James Brigham studied mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh/USA, and holds a Bachelor of Science. He also has a Master of Business Administration from the LUISS Guido Carli School of Management in Rome/Italy.
He has over 30 years of experience in operational management positions and as a strategic management consultant, particularly in driving operational improvements in international industrial companies.
James Brigham began his career in manufacturing with Westinghouse Electric Corporation in the United States before moving to Europe to work for Philips Electric Corporation in supply chain management in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. He then joined CTM (now Altromercato), the largest Italian alternative trading company, where he managed the purchasing and import team.
After graduating from the MBA in Rome, he joined the Operations Management Consulting Practice of Arthur D. Little, where he spent the next eight years leading operational improvement projects in Italy and across Europe.
Upon returning to industry, he then held various management positions in manufacturing and supply chain at AGCO Corporation (Schaffhausen/Switzerland), Welbilt Corporation (Tampa/Florida) and CNH Industrial (Turin/Italy). These roles were focused on defining and implementing global manufacturing and supply chain strategies through cross-functional and international teams.
James Brigham has worked in different cultures and languages. This enables him to achieve effective and long-term positive results for his clients across functional and cultural/linguistic boundaries.
With this broad and deep range of experience, he is very well positioned to help multinational industrial companies improve their operations, with initiatives such as
- strategic industrial and investment planning,
- optimisation of global manufacturing footprint including strategic make-or-buy analysis,
- end-to-end supply chain process and inventory optimisation, and
- Definition and implementation of cross-functional S&OP processes.
- Master of Business Administration (LUISS Guido Carli School of Management, Rome/Italy)
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and French (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh/USA)
- University/Student exchange programme (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne/Switzerland)
- Certified Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)
- Management Consulting with a focus on operations
- Supply Chain Management Consulting
- Industry Sectors: general, with a focus on the manufacturing industry
- Interim & Project Management: major investment projects
- Director of Strategic Sourcing, managing a cross-functional team as part of a global multi-wave sourcing programme at a major industrial equipment manufacturer.
- Director Global Footprint: optimisation of the global manufacturing footprint at one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial off-road equipment.
- Vice President Supply Chain: introduction of a new global S&OP process and management of the global sourcing function at a leading manufacturer of professional food service equipment.
- Director of Strategic Manufacturing Projects: managed the planning and implementation of plant expansions and start-ups, including operational interim management.
- Director Global Footprint: defined, evaluated and implemented changes to the manufacturing network for one of the world's largest suppliers of agricultural equipment.
- Senior Manager in Operations Management Consulting: led strategic projects to improve operations for large industrial companies in various business sectors.
- Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager: planning and managing the purchase and import of food from global suppliers at one of Europe's largest alternative trading organisations.
- Supply Chain Manager: supply chain innovation, definition and implementation of planning processes and inventory optimisation at one of the world's largest electronic equipment manufacturers.
Skiing, white water kayaking and marathon running.
