Continuous Improvement Manager

Role Overview

• Supervise a team of continuous improvement engineering and quality professionals.
• Lead employment decisions (hire, promote, coach, development) and manage performance.
• Manages multiple and complex Supply Chain projects.
• Regularly interacts with Senior Management and/or customer(s).
• Lead the development and execution of strategy, scorecarding and key performance indicator action plans.
• Work with Operational leadership to conduct assessments of critical site and business needs.
• Ensure the development of a thorough, effective and timely continuous improvement plan to address the top business needs at Ryder sites.
• Ensure process improvement activities are driven to achieve dramatic improvement in key business metrics.
• Provide regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against performance and business objectives.
• Provide training, coaching, and mentoring: must be able to translate all Ryder Business System concepts to local situations and help individuals, teams, and managers develop understanding and application of tools for sustainable business improvements.
• Coach business owners to use Engineering, Data Analysis and Lean methods to achieve operational excellence.
• Support start-ups, retrofits and expansions including pricing inputs, go-live and steady state certifications.
• Develop advanced competency in a wide range of engineering methods, data analysis, Lean tools, and quality standards and coach employees in their use.
• Ensures methodologies/tools such as product slotting, labor standards (time studies), layouts, optimization of flow, data profiling and analysis, automation, data analytics, and resource modeling are utilized to improve distribution and/or transportation operations.
• Effective facilitation and execution of Value Stream Maps & Kaizen Events through all stages (A3 charter creation, pre-work identification and completion, delivery of results, regular follow up and follow through on sustainment).
• Independently identifies process gaps and recommends and leads CI Team to implement process improvement.
• Manage, track, and report the progress and value of the transformational activities and projects across customer accounts.
• Direct the assessment, development, implementation, and continuous improvement activities related to the implementation of lean processes across accounts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Nine (9) years or more in the Distribution, Warehousing and/or Manufacturing, Transportation, Supply Chain Logistics industry required
• Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint & Visio. expert required
• Data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau) and database programming (SQL, DAX, etc.) intermediate preferred
• Expertise in developing and managing: Leader Standard Work, Visual Management Systems and Management Accountability Systems, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S/Workplace Organization advanced required
• Understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting, utilization, labor planning, layouts, metrics, etc.) expert required
• Warehouse design tools such as CAD (e.g. AutoCAD); slotting (e.g. Slot3D), Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.g. MOST); Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale), and Labor Mgt. Systems. expert preferred
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control, warehouse layout/ design and Lean methods.
• Knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs, packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions (e.g. AS/RS). expert preferred
• Knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks.
• Knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van, temperature control, flat bed, other specialized equipment.
• Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA, Appian, Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft, Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA, OTM, , Mapping Software ie; Tableau. expert preferred
• Knowledge working with HRM systems (e.g. Workday) and associated HR processes.
• Knowledge on team member hiring/on-boarding.
• Knowledge of goal setting and performance management/resolution intermediate preferred
• Lean Six Sigma, required
• cPMP, ISO/QMS, preferred
• American Production Inventory Control Society (APICS) and/or Supply Chain Logistics Certification, preferred

Tech Stack

• SQL
• Tableau

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits start at 30 Days
• 401 (K) Savings Plan with a company match
• Discounted employee stock purchase options
• Quality employee discounts that actually save you money on tools, cars, appliances, travel and more
• All major holidays paid and Paid time off within your first year
• Up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave