Olivier Bluche

Experience

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  Saint-Gobain PAM UK

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2007

  Led a successful and extensive restructure and optimisation programme of manufacturing operations which ensured sustained profitability in a challenging and competitive market.

  • Operations director

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2007

  • Plant Manager

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
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  Saint-Gobain

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2013

  Led the ongoing development and deployment of the World Class Manufacturing programme across the network of plants worldwide, managing a highly effective central team and a network of regional champions. Doubled the annual savings focussing on productivity improvement, cost reduction, direct labour reduction and the delivery of the global business strategy and local priorities. Full P&L responsibility delivering profitable growth through selling price management, new route to markets, new products development, product value engineering, productivity improvement and new supply chain channels. • Turned around a break-even situation into profitable growth with double digit Return on Sales.• Developed a business-led growth strategy with ambitious increased profit.• Halved the number of accidents & significantly improved working conditions for all employees.

  • Industrial Performance Director

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Managing Director

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
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  British Gypsum

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2019

  Operations Director

  Delivered the business objectives in a growing and challenging environment from the 5 UK manufacturing sites and mines (including safety, environment, engineering, supply chain, logistics and customer service).• Generated substantial savings through productivity improvement, effective use of World Class Manufacturing tools (TPM, Kaizen, lean manufacturing, policy deployment, OEE, 5S), increased output and generation of additional production capacity. • Successfully completed major change management project whilst sustaining excellent customer service and quality. Led a high performing and cross-functional team instrumental to the success of this undertaking described as “one of the largest and most complex project undertaken in recent times”. Show less

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  Bailey Total Building Envelope

  Jan 2021 - now

  General Manager