Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in lean manufacturing, lean consulting, supply chain leadership, production, materials, sourcing, quality, operations, supply chain planning, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Lean Consulting, Gadsden, AL
Implemented VSM, Std Work, Visual Scheduling, Kan Ban (from Cell to Receiving), 5S, material presentation. Additional service areas included Lean PC Board Room (Working with Surface Mount, Through-hole and LED technologies), Visual mgt, Kan Ban
Director of OEM / Indirect Sourcing, Acuity Brands Lighting, Conyers, GA
Led team of 10 to manage $125M in annual OEM spend and over $200M in indirect spend. Was responsible for Procurement, Sourcing, Quality, Customer Service compliance, Cycle Time improvement, Pricing, and Cost reductions. Managed Acuity Lean Supplier Development teams tasked with creating and then implementing Lean transformation plans with current OEM suppliers. These efforts improved service, quality, costs and cycle times. Led sourcing teams through the use of Strategic deployment matrix, Daily KPI boards and Individual annual goals. Negotiated contracts for OEM's and Indirect Sourcing needs. Managed team through significant OEM supplier bankruptcy problems. Transitioned over $71M in spend while saving 8% in cost reductions. Reduced costs and cycle times through simplified supply chains by moving component fabrications under one roof. (i.e. Assembly, Plastic Injection mold, Stampings and PC board manufacturing within same supplier)
Director of Supply Chain Planning, Acuity Brands, Conyers, GA
Responsibilities included full charge of P&L, $125 M in inventory, product forecasting of nearly $620M of manufactured product and $125M of purchased product per month. Managed non-stock product lead-times. Improved forecasting process and accuracy through exception based collaborative process and implementation of S&OP process. Made supplier communication improvements (Sharing of forecasts and data for improved results). Achieved inventory reductions ($24M finished goods and raw materials inventory) through improved SS and Procurement process management. Supported implementation of third party supplier logistics centers (3PL's ). Improved service from double digit stock-outs (12%-14%) to less than 4%. Managed large customer accounts to 98%-99% fill rates.
Director of Six Sigma Implementation, Acuity Brands, Conyers, GA
Assisted in development of internal Six Sigma training program and certification. Annual savings from six sigma projects totaled over $24M while participating. Assisted in development of Business Process Management, Leadership and Change management training. Mentored and coached 20 manufacturing and materials Greenbelt and Blackbelt trainees with over 100 projects which resulted in savings of over $12M annually. Implemented and completed three projects that resulted in over $1.5M of annual savings. Implemented business process management within the manufacturing area's first and second levels. Trained in Lean manufacturing processes and tools. Supported implementation of Lean in manufacturing organizations for company first six months.
Materials Manager, Crawfordsville Manufacturing Facility, Crawfordsville, IN
Controlled and managed $13.5M of raw materials inventory, including inventory accuracy, purchasing functions, and facility scheduling. Reduced inventory 23% from $13.5M to $10.2M. Improved inventory accuracy from less than 75% to greater than 90%. Improved supplier communications and relations. Standardized the use of MRP planning parameters. Improved scheduling stability and compliance performance with reduced short material.
Operations Planning Manager, Hi-Tek Division, Crawfordsville, IN
Managed the finished goods, raw materials, and forecasting of the Hi-Tek Division consisting of five manufacturing facilities. Reduced $5M in finished goods inventory through improved inventory controls, order quantities, and non-moving inventories. Together with users, identified and corrected MRP system problems to create a useable tool. Improved forecast accuracy to (+/- 10%) through exception based collaborative process.
Production Manager, Crawfordsville Manufacturing Facility, Crawfordsville, IN
Full responsibility of Focused Factory Production team with 75 employees including fabrication, welding, finishing and assembly departments. Improved labor efficiencies from less than 75% to over 115% using lean manufacturing techniques. Implemented KanBan inventory process on purchased and manufactured components reducing inventory by 23%. Improved customer service target compliance from less than 70% to greater than 95%.
