Randall Gorrell Email & Phone Number

Hartford City, IN, US

Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States

Ossian, Indiana, United States

• Responsible for processes from order to cash, production scheduling and warehousing. Use of PPS – Practical Problem Solving and Lean tools to improve processes and realize savings leading to successful Continuous.
• Reduced Inventory from $4.5 million to $3.5 million from 2017 to 2019 and consistently achieving monthly STF & Budgeted levels by detailed graphical data analysis
• Recognized as leading performance across regional network for inventory days management. Achieved minimal days on hand, by component, by focusing on optimizing production scheduling and component lead times.
• Managed Physical Inventory to no less than 99.5% accuracy by using consistent, systematic Cycle Count schedule and Root Cause analysis on discrepancies of 2% or more.
• Use of PPS – Practical Problem Solving method to improve processes and realize savings - Saving $24k in transportation costs in one specific example.
• Focused on Safety, updating processes to ensure Safe Behaviors

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

• Utilizing LEAN methodologies and extensive data collection, assessed the processes and systems of Kroger distribution centers nationwide, a $2.0 billion logistics business unit, analyzed data and identified significant.
• Instructor of a Process Improvement Workshop teaching LEAN tools and Kaizen improvement utilizing A3 format to site management, cultural council members, and hourly employees
• Mentor and Lead site groups through the Kaizen improvement process
• Standardization of WMS methods, job codes, efficiency KPI’s and labor management
• Delivery of LEAN/ Six Sigma process improvement training – Yellow Belts & Green Belts
• Manage, coach and mentor Green belts as they lead and close projects

Bluffton, Indiana, United States

• Managed 8 supervisors and 400+ employees; production, scheduling and achieving standards; Attained budgeted levels.
• Developed detailed procedures and evaluated methods to reduce steps in production process resulting in savings of $100k+ in labor costs per year.
• Led implementation of Voice Selection @ Bluffton facility. Assisted implementation in 2 other Kroger facilities.
• Led implementation of EAS tagging over all 5 Kroger facilities.
• Site lead for on-line negotiation process resulting in over $1 mil in savings on supplies and services