Bill Behringer (Six Sigma Black Belt) Email & Phone Number

Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

This position will be responsible for overseeing the Master Production Scheduling process, aggregating information for resource planning, reporting of on-time delivery metrics, and helping to drive process improvements in the speed of execution, process efficiency and fulfilment of orders. This position interfaces closely with Manufacturing, Project Management, Engineering, Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure production dates are being met.Key ResponsibilitiesLead weekly production meetings for both Rotoflow new equipment and GardnerProvide scheduling input for proposals that anticipate order timing, supplier availability, and future order executionWork with Proposal and Project teams to convert customer expectations into detailed schedulesWork with Master Production Schedulers to optimize schedules and meet customer commitmentsDrive medium to long-range capacity and manpower forecasts based on current and future workMake recommendations and help drive implementation of scheduling tools and processesReduce waste and implement continuous improvementsCompile key performance metricsSupervise 3 individual production plannersEnsure alignment with central IT team on any enterprise system enhancements or roadmap.Rapidly assess limitations and work flow gaps of current manufacturing planning systems in Gardner and RotoflowDrive progress from a low maturity, highly manual approach to enterprise solutions that meet growth volumes and enable real time business decision makingData collection and analysis from disparate sources as part of identifying solutionsEnsure strong link between procurement / supply chain planning with internal manufacturing scheduling and constraintsImprove efficiency, accuracy, effectiveness of planning systems to meet growth curves and reduce late delivery, with preference for utilizing SAPOwn the S&OP process for translating opportunity pipeline to workforce planning for Gardner and Rotoflow

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Maintained and improved inventory accuracy, material tracking & control within SAP enterprise systems, production planning, shipping, warehouse and receiving, vendor planning and performance management, staffing for salary and indirect materials team members, and people development in the Richmond Bakery. Drove continuous improvement to meet a $7.3 million annual budget, increase throughput, and deliver service to grow Richmond sourcing in the North America supply chain. Developed and implemented strategy, policy, key metrics, and Integrated Lean Six Sigma improvement as a member of plant leadership. Led project teams and trained in root cause analysis.Selected Achievements✔️Increased production from 4MM lbs. to 6MM lbs. per week and improved Distribution Center (DC) pallet throughput by 46% during 2020 COVID push✔️Reduced unsaleable stock in DC by 95%; raised inventory accuracy by 35% through monthly and quarterly counts to improve compliance and reduce waste✔️Attained 100% of pounds in the production schedule with 95% compliance to scheduled production. Supported Sales & Operations Planning by providing confidence in near term scheduling (8 week) and long range planning (12 months)✔️Implemented Daily Management System (DMS), 5S, visual controls, and standard work

Lean Six Sigma Transportation CI Manager - Mondelez Global LLC - Deerfield, IL 2011 - 2018Challenged existing ways of thinking and working to identify and eliminate waste and non-value-added activities through continuous improvement and data analysis. Led cross functional teams through 6- to 12-month projects as well as one-off activities such as Value-Stream Mapping, Process Mapping, and Kaizen events. Established governance processes to keep diverse stakeholders engaged and supportive. Spread a culture of Lean Six Sigma through education, root cause analysis, project management training, and change management.Selected Achievements✔️Optimized National Delivery Routing - Increased annual productivity $1.4MM by changing vendors to optimize Route Planner; drove rollout across 49 branches, improving labor and asset utilization for daily deliveries ✔️Improved Customer Delivery Reliability - Achieved a 50% reduction in the $2.8MM per year service charges from top six customers, with additional cash flow opportunity for inventory-in-transit reduction; this project created the data tracking and root cause analysis process for identifying and fixing causes of delays and laid the groundwork to streamline that process in SAP✔️Improved sourcing DC to DC - Used data analysis to redesign the North America sourcing network, saving $3.4MM in 2018 after 2017’s simultaneous SAP APO implementation and Malware attack ✔️Network Modeling – Provided senior leadership with data to drive strategic sourcing and network investment through the use of data validation, analysis, and Supply Chain Guru tools; created a model describing current costs and potential for $30MM reduction in manufacturing, transportation, storage and warehousing costs across North America, down to the branch level

Led a cross-functional team responsible for transforming an out-of-date, push network with poor information flow into a supply chain capable of quickly producing and shipping to demand. Developed benefit driven innovation with a focus on decreasing costs and increasing capability and consistency through Lean Six Sigma processes. Selected Achievements✔️Implemented Repetitive Flexible Supply (leveled scheduling) through Kaizen events - Reduced weekly production volatility by 50% or more on the highest volume items in each location using the stable baseline demand to drive efficiency in planning, manufacturing, and distribution while focusing agile capabilities on demand fluctuations ✔️ Separate Kaizen events and follow-up at the Columbia, Davenport, Fullerton, Madison, Peacock, Newberry, Naperville, Walton, & Bethlehem manufacturing, repack, and distribution facilities✔️Trained site teams in both Lean manufacturing practices to reduce frozen production windows and batch sizes, increase utilization of system automation, and partner with vendors for faster delivery

Optimized production schedules, capacity planning, new product launches, and external manufacturing for the Cornnuts, Bars, and Back to Nature categories. Directed deployment of finished goods for the Dry Packaged Desserts and Knox categories in the plants, buffers, and distribution centers. Selected Achievements✔️ Multiple awards for quickly backfilling other roles in distribution and production as needed✔️ ABCD award (Above and Beyond the Call of Duty) for working with manufacturing and customers to deliver large, very short notice demand for a month-long national sales promotion✔️ APS Manugistics Superuser for the Allentown campus

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