(combination of working within the stores and corporate office)
Job Description
Position Overview
Utilize industrial engineering (IE) technologies and methodologies to evaluate current processes, equipment, and systems to determine areas of improvement that will enhance the customer shopping experience, product quality and freshness while eliminating inefficiencies. Provide leadership and collaborate with key stakeholders and business partners to design, develop, test and deploy innovative, cost effective and efficient processes. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
General Duties and Responsibilities
Lead and participate in the identification, prioritization, implementation, and control of cost reduction and process improvement initiatives using Industrial Engineering methodologies and processes.
Identify innovative approaches to company-wide store issues that create opportunities for breakthrough process improvements that positively impact the customer shopping experience, safety, product freshness and food safety.
Provide statistical analysis reports evaluating the efficiency of current processes, procedures, equipment and associates
Develop scope and charter definitions for projects.
Conduct feasibility studies of varied projects to determine the worth of an investment and provide justification for capital appropriations
Evaluate vendor and supplier proposals for new equipment purchases to ensure increased efficiency and evaluate the equipment's contribution to cost saving measures
Serve as a liaison to Retail Operations peers, other department leaders and executive leadership
Provide IE support to stores lagging in attainment rates including methods and procedural issues, store profile audits, task requirements, and other areas
Travel to retail locations and offices to support process improvement initiatives and improve efficiencies by reducing waste of time, money, materials, energy and other resources
Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Responsible for directing the implementation of engineered labor standards working with the Operations team to facilitate labor modeling to ensure customer service and standards are represented
Note: this role would be critical in updating and revising labor standards based on implementing new processes and technologies to adjust standards and required hours to realize benefits of those enhancements. For example, Self-checkout, Tri-belts, and improvements in store level processes. This individual could also support standard updates for RPI and VWT.
Knowledge and Skills
Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or a closely related field
5+ years progressive industrial engineer project experience in a complex, integrated retail network
Broad background in industrial engineering technology, application and project management
Ability to effectively communicate and influence all levels of the organization
Ability to work well within project teams.
Strong mathematical and analytical skills
Effective planning, negotiating, decision-making, problem-solving, and organizing skills.
Able to utilize all work measurement tools available (i.e. MTM, MOST, Time Study, Analysis)
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to earn Lean/Six Sigma belt certification within one year
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering (or related field) required
Experience in retail operations, includes stores and Distribution Centers
Experience with Workforce Management Software - Logile, preferred.
Experience in Grocery Industry
Physical Demands
Some travel, up to 30%
Combination of working within the stores and corporate office
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is an exempt level position; Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; schedule based on business necessity varying to include nights, weekends, early morning etc. when required and coordinated through the reporting supervisor.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and employees may perform other duties as directed. All employees are expected to perform any reasonable task or request that is consistent with fulfilling company goals and objectives.