Warren Smith

About Warren Smith

Results-oriented operations professional with 24 years of experience distinguished by commended performance and proven results. 18 years of continuous improvement, lean, best practice, and Six Sigma development and implementation. Strategic Business Partner with strong leadership to excel within union and non-union environments. Proactive contributor displaying integrity, honesty, and excellent communication skills. Proven leader who utilizes and values his resources to achieve objectives promptly.Duties included assessing, managing, and negotiating the contractual relationship with 18 co-packers representing $130 million in annual sales. Facilitate the development of new products with business partners. Oversee, manage, and train employees with the principles of DMAIC/Root Cause/Lean/ Continuous Improvement programs throughout the various plant facilities. Review, analyze, and identify variances within the individual plant and overall manufacturing costs monthly. Support and initiate financial analysis and justification of capital projects. Develop management systems for cost analysis, financial planning, wage and salary administration, and job evaluation. Analyzing workforce utilization, facility layout, and operational data such as production costs. Participated and led special cross-functional projects related to the improvement of operations as assigned by the Vice President of Operations and Division President. Almost 4 years experience of managing 200+ employee facilities. I managed or oversaw almost $50 million in P&L improvements.Over 9 years of international and domestic consultative experience. Serviced a wide variety of industries in the retail, medical, insurance, research, mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, logistics, food processing, call center, medical billing, IT, and railroad industries. Services included strategic planning, lean manufacturing, merger and acquisition, management training, and horizon planning.

Experience

1. Senior Continuous Improvement Manager

   Reser's Fine Foods

   May 2025 — Present · US

Education

• Louisiana State University

  MBA, Public Administration and Human Resources

  1992 — 1994

• Louisiana State University

  BA, International Politics and Law

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Budgets
• Entrepreneurship
• Manufacturing
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Policy
• Performance Management
• Training
• Process Improvement
• Team Building
• Management
• Operations Management
• Analysis
• Change Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Team Leadership
• Supply Chain
• Leadership Development
• Budgeting
• Management Consulting
• Operational Excellence
• Six Sigma
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Public Speaking
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Quality Management