Kent Keutzer
General Manager Smurfit Westrock
- Role
- General Manager at Smurfit Westrock
- Location
- Lansing, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kent Keutzer
Accomplished Senior Manager with proven success and significant hands-on experience in operations & facility management, lean manufacturing/six sigma and its principals while driving continuous improvements. Extensive leadership skills in development, coaching, mentoring, training and progressive discipline of personnel talent. Vast knowledge in short and long-term production/inventory planning, scheduling and controls. Expert in working with contractors, vendors and governmental agencies related to capital improvements, maintenance. supply chain and environmental concerns. Proven success and leadership in EHS, its culture and initiatives with a focus on individual ownership and team responsibility. Specialties: Lean Manufacturing, Operations Excellence, Kaizen/Kanban Events, Root Cause Analysis, Domestic & Int\'l Supply Chain Management, Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Product Development, Distribution & Fulfillment, Print Production Management, Displays/POP, Regulatory Compliance, Purchasing, Vendor Development/Relationship Management, Contract Negotiation & Management, Continuous Improvements, QC, Cost Control, Packaging & Merchandising Design, Team Leadership, Staff Development & Supervision, Inventory Controls.
Experience
General Manager
Jul 2024 — Present · Lansing, MI, US
Packaging Division covering a wide range of Pharma, OTC, Nutraceutical, Home, Health, Beauty and Animal cartons, labels/leaflets products.
Education
Apprenticeship/Certifications
Project Management and Graphic Arts
Northern Illinois University
Project Management
Skills
- Logistics
- Lean Manufacturing
- Project Management
- Retail
- Outsourcing
- Team Building
- Management
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
- Contract Negotiation
- Creative Direction
- Supply Chain Management
- Product Development
- Market Research
- Sourcing
- Leadership
- Operations Management
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Pricing
- Pre-Press
- Budgets
- Retail Packaging
- Inventory Management
- Product Marketing
- Merchandising
- Manufacturing
- Negotiation
- Sales
- Packaging
- Continuous Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Time Management
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