Brian Overmars
Browns,IN
Summary
Strong lean leader and problem-solver dedicated to empowering individuals, building high-performing teams, driving out waste, and delivering customer value.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr Mgr, Order Management Optimization
Becton Dickinson
06.2021 - 09.2023
- Identification, prioritization, and improvement of order flow opportunities
- Lead NASC Development program including certifications, early talent programs, and strategy
- 83% headcount reduction for waving process
- 67% order lead time reduction via flow stabilization
- 50% reduction in customer low inventory situations
Distribution Center Continuous Improvement Manager
Becton Dickson
03.2019 - 06.2021
- 3.0M delivered in cost savings
- 13% reduction in customer claims ($1.2+M)
- Partnered with Quality to develop ISO compliant Management Review process and permanently eliminate CAPA and non-conformance backlog
- Coached 9 new project managers for development and cost savings
- Optimized outbound flow through prioritization of replenishment
Continuous Improvement Manager
Herff Jones
04.2016 - 06.2018
- Built and led a multidisciplinary team of 4 by hiring dedicated resources in quality, industrial engineering, and lean, all functions which were new to this organization
- Reduced external defects across four product lines by 66%
- Reduced late shipments by 39%
- Established daily gemba walks, weekly metric reviews and live web-based data viewing
- Led kaizen events in VSM, Lean Daily Management, 5S, and Setup Reduction
Continuous Improvement (ACE)
United Technologies
04.2013 - 03.2016
- Managed all continuous improvement programs for a $1B revenue, 1,400 EE factory, across five production lines and two shifts, with an average takt time of 30 seconds
- Lead a team of 4 dedicated CI professionals
- Developed and implemented a 3 year Lean Transformation plan
- Improved annual WIP turns by 50% (64.7 to 97.0)
- Redesigned balanced scorecard, developed and lead a monthly RRCA process on all missed targets
- Led 28 separate multi-day rapid improvement events across a variety of sites and tools
- Formal training and mentoring of leaders for multiple sites to conduct improvement events using Lean, Kaizen, 5S, VSM, and other tools
- Developed manufacturing plan for new product launch, annual volume 660,000 units
Replacement Components Manager
United Technologies
01.2011 - 03.2013
- Manage end-to-end order fulfillment on $14 million in annual revenue for the Indianapolis factory
- Improved OTD from 68% to 94%
- Lead a team of 70+ employees for process improvement including material and people flow, quality and efficiency
- Managed manufacturing lines phase in/out
- Coordinate and organize daily customer service needs, production from six manufacturing lines, and packaging and shipping operations
- Financially forecast department revenues, expenses and risks
Senior Buyer / Material Planner / Lean Coordinator
United Technologies
12.2008 - 12.2010
- 45M annual spend, primarily in aluminum, copper, and stainless steel
- Flow management of 150+ components, $700k daily inventory
- Drove 152% improvement in process robustness
- Eliminated 3 material planner workload hours per day
- Lead 16 multi-day lean events, guiding 12 of 15 team members to lead events
HR Leadership Development Program
United Technologies Corp
07.2008 - 12.2008
- Manufacturing HR
- Development and launching of plant-wide (1500 employees) cultural and educational initiatives to drive adoption of lean principals, as well as training standards and tracking mechanisms
HR Leadership Development Program
United Technologies Corp
11.2007 - 06.2008
- Corporate Diversity
- Reported, analyzed, trended, and forecasted key HR metrics for top corporate leaders
- Coordinated and supported diversity council representatives from all 7 business units
- Restructured exit interview analysis process, increasing analytical output by 100% while simultaneously reducing processing time by 70%
HR Leadership Development Program
United Technologies Corp
05.2007 - 10.2007
- Recruiting & Staffing
- Virtually teamed with other bi-coastal and international HR professionals to hire 300+ in three months for a green-field distribution start-up
- Screened 1000+ resumes, personally interviewed 50+ candidates
Education
MBA -
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI05.2007
BS - Psychology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI12.2001
Skills
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Project Management
Large Meeting Facilitation
Lean Training & Application
Metric Development
Certification
CSCP - Certified Supply Chain Professional - APICS - 166093
LSSBB - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Simplilearn - 3546504
Timeline
Sr Mgr, Order Management Optimization
Becton Dickinson
06.2021 - 09.2023
Distribution Center Continuous Improvement Manager
Becton Dickson
03.2019 - 06.2021
Continuous Improvement Manager
Herff Jones
04.2016 - 06.2018
Continuous Improvement (ACE)
United Technologies
04.2013 - 03.2016
Replacement Components Manager
United Technologies
01.2011 - 03.2013
Senior Buyer / Material Planner / Lean Coordinator
United Technologies
12.2008 - 12.2010
HR Leadership Development Program
United Technologies Corp
07.2008 - 12.2008
HR Leadership Development Program
United Technologies Corp
11.2007 - 06.2008
HR Leadership Development Program
United Technologies Corp
05.2007 - 10.2007
MBA -
Michigan State University
BS - Psychology
Michigan State University
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