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Carmel, Indiana, United States

Focus on DC Optimization by evaluating people, process, technology / automation, and space to ultimately reduce waste, increase employee productivity, and increase overall building throughput

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Manage Large Scale Labor Implementation Roll-outs- Managing large implementation teams including client IE's- Managing Integration between WM/LM- Developing and Configuration Manhattan Labor Standards- Deploying and Training Employees around Best Practice Methods- Conducting Change Management Training to Management/Supervisors

Project Manager - Labor ManagementManaged an LM Implemenation Rollout in 5 Distribution Centers throughout Canada - enVista named to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive top 100 for this project - Client experienced 25% increase in productivity - Client saw a reduction in 5,000 hours of labor during first 6 months of rollout - Client saw a reduction in overtime expenses by tens of thousands dollars annuallyManage full-scale LM Implementations (Including TEAMSERS and UFCW Environments) - Create Budget/Timeline for Implementations - Understand own/client behavior style and communicate effectively with client - Manage staff of 4+ employees on the LM Implementation Team - Manage Integration between TAS provider and LM System provider - Deliver Change Management training to supervisors/management - Ensure Change Management training is utilized and adopted by company culturePerform Union Audits with Union Engineer (TEAMSTERS and UFCW) - Be able to work successfully side by side with the Union Engineer - Communicate effectively to the Union Engineer the distribution processes that are being audited - Ensure process is understood by the engineer before Time Study capture - Perform effective Time Studies/Audits alongside the Union EngineerLM Pre-Sales - Effective demo presentation regarding the LM System being implemented - Demo the applications used throughout the Implementation process by the team - Walk through enVista's Methodology and Change Management approach to LM - Quote potential work for an LM Implementation as well as justify return on investment

Senior Consultant - Labor ManagementLead LM engagements with clients (Including Union environments) - Point of contact for daily/weekly activites between implementation team and the client - Manage daily work and track to timeline and budget - Hold weekly meetings with warehouse management - Meet with Union on regular basis to ensure transparency and buy inCreate/Implement LEAN Preferred Methods to reduce waste and increase efficiency/throughput - Across multiple distribution processesDevelop multi-variable, discrete standards (Via MSD and Time Studies)Configure multi-variable, discrete standard across multiple LM systems - Systems Include: Manhattan, Red Prairie, Priya, EXE (Dallas Systems), HighJumpExecuted Change Management Training with Supervisors/Management - LMS 101, Supervising on the Line, Preferred Methods Observations Training

Strategy and Operation Consultant - Labor ManagementCreate/Implement LEAN Preferred Methods to reduce waste and increase efficiency/throughput - Across multiple distribution processesDevelop multi-variable, discrete standards (Via MSD and Time Studies)Configure multi-variable, discrete standard across multiple LM systems - Systems Include: Manhattan, Red Prairie, Priya, EXE (Dallas Systems), HighJumpExecuted Change Management Training with Supervisors/Management - LMS 101, Supervising on the Line, Preferred Methods Observations TrainingStrategy and Operation Consultant - Slotting/MFAPerform Material Flow Analysis of DC's Inbound/Outbound VolumeAnalyze the velocity of product moving throughout the facility - Define Fast Moving, Slow Moving and Obsolete product - Determine where product should be slotted in order to reduce travel and increase efficiencyRecommend storage medium for Fast Moving and Slow Moving product