Travis MANN

• Plan & execute a 5 Year plan for Supply Chain, Sustainability and OHS with an annual Capex of $1.5m
• Negotiate agreements and contracts with our suppliers, vendors, union agreements, and building leases
• Committee member of the Global Supply Chain committee (GSC) for Sonepar Group
• Oversee management of Inventory, Freight, Logistics, Health & Safety, Process Improvement
• Project management and modernization of warehousing platforms ($100M)
• Design/Concept/Implementation of Automation/Robotics and AI

Achievements

• Design & Automation – new CDC
• Participated in many ERP/WMS conversions
• Implementation of Business Plan Deployment Boards, Standard Operating Procedures, Structured Training Plans, 5s Workshops, and Layered Audit Process
• Implementation of Drone cycle counting inventory
• Implementation of RFID technology
• Implementation of OHS Software – Enablon
• Implementation AI - Security and Quality cameras
• Implementation AI – Cable & Wire

• Manage 1.2 million sq. ft. warehouse, (6) salaried, (65) unionized employees, (2) third party providers on a three shift operation.
• Responsible for daily operations, budget planning, process and systematic improvements through negotiation of new contractual language and implementation of third party providers.
• Improved pick lines per hour (LPH) from 11.19 to 14,96 by allocating outbound to afternoon shift and Reduced headcount by 27% through standardized work, amalgamation of jobs, 100% employee utilization, and negotiated attrition.
• Introduce several methods and visual aids to measure and monitor metrics at the floor levels.
• Resident expert to implement and train staff on lean manufacturing systems and principles related to warehousing. Raise score from 26% compliance to 88% over two years.
• Develop and Maintain Business Plan Deployment related to Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, and Cost.
• Lean Manufacturing Calibrator for General Motors North America Warehousing Sector
• Reduce errors per thousand from .72 to 43 by implementing standardized work, and layered audit process for each employee.
• Engage, utilize, and mentor employees to identify warehouse constraints, and develop methods to exploit and optimize warehouse footprint through 5s workshops and diagonal slice meetings

• Managing (7) salaried and (106) hourly unionized employees
• Responsible for planning and managing an annual $6.6 million budget including direct and indirect labour, maintenance material, tooling expense, sundry, and overtime
• Develop and report to top executives, business plans for departmental strategies (Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, and Cost) with supporting countermeasures
• Coordinate and conduct weekly responsiveness meetings with support groups (Maintenance, Production Control and Logistics, Maintenance, and Engineering) to maximize uptime
• Investigate and resolve all safety issues and concerns
• Set goals and targets for departmental performance measurements for Error Proofing, Workplace Organization, Layered Audits, Problem Solving, and Business Plan Deployment
• Support business team with roll out and implementation plan for lean manufacturing initiatives