Riley Ullsmith Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Crowe Performance Improvement team has a record of driving significant results for clients at all levels of maturity. We don’t strive to drive process improvements, but rather performance and profitability improvements with a tangible ROI. Our experienced specialists have expertise in a range of disciplines, tools, and methodologies to address performance challenges such as:Accountability and performance managementSynergy realizationWorking capital optimizationCycle and lead-time reductionEfficiency and productivity improvementGross margin and pricing optimizationCustomer and product segmentationERP process optimizationOperational restructuring and turnaroundInventory and materials management optimizationOrganizational change managementOverall equipment effectiveness and downtime reductionSG&A business process optimizationProcurement organization transformationForecasting, planning, and scheduling optimizationStrategic sourcing and category managementSales force effectivenessSupply chain optimizationTotal productive maintenance (TPM)Cost of quality optimizationCapital Allocation OptimizationCapacity and footprint optimizationLean & Six Sigma

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

US Field OpsChicago Field OfficePartnered with restaurants representing $200M in sales to assess restaurant operations and provide recommendations to franchisees.● Served as Labor Cost & Inventory Management SME for the greater Wisconsin business unit. ○ Developed inventory cost reduction strategy for 40 restaurants; this drove a 6-figure reduction in overhead.● Executed Restaurant Operations Improvement Process to grow sales and transactions for under performing restaurants. ● Advised business unit leads to identify opportunities for top-line growth by analyzing business trends.● Engaged with cross-functional teams to better understand how inflationary pressures will affect the profitability of the restaurants I support. ● Developed deliverables and provided recommendations to key franchisee and field leadership based on large data sets. ● Influenced franchisees to target key operating metrics to ensure entire business unit was aligned.