John Manuel

11/5/2014
Chicago, IL

Position Desired

Project Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
Yes

Resume

PROFFESIONAL SUMMARY
„« Seven years of Industrial Engineering experience in both manufacturing and supply chain
„« Two years of supervisory experience with nine direct reports
„« Strong LEAN Manufacturing and Six-Sigma background as a Certified Green Belt, Green Belt Coach, and Black Belt
„« Proven skill set to drive continuous change by engaging, persuading, motivating, and working effectively with direct reports, team members, personnel, suppliers, top management, and customers
„« Excel within a fast paced, customer oriented environment with great attention to details
„« Experienced at streamlining high variability systems and operations to decrease cycle time while improving quality
„« Ability to determine and establish best methods, develop Value Stream Maps (VSMs), implement 5s, and promote continuous improvements throughout departments
„« Experience from implementation through control of multiple business operating systems and the generating the necessary financial reports to make real time decisions
„« Experience in handling a wide variety of non-routine and difficult inquiries and developing solutions for multi-faceted and interrelated problems which require strong analytical skills and significant interpretation of data
„« Proficient user of Microsoft tools (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), WMS systems (DLx, SAP, RedPrairie (CALM), COMS) and statistical analysis tools (Minitab and SCPA)
„« Proficient in Spanish

EXPERICENCE
Dec 2011 ¡V Present 3M - Supply Chain Supervisor / Lean Six Sigma Black Belt DeKalb, IL
Supply Chain Supervisor:
„« Coordinate and manage the supply chain operations and inventory of 26,000 SKUs for 150 manufacturing plants
„« Own responsibility for critical KPIs for inventory accuracy (improved from 97.8% to 99.2%) and floor backorder rates (improved from 900 dppm to 390 dppm).
„« Lead a cross functional team that manages daily planning activities and service expectations for domestic and international orders.
„« Responsible for planning and implantation of acquired business distribution operations and providing seamless transition of processes and procedures with zero impact on customers.
„« Recommend and implement department policies & procedures, as well as corrective action to resolve problems
„« Improve department operations by examining alternative processes and methods to better utilize people and improve performance.
„« Mentor nine direct reports to maximize operational results and employee career development across Planners, Customer Service Coordinators, WMS Support, and Quality Coordinators

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt: (accepted responsibility in May 2012)
„« Successfully implemented a new slotting plan which reduced warehouse costs by $200k/year
„« Streamlined a complex outside storage process to deliver cost savings of $30k/month
„« Responsible for teaching, mentoring, engaging, and coaching Green Belts to optimize Lean Six Sigma teams operating within the plant
„« Lead several cross functional teams with multiple responsibilities:
o Identifying, analyzing, and implementing Lean Six Sigma projects
o Facilitate hoppering sessions and Kaizen events
o Communicate progress to champions, leadership teams, and Master Black Belt
o Establish control plans and monitor appropriate metrics to validate Lean project results

Apr 2010 ¡V Dec 2011 Industrial Engineer ¡V Supply Chain DeKalb, IL
„« Led, implemented, and successfully managed 17 supply chain distribution Lean Six Sigma projects achieving cost savings of $1.2 Million
„« Drove improvement of critical operations KPIs including productivity (improved cost per carton from $1.08 to $0.96), service (improved lines on time from 92.8% to 99.5%) and quality (improved domestic errors from 401 dppm to 243 dppm)
„« Standardized processes and provided training for 240 warehouse operators to meet business expectations related to order filling, parcel orders, repacking, special services, etc.

Green Belt Coach: (accepted responsibility in January 2011)
„« Facilitated several week long KAIZEN events with efforts to improve plant KPIs productivity, service and quality measures
„« Improved project outcome by re-structuring meeting schedules, increasing communication between belt and management, following up on project timelines and reducing project cycle times
„« Led the implementation of Dynamic Slotting project which required process variability expertise, warehouse management systems, and collaboration from cross functional teams

Oct 2003 ¡V Dec 2008 HUNTER DOUGLAS FACBRICATION - Industrial Engineer - Manufacturing Tampa, FL
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