Kirk White

Experience

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  Yusen Logistics (Americas), Inc.

  Sept 2005 - now

  Serendipity. Everything in my Yusen career suddenly merge: thirteen plus years, five places to live, four cities, three divisions, two time zones and ONE moment of clarity. My work with Transportation and Warehouse gave me insight into the destination and distribution side of our client’s product; my quality…excuse me, Quality time in our Corporate division taught me process creation, project management, KPI, Kaizen, 5 why’s and everything related to making, following and improving the rules of business; and finishing where it all starts....so to speak…with OCM (that’s Origin Cargo Management) has given me a master class in International problem solving.As the Product Manager for SCS, I am fully involved. I’m taking all aspects of our business, crystallizing the concepts into active solutions for the myriad of “where is your pain” issues that our clients, current and potential, have with their supply chains, and delivering them (written and presentation form) with our Business development team. The most surprisingly wondrous factor of this position is that I’ve been able to reach back into my teaching/training history—also coming full circle—and create and deliver curricula on multiple employee empowerment and development topics, including: Kaizen (even did a well-received baker’s dozen article series for RVCF that led to a webinar and presentations at two conventions), 5 why’s and 5 S’s, critical thinking…and I even got to go WAY back in my wheelhouse to teach public speaking again!Like the Dude’s rug in The Big Lebowski, this position really ties the room together. Show less As a Client Manager for Key Accounts, I worked with our various Origin teams (China, Vietnam, Turkey, India, Pakistan, EU and even once in Australia) to liaise with our client’s factories, getting product from the maker, through local customs, onto a vessel (sea or air), getting it over seas and through US customs, picked up and delivered to the domestic DC. This position combined everything I had done before: project management, KPI/Quality initiatives, good ol’ fashioned people skills in working with carriers to make sure freight was picked up and delivered timely, aggressive problem solving and process/SOP creation. Show less Quality Manager: Lead for CTPAT certification. Lead in ISO 14001 Rollout, Fall 2012. Lead in rolling out Yusen’s new Total Quality Program to East Coast Warehouse facilities (Port Murray/Savannah) and Reverse Warehouse locations (Duncan, Indianapolis, Johnstown, Rogers and Waco). Drove initiatives (Cart streamline, pedestrian walkways, Konica/Minolta Kaizen project) to assure Port Murray’s integration to Total Quality. Conceived and led development of KPI tracking system for Rite Aid efficiency. Developed SOP with Rite Aid for Port Murray transition. Created SOP for Sunlink operation. Specialist, Safety & Quality: Continued P.R.I.D.E. Coordinator responsibilities plus added multiple Project Management duties. Team Lead for Emergency Process Audit. Team Lead for Supply Chain Improvement Program (S.C.I.P.) rollout. Principal rollout team member for ISO 14001 initiative. Co-conceived/developed and built new training program to lead NLA into “Kaizen Culture”. Co-created Operations Site Review Training Course. Back-up to Director of Safety & Quality. . Departmental liaison to NLA Connection, Now You Know, and Seascope—responsible for creating articles and communications regarding Kaizen activities.P.R.I.D.E. Coordinator: Supervised and coordinated multi-divisional quality improvement projects from various branches of NLA throughout the United States. Project Lead on PRIDE webpage development. Developed and implemented “Above & Beyond” program for peer recognition. Co-designed and implemented 2008 P.R.I.D.E. Curriculum. Certified ISO 9001 Auditor. Show less Freight Coordinator Pre-Print Division: Front-end data entry of Pre-print events. Serve as liaison between client, printer and shipper. Create, maintain and troubleshoot pre-print loads for Michaels, Walgreens, and Dillards. Main Customer Service Representative for Proline Arlington.EMS Rollout Lead for Preprint Front End: Lead Representative for the team during initial development phase of EMS. Work with programmers to facilitate Front-end Pre-print needs.EMS Trainer: Train employees to use EMS.(Wal)Green No More Pride Project Team Leader: Conceived, developed and led Pride Project for 4th Quarter 2007. Show less

  • Product Manager, SCS Group

    Sept 2017 - now

  • Client Manager - Key Accounts

    Jun 2014 - Sept 2017

  • Quality Manager

    May 2007 - May 2014

  • Freight Coordinator

    Sept 2005 - May 2007