SEARCH: European Head TPM – OEM - Italy / France HQ

Search overview

The company

• Employing around 9,000 globally, and FY22 revenue of almost EUR 1.76 bn.
• Working with the VP Operational Excellence and Quality to identify leadership talent for operational effectiveness

The search

To enhance organizational capabilities and mindset by applying best practices in TPM and Lean methodologies, ensuring our client not only achieves but guarantees long-term superior performance for their customers.

The transformation focused on two key areas. Firstly arange of new service products that leverage TPM methods and technical expertise to enhance customers' output and OEE. Second, TPM methods will be optimized to improve the management and execution of long-term Maintenance Agreements.

Key attention needed to be paid to the balance between strategy and execution, this is a role that is also highly customer-facing. We needed to find a commercially sensitive and consultative leader who could also get the bestworking with the internal operational workforce.

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Melium Consulting invests heavily to ascertain the foundations for success, with a clear understanding of the AS-IS and TO-BE states. From our initial consultation it was clear we needed to probe the following areas;

• Historic leadership style, action, and results
• Operational Maturity Assessment
• Historic leadership style, action, and results
• TPM Capability internally Vs Expectations from customer network
• Corporate values,organizational vision, and company culture
• Growth,transformation, and investment agendas

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^{‍S-SCAP Tools Deployed}

• Operational Maturity Assessment
• TPM / JIPM Program Review
• Cultural Assessment

^{Mutually agreed Search approach}

• Critical success factors and desired future state outcomes
• Competency matrix definition (Technical and Behavioural)
• Designed bespoke evaluation assessment from S-CAP inputs
• Value proposition creation to attract passive candidates.
• Project plan the process, stakeholder accountability, and route to success

Execution

^{Research & Outreach}

• Mapped relevant manufacturing firms implementing TPM as a program for maintenance and manufacturing performance.
• Researched JIPM-accredited manufacturers of comparable, complexity, and maturity.
• Conscious of cultural sensitivity, and an alignment of client’s value-streamed organizational structure.
• Highlighted specific “People of interest” and mutually agreed on NORTH STAR profile.
• Solidified long list through a range of data-lead, industry-leading tools and headhunting techniques.
• Candidate universe defined – Commenced 4-tier confidential outreach, headhunt & evaluation campaign.

Evaluation 

Phase 1

Value prop delivered – (Stress test)

Phase 2

Exchange of information under NDA – (Stress test)

Phase 3

Competency interview - (Stress test)

Phase 4

Behavioural assessment - including cultural fit, leadership style, personality, EQ/IQ

Shortlist delivery of six candidates within the agreed timeframe accompanied by a detailed search report and SWOT analysis for each prospect

Result

Leadership hired to work cross-functionally with the customer base as well as internal operational teams, developing and implementing a TPM strategy and two steamed roadmap alongside CMO.

• Advisory and guidance to select focus three candidates.
• Melium provides client-side support to design and run the internal interview process.
• Commercial negotiation assistance to ensure a “right first-time” offer.

Melium Consulting successfully identified and attracted a Global TPM Leader in line with the initial candidate profile and mutually agreed competencies.

Provided all candidates with a positive, consistent, and engaging experience whilst relieving the client of the administrative burden of managing another lengthy and complex recruitment process.

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