Eric Formanek

About Eric Formanek

Strategic leader and manager with extensive experience in Supply Chain and Manufacturing industries. Driven by a passion to lead team development & succession planning, build and realize continuous improvement & growth opportunities-Success.Work collaboratively with Supply Chain Executive team to build and execute annual operating plans, achieving growth strategies. Develop, select, implement and support automation solutions to decrease labor dependency while improving customer promise and driving lower CPU. Build robust Support team model that address the wide range of technologies, labor market dynamics and deliver exceptional service to our customers and brandsSuccessfully converted live Ecom operations from legacy WES platforms to our current standard. Entailed systems integration, automation overhauls and implementation of new MHE. Developed and implemented MHE designs to incorporate Ecom operations within existing DCs. These efforts enabled the deferral of constructing new operations for several years by maximizing existing asset base

Experience

1. Senior Director Mhe, Engineering Maintenance & Capital

   Gap Inc.

   Aug 2021 — Present · Gallatin, TN, US

   In support of our growth strategy, build and execute long-range plans for automation, building conversions to omni-channel, new DC construction, the respective Capex & Opex budgets and the Service model to maintain the complex operations. Standardize support and maintenance programs for our global supply chain, spanning across US, CAD, UK. and CH. The DC network is comprised of 14.3M SQ\' of facility with robust and highly automated MHE systems-sortation, various Automated Storage And Retrieval Systems (ASRS), auto-bagging, robotic sorting. Strategic preventative maintenance and team development plans drive facility uptime at the lowest CPU via a team of 200+ peopleSource and build strategic relationships with automation OEMs to build cutting edge solutions that decrease labor dependency, improving CPU and Customer promise. Several projects exceeding targets ranging from 35% to 46% IRR

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor’s Degree, Business Management - Concentration in Manufacturing Sector

  2012 — 2014

• Fresno City College

  Associate’s Degree, Business Management

  2002 — 2008

Skills

• Team Leadership
• Inventory Control
• Continuous Improvement
• Leadership
• Performance Improvement
• Leadership Development
• Change Management
• Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Designs
• Industrial Systems - Design, Installation, and Maintenance
• Management
• Team Building
• Operations Management
• Facilities Management
• Asset Management
• Automation
• Business Process Improvement
• Maintenance Management
• Cost Reduction
• Warehouse Management
• Budgeting
• Project Management
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Maintenance & Repair
• Staff Development
• Warehouse Operations
• Warehouse Management Systems
• Logistics Management
• Cost Management