David Lake

Experience

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  UYS Ltd

  Mar 2008 - Mar 2022

  • Championing the New Production activity in relation to global parts supply to OEM’s, ensuring all projects meet QCD requirements, whilst managing global sales accounts worth approx. £40m/yr. • Defining key milestones for New Product delivery, based on in-depth market knowledge and consumer understanding alongside internal/external stakeholders. • Spearheading communications on R&D, Sales and New Model Engineering on an international level, encompassing video conferencing, local & overseas meetings (11 trips to Japan inc. Honda R&D presentations).• Enabling success across multi-functional and -disciplinal teams against RASIC structures. • Preparing, controlling, monitoring & reporting of multi-million pound vendor tooling and capital expenditure projects for stakeholder investment, including direct control of local & international suppliers. • Creating exceptional teams by recruiting talent (internal & external), interviewing, developing training, appraisals, and succession plans. • POC for external auditing and accreditation (TS16949, ISO9001).• Leading new process/product development from initial concept, including cost estimation, definition, and validation against customer specifications.• Generating & presenting high-level project milestone reports to stakeholders, from shop floor associates up to global group president.• Currently working in a more generalised management role, decommissioning the UYS facility and disposing of all plant & machinery, including leading a team of approximately 20 associates. Show less

  • Manager; Advanced Engineering & Sales

    Jun 2019 - Mar 2022

  • Assistant Manager

    Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Senior Engineer

    Mar 2008 - Mar 2017
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  HellermannTyton United Kingdom

  Apr 2022 - now

  Automotive Sales Manager

  • Driving success across multi-functional and -disciplinal teams against global structures.• Enabling sales through definition of dynamic strategies and setting of challenging targets.• Developing business opportunities through using innovative product solutions, from concept to realisation.• Multiplying success across a wide customer base through open and pragmatic information share across market sectors, both local and global.• Generating mutually beneficial partnerships by providing solid foundations and communications, growing and maintaining co-operation with other companies within a common strategy and goal.• Creating exceptional teams through leadership and mentoring, developing personalised training plans to level up strengths and abilities, appraisals, and succession plans.• Preparing, controlling, monitoring & reporting of multi-million pound projects across a wide range of OEM & 1st Tier partners.• Generating & presenting high-level milestone reports to stakeholders, from shop floor associates up to global leadership teams. Show less