Kamilah King

Global Demand Planning Director @ The Lubrizol Corporation

About

One of my most significant gifts is my energy - it is contagious. I am capable of bringing positive energy and passion for continuous improvement to any situation motivating teams to achieve challenging business goals. I am a hands-on Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations Manager serving as a versatile “go to” for critical, streamlined materials management and supply planning. I have consistently proven I can positively impact business cost and processes through effective team engagement and Six Sigma methodologies including $22M YOY reduction in inventory and over $1M of cost avoidance in valuable turnaround planning and execution. I am a personable people leader with a tenacious commitment to creating safe, cohesive environments that drive improvements through innovative and sustainable solutions. I meet or exceed performance indicator goals through proactively resolving roadblocks and improving morale through an open-door policy and continuous improvement strategies. Qualifications and Distinctions:  Cross-Functional Process Improvements Strategic & Tactical Planning Operations Leadership  Change Agent  Project Management  Superior Communications  Team Development & Leadership  Risk Analysis  Relationship Management

Country

City

United States

Industry

Chemicals

Skill

Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Leadership, Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, Management, Supply Chain, Root Cause Analysis, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Process Optimization, Process Safety, Process Simulation, CPIM, Operational Excellence, Training

Experience

Global Demand Planning Director

The Lubrizol Corporation

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Accountable for Global Demand Planning for Lubrizol Life Sciences and TempRite businesses.

Supply Chain Director, Americas

Chromaflo Technologies

2017-11 - 2023-11 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Accountable for supply planning, demand planning, inventory management, customer service, logistics, and warehousing for the Americas region.

Supply Chain Manager - DuPont Protection Technologies

DuPont

2015-7 - 2017-5 · 1 yr 11 mos

Richmond, Virginia Area

Led a team of 9 experienced direct reports across 2 fiber-spinning plants in US and 16 contract manufacturing sites in Brazil and North America. Improved business profitability with $22M in inventory reductions for 2016 by streamlining operations and order fulfillment processes and implementing use of multi-echelon inventory tool, while maintaining consistent delivery-to-promise requirements and meeting customer expectations.

Production Area Manager, Fluoroproducts

DuPont

2012-2 - 2015-6 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Fayetteville, North Carolina Area

Successfully directed operations across 2 high-hazard vinyl ether production units manufacturing key ingredients in production of various products including Teflon™, leading a 36-member team through effective use of Process Safety Management elements including safety incident investigations, pre-safety start-up reviews, and training. Owned accountability for meeting or exceeding key performance indicators for safety, quality, cost controls ($12M fixed), and uptime.

Six Sigma Black Belt - Supply Chain/Quality, Packaging and Industrial Polymers

DuPont

2010-3 - 2012-2 · 2 yrs

Wilmington, DE

Created and implemented managing process that identified and eliminated expired inventory resulting in a $2.3M working capital savings. Reduced packaging damage complaints and improved DuPont’s global reputation by creating and implementing standard global packaging specifications program that delivered a variable cost benefit of $100K. Improved DuPont reputation by reducing export documentation issues, leading a cross-functional team of customer service, logistics, and third-party logistics supplier through hands-on oversight and process improvements.

Dupont Product System Global PMO Coordinator, Corporate Engineering and Operations

DuPont

2008-7 - 2010-3 · 1 yr 9 mos

Wilmington, DE

Contributed expertise to establish program management processes, leading the global corporate initiative DuPont Production System (DPS) modeled from the Toyota production system. Developed and implemented the managing system to allow corporate leadership to understand key performance indicators for effective decision-making across global plants. Maximized team and organization success by planning and executing training and development for 100+ employees identified as site leads on key platforms for DPS implementation.

First Line Supervisor/Process Engineer, Performance Coatings

DuPont

2006-6 - 2008-6 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Mt Clemens, MI

Led and managed 33 direct reports across 3 shifts to safely meet daily production targets and support customer needs. Steered implementation of programs focused on 5S and Lean methodologies to reduce total production cycle times. Directed and implemented cross-training initiative using Kaizens, resulting in $10M reduction in overtime costs and decrease in shop floor quality testing cycle time while maintaining product quality standards.

Process/Product Development Engineer, Packaging and Industrial Polymers

DuPont

2003-12 - 2006-1 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Orange, Texas

Developed scale-up processes, produced customer trial samples for new product development, and provided support for manufacturing extruders at high hazard polymer plant including successful scale-up process for breathable seafood packaging resin now in commercial production