliers and customers.
Ref: 8108DT

A driven professional motivated by maximising the output, quality and cost effectiveness of an organisation with excellent communication, planning and time management skills. Successfully introducing change across a range of business areas to save costs, increase efficiency and improved quality, achieved by managing and motivating team members. Having completed a degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in 2005 this professional development has continued by joining the Fellowship in Manufacturing Management .
Ref: 8108SJ

Experienced, highly accomplished, LEAN Production Manager with successful track records of consistently adding value to the businesses by slashing cost of manufacturing through applying over 7 years of process and manufacturing expertise with Lean thinking.
Ref: 8108SW

A versatile operations manager with six years experience at senior level in site manufacturing management. International experience, conversational Italian and adaptability to different cultural environments. Proven leadership, business and entrepreneurial skills. Lean and Project management expertise demonstrated by results from a range of assignments. Excellent communicator with the ability to achieve goals by influencing others.
Ref: 8108ER

An ambitious, flexible and adaptable manufacturing systems engineer with several years experience in manufacturing engineering and project management; excellent communication, planning and time management skills demonstrated by successfully working within highly pressured automotive environments. Proven leadership skills, including managing and motivating other team members to achieve desired goals. Experience of implementing lean methodologies and using six sigma techniques to save costs, increase efficiency and improve quality. Possesses a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Ref: 8108FA

A decisive & pragmatic manager with 14 years experience in Life Science Manufacturing. Inclusive man manager with proven troubleshooting & problem solving success and ability to improve efficiencies and increase productivity. Effective communicator, experienced in interacting with internal & external customers at all levels of the organisation. Knowledge of working in a highly regulated Industry, with ability to drive continuous safety improvements.
Ref: 8108IW

A Professional Manager with an Engineering background. Experience in Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Electronics and Consultancy having performed business recoveries as well as scale ups. Has managed unionised & non-unionised workplaces. Six-Sigma Green Belt trained, with a passion for Lean and have experience of Value Stream Mapping and process re-engineering.
Ref: 7708AD

Successful change agent with excellent organisational, communication and planning skills, fully committed to the achievement of corporate objectives. Able to plan workloads and projects effectively, meet deadlines and work well under pressure whilst maintaining first class standards. A good team player who can successfully motivate from within. A Natural ability to communicate within the structure of the company, both shop floor and main board level. Positively aiming for new challenges
Ref: 8008AM

A commercially astute manufacturing professional experienced in leading major change and continuous improvement programmes and developing teams in world class manufacturing methods. Combining a wide working knowledge of implementing Lean Sigma techniques, process optimization and innovative manufacturing methods to achieve sustainable gains in efficiency, quality, cost reduction and on time delivery.
Ref: 7908KW

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