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Job Description:
Summary
This position supports the Ryder Continuous Improvement culture across the Business Unit/Vertical by actively promoting and facilitating the use of continuous improvement methods to support new and existing operations. The Manager will manage the CI resources across the business to influence and drive change through data driven CI Engineering and Automation efforts to deliver higher levels of performance in safety quality delivery cost and growth. Effectively leverage data analytics engineering methodologies and all Ryder lean tools to enable root cause identification and elimination. This high influence position will interface with employees at all levels and functions across the business. This individual will work directly with his/her Operational peers in the business units to define and set a strategy for engineering efforts and continuous improvement activities. This position reports to the CI Director and is closely aligned with a Group Director of Operations.
Essential Functions
- Supervise a team of continuous improvement engineering and quality professionals. Make employment decisions (hire promote coach development) and manage performance. Manages and assigns CI resources for multiple and complex Supply Chain projects aligned with strategic and growth initiatives. Regularly interacts with Senior Management and/or customer(s).
- Lead the development and of strategy scorecarding and key performance indicator action plans. Work with Operational and SCE CI leadership to connect to strategy and conduct assessments of critical site and business needs. Develop a thorough effective and timely strategic and continuous improvement plan to address the top business needs at Ryder sites. Ensure process improvement across all business activities are driven to achieve dramatic improvement in the key business metrics. Provide regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against strategic business objectives.
- Provide training coaching and mentoring: must be able to translate all Ryder Business System concepts and strategic objectives to local situations and help all levels of the organization develop understanding and application of tools for sustainable business improvements. Coach business owners to use Engineering Data Analysis and Lean methods to achieve operational excellence. Support startups retrofits and expansions including pricing inputs golive and steady state certifications.
- Develop advanced competency in a wide range of engineering methods data analysis Lean tools and quality standards and coach employees in their use. Ensures methodologies/tools such as product slotting labor standards (time studies) layouts optimization of flow data profiling and analysis automation data analytics and resource modeling are utilized to improve distribution and/or transportation operations.
- Effective facilitation and of Value Stream Maps & Kaizen Events through all stages (A3 charter creation prework identification and completion delivery of results regular follow up and follow through on sustainment). Independently identifies process gaps and recommends and leads CI Team to implement process improvement. Manage track and report the progress and value of the transformational activities and projects across customer accounts. Direct the assessment development implementation and continuous improvement activities related to the implementation of lean processes across accounts.
Additional Responsibilities
- Manage the design implementation monitoring and maintenance of the QMS based on established company and/or industry standards.
- Implement and monitor a standardized corrective action system.
- Support regulatory compliance and certification requirements.
- Oversee all functions related to Quality Assurance for a startup or expansion.
- Oversee internal auditing to ensure regulatory compliance and certification.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills and Abilities
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers work groups customers supervisors)
- Flexibility to operate and selfdriven to excel in a fastpaced environment
- Capable of multitasking highly organized with excellent time management skills
- Builds manages and develops effective teams
- Strategic and crossfunctional system and change implementation skills
- Ability to manage multiple crossfunctional and complex CI projects from beginning to sustained results
- Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access Excel and PowerPoint & Visio expert required
- Data visualization (PowerBI Tableau) and database programming (SQL DAX etc. intermediate preferred
- Expertise in developing and managing: Leader Standard Work Visual Management Systems and Management Accountability Systems PlanDoCheckAct (PDCA) Value Stream Mapping Kaizen 5S/Workplace Organization expert required
- Understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting utilization labor planning layouts metrics etc. and warehouse design tools such as CAD ; slotting 3D) Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods ; Warehouse Management Systems Scale) and Labor MgtSystems expert preferred
- Knowledge of Warehouse Management operations data analytics Industrial Engineering warehouse types (ambient temp control warehouse layout/ design and Lean methods
- Knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions expert required
- Knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks
- Knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van temperature control flat bed other specialized equipment
- Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA Appian Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA OTM Mapping Software ie; Tableauexpert required
- Knowledge working with HRM systems and associated HR processes
- Knowledge on team member hiring/onboarding
- Knowledge of goal setting and performance management/resolution advanced preferred
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required Engineering Business or Supply Chain Management
- Bachelors degree preferred Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management
- Masters degree preferred Engineering Business or Supply Chain Management
- Ten 10 years or more Eleven 11 years or more in the Distribution Warehousing and/or Manufacturing Transportation Supply Chain Logistics industry required
- Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access Excel and PowerPoint & Visio expert required
- Data visualization (PowerBI Tableau) and database programming (SQL DAX etc. intermediate preferred
- Expertise in developing and managing: Leader Standard Work Visual Management Systems and Management Accountability Systems PlanDoCheckAct (PDCA) Value Stream Mapping Kaizen 5S/Workplace Organization expert required
- Understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting utilization labor planning layouts metrics etc. and warehouse design tools such as CAD (e.g. AutoCAD); slotting (e.g. Slot3D) Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.g. MOST); Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale) and Labor Mgt. Systems. expert preferred
- Knowledge of Warehouse Management operations data analytics Industrial Engineering warehouse types (ambient temp control warehouse layout/ design and Lean methods. Knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions (e.g. AS/RS). expert required
- Knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks. Knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van temperature control flat bed other specialized equipment. Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA Appian Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA OTM Mapping Software ie; Tableau. expert required
- Knowledge working with HRM systems (e.g. Workday) and associated HR processes. Knowledge on team member hiring/onboarding. Knowledge of goal setting and performance management/resolution advanced preferred
- Lean Six Sigma required
- cPMP ISO/QMS preferred
- American Production Inventory Control Society (APICS) and/or Supply Chain Logistics Certification preferred
Travel
DOT Regulated
None
Job Category
Continuous Improvement
Compensation Information:
Thecompensationofferedtoa candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates relevant experience; education including relevant degrees or certifications; work location; market data/ranges; internal equity; internal salary ranges; position may also be eligible to receive an annual bonus commission and/or longterm incentive plan based on the level and/ for the position are below:
Pay Type:
Salaried
Minimum Pay Range:
135000
Maximum Pay Range:
140000
Benefits Information:
For all Fulltime positions only: Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits to include medical prescription dental vision life insurance and disability insurance options as well as paid time off for vacation illness bereavement family and parental leave and a taxadvantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.
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