Ronan BOLE
Asia Industrial Director - General Manager, Valeo
Operations executive with 15 years of management experience in automotive industry, leading highly-skilled & cross-functional teams in Products development, Operations, Total Quality & Supply Chain Logistics.
30 contacts• In charge of the Asia industrial Footprint for the Wipers Regional Operations - Strategy, Assets Investment, ROA…
• Re-deploy Key Processes close to customers (India, Korea) & in Regional Strategic area (ASEAN),
• Coordinate the Operational excellence for the Wipers Regional Operations thru Valeo Production system KPIs,Regional Strategic area (ASEAN).
2008 - 2011• Hold full P&L responsibility covering operations within 150,000 sq. ft. plant with workforce of 750 across 3 business units,
• Started New Plant by transferring operations from historical factory to new building (2009), including industrial unit lay out, facilities & operations revamping
2005 - 2008• Supervised staff of 70 & activities including S&OP, transportation, warehousing & stock control, customer service, ‘build-to-order’ visual internal flows, raw material supply,
• established manufacturing plans for 2 factories (production, capacity, inventory plans), sales plans (forecasting, booking, shipment), sourcing plans (raw material).
2004 - 2005• Oversaw broad scope responsibility that included P/L accountability, business development, sales forecasting, operations, staffing, budgeting,
• Spearheaded implementation of MRP2 (ERP-Silver Prod) through a 9-month project,
• Established standard cost, lead time, products structure, routers, unit of measure and order policy for all purchased items.
2002 - 2004• Led 230 people via 2 plants for manufacturing, TPM, Process & Method,
• Shop floor lay out modeling to move towards cellular/lean manufacturing for Nantiat Plant (€2.6 millions – 18 months),
• Launched Hoshin, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Continuous Improvement workshops,
• Generalized Group Safety policy and reduced drastically short term absenteeism,
• Reduced manufacturing costs 23% (workforce, expenses) by improving Quality (Managers on Genba at first defect) & Process re-engineering.
1998 - 2002• Coordinated teams in product development from Design/RfQs to Mass Production + 6 months for OEM-Engine total sealing solutions in automotive,
• In charge of Ford Europe (+Asian projects), GM Europe, Renault,
• Patent ‘Seal containing a rigid core […] made of a flexible material’ – Publication number 20080150239.