Sr. Operations Manager - Candidate WS071316
- 7 years of experience with Process Improvement
- 4+ years of Process Improvement at Global Beverage Manufacturer, was promoted
- Just completed his MBA - on campus program while working full time
- HAACP Certified
- Leading Kaizen Teams, has written LEAN SOPs, implemented Engineering Labor Standards and TPM Principals
- Open to relocation, especially to Phoenix, his wife is currently living in Phoenix
- Has 2 young children
- Good communication skills, reserved, methodical
SUMMARY
A forward-thinking and accomplished leader. An analytical problem solver who focuses on the overall business structure to assess risk and executive strategies for maximum profit potential. I am an individual who possesses a proven track record in improving KPIs while reducing operational cost.
KEY SKILLS SUMMARY
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Budgeting Execution |
Capital Budgeting |
5 Forces |
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
| SR. OPERATIONS MANAGER | OCTOBER 2012 - PRESENT |
National Cosmetic Manufacturer. Currently earning $75K plus 5% bonus up to $2K
- Responsible for Two Fulfillment Centers, and P&L statement
- Developed and implemented Kanban Pull system with restructure of work flow to eliminate 5FTE saved 165k.
- Facilitated Kazien Team to reduce rework waste we have reduced waste by .025 reductions of 60k annually.
- Teach and facilitate LEAN practices, 8 forms of Waste, 5S, TPM, Kanban, JIT, Continuous Improvement.
- Implemented TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) principles to improve standard of production.
- Implemented vendor compliance performance metrics.
- Responsible for forecasting strategies of capacity, growth, and cost.
- Helped negotiate Logistics Fed-Ex/ UPS Smart post saved a net profit of over 1,000,000 dollars.
- Created a new picking process that saved 330k annually and reduced 10FTE's.
- Implemented labor management system (Red Prairie) raised production standards by 5% per dept. reduced incentive by 200k annually.
- Increased through-put by 15% improved completion time by 1.5 hours with a cost savings of 87k annually.
- Created standard operating procedures for Inbound, reduced damages from 37% to 5%
- Created a 6 day shipping process, improved shipping time to customer by 1day.
- Implemented a Same Day shipping process to maintain competitive advantage against competitors
- Improved quality by 75 percent with the implementation of a new visual standard.
- Manage Capital Expenditures Budget( New Facility, Bag Branding, and Boxing)
- Over time reduction of 277 hours/month by reducing motion waste and people waiting.
- Created a pairwise analysis to identify vendor effectiveness.
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders.
- Track KPI against highest departmental losses.
- Management Responsibilities
- 300 hourly in-direct reports. (250 in one location, 50 in a second location)
- 6 Supervisors in-direct report.
- 4 Operation Managers direct report.
- Plan budgets and direct according to goals and business objectives.
- Define project tasks and resource requirements.
Wants to leave to be with his wife and daughter living in Phoenix, No room for growth after achieving his MBA.
| PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER | JANUARY 2010 - OCTOBER 2012 |
Global Beverage Manufacturer. Was earning $60K
- Drive consistent revenue growth for approximately $14 million in sales, exceeding revenue growth targets, and building strong relationships with customers in assigned targets.
- Lead and oversee day-to-day sales, sales operations, logistics, inventory, scheduling, training, and performance management/people development for 12-18 supervisors.
- Achieve or exceed service standards across all channels.
- Achieve or exceed Cumulative Points of Distribution targets within district.
- Lead display execution improvement within district while achieving productivity targets.
- Lead strong safety culture by utilizing Company safety initiatives to minimize injury, work time loss and productivity loss.
- Demonstrate strong financial acumen by achieving or exceeding expense targets.
- Accurately forecast, manage budgets and make data driven action plans.
- Prioritize projects, data and communication going to frontline.
- Effectively lead team through company initiatives using change management.
- Use Predictive staffing to plan and volume forecasts to execute labor needs.
- Building and executing appropriate development plans for all employees including bench strength.
- Conduct scheduled interactions with employees to drive sales and capability including Work With, One on
- Ones and District Meetings.
Left when recruited to National Cosmetic Manufacturer
| PROCESS ENGINEER | JANUARY 2009 - JANUARY 2010 |
1st job out of college, was earning $50K, was promoted
- Implemented Lean standards, 5S, SOP's.
- Led implementation of 71 Engineered Standards.
- New International Start-Up for Gatorade Protein Beverage.
- Improved training of operators increased uptime by 2 hours a shift with a cost savings of 60K annually.
- Responsible for providing studies, analysis and recommendations on production manpower, productivity and equipment for the purpose of improving safety, quality and cost.
- Created safety plan in hazardous areas, decreased reported incidents by 50% from previous year savings of 53k.
- Increased Tetra Pak pump speed, which decreased batch time from 6 hours to 4hours with a cost savings of 1M.
- Provide a work environment which adheres to compliance/FDA regulatory guidelines
- Schedule, coordinate and perform a wide variety of testing related to aseptic food/beverage processing.
- Responsible for forecasting of procurement and materials.
- Implemented an Autonomous Management system across 3 Gatorade lines which improved the C.I.L.T. (Clean, Inspect, Lubricate, and Tighten) procedures, developed.
- Improved sanitation process by 2.5 hours generated a savings of $37,800 annually.
- Process Improvement for training, people, equipment, changeovers, material, etc.
- Five years of experience with pumps and valves.
- Ensure vendors / contractors are complying with plant safety, security, and GMP requirements.
- Support for new system development, installation, engineering, and start-up.
- During my tenure the aseptic line grew by 200% in daily volume processed.
- Tracking, analyzing and reporting performance and system gaps and countermeasure. Implementation while partnering with maintenance and production teams to deliver improved results.
- Improve plant wide maintenance systems to deliver World Class performance.
- Processed engineering calculations to improve efficiency. Analyzed and improved production parameters for company: Time, speed, cost, motion and method.
- Lead the planning and implementation of project.
- Support assistance for controlling on-going repair costs.
- Leads and supports loss reduction/yield opportunities.
This was his 1st job out of school, he was promoted to Process Improvement Engineer.
EDUCATION
- MBA, Indiana State University, (on campus program while employed full time) 2014 to 2016
- Bachelor's in Business Administration, North Carolina State University, May 2010
- FDA Better Process Control School, January 2012
| VOLUNTEER | OCTOBER 2009 - PRESENT |
- Boys and Girls Club of America
- Organize trips and games
- Recruited sponsors for organizations
- Coached football and basketball teams
- Process Improvement Engineer Manager
