Chris Burnham

About Chris Burnham

I am a results-oriented, award winning leader who understands how to motivate and lead diverse teams to deliver significant results to the bottom line. I am passionate about generating a high level of employee engagement to create leaders at every level of the organization. I have proven demonstrated ability to implement streamlined systems that contain costs, identify and eliminate waste, and deliver profitable results. I am an experienced leader in operations, startups, turn-arounds, and lean transformations. I have served a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, electronics, warehouse operations and fulfillment, reverse logistics, manufacturing, e-commerce, retail, and insurance and financial services. I am highly capable of working with all levels of an organization in order to help align goals and objectives and to a achieve a sustained, high-level of execution.When I am not at work I like woodworking projects, NBA basketball, & volunteering with the StreetDog Foundation.

Experience

1. Senior Director of Lean Strategy

   Kainexus

   May 2021 — Present

Education

• Western Carolina University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Criminal Justice

Skills

• Team Leadership
• Human Resources
• Materials Management
• Sales
• Employee Benefits
• Business Process Improvement
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Operations Management
• Strategy
• P&L Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Training
• Logistics
• Customer Satisfaction
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Lean Management
• Project Management
• Customer Service
• Management
• Team Building
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Vendor Management
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Sales Management
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Warehouse Management
• Distribution Center Operations
• 3pl
• Black Belt
• Continuous Improvement
• 5s
• Logistics Management
• Kaizen
• Transportation