Manager of Continuous Improvement & Automation

Ashley Furniture Industries • Redlands, CA

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About The Position

ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, LLC HAS MULTIPLE OPENINGS FOR MANAGER OF CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT & AUTOMATION IN REDLANDS, CA.

LEAD STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO OPTIMIZE DISTRIBUTION CENTER OPERATIONS THROUGH
ADVANCED AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS, DATA-DRIVEN PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, AND LAYOUT
OPTIMIZATION. THIS ROLE COMBINES TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN AUTOMATION SYSTEMS WITH
DEEP OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO DRIVE EFFICIENCY GAINS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACROSS ASHLEY'S DC NETWORK. EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(CONVEYORS, AS/RS, ROBOTICS, WMS UPGRADES) FOR OPTIMAL ROI. COLLABORATE WITH
CHINESE AUTOMATION VENDORS TO SOURCE COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS. LEAD AUTOMATION
PILOT PROGRAMS AND FULL-SCALE IMPLEMENTATIONS ACROSS DC NETWORK. DEVELOP
BUSINESS CASES AND ROI ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMATION INVESTMENTS. DESIGN AND MODIFY DC
LAYOUTS USING CAD SOFTWARE (AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS, OR SIMILAR). CONDUCT PROCESS
SIMULATION AND MODELING TO OPTIMIZE WORKFLOWS AND THROUGHPUT LEAD LEAN
MANUFACTURING AND SIX SIGMA INITIATIVES TO ELIMINATE WASTE AND IMPROVE
EFFICIENCY. IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT METHODOLOGIES ACROSS ALL DC
OPERATIONS. UTILIZE SQL AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS TOOLS (PYTHON, R, TABLEAU, POWER
BI) TO ANALYZE OPERATIONAL DATA. DEVELOP KPIS AND PERFORMANCE DASHBOARDS FOR
AUTOMATION AND PROCESS EFFECTIVENESS. CONDUCT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY
IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND VALIDATE SOLUTIONS. CREATE PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR
CAPACITY PLANNING AND RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION. PARTNER WITH DC MANAGERS TO
IDENTIFY OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. LEAD
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS TO IMPLEMENT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTOMATION
SOLUTIONS. DEVELOP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND
OPTIMIZED PROCESSES. PARTNER WITH TRAINING TEAM TO BUILD TRAINING CONTENT TO
TEACH DC PERSONNEL ON NEW SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
METHODOLOGIES. DEVELOP LONG-TERM AUTOMATION AND IMPROVEMENT ROADMAPS FOR DC
NETWORK. MANAGE MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS PROJECTS WITH BUDGETS RANGING FROM $100K
TO $5M+. COORDINATE WITH VENDORS, CONTRACTORS, AND INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS FOR
PROJECT EXECUTION. REPORT PROGRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP.
DOMESTIC TRAVEL IS REQUIRED 25% TO 30% OF THE TIME.

Requirements

• POSITION REQUIRES A MASTER’S DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, OR A RELATED, AND 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN AUTOMATION IN WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION ENVIRONMENTS OR RELATED.
• CAD SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY: AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS, OR SIMILAR LAYOUT DESIGN TOOLS.
• PROCESS SIMULATION: ARENA, ANYLOGIC, FLEXSIM, SIEMENS PLANT SIMULATION, OR SIMILAR SIMULATION SOFTWARE.
• DATA ANALYSIS: ADVANCED SQL SKILLS AND PROFICIENCY WITH ANALYTICS TOOLS INCLUDING PYTHON, R, TABLEAU, OR POWER BI.
• AUTOMATION KNOWLEDGE: WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING WMS, WCS, CONVEYOR SYSTEMS, AND ROBOTICS.
• LMS KNOWLEDGE: LABOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR WORKFORCE OPTIMIZATION AND PRODUCTIVITY TRACKING.
• WES KNOWLEDGE: UNDERSTANDING OF WAREHOUSE EXECUTION SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND AUTOMATION COORDINATION.
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL.
• DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF DC OPERATIONS: COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF WAREHOUSE PROCESSES, LABOR MANAGEMENT, INVENTORY CONTROL, AND OPERATIONAL METRICS ACROSS ALL FUNCTIONS.
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT: MANAGING MULTIPLE PROJECTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH COMPETING PRIORITIES.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees