Martin Merle

About

~20 years experience at the world leading FMCGs plus 8 years in leading Oil & Gas industry developing a global ManEx and Competitiveness Program for 20 plants in Lubricants Business (BP/Castrol). Experienced Plant Manager, Engineering & Digital Leader and Global Safety Professional delivering best in class results and strategic transformations. Engineering Director Global Manufacturing Excellence Leader/Director Plant Manager Hamburg (BP Lubricants / Castrol / Continuous Improvement) Vaue Stream Manager (P&G Grooming / BRAUN) Site Manufacturing Leader / P&G Beauty Care Supply Chain Management in FMCG industry Multiregional and plant responsibility for TPM / Lean / Operational Excellence Programm

Experience

• Head of Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence Europe at Unilever at Unilever
  Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  ~20 years experience at the world leading FMCGs plus 8 years in leading Oil & Gas industry developing a global ManEx and Competitiveness Program for 20 plants in Lubricants Business (BP/Castrol). Experienced Plant Manager, Engineering & Digital Leader and Global Safety Professional delivering best in class results and strategic transformations.

• bp (8 yrs)
  • Global Manufacturing Excellence Leader
    Jan 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Plant Manager
    Oct 2017 - Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Global Manufacturing Excellence Manager (Interim)
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs

• Procter & Gamble (10 yrs 9 mos)
  • Value Stream Manager
    Feb 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Site Manufacturing Leader
    Jul 2013 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Value Stream Leader / Produktionsleiter
    Dec 2010 - Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Manufacturing Manager at Procter & Gamble
  1999 - 2006 · 7 yrs

  Various asignments in Manufacturing / Product Supply Management at different locations in Germany in multiple Business Units (Beverages, Paper, Beauty Care)