Supply Chain Supervisor - Strategy Office Manager
Cozmo
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :14 years, 5 أشهر
Achievements:
1. Increasing Inventory Turns by 25%.
2. Improving Gross Margin by 1.5%.
3. Improving liquidity position by reducing Cash to Cash Cycle by 15% through inventory reduction.
4. Reducing Out of Stock Ratio to less than 3%
5. Playing a major role as Strategy Management Office in the business growth ensuring the execution of all initiatives and aligning with the business strategy.
• Track the performance against strategic KPI’s, such as inventory turnover, cash to cash cycle, GMROI & GMROS.
• Review regularly the ordering system and maximum inventory levels, and raise the red flag to the purchasing team with recommendations to reduce the stock at a specific category.
• Categorization of items by creating product families in order to produce meaningful reports that reflect the performance of purchasing team.
• Leading data cleansing projects from time to time to ensure the accuracy of reports with IT & purchasing temas.
• Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions, and maintain supplier relationships.
• Work closely with branch managers to determine their needs, and then process their order and insure timely and accurate delivery from central warehouse or the vendor.
• Tracking and expediting inbound shipments, by presenting the right full documents that sometimes require translation.
• Maintaining the optimal stock level, with the purpose of creating availability with the lowest possible carrying cost.
• Maintain sustainable practices in the selection process such as selecting the fairly traded items.
• Designing curriculum and delivering the necessary training to The Group’s personnel in different supply chain functions.
• Working closely with organizational development team, for supply chain process mapping across The Group, as well as documenting supply chain policies and procedures manual.
• Track the performance of Cozmo's strategy execution using Balanced Scorecard & 4DX.
• Lead the monthly performance meeting chaired by the CEO and present the balanced scorecard.
• Working closely with IT team to automate supply chain processes internally and extended to our supply chain partners.
Achievements:
1. Reducing Supply Chain Cycle Time by 35%
2. Reducing export formalities by 60%
• Proposing and execute the company’s supply chain logistics strategy.
• Leading the supply chain logistics units (production planning & control, warehouse management, procurement, and logistics) in their day to day responsibilities, monitor KPI’s and make recommendation on how to make improvements.
• Analyzing data from shipping and delivering processes to find bottlenecks and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Planning and conduct performance evaluation; develop, train, coach, and mentor staff.
• Finding and recommend cost-effective solutions for supply chain processes.
• Collaborating with other departments to creat coordinated plans for business growth, and facilitating S&OP meetings.
• Communicating and negotiate with suppliers to land more profitable delas in compliance with the procurement policy.
• Analyzing supply chain reports (expenses, inventory, delivery) and present them to the top management in a timely manner
Achievements:
Increasing traffic by 98% in the first 6 months which reflected on increasing number of surgeries by 42% vs last year.
Plan marketing and branding objectives.
• Expand product solutions and offerings.
• Prepare marketing strategies alongside other company executives and staff
• Analyze market trends and recommend changes to marketing and business development strategies based on analysis and feedback.
• Prepare and adhere to budgets.
• Oversee creation and delivery of press releases, advertisements, and other marketing materials.
• Design print ads and publications.
• Ensure brand messages are consistent.
• Gather and analyze customer insight.
• Engage clients on social media.
• Deepen relationships with all media to ensure the most effective messaging and positioning of the organization.
• Lead all areas of content generation and production across all media platforms.
• Drive overall CRM and direct marketing.
• Develop and lead a marketing team that will develop and execute new concepts, business models, channels and partners to position business as innovator and leader.
• Ensure effective team communication throughout the marketing department through the application of suitable reporting systems and structures and the identification and provision of appropriate training.
Achievements:
Creating 2 separate upstream supply chains (Local & International) with different ordering systems which significantly reduced inventory levels plus improving liquidity.
Establish a thorough product & market knowledge. Gaining a full understanding of the suppliers & competitors operating in the market place, identifying new product or market opportunities.
Prepared Planning and Forecasting Report (Open To Buy Report) for the upcoming year at Hamleys.
• Prepared the plan for international and regional goods arrