A UK professionally qualified Accountant with Senior Financial and Operational Management roles in North American and European publicly quoted and private equity held manufacturing businesses.
Achievements include developing production, finance and administration capabilities, to drive improved productivity, quality, customer service and profitability.
CFO/Finance Director - Food (North America & Mexico) @ From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Houston, Texas AreaCFO @ From May 2013 to August 2014 (1 year 4 months) Vice President Finance - North America @ Division of Clondalkin Group BV, a private equity held worldwide manufacturer of flexible and specialist packaging for Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Food and Beverage markets, headquartered in the Netherlands
- Successful integration of two acquisitions into separate business units
- Develop and implement North American IT strategy, reducing ERP systems from 10 to 2.
- Development of cross functional, cross business teams to implement coordinated purchasing strategy in North America.
- Development and implementation of operational improvement plan in conjunction with team, increasing profitability by over 45% over 2 years
- Reduced working capital by 30% across all components
- Developed and implemented Business Unit benchmarking
This role has provided the opportunity to review and implement the ideas and concepts developed in conjunction with the North American CEO and the Business Unit Presidents, as part of the Group’s overall strategy. From June 2009 to May 2013 (4 years) Greater Philadelphia AreaVice President Finance & Operations @ A business unit within Clondalkin Group Inc, a division within Clondalkin Group BV, a private equity held worldwide manufacturer of flexible and specialist packaging for Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Food and Beverage markets, headquartered in the Netherlands
- Improved productivity by 21% over a 4 year period
- Significant profitability improvement over 3 year period
- Working Capital reduced by 65% over 2 year period
- Collaborated with President on development of 5 year strategic plan
- Developed and implemented 5 year operations plan
- Implemented Operations management team changes over 2 year period
- Consolidated from 2 to 1 warehousing units
- Developed and implemented operational capability to introduce new product to Walmart, as part of their “Sustainability Initiative”
This role provided the opportunity to develop new business management skills required to restructure and develop operational management skills, in a different culture, whilst absorbing a recent acquisition and integrating the business into a newly formed North American business unit. From March 2005 to May 2009 (4 years 3 months) Orlando, Florida AreaFinance and Commercial Director @ A UK business unit within Clondalkin Group BV, a private equity owned worldwide manufacturer of flexible and specialist packaging for Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Food and Beverage markets, headquartered in the Netherlands
- Formulated and implemented plan to flatten Management structure
- Profitability increased by 150% over 4 year period
- Collaborated with Management Team on development of 5 year strategic plan
- Managed and developed Irish sales market, growing by 16% over 3 year period
- Developed and implemented a restructuring plan for outbound logistics
- Supported streamlining a small business unit in readiness for transfer
This role provided the opportunity to restructure a business and integrate into a pan-European business unit structure, in addition to developing selling and commercial skills. From June 1999 to March 2005 (5 years 10 months) Manchester, United KingdomRegional Financial Controller @ Division of Alpha Airports Group PLC, a publicly quoted worldwide operator of airline catering services and airport retail stores, headquartered in United Kingdom
- Coordinated & managed 6 Financial Controllers in UK and USA
- Developed and implemented an integrated budgeting model for 6 operating units
- Designed and implemented a “Key Performance Indicator” model for all 20 UK operations
This role provided the opportunity to further develop people and operational management skills, dealing with business managers and plant controllers, across multiple locations covering the UK and Florida. From March 1997 to June 1999 (2 years 4 months) Manchester, United KingdomFinancial Controller @ A Business unit within Electrolux AB, a publicly quoted worldwide manufacturer of home appliances, headquartered in Sweden
- Eliminated non value added processes in Finance thereby reducing headcount by 20%
- Reviewed production methods and waste followed by proposal to improve productivity and reduce waste
- Formulated and implemented a software system upgrade to include production order and purchase order planning
This role provided the opportunity to develop people management skills and continued development of operational financial management skills and business management. From July 1991 to March 1997 (5 years 9 months) Manchester, United KingdomAssistant Accountant @ A Division of British Vita PLC, a publicly quoted worldwide manufacturer of cellular foam and non woven products, headquartered in United Kingdom
- Developed and implemented monthly reporting pack for 16 UK sites From July 1985 to July 1991 (6 years 1 month) Manchester, United Kingdom
Professional, Accountancy, ACCA @ University of Manchester From 1985 to 1990 Oldham Hulme College, UKOldham Hulme Grammar School, UK Steven Saull is skilled in: Financial Analysis, Strategic Planning, Forecasting, Consolidation, Negotiation, Budgets, Working Capital Management, Due Diligence, Mergers, Internal Audit, Financial Reporting, Process Improvement, Capital Budgeting, Turn Around Management, Capex