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Steven Patton is a Partner/Principal in the Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP and is the Performance Improvement practice leader in the MidWest.
He primarily focuses upon supply chain and operational processes within manufacturing clients, including industrial products, automotive, aerospace and defense and diversified manufacturing.
He also serves as the North American automotive industry leader for Advisory Services.
In addition to 17 years in consulting, Mr. Patton has previous experience at General Electric Aircraft Engines and Lockheed Space Operations Company.
Engagement experience:
Client partner for a Fortune 100 off-road commercial vehicle manufacturer, responsible for various Enterprise Cost Reduction efforts with a cumulative impact of over $100M, development of shared services center strategy and roadmap, and support of executive level strategic development and operational implementation.
Global client partner for a U.S.-based global automobile manufacturer, responsible for all services across functional domains of supply chain, sales and marketing, customer relationship management, consumer/retail integration, after market, diversified financial services, business services, finance, product development and manufacturing.
North America client partner for an automotive e-commerce (B2B) joint venture in the supply chain operations arena. Responsible for product design, business strategy development and IT strategy development, including development of product and service content across procurement, supply chain and product development domains. Advised executive team on matters of product/service strategy, launch approach and release management, organizational structure, revenue plans and fee structures, FTC approval process and deployment planning.
Engagement partner for a mobile telecommunications manufacturer responsible for development of supply chain improvement portfolio within the infrastructure group. Efforts included transportation assessment and improvement portfolio, transition planning from SAP to Oracle platforms, business process mapping and order to cash business case development.
Engagement partner for a U.S.-based global automobile manufacturer, responsible for all aspects of the order to delivery project, including development of current state analysis, business case development, future state vision, future state design, pilot planning and implementation. Functional scope included production forecasting, order management, scheduling, material release, allocations and distribution.
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