Industrial Engineer

Bertelsmann • Westminster, MD

214d

About The Position

Penguin Random House, LLC is the world's largest general trade book publisher. It is a division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the foremost media companies in the world. The Crawfordsville Operations Center located in Montgomery County, Indiana (30 minutes from the greater Indianapolis area) has an incredible opportunity for a driven, self-motivated individual to be part of our Operations Services team. This unique position involves collaborating with people at all levels within the organization in support of our objective to strengthen the world's largest general trade book publisher by having the best supply chain the publishing industry. The Operations Services department is responsible for project management as well as data analysis. Recent projects include adding two distribution centers to our network, implementing a Goods-to-Person system, and developing distribution network models for $200M fulfillment operation. This position offers tremendous opportunity for growth while learning the ins and outs of the publishing industry's leading supply chain. Cultural fit is essential. If you prefer consistent routine and repetition, this is not the position for you. Rarely are two days ever the same. This role also requires working collaboratively with team members both in-person and virtually. A resourceful, detail-oriented individual with strong problem-solving skills, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and proficient organizational skills will be very successful in this role. This specific position requires exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to lead cross functional projects of various sizes. You will analyze existing processes, identify process improvement opportunities and develop new processes to support potential avenues for company growth. Excellent PC skills and experience creating and using complex formulas in Excel are required. Previous experience extracting large data sets, analyzing, and summarizing the data to present key findings and trends in a clear and concise manner is a plus. The Crawfordsville Operations Center is currently under construction of a 650,000 square foot building expansion, which will bring the facility to a total of 1.65 million sq. ft. A large-scale Material Handling implementation is also planned for the facility. You will lead analyses and manage projects that focus on distribution operations; some of which will require working in the warehouse, performing time studies, developing flow charts, creating and testing system enhancements and training others. Other projects range from compiling activity-based costing and labor models, to installing warehouse management systems, designing new facilities, and implementing new material handling equipment.