Kenneth A. Johnson Email & Phone Number

Temple, Tx, Us

In my role at Sunbelt Solomon, I direct remanufacturing and repair operations for the enterprise emphasizing safety, quality, and lean methodologies. I am also responsible for Technical Services and Design, Transformer Coil Winding Engineering and our Continuous Improvement and Quality all services which seeks to drive efficient operations and high-quality output across the Enterprise.

Temple, Tx, Us

In my role as Vice President of Operations - West at Sunbelt Solomon, I direct remanufacturing and repair operations in multiple locations (Texas, Kansas, Colorado and California), emphasizing safety, quality, and lean methodologies. I also responsible for Enterprise Transformer Coil Winding Engineering which seeks to drive efficient operations and high-quality output in our Kansas and Pennsylvania facilities and I leading initiatives in Quality and Continuous Improvement, driving the corporate message on improved production output.

As a Supply Chain and Operations Executive Consultant, I specialize in providing objective advice to organizations to improve business performance, maximize growth, and create value. My expertise in manufacturing operations and supply chain management allows me to help organizations solve issues and develop specialist skills to drive success.

Spearheaded the manufacturing operations, supply chain, HR, projects, and quality areas, as well as partial oversight of finance, engineering, and customer service, for this privately held firm, a market leader in designing electrical control and distribution systems for data centers and industrial complexes with focus on safety and reliability. Critical attention to blending and balancing the company’s short- and long-term goals, plans, and strategies with customer engagements, operational Lean transformations, inventory management, solution productization, and footprint growth that result in efficient supply chain and overall working capital improvements.✔ Succeeded in introducing a high-performance culture via topgrading and organizational realignment within the first 30 days of hiring to support the corporate growth plan of more than 300% in five years. Rapidly created a real sense of urgency and full commitment to goals by deploying Lean tools and process changes, increasing production output, and improving operations by 300%.

Kokomo, In, Us

Oversaw supply chain, operations, and manufacturing leadership for this $70M private equity manufacturer of lithium-ion power systems for OEM and enterprise customers. Balanced company’s short- and long-term objectives, plans, and strategies with customer projects, operations, and operationalization of new products under development. Managed production facilities in Malaysia, Slovakia, Indiana, and Tennessee, leveraging experience in leading domestic/international operations and supply chains through new product introduction, Lean transformation, inventory reduction, and overall working capital improvement.✔ Established priorities and allocate resources (human and capital) to develop a culture of high-performance processes supporting the company’s continued growth and leadership position in the Telecom, Motive, and Mobile sectors. Achieved 109% higher performance in first seven months of 2022 over previous 2021 total production output via extensive operational improvements. Reduced travel rental car expenses by 53% after implementing indirect cost savings in travel processes.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Selected to develop and deploy a fully functional supply chain for the Solutions business of this multibillion-dollar global provider of data center construction solutions (both modular and design/build). Directed strategic procurement, supplier/stakeholder management, supply chain management, and logistics globally, subsequently realigned with a corporate restructuring to cover the Americas. Held overall responsibility for key capital asset acquisitions, business process transformation, and stakeholder management.IMPACT: Built the Construction and Manufacturing Supply Chain team and established processes focused on cost reduction and quality improvement supporting engineering and construction services. Developed a comprehensive procurement strategy for IMS and performed the first competitive project bid that delivered 22% savings on $3M+ project spend. Generated $1M+ in cost savings through competitive bidding and negotiations for data center construction.

