Kelly Svendsen
Ottumwa,IA
Summary
Results-driven Production Manager known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in lean manufacturing techniques, supply chain optimization, and process improvement strategies. Excel in leadership, communication, and problem-solving, ensuring seamless production flow and team cohesion.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
Pella Corporation
Pella, IA
10.2022 - Current
- Lead team of 220 hourly team members with direct staff of 7 department managers
- Manage daily operations of the Door Plant, including staffing, productivity levels to meet demand, quality, and order execution
- Track plant performance metrics, including throughput, quality, cost, and safety.
- Establish goals for improving productivity, product quality, safety standards
- Identify and resolve operational issues in a timely manner
Business Unit Manager
John Deere Ottumwa Works
Ottumwa, IA
09.2020 - 05.2022
- Led team of 96 Operations support employees consisting of 7 Salary and 89 Wage
- Functional responsibilities included Facilities Engineering, Factory Maintenance, Toolroom, Experimental Shop and Factory Master Planning
- Managed Maintenance and Facilities expense budget of >$2M annually
- Developed capital investment priorities with successful execution >$8M
- Increased Maintenance work order execution by 10%
Material Flow Manager
John Deere Harvester Works
East Moline, IL
02.2019 - 09.2020
- Led team of 120 Material Flow employees consisting of 63 Salary and 57 Wage
- Functional responsibilities included Material Flow Planning & Design, Production Planning, Production Control, Inventory Control, Material Flow Data & Analytics, Internal Material Flow Operations, Warehousing
- Developed and successfully executed HX Warehousing Strategy resulting in >$3M annual savings
Strategic Sourcing Commodity Manager
John Deere
Moline, IL
02.2015 - 02.2019
- Led team of 6 Supply Base Managers responsible for $1B of spend
- Developed innovative sourcing strategies for Metal Fab commodities in support of North American Ag & Turf Division Units including Metal Fab Centric Strategy and Low Volume Production & Service Strategy
- Managed 150 supplier relationships, performance and improvement plans to increase supplier effectiveness and cost (5% direct cost reduction in FY17)
Supply Management Manager
John Deere Thibodaux
Thibodaux, LA
12.2012 - 03.2015
- Led Global Sugar Supply Management Team consisting of Thibodaux Supply Management and Catalao, Brazil Supply Management Team
- Member of Product Line Leadership Team responsible for providing Supply Management strategic input, planning and execution of Product Line initiatives
- Developed global product sourcing strategies including Brazil localization initiative
- Managed supply base performance for Global Sugar, Tractor Loaders, Scrapers, and Cane Loaders
Global Category Manager
Deere & Company World Headquarters
Moline, IL
05.2011 - 11.2012
- Led global team of 5 Category Managers responsible for ~$250M of indirect spend
- Developed Global Strategies for procurement of commodities including fabrication, welding and assembly consumables, equipment, and associated services
- Managed strategic supplier relationships to enhance supplier relationship effectiveness
Category Manager
Deere & Company World Headquarters
Moline, IL
- Managed $50M global perishable tooling supplier relationships and spend
- Developed global sourcing strategies for perishable tooling including co-development and execution of global contracts/long term agreements (LTAs)
Production Supervisor
John Deere Seeding
Moline, IL
- Managed team of 26 UAW team members
- Developed daily build plan, inputs and validated material availability
- Measured and drove metrics to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and Efficiency
Quality Engineer
John Deere Harvester Works
East Moline, IL
- Led Quality Engineering activities for Grain Tank, Feederhouse, Styling & Elevator Team
- Developed and executed quality planning activities
- Facilitated PFMEAs, DPARs, Control Plan development and Warranty Reviews
- Analyzed quality performance and drove planning for improvements
Manufacturing Engineer
John Deere Davenport Works
Davenport, IA
- Responsible for Log Skidder Primaries Department including development of standards, work instructions, department layout, management of department tooling, equipment, and racking/containers
- Manufactured Kanban Implementation Manager
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Bradley University
Peoria, ILMBA - Master of Business Administration
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IASkills
- Team Development
- Quality Assurance
- Production Line Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic execution
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
Timeline
Production Manager
Pella Corporation
10.2022 - Current
Business Unit Manager
John Deere Ottumwa Works
09.2020 - 05.2022
Material Flow Manager
John Deere Harvester Works
02.2019 - 09.2020
Strategic Sourcing Commodity Manager
John Deere
02.2015 - 02.2019
Supply Management Manager
John Deere Thibodaux
12.2012 - 03.2015
Global Category Manager
Deere & Company World Headquarters
05.2011 - 11.2012
Category Manager
Deere & Company World Headquarters
Production Supervisor
John Deere Seeding
Quality Engineer
John Deere Harvester Works
Manufacturing Engineer
John Deere Davenport Works
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Bradley University
MBA - Master of Business Administration
University of Iowa
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