In our sixth episode we chat with Dave Gilmore CommScope.
A breakdown of Dave's career to date
Driving change in the fast evolving business world. Most recently challenged with driving Supply Chain service response in this COVID environment.
Business integration and restructuring following M&A including building new teams where needed. Leading and motivating large supply chain teams with up to 25,000 people globally
Optimizing Global footprint - balance between Europe, Asia and Americas - creating sustainable and robust customer service capability
Supply Chain management in a dynamic duty environment like Brexit, China and India tariffs
Significant experience in Datacenter, Enterprise and Service Provider network infrastructure manufacturing as well as contract manufacturing
Cost reduction - through Lean and Kaizen principles and business model simplification. First exposure to this was in my hands on role in Japan at the start of my career.
ERP (SAP) implementation and integration on 4 occasions on a global scale with specific focus on order to cash execution.
Led the regional manufacturing and supply platforms that include facilities management, purchasing and planning, engineering, operations and quality resources.
Regular acquisitions led to regular structural change and redefinition in which I had a central as we matched operational capability to customer service needs.
Strong and experienced people coach with significant multifunctional, multinational, diverse teams ranging from hundreds to 25,000 people in my most recent role.
Enjoyed building strong teams and relationships in China, India, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America. A fundamental cornerstone was to culturally understand the people in each region.
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