Chris van Valkenburg

Continuous Improvement Manager at MillerKnoll

Role
Continuous Improvement Manager at MillerKnoll
Location
Grand Rapids, MI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Chris van Valkenburg

Dedicated seasoned professional with 33+ years experience in the automotive, furniture and logistics industries. Results driven leader that has a deep understanding of standardized work, problem analysis and the Toyota Production System with the ability to see opportunities for improvements. One of my strengths is my ability to work with leadership as well as people on the shop floor to help develop solutions. Specialties: Domestic and international experience in product development, management and launch, branding/communications, strategic relationships and sales management. Cost analysis, team recruitment and building great leadership teams.

Experience

  1. Continuous Improvement Manager

    MillerKnoll

    Aug 2007 — Present

Education

  • Grand Valley State University

    Business

Skills

  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Supply Chain
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Team Building
  • Operational Excellence
  • Ppap
  • Purchasing
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Team Leadership
  • Process Improvement
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • 5s
  • Six Sigma
  • Strategic Planning
  • Toyota Production System
  • Quality System
  • Quality Systems
  • Program Management
  • Automotive
  • Coaching
  • Apqp
  • Product Development
  • Kaizen
  • P
  • Manufacturing
  • Problem Solving
  • Operations Management
  • Change Management

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