What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Engineer II position at Stord?
Stord is The Consumer Experience Company, powering seamless checkout through delivery for today's leading brands. Stord is rapidly growing and is on track to double our revenue in the next 18 months. To meet and exceed this target, Stord is strategically scaling teams across the entire company, and seeking energetic experts to help us achieve our mission.
By combining comprehensive commerce-enablement technology with high-volume fulfillment services, Stord provides brands a platform to compete with retail giants. Stord manages over $10 billion of commerce annually through its fulfillment, warehousing, transportation, and operator-built software suite including OMS, Pre- and Post-Purchase, and WMS platforms. Stord is leveling the playing field for all brands to deliver the best consumer experience at scale.
With Stord, brands can increase cart conversion, improve unit economics, and drive sustained customer loyalty. Stord’s end-to-end commerce solutions combine best-in-class omnichannel fulfillment and shipping with leading technology to ensure fast shipping, reliable delivery promises, easy access to more channels, and improved margins on every order.
Hundreds of leading DTC and B2B companies like AG1, True Classic, Native, Seed Health, quip, goodr, Sundays for Dogs, and more trust Stord to deliver industry-leading consumer experiences on every order. Stord is headquartered in Atlanta with facilities across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Stord is backed by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Founders Fund, Strike Capital, Baillie Gifford, and Salesforce Ventures.
About The Continuous Improvement Engineer Position
Stord is looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join the Operational Excellence team. This role will focus on the implementation of our new fulfillment center and contribute to the further expansion of STORD’s warehousing & fulfillment capabilities. This person will analyze inventory footprint and turns, and propose layout designs(CAD). They will also design and implement continuous improvement projects working with processes, people, and automation, including fulfillment robotics.
What You'll Do
By combining comprehensive commerce-enablement technology with high-volume fulfillment services, Stord provides brands a platform to compete with retail giants. Stord manages over $10 billion of commerce annually through its fulfillment, warehousing, transportation, and operator-built software suite including OMS, Pre- and Post-Purchase, and WMS platforms. Stord is leveling the playing field for all brands to deliver the best consumer experience at scale.
With Stord, brands can increase cart conversion, improve unit economics, and drive sustained customer loyalty. Stord’s end-to-end commerce solutions combine best-in-class omnichannel fulfillment and shipping with leading technology to ensure fast shipping, reliable delivery promises, easy access to more channels, and improved margins on every order.
Hundreds of leading DTC and B2B companies like AG1, True Classic, Native, Seed Health, quip, goodr, Sundays for Dogs, and more trust Stord to deliver industry-leading consumer experiences on every order. Stord is headquartered in Atlanta with facilities across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Stord is backed by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Founders Fund, Strike Capital, Baillie Gifford, and Salesforce Ventures.
About The Continuous Improvement Engineer Position
Stord is looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join the Operational Excellence team. This role will focus on the implementation of our new fulfillment center and contribute to the further expansion of STORD’s warehousing & fulfillment capabilities. This person will analyze inventory footprint and turns, and propose layout designs(CAD). They will also design and implement continuous improvement projects working with processes, people, and automation, including fulfillment robotics.
What You'll Do
- Support the material flow and area planning for our warehouse operations, serving as the subject matter expert for our onsite Warehouse Management System and robotics.
- Conduct analyses to select warehousing technology for our sites throughout the US.
- Assist in procuring various supply chain solutions including hardware, software & supporting technology.
- Support the implementation of material handling systems that enable capacity and productivity improvements.
- Develop and implement continuous improvement projects for our Las Vegas Fulfillment Center to reinforce the goal of Operational Excellence.
- Conduct Motion & Time Studies for the development of future engineered labor standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality management and regulatory compliance, including adherence to ISO:9001, GMP, and FDA guidelines, in all relevant aspects of operations.
- Plan processes and design warehouse layouts (AutoCAD, SketchUp)
- Support solutions design on large deals
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, or a related STEM field.
- 1 years of full-time experience in warehouse planning, material flow planning, or fulfillment/warehousing logistics consulting
- Experience in Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing efforts, warehousing, and/or fulfillment/distribution centers.
- Experience with AutoCAD, SketchUp
- Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
- Working knowledge of ISO:9001, GMP, and FDA guidelines.
- Strong numerical, analytical, and conceptual skills; logical thinker
- High degree of accuracy; an eye for detail; accountable
- Effective communication with business partners both local and remote; excellent communication skills; the ability to handle multiple competing priorities; and a strong customer focus
