Ryan Planey
Fergus Falls
Summary
Goal oriented and driven Operations Management professional with expertise in developing process improvement solutions resulting in better efficiency, safety and quality. Poised to monitor performance improvements by developing metrics and tracking systems, while managing day to day business operations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Continuous Improvement Manager
Virginia Tile Company
Livonia, MI
02.2022 - Current
- Cross departmental lead in various projects to support organizational continuous improvement efforts
- Led the redesign of companywide sales department sample tile check out process to eliminate excess unallocated inventory within the sample department at 14 branch locations
- Implemented ABC SKU Classification process within our main Livonia warehouse to include insight on day-to-day variance post implementation
- Arranged LTL Freight Recovery initiative project that led to an annual savings of $300k.
- Spearheaded Return Policy and Process revision for customer service to ensure only acceptable returns were executed leading to 25% reduction in returns and 135k revenue increase with return handling fees year to year.
Material Area Operations Manager
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) / Stellantis
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Managed a team of 4 salaried floor supervisors and 2 Salaried Based Union (SBU) employees
- Integral role in departmental launching of the Pentastar Upgrade Engine assembly line
- Managed the launch of the Inter-Regional Flow (IRF) Warehouse, which led to an annual savings of $1.1 million dollars at Trenton Engine Complex.
Material Area Operations Supervisor
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) / Stellantis
01.2018 - 09.2021
- Managed a team of 60 direct hourly reports in a fast paced, unionized manufacturing environment in receiving/warehousing, assembly, and final product shipping
- Implementation lead of Kanban for inventory storage and assembly line side delivery at Trenton Engine Complex resulting in successful launch of PSU engine assembly line
- First Time Capability (FTC) lead - redesigned kit cells and standard operating processes to reduce internal material handling by 25%.
Linehaul Analyst
XPO Logistics Inc.
05.2017 - 12.2017
- Coordinated and oversaw all aspects of the southern regional freight operations
- Implemented network design changes to increase freight flow and cost reduction without compromising service
- Collaborated with brokers to procure back up freight movements with outside vendors.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Kettering University
Flint, Michigan06.2020
Bachelor of Science - in Logistics Management
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan05.2017
Bachelor of Science - in Marketing
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI05.2017
Skills
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft SQL (Basic)
- Workplace Organization
- Workstation/Kitting Design
- Cross Departmental Collaboration
- Process Flow/Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Launch Experience
- Team Building and Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Lean Manufacturing
- ERP Management (Kerridge)
- 5S methodology
- Data Analytics
- Relationship Building
- Operations Management
- Report Building
Accomplishments
- (Kettering University) - Supply Chain Management and ERP Certification, 2020
- (FCA Internal) - Logistics Specialist, 2020
- (Central Michigan University) - SAP One Certification, 2017
- (American Society of Quality) - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Current
Timeline
Continuous Improvement Manager
Virginia Tile Company
02.2022 - Current
Material Area Operations Manager
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) / Stellantis
09.2021 - 02.2022
Material Area Operations Supervisor
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) / Stellantis
01.2018 - 09.2021
Linehaul Analyst
XPO Logistics Inc.
05.2017 - 12.2017
Master of Business Administration -
Kettering University
Bachelor of Science - in Logistics Management
Central Michigan University
Bachelor of Science - in Marketing
Central Michigan University
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