Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement

ROBERT SCHWENCK, MBA, CLTD

Almo, KY *****

856-***-**** ad5ts2@r.postjobfree.com

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OPERATIONS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN

Data driven operations professional with over 15 years of experience driving growth, controlling costs, and collaborating towards global efficiency optima. Track record includes establishing best-in-class operations processes, creating and maintaining safe working environments, and identifying and implementing effective process improvements. Educated as a chemical engineer with an MBA and trained in continuous improvement across multiple industries and functions; experienced as a production operations leader. Employs customer and end user focus for design and decision making.

SKILLS

Agile, Business Acumen, Communication, Data Fluency, Forecasting, Inventory Management, KPIs, Leadership, MRP, Negotiation, Operations Management, Prioritization, Problem Solving, Process Development, Project Management, Strategic Decision-Making, SAP, System Optimization, Teaching/Training/Coaching, Team Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BUNZL RETAIL SERVICES, Murray, KY

Operations Manager July 2017 – February 2024

Led and influenced cross functional account management teams with diverse members to interface with customers, interacting effectively with associates from all supply chain functions: Sourcing, Operations, IT, Finance, HR, Safety, and Distribution.

Guided managers and supervisors at multiple sites to achieve higher standards by analyzing and interpreting performance data, ultimately improving performance up to >25% over baseline.

Increased bottleneck pick rate by 20% through continuous improvement efforts such as modifying warehouse layout and developing KPIs and tracking processes for enhanced analysis.

Reduced productivity down-time by 70% through workflow optimization.

Designed mission-critical process to automatically transform EDI data into as-required-by-client structure prior to order entry; without automation the process would have been time-limited against completion

WACKER CHEMICAL COMPANY, Calvert City, KY

Materials Manager February 2014 – February 2016

Managed distribution of finished products at locations nationwide and served as single point of contact to resolve advanced planning issues; updated the SIOP meetings for availability and seasonal inventory risks.

Reduced inventory error by approximately 60% and improved costing accuracy by Implementing a process to record actual consumption of raw materials.

Reduced variability in monthly inventory from greater than $1M unfavorable to less than $20,000 unfavorable.

Liberated greater than $2M working capital due to inventory reductions brought about by increased “Just-In-Time” deliveries of raw materials.

WACKER CHEMICAL COMPANY, Calvert City, KY

Production Engineer July 2011 – February 2014

Managed the operation of one of 6 Vinyl Acetate/Ethylene (VAE) emulsion reactor trains, accounting for 40% of site volume.

Responsible for quality, costs, and daily troubleshooting of product portfolios and respective reactors.

Greenbelt Project: Optimizing supply of a raw material to several reactor trains. Annual yield of 3kt (>1.5% of existing capacity) resulted.

FSI COATING TECHNOLOGIES, Hillsborough, NJ

Supply Chain Manager August 2007 – February 2011

Transitioned largest volume products to Made to Stock instead of Made to Order, reducing lead times from 5 weeks to less than 1 week while reducing cost to manufacture by 15%.

Improved purchasing performance, productivity/efficiency, and reduced inventory costs by 25% by using a homemade MRP/Inventory management solution in MS Excel.

Met growth demand 50%/year by expanding production capacity with minimal investments.

CARDOLITE CORPORATION, Newark, NJ

Process Engineer July 2005 – August 2007

Led and guided a team of four production supervisors and over 20 chemical operators in manufacturing best practices by managing the technical aspects of plant production.

Reduced cycle times of critical products by 20% utilizing PLC and other equipment.

Eliminated direction-confusion operator error by streamlining the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and supplementing them with Factory Service Procedures (FSPs) while ensuring ISO 9001 compliance.

EDUCATION

MBA-Master of Business Administration, Murray State University, Murray, KY

BS-Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), Schule für Elektrotechnik u. Chemie, Düsseldorf, Germany

MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS

APICS-Association for Supply Chain Management

ASCM-American Society for Supply Chain Management

CLTD-Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution

Partners in Care/Foster Closet – Board Member, Treasurer

CBYX/CDS International – Alumnus

Religious Fraternal Order – 3 term Local President

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