Konstantinos Koumanidis
Senior Production Manager
coscoum@me.com • +30 694 850 6869
Alexandroupolis, Greece
Exceptional leadership, business acumen and financial management skills leveraged to directly improve production operations on a global platform.
Summary
Visionary Senior Production Manager, holding vast experience of leadership roles in challenging production environments. Skilled in production planning, project controllership and maintenance management for large-scale manufacturing and construction firms. Promotes continual improvement via process/system optimisation. Strong and supportive leader of multidisciplinary teams.
Areas of Expertise
• Production Management
• Project Leadership
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning & Analysis
• Process Redesign
• Change Management
• Budgeting & Cost Control
• Client Relations
• Motivational Leadership
Education
Bachelor of Arts
Business & Management
University of Essex, UK
Diploma in Technology
Computer Electronics
& Networks
Certifications
Certified KPI Professional
Advanced Project Management
Primavera 6 Client - Server
Resources Management
Primavera 6 Client - Server
Accomplishments
• Maximised productivity, cost-efficiency and operational performance across large-scale, global operations, with productivity rising by 15% following process redesign and system optimisation.
• Provided motivational leadership and developed cross-functional, multi-cultural teams of up to 500 personnel, via training, mentoring, talent development and succession planning.
• Certified KPI / KRI professional, with success in the optimisation of workflow, resource management and performance management – with productivity rising by over 10%.
Career Experience
Freelance, Greece 2019 – Present
Management / Operations Consultant
Provided expert advice and consultancy to enhance performance in the areas of operations, organisational structure, strategy, profitability and leadership. Perform detailed business analysis, identify gaps then develop a strategic framework. Engage fully with clients and deliver insightful input toward critical decision making. Provide comprehensive training to management teams to ensure a smooth transition following program implementation.
• Optimised internal systems/processes and spearheaded the introduction of benchmarking – leading to 8% increment in revenue.
• Transformed approaches to maintenance management from reactive to proactive – leading to cost savings of €250K.
Archirodon Construction, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE 2009 – 2019
Senior Site Controller / Coordinator
Strategically planned and oversaw production operations in the Central Facility Yard in line with commercial objectives for a leading construction company. Accurately prepared production plans, workflow schedules, budgets and fabrication plans. Ensured the timely completion of maintenance, repair, dry dock and steel fabrication works aligned to key project milestones. Provided leadership, training and support to production teams, comprising over 500 staff. Conducted analysis of production costs and capacity, then apply findings in the development of dashboards and resource planning. Maintained compliance with internal SOP's, HSE, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Delivered projects on time, in budget and to exacting specifications by effectively coordinating budgets, resources and schedules.
• Drove significant cost savings following delivery of activity-based cost analysis – equating to over AED 1M.
• Enhanced cost estimation, tracking and controlling processes via root cause analysis, performance reporting and IMB Cognos analytics.
• Optimized existing systems, including the deployment of new maintenance control procedures on the integrated CMS.
Thrakika Textiles, Greece 2004 – 2008
Technical & Production Manager
Critical role, tasked with the planning, leadership and control of production activities across a large-scale textile plant. Accurately plan production schedules, workforce plans, budgets and supply chain in line with challenging targets. Ensured robust maintenance management, including project management of annual shutdowns. Managed, motivated and trained cross-functional teams to achieve production objectives, with two direct reports. Collaborated with clients, stakeholders, internal teams and senior management to facilitate seamless operations.
• Boosted production and maintenance service levels by 10% as Technical / Production Manager.
• Spearheaded introduction of the JD Edwards programme across warehousing facilities, resulting in a significant improvement in delivery turnaround and 25% reduction in costs.
Farofil S.A., Turkey / Greece 1997 – 2003
Production & Maintenance Consultant
Transformed production and maintenance operations across 12 textile factories following a detailed assessment of existing operations. Performed in-depth inspections of textile machinery and audited technical personnel, evaluating findings and developing strategic and tactical plans. Enhanced organisational structures, with employees ranging from 100 to 600 staff. Established maintenance, procurement and shutdown plans to support continual improvement.
• Achieved significant improvements in productivity, rising by 10 to 25% across all factories, via reorganisation of production lines, new production techniques and enhanced quality control.
• Established top-performing staff teams via training, talent development and succession planning.
Additional Experience
Plant Superintendent, Otto Evros S.A., Greece
Technical Support Officer, Metropolis Informatics Ltd., Greece
Professional Training
Managing Safely
Dry Dock Essentials
Introduction to Budgeting
Planning & Repairing
Effective Project Controls – Engineering & Construction
Technical Skills
Primavera Project Planner P6, MS Project,
IBM Cognos
IBM Maximo
Mac OSX, MS Windows
MS Office Suite