David Llewellyn

Highly qualified operations and manufacturing professional with over 19 years of progressive sales and management experience. Self motivated and dedicated to bringing value to customers by continuous improvement actions and by striving for operational excellence through the development, collaboration, and empowerment of effective teams.

Areas of Impact

Operations Management / Change Management / Profit & Growth / Finance and Budgeting

Supply Chain Management / Strategic Planning & Leadership

Professional Experience

Nov. 2010 – June 2015 Konecranes Inc. Springfield, OH

Director of Operations

As part of the Global Supply Chain Management organization and Global Hoist Production network, managed and directed $150M+ supply operations in support of Konecranes regional new equipment and service businesses.

Built, developed, and led an effective management team as well as cross functional teams both regionally and at a global level.

Multi-site responsibilities employing over 230 staff.

Responsible for full profit and loss performance at KHA (Springfield, OH) operations and at CAE Electrics (Gurnee, IL & Pleasant Prairie, WI) operations.

Introduced multiple procurement cost savings initiatives resulting in achieving and exceeding global cost savings targets (min. 3% of total annual spend…$3M+).

In coordination with Global Core Team, implemented SAP 6.0 for Region Americas Supply Operation.

Managed and directed the finance and controlling team in the preparation, distribution, and review of weekly, monthly, and annual management KPI’s.

Introduced and implemented multiple quality improvement initiatives (LEAN SIX SIGMA), product/offering expansion programs, and near sourcing solutions to help bring greater value to customers and the market.

Partnered with Region Americas safety team in developing and promoting a strong safety culture as well as driving various safety initiatives and implementing effective corrective action protocols.

Aug. 2008 – Nov. 2010 Kaverit Cranes/Morris Material Handling* Edmonton & Burl., CAN

(*Konecranes is parent company)

Director of Operations

Planned and directed all operational activities for the New Equipment business at the Edmonton, AB and Burlington, ON factories in Canada.

Full profit and loss responsibilities for the Canadian Supply Operations and management of 80 staff

Developed and implemented a transition program to streamline operations from an Original Equipment Manufacturer to an efficient, high volume assembly plant while operating within established and targeted costs.

Improved operational processes and efficiencies, including project scheduling, and implemented a demand-driven materials management system which resulted in a 50% inventory reduction in six months.

Implemented manufacturing and order processing procedures established by Konecranes.

Prepared operations budgets, production and sales forecasts.

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May 2004 – Aug.2008 Kaverit Cranes/Morris Material Handling Edmonton, CAN

Operations Manager

Managed required engineering, project management, manufacturing, quality assurance/control and product support services for all new equipment orders.

Responsible for all warehousing operations, project and inventory procurement, and all associated logistics.

Coordinated and facilitated in the operational transition following the acquisition of Kaverit Cranes/Morris Material Handling by Konecranes in 2006

Directed and assisted in negotiating vendor pricing and factory service and support agreements, and initiated and developed systematic order processing procedures to maximize profitability.

Oversaw and directed the successful ERP system conversion from AS400 to Glovia.

June 2000 – May 2004 Kaverit Cranes/Morris Material Edmonton, CAN Project Manager

Responsible for managing all New Equipment orders through order receipt to customer collections.

Developed and implemented new project planning, monitoring and controlling processes to improve project execution time, manage project costs, whilst fully meeting the specific requirements of the order.

November 1996 – June 2000 Kaverit Cranes/Morris Material Edmonton, CAN

Regional Sales Representative/Manager

Responsible for formulating, developing and maintaining sales goals for the sales territory (Western Canada).

Planned and executed activities to meet established sales objectives

Developed new business opportunities to expand business growth

Education and credentials

Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta (Canada)

1989 – 1994

Corporate Training

oAalto University Executive Leader Program – January 2015 to May 2015 (New York, Dubai, & Helsinki)

oKonecranes Academy Program – 2006 to 2008

oSupply Chain Academy Training – 2012

Technical Proficiency

MS Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, Power Point), SAP 6.0, iLM

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