Michael Weismantel
Gainesville
Summary
Dynamic Warehouse Manager with a proven track record at Ace Hardware, excelling in operational streamlining and team engagement. Achieved #1 safety ranking and consistently exceeded budget targets across KPIs. A Lean/Six Sigma Greenbelt, I foster process improvement and cultivate strong teams, driving productivity and cost reduction initiatives.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Warehouse Manager
Ace Hardware
01.2021 - Current
- Successfully leading Jackson RSC as the Flagship of Ace Hardware
- Meeting and exceeding Expense to Sales and KPIs
- Created succession planning through SWOT analysis and other tools resulting in a bench strength of at least 3 candidates for each Staff level Supervisor, Operations Manager and Warehouse Manager
Logistics Manager
Ace Hardware
01.2005 - 01.2021
- Responsible for all facets of Gainesville RSC
- FY ’23 Gainesville Results/RSC Ranking
- #1 Safety with .82 OSHA rate, 1 OSHA recordable
- Note: As of 1/31
- 3rd Shift 756 days w/o an OSHA
- Gainesville is 6 days away from a full year w/o an OSHA
- #1 Cost per Line
- #1 Hours Paid/1000 Lines
- #1 Hours Worked/1000 Lines
- #1 Outbound Productivity
- Exceeded Budget in all 8 KPIs
- Manage Planning and Execution of Gainesville Shutdown
- Over 400 truckloads of full case STO
- Manage Planning and Execution of Jackson Shuttle Start-up
- Lean/Six Sigma Greenbelt certified…1 of 14 in the Company
- Introduced and Initiated Lean Processes within Gainesville RSC (Retail Support Center)...first RSC within the company
- Developed and Implemented process improvement Teams within the warehouse. These projects focused on Quality, TM engagement and productivity
- Contributor of structure and processes within the Corporate Lean initiative
- Created the document 8 Waste of Ace
- Created Visual management utilized across the corporation
- Retailer Engagement
- Ace Net Trainer: traveled to stores to provide training on Ace net functionality
- Attend Group meetings to present updates on current events relevant to Retail Support
Skills
- Servant Leader
- Team Engagement
- Team Strength Analysis
- Operational Objectives
- Active Listening
- Feedback Provision
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Operational Streamlining
- Waste Reduction
- Production Optimization
- Lean methodology
- Warehouse operations
- Safety management
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Process improvement
- Time management
- Cost reduction
- Budget controls
- Delegating work
Certification
Lean/Six Sigma Greenbelt, Certified…1 of 14 in the Company
Projects
Throughout my tenure with Ace, I have been involved in numerous projects that have enhanced my holistic understanding of Ace operations, for the betterment of my managerial skills. WMS r2 Trainer, Upgrading of Warehouse Management System from AS400 user interface to web-based GUI interface Corporate SME (Subject Matter Expert) SAP, SAP Trainer: traveled and trained RSCs Corporate SME DMPS, Ground up system created to enhance Transportation planning ADW (Ace Data Warehousing) Trainer, Developed Reports currently used by Corp to support RSCs TMS (transportation management trainer), Enhancements to transportation planning tools
Timeline
Warehouse Manager
Ace Hardware
01.2021 - Current
Logistics Manager
Ace Hardware
01.2005 - 01.2021
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