Austin, Texas, Us

Managed end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain functions for this multimillion-dollar developer/manufacturer of large-scale UPS systems and modular infrastructure solutions with 24/7 availability. Built the Construction/Manufacturing team and developed business processes for driving operational and quality initiatives across multiple functional areas with a focus on improving costs, reducing inventory levels, increasing turns, and optimizing productivity. IMPACT: Facilitated organizational transformation by creating functional staff roles in key areas that drove continued focused improvements in Manufacturing, Engineering, Inventory, and Supply Chain. Drove YTD cost reductions of 5.3% across six core products and 10% across high-end product. Project-managed major business process improvements in warehousing and manufacturing that delivered a 20% reduction in operating costs. Received first-ever President’s Award for success in reducing inventory and improving operations through advanced sourcing and supplier management strategies and techniques. Drove a 46% reduction in inventory ($5.9M) and a 106% improvement in turns (from three to 6.2) in six months, with no impact on revenue. Implemented service parts stocking plan that increased stocked parts from 50% to 95%.

Morristown, New Jersey, Us

Held overall responsibility for global reverse logistics, inventory compliance, business operations, and strategic procurement for global warehousing. Developed policies and procedures for reverse logistics and ensured inventory accuracy and compliance in global warehouses. Led strategic sourcing and contract negotiations with 50+ suppliers supporting global logistics, warehousing, services repair, and professional services (IT solutions and outsourcing). IMPACT: Led sourcing for transition to a new field service planning software platform, resulting in a 10%+ inventory reduction in the first six months, in addition to reducing overall head count by six. Initiated first global service parts supplier repair contract and SOW that created consistent global SLAs and a consolidated repair pricing schedule, leading to $500K+ savings in repair costs. Co-led Kaizen event that reduced cycle times 63%, in-quarter reserves 20%+, and generated $660K+ savings.

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

Selected by VP of Global Operations to spearhead a >500-person organization supporting 11 facilities across North, Central, and South America of this diversified power management company. Designed the overall functional strategy for multiple sites, manufacturing best practices, supply chain, and distribution operations supporting field service management leadership team encompassing manufacturing, distribution, logistics, and supply chain management. IMPACT: Played vital role in cost savings of $30M in two years by negotiating favorable supplier contracts and deploying supply designs that aligned major commodities with pricing indexes. Developed logistics optimization strategy that reduced product lead time 25%, lowered freight shipment expenses $600K annually, and increased inventory velocity. Reduced inventory by $33M (14%) during the 2008 – 2009 recessionary period; minimized warranty expenses by $1.2M over 12 months. Boosted profits 3% and decreased inventory $3M by shutting down Telecom System Division in China. Supported integration of quality systems and operational communications following acquisition Phoenix Technology Group (China).

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Recruited for this highly demanding role overseeing the entire global manufacturing operations of this designer/manufacturer of miniature motors, which included supply chain management, logistics, procurement, quality, logistics, and manufacturing. Travelled globally managing a 900-person team. IMPACT: Established first global operations organization, including recruitment and onboarding of an Operations Director to lead the US facility. Led Lean manufacturing transformation of two facilities in the US and India, resulting in a 50% decrease in WIP, a 20% increase in productivity, and downsizing of 135 employees. Increased OTD from 24% to 98% on time; decreased past due shipment dollars 56%. Achieved $1.8M annualized savings through execution of a global freight auction strategy.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Steadily progressed through positions of increased responsibility and scope culminating with this role providing leadership and direction to an underperforming global procurement organization (with a 17-country presence) that lacked team synergy. Procurement team efforts were instrumental in providing service parts repair, new service part procurement, delivery solutions, and order management for 1,000+ suppliers and 100K+ SKUs.IMPACT: Captured annual savings of up to $200M on $1B procurement spend for service parts solutions and commodities management. Delivered $10M – $15M incremental savings by leading organizational transformation from a regionally focused global team to a globally focused commodity management team. Led deployment of SAP technology as primary global order management tool realizing $1M+ in cost savings. Member of Divestiture Integration team supporting sale of IBM PC Co. to Lenovo; structured service parts management process for contracts and logistics as procurement representative.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Steadily promoted through leadership positions of increased scope with IBM in the areas of Industrial Engineering, Quality and OEM Engineering Manager, New Product Introduction Program Manager, and Global Procurement Commodity Management.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Engineering