Bob Hermann's Linkedin Analytics

𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧! 📈 My name is Bob Hermann, and I am a collaborative global manufacturing operations leader with a track record of improving manufacturing operations to achieve profitable business growth. I make manufacturing plants perform better! I have a pragmatic blend of continuous improvement, Lean, and Six Sigma experience coupled with global multi-site manufacturing operations leadership. My background is diverse, including manufacturing leadership in global Fortune 500 companies in highly regulated industries including aerospace, automotive, military, and industrial manufacturing, as well as in private equity-backed environments. 🛠️ 𝙇𝑬𝘼𝑵 & 𝑪𝙊𝑵𝙏𝑰𝙉𝑼𝙊𝑼𝙎 𝙄𝑴𝙋𝑹𝙊𝑽𝙀𝑴𝙀𝑵𝙏: Institutionalized company-wide lean and business management systems, deployed practical continuous improvement frameworks for daily management, kaizen roadmaps, etc. resulting in 10% productivity and cost improvements (over $2M annually) and waste elimination. 🌟 𝙏𝑨𝙇𝑬𝙉𝑻 & 𝑪𝙐𝑳𝙏𝑼𝙍𝑬: Top graded dozens of key leadership roles to build high performing teams and winning cultures. Inspirer of positive and impactful change through teamwork and cross-functional collaboration, resulting in 50% improvement to employee engagement scores. 💰 𝑻𝙐𝑹𝙉𝑨𝙍𝑶𝙐𝑵𝘿𝑺/𝑴&𝑨/𝑰𝙉𝑻𝙀𝑮𝙍𝑨𝙏𝑰𝙊𝑵𝙎/𝙏𝑹𝘼𝑵𝙎𝑭𝙀𝑹𝙎: Led 7 global business integrations into existing manufacturing footprints. Right-sized global manufacturing and distribution footprints and transferred production lines to low cost regions resulting in over $750k savings. 🚀 𝑶𝙋𝑬𝙍𝑨𝙏𝑰𝙊𝑵𝘼𝑳 𝑬𝙓𝑪𝙀𝑳𝙇𝑬𝙉𝑪𝙀: Turnaround of operational/financial performance of underperforming sites. Implemented company-wide standardized OPEX performance metrics and KPI scorecard processes (SQDC based). Led global supply chains focused on supplier consolidations and cost savings. Deployed SIOP/S&OP, goal deployment and goal setting (Hoshin Kanri), ERP conversions, and Behavioral Based Safety (BBS) across organizations Let's connect! I can be reached at: 𝗯𝗼𝗯𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻𝟭𝟭@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗶𝗻/𝗯𝗼𝗯𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻𝟭𝟭 𝟵𝟰𝟭.𝟰𝟰𝟭.𝟲𝟮𝟱𝟬 #leadership, #leanmanufacturing, #executivesandmanagement, #management