Highlights:
• Achieved 25% cost savings in manpower through streamlining full-time staff, expanding manpower resources through job sharing and temporary employees, while maintaining quality production.
• Established KPI’s including product returns which resulted in creation of a tool to measure customer returns based on sales. Saved over $400,000 within Returns Department.
• Initiated production metrics for productivity and process improvements. Increased productivity by 35% in Packaging Department by implementing a new scanning system and 5S Lean procedures.
• Implemented Lean shipping procedures resulting in 75% cost savings through staff reductions in Shipping/Receiving Departments.
• Developed Human Resources function including hiring, training, wage and salary, employee relations, and benefits administration to support growth of Corporation. Resulted in a new HR Manager Role and full time function.
• Conducted cycle and annual inventory counting. Resulted in 98.5% inventory accuracy.
Companies I like:
Harley Davidson
Recruited to manage organizational/production growth from $8M to $85M in eight years. Responsible for planning, organizing and managing production/distribution activities to include: evaluating operational budgets($1.5M to $5M) and production support requirements; providing organizational and procedural guidelines, Lean production processes; inventory control programs; creating company metrics including KPI’s while ensuring compliance with company goals and objectives.