Willie Cleary
Lean Business Consultant, Trainer & Mentor
As an experienced Management Consultant, I have over 20 years’ experience supporting board members in the making of sound financial decisions. My sectoral expertise includes construction, medical, engineering, meat processing, plastic manufacturing, oil and lubricant distribution, wine wholesaling & retailing, fashion wholesaling, retail and charity.
Apart from Lean, I have specialist expertise in Costing, Turnaround and Systems Implementations.
I have implemented regulatory and legislative changes maintaining standards at a corporate level. In addition, I have written developed and implemented strategies on a number of assignments across diverse industries as well as successfully managed resulting change. I take a direct approach to each brief from the outset understanding in particular what the key stakeholders require by way of project output.
I am a member of the following organisations:
- Fellowship of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
- Fellowship of Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
- Member of Tipperary LEO Evaluation & Approvals Committee & Mentor Panel.
- Member of InterTradeIreland Brexit Advisory, Elevate & Acumen Consultant Panels.
- Member of Failte Ireland Business Mentor Panel.
- Member of Enterprise Ireland Business Planning Panel.
- Member of Invest NI Mentor Panel.
When I’m not working with clients, I enjoy hurling and horse racing.
Areas of Expertise
- Lean Mentor & Coach
- Strategic Planning
- Finance Management
- Financial & Risk Analysis
- Problem-Solving
- Operations Management
- Lean Leadership
- Innovation
- Continuous Improvement Specialist
- Process-Driven Thinking