Kenji Tanaka

Operations strategist with 20 years helping industrial and retail companies run leaner. I turn ambiguous problems into measurable plans and stay until the…

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About

Operations strategist with 20 years helping industrial and retail companies run leaner. I turn ambiguous problems into measurable plans and stay until the numbers move.

Experience

Partner, Operations Practice

McKinsey & Company · 2016 – Present

Lead operations transformations for Fortune 500 manufacturing and retail clients
Delivered programs producing over 300M dollars in recurring annual savings
Built the practice apprenticeship program mentoring 40+ consultants

Case Manager

Bain & Company · 2010 – 2016

Ran supply chain and cost transformation cases across three continents
Designed a procurement redesign that reduced spend by 18 percent

Process Engineer

Toyota · 2004 – 2010

Applied lean manufacturing methods across two assembly plants

Selected Projects

Manufacturing Cost Transformation

Multi-plant operations overhaul delivering durable annual savings.

Procurement Redesign

Global sourcing strategy that reduced spend by nearly a fifth.

Capabilities

Operations StrategyLean ManufacturingSupply ChainCost TransformationChange ManagementData AnalysisProcurementTeam LeadershipProgram ManagementClient Advisory

Education

MBA in Strategy

University of Chicago · 2008 – 2010

BEng in Industrial Engineering

University of Tokyo · 2000 – 2004

Strategy that cannot be measured is just an opinion with a deadline.

Kenji Tanaka