Wendy Brucker Email & Phone Number

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Waukesha, Wisconsin

➤ Ensuring continuous improvement and optimal flow of materials for operations in shipping, receiving, and $55M in inventory.➤ Working on design and new warehouse layout for entire Inventory Control Department with a $900K project budget.➤ Creating and monitoring processes to receive parts as well as fulfill shop and customer orders promptly and accurately.➤ Serving as a member of the Global SAP/EWM Implementation Steering Committee and key user for SAP/EWM.➤ Leading a team of 30 employees across first and second shifts, including 2 direct reports who are Supervisors.➤ Administering the annual physical inventory count process, reconciling variances and improvements to ensure accuracy.➤ Developing improvements for process flow and storage area layouts while considering item turnover, size, and weight.➤ Overseeing the care and preservation of items received, stored, and shipped utilizing storeroom handling equipment.➤ Coordinating the retrieving, distributing, and staging parts to assembly departments based on the production schedule.➤ Managing international and local logistics including directing the team to organize delivery and transport carriers.➤ Working closely with the Production Department to promptly collect, inspect, and return unused parts to inventory.➤ Coordinating daily activity for all shipping, receiving, inventory, and logistic activities following best practices.➤ Working with supply chain director to evaluate disposition of non-usable, slow moving, and excess inventories.➤ Establishing and monitoring Key Performance Indicators related to inventory control and operational initiatives.➤ Working with Planning and Purchasing teams to improve availability of parts to stock, inventory integrity, and accuracy.

Waukesha, Wi

➤ Led continuous improvement efforts at both Sarasota and Waukesha facilities and developed quality strategy and vision.➤ Developed Lean improvements plan that created substantially improved production capability and support processes.➤ Facilitated and developed Kaizen events, created detailed value stream maps, and maintained KHS Production System.➤ Recommended continuous improvement actions supported by proposed budget parameters and cost/benefit forecasts.➤ Organized business unit improvement opportunities and aligned resources across the supply chain to deliver results.➤ Established and tracked process improvement objectives, specific goals, quality measures, and key performance metrics.➤ Led continuous improvement for scrap reductions, operational efficiency improvements, and material cost take outs.➤ Communicated best practices throughout the organization on a national and international level and trained associates.➤ Facilitated and led continuous improvement events as a subject matter expert while managing CI programs/projects.➤ Empowered and encouraged operations staff to present ideas, create improvements, and implement effective solutions.➤ Served as project manager in charge of closing new manufacturing plant in NJ and moving the business to FL facility.➤ Developed strategic new product launches and manufacturing validation processes in several different business units.

Waukesha, Wi

➤ Provided complete administrative support to president, executive staff members, and global executives as required.➤ Served as production system global liaison, 5S lead facilitator and trainer, and the Lean administrator for 2 plants.➤ Worked as project manager to close a KHS office and spare parts location in NJ and moving it to KHS Waukesha, WI.➤ Managed 7 administrative staff as well as project managed the design and build of the KHS Sales Office in Atlanta, GA.➤ Oversaw the development and deployment of a plant-wide lean culture including process development and training.➤ Partnered with plant leadership team to establish a customer-based improvement strategy to meet business objectives.➤ Drove safety, customer responsiveness, lead time reduction, quality improvement, and cost reductions in line with goals.➤ Led lean transformations to improve process quality and create capacity by reducing cycle time, inventory, and waste.➤ Established site Lean standards for visual management, 5S, and daily management and provided lean training to staff.

Waukesha, Wi

➤ Facilitating agreements between KHS and MSOE to secure improvement projects for international students from Germany.➤ Guiding international students throughout their 2-term projects, including assisting in the development of project charters.➤ Overseeing improvement projects, thesis writing, and creation of PowerPoint presentations for the students' colloquium.➤ Coordinating colloquium presentations, ensuring smooth communication between MSOE and German professors.➤ Managing multiple projects simultaneously, accommodating 1 to 4 interns per year and ensuring their progress and success.➤ Enabling students to earn their double degree in Business and Industrial Engineering through project completion/presentation.

Menomonee Falls, Wi

Lean Operations Management Certificate

Advanced Management And Leadership Certificate

Management Leadership And Process Improvement