Robert Schies

My Background

My Experience Shapes My Approach

I bring decades of experience working across the functions where business performance is created - and where problems often become difficult to isolate.

My experience spans finance, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, IT, process improvement, and leadership development. I combine that breadth with deep experience in FP&A, P&L management, controlling, and process improvement, including approximately 25 years of process improvement experience and more than eight years as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Throughout my career, I’ve helped organizations and their people navigate significant change, including:

Restructuring

Restructuring manufacturing and supply chain operations while redefining capabilities

Consolidation

Consolidating facilities and developing new processes for manufacturing and warehouse operations

Transformation

Transforming inventory control into a best-in-class operation through stronger processes, discipline, and employee development

Leadership & Employee Development

Nearly a decade developing and delivering leadership training, workshops, and Lunch-and-Learns, while mentoring employees and creating opportunities for people to learn and grow.

Rapid Growth

Building processes, controls, teams, and training necessary to support rapid business growth

Organizational Transitions

Helping finance organizations adapt to new accounting and reporting requirements following changes in corporate ownership

That experience shapes my role at Rut-Less: helping leaders and their teams ask better questions, understand what’s actually happening, work through difficult change, and develop the capability to move their organization forward.