Highly motivated and top-performing leader with extensive experience of managing the entire business cycle of supply chain operations; inbound and outbound logistics; fleet management; warehouse operations; imports of raw material, machinery and equipment. Developed and maintained whole infrastructure for inbound and outbound logistics of the factory along with 20 sales & services branches integrated with thousands of retail outlets across Pakistan. Well acknowledged and appreciated in FMCG logistics management; material management , while developing strong and strengthened SOPs for inbound/outbound logistics; order planning; financial budgeting; cycle counting; inventory turnover analysis. Lead the import department of textile manufacturing units and skillfully managed the procurement of raw material, semi raw material, chemical and allied products. Well experienced in development of team members for implementation of ERP modules such as SAP business-1 and other SCM and logistics tools.
Responsible for the supply chain of chemical warehouses at multiple locations consisting of pledged material, for manufacturing units. Managed and controlled a company-owned fleet of delivery vans and bikers for supplies in the retail market. Managed 20,000 square feet warehouse and team of 60 staff members. Managed and controlled the transportation from upcountry port to warehouse and from warehouse to manufacturing facility. Managed and supervised cash inflow, infield banking, invoicing, and credit sales.
Key Accomplishments
● Re-organized the supply chain cost of chemical warehousing and saved up to one million rupees per month.
● Process re-engineered for routing, planning and scheduling of delivery vans and bikers that saved the cost of extra working hours.
● Figured out the principles of statistical inference, to continuously measure inventory record accuracy.
● Monitored shipping schedules from origin to upcountry port and customs clearance costs such as demurrage, transportation cost, storage cost at the port.
● Continuous process re-engineering in a warehouse that appropriately saved the space allocation cost and services.
Managed and planned imports in order to replenish the inventory of two manufacturing units. Managed and controlled import of fabric, accessories, textile machinery, parts and components. Responsible for entire communication protocols with international suppliers and freight forwarders in order to achieve the targeted timeline for stocks replenishment. Key account person for LC negotiation with suppliers followed by UCP rules and regulations.
Key Accomplishments
● Managed import department in broad spectrum procurement prospects; and transportation operations followed by the SOP as defined in company’s corporate policy.
● Revisited the order cycles for fabric and chemical that saved the 10% procurement cost per annum.
● Managed and controlled the services of more than 20 service vendors: a) Freight forwarding companies b) local transportation companies c) courier companies.
● Implemented the quadrant supply positioning model for analyzing the high/low cost products against high/low risk products.
● Lead role with the financial team for establishment of LCs, making advance payments and TT remittance transactions with banks and advising banks.
Responsible for analytical reports to present to the department director with regard to cost, efficiency and generic supplies consistency.
Managed and controlled the supply chain of multi million dollars of mobile phone, spare parts and equipment. Lead operations of 12 branches with a centralized warehouse facility having strength of 100 staff members. Responsible for imports and order cycling in alignment with business operation needs. Key account person for negotiation with international trade partners. Monitored and controlled ERP implementation and customization in collaboration with foreign MRP and ERP partners. Functioned in close collaboration with a cross functional team to streamline and administer comprehensive and competent distribution channels across Pakistan. Responsible for demand forecast; inventory controlling; order planning, collaborative replenishment, regional warehouse allocation management system, inbound and outbound logistics.
Key Accomplishments
● Directed and organized end-to-end distribution activity worth multi million dollars and achieved profit growth by 9% in the first fiscal year as well as geared up the customer satisfaction index by 6%.
● Responsible for analytical reports to present company’s directors with regard to cost, efficiency and generic supplies consistency.
● Lead role in financial budgeting and supply chain cost analysis in order to improve business profitability.
● Lead a team of 100 staff members inclusive of supply chain staff, warehouse staff, store officers and customer care staff.
Streamlined and supervised multi-million dollars supply chain operations of the factory and prearranged strategic financial component negotiations with international suppliers and trade partners from Europe, UAE, and China. Established and retained excellent working relations with customs house agents and other government agencies to assure timely clearance and availability of import material. Headed the responsibility for managing financial budgeting of the imports, production requirements, inbound/outbound logistics, and distribution.
Key Accomplishments
• Organized VSM to improve distribution and shipping processes as well as reduce operational cost up to 15%.
• Spearheaded complete life-cycle of imports, procurement, material management, logistics, and distribution to significantly raise profitability growth by 17%.
• Enhanced team work and professional grooming of 100+ team members through training and couching session to manage various projects such as TARCO, E –logistics, and operational supply chain in SAP environment.
• Skillfully analyzed and created SPM (Supply Positioning Model) to improve minimum inventory level and material management, as well as hauled cost of material distribution to save $1M annually.
Supervised the team of business support staff and formulated plans to ensure performance against service level standards, within national constraints. Discussed with customs authorities to examine application of SROs and levy of duties and taxes. Coordinated with banks and finance departments to oversee payments and other instruments.
Key Accomplishments
• Examined and managed all transportation operations, including dispatching, routing, tracking, and shipping activities to assure safe, prompt, and accurate delivery of machinery and equipment.
• Effectively handled the DTRE shipments of textile sector under SRO 450 and of automobile CKD kits under SRO 436 that cut the cost of doing business of manufacturer –cum-exporter in Pakistan.
• Oversaw imports of equipment and supplies worth billion in rupees, shipped from worldwide to support a wide range of projects of MNCs in Pakistan such as Honda Atlas cars, Nestle’ Pakistan, and textile industry.