Continuous Improvement Specialist

Schumacher & Co., America’s leading name for home and interior design – for fabric, wallcovering, and rugs – is seeking a motivated, analytical, and hands-on Continuous Improvement Specialist to support process improvement initiatives across our manufacturing and distribution operations.

This role will focus on improving how materials, inventory, orders, people, and information move through the operation—from receiving and inventory through manufacturing, fulfillment, shipping, and ultimately to the customer.

The Continuous Improvement Specialist will partner closely with operational leaders and cross-functional teams to identify inefficiencies, analyze performance, implement solutions, and ensure improvements are sustained.

This is an excellent opportunity for a professional with 2–4 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean, manufacturing, quality, process improvement, distribution, or a related field who is ready to take greater ownership of improvement projects and continue developing their CI expertise.

What You’ll Do

Continuous Improvement & Process Optimization

Analyze operational processes to identify bottlenecks, waste, duplication, and inefficiencies
Support and lead Continuous Improvement projects from identification through implementation
Develop and implement standard work, best practices, and improved operating procedures
Use Lean, Kaizen, 5S, root-cause analysis, and other Continuous Improvement methodologies
Create process maps, workflows, and standard work instructions
Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, accuracy, safety, service levels, and operating costs
Measure project results and ensure improvements are sustained
Evaluate processes to support business growth, increased volume, and changing operational needs

Distribution & Warehouse Operations

Identify opportunities to improve receiving, put-away, replenishment, picking, packing, staging, and shipping
Support improvements to warehouse layouts, storage locations, material flow, and space utilization
Help improve order fulfillment speed and accuracy
Analyze labor utilization, productivity, travel time, touches, and material handling
Support initiatives to improve dock-to-stock time and overall shipment flow
Assist with facility-capacity and workflow planning

Manufacturing Operations

Partner with Manufacturing leadership to improve material and workflow through production
Identify operational constraints and bottlenecks
Improve handoffs between Manufacturing, Inventory, Receiving, and Distribution
Support efforts to reduce downtime, rework, scrap, errors, and material shortages
Improve coordination between production schedules and downstream operations
Help develop processes that support new products, increased SKU volume, and changing customer demand

Inventory & Quality

Support initiatives to improve inventory and location accuracy
Analyze inventory discrepancies and assist with root-cause investigations
Improve labeling, scanning, inventory transactions, and cycle-count processes
Identify opportunities to reduce damaged, excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory
Partner with Operations and Quality teams to reduce errors, defects, rework, and waste
Develop sustainable inventory-control and accountability processes

Technology & Systems

Identify opportunities to improve ERP, WMS, and other operational system processes
Partner with Operations and IT on system and workflow improvements
Support opportunities involving barcode scanning, RF technology, automation, and other operational tools
Analyze system transactions and data to identify process gaps
Participate in system testing, implementations, upgrades, and process validation

Data & Performance

Analyze operational data to identify trends and improvement opportunities
Support the development of dashboards, KPIs, and operational reporting
Establish baseline performance and measure results following process changes
Translate operational data into actionable improvement recommendations
Track project performance and document measurable business impact