Stephen Casey
Rowington,UK
Summary
Dynamic professional with a strong focus on business transformation and operational excellence. Demonstrates expertise in lean methodology, project management, and strategic communication to drive organisational success. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and stakeholder relationship management. Adept at persuasive communication and creative thinking, with a positive attitude towards achieving financial acumen and leadership effectiveness. Committed to continuous improvement and initiative taking, aiming to enhance business outcomes through innovative solutions.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Programme Lead EU Non-Deforestation Regulation
Nestle Zone Europe
Switzerland
01.2023 - 01.2025
- A global wide initiative across 7 major commodities and all ZEur markets and global Zones to ensure all Raw Materials, Semi Finished, Finished Goods, Indirect and Packaging materials are sourced from countries that comply to the non-deforestation regulation
- Scope covers all Nestle 11 businesses and 27 markets across ZEur and from Farm through to End Customer delivery
- Defined and led ZEur wide program including E2E methodology and analysis against EU Regulation
- Set up and manage Governance across ZEur and Wider global Zones
- Lead Taskforce of Resp Sourcing, Procurement, Customs, Legals, IT, SC Operations, Sales and Corp Comms in ensuring aligned Ways of Working and activities on target to achieve compliance by target dates
- Managed complex projects to successful completion within tight deadlines.
Programme Lead for European Business Improvement
Nestle Waters Europe
Paris
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Nestle Waters Europe is a multi-million business across 10 european countries
- It encompasses such brands as San Pellegrino, Acqua Panna, Perrier and Buxton
- The programme is a European wide initiative for delivery of benefits through packing, recipe, technology and SKU optimisation
- Key outcomes achieved to date: Increased delivery of business benefit from 10m Euros to 32m Euros – all targets exceeded
- Only Nestle business to have already achieved 100% target for 2023 by Q1 2023
- Established 'Go See' End to End Business improvement methodology across european businesses
- In addition am Programme Lead for Global Operations review to ensure Fit For Purpose alignment to future business strategy
- Nestle Waters Europe is a multi-million business across 10 european countries
- It encompasses such brands as San Pellegrino, Acqua Panna, Perrier and Buxton
Head of Business Improvement
Nestle UK&I
UK
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Nestle UK&I is a business entity with annual sales in excess of £3bn made up of more than 10 businesses including Coffee, Confectionary, Petcare, Mineral Water, Nutrition and Nespresso among others
- E2E business improvement initiative to deliver long term growth opportunities for Waters UK
- The leadership of initiative focusing on Multi-category growth in Out of Home business Channel eg restaurants, bars and retailers
- Development and management of UK&I strategy and governance processes with UK CEO
- Nestle UK&I is a business entity with annual sales in excess of £3bn made up of more than 10 businesses including Coffee, Confectionary, Petcare, Mineral Water, Nutrition and Nespresso among others
Head of Business Improvement
Nestle UK&I
UK
01.2015 - 01.2018
- The creation and execution of business improvement across the £500m UK&I coffee business
- Managed and supported End to End business improvement initiatives delivery £ multi-million improvements covering both growth and efficiency – benefits in excess of 2m Euros
- Identified and developed business improvement teams across the UK&I business
Lean Business Improvement
Nestle Waters Mgt and Technology
Paris
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Responsible for the creation of the Nestle Waters Lean Business Strategy for the Euro 9 billion business
- This included the development of improvement methodologies and for building Lean capability throughout the organisation from shop floor to Board level
- Developed and manage Nestle Waters Lean implementation programme and benefits tracking system
- Created approach for brand improvement programme saving 30+m euro over 3 years
- Led Supply Chain improvement programme across borders delivering multi million euro efficiency benefits
Director – Healthcare Sector
Knowledge Management and Transfer (Consultancy)
UK
01.2009 - 01.2011
- As Healthcare Sector Director, I developed and implemented the Healthcare Strategy, significantly increasing the horizon and security of the business
- Winning KM&T's first £ multi-million Client contracts (against the Big 4 and Strategic consultancies)
- My role included full P&L responsibility, budget/revenue planning and commercial and governance arrangements
- Key Achievements: I was responsible for growing the revenue by 40%+ year on year during my tenure
- I secured a 480% increase in revenue carry over to next financial year and contract work for a period of 24 months into the future
Senior Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP
01.2004 - 01.2009
- As a Senior Manager in the Performance Improvement Consultancy division of PwC, I was responsible for developing strategies to implement Lean performance improvement initiatives in industries such as Finance and Healthcare
- I worked across the Supply Chain from the initial procurement function to the outbound logistics distribution function and key experience included: Client Relationship Management and Development
- Governance and Risk Management for Client contracts
- Management of programmes of work to create financial stability for Healthcare trusts
Continuous Improvement Implementation Consultant
Unipart Group of Companies
UK
01.2000 - 01.2004
- My role involved the implementation of sustainable business process improvements using Lean manufacturing and supply chain principles
- Sample projects: Automotive Industry – Coventry, UK Managed £900k cost saving activity focusing on supply chain and material flow process improvements
- Facilitated warehouse layout change to accommodate closure of additional warehouse location – achieved £1m cost saving through warehouse closure
- Heavy Machinery Industry – Savannah, Georgia, USA Re-engineered supply chain process for inter-continental ordering and logistics systems achieving 90% reduction in order receipt–to–despatch time and establishing next day delivery
Supply Chain Manager
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
01.1995 - 01.2000
- I managed all aspects of supplier delivery performance including production scheduling, new model introduction, in-bound logistics, and supplier development programmes
- Additional Responsibilities: Production Control Representative facilitating cross-divisional activity on a new model programme focusing on cost and efficiency improvements
- Department Kaizen Facilitator – managing improvements in quality, cost saving and workflow activities
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Brighton
Brighton, UK 09.1991 - 07.1995
Bachelor of Science - Business and Manufacturing Engineering
Politecnico di Torino
Turin, Italy 09.1991 - 07.1995
Skills
- Business transformation
- Lean methodology
- Persuasive communication
- Project Management
- Leadership effectiveness
- Initiative taking
- Strategic communication
- Creative thinking
- Financial acumen
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Cross functional collaboration
- Operational excellence
- Positive attitude
Affiliations
- Cycling, swimming, reading, walking and Gardening
Languages
Italian
Fluent
French
Advanced
Timeline
Programme Lead EU Non-Deforestation Regulation
Nestle Zone Europe
01.2023 - 01.2025
Programme Lead for European Business Improvement
Nestle Waters Europe
01.2022 - 01.2023
Head of Business Improvement
Nestle UK&I
01.2018 - 01.2022
Head of Business Improvement
Nestle UK&I
01.2015 - 01.2018
Lean Business Improvement
Nestle Waters Mgt and Technology
01.2011 - 01.2015
Director – Healthcare Sector
Knowledge Management and Transfer (Consultancy)
01.2009 - 01.2011
Senior Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP
01.2004 - 01.2009
Continuous Improvement Implementation Consultant
Unipart Group of Companies
01.2000 - 01.2004
Supply Chain Manager
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
01.1995 - 01.2000
Bachelor of Science - Business and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Brighton
09.1991 - 07.1995
Bachelor of Science - Business and Manufacturing Engineering
Politecnico di Torino
09.1991 - 07.1995
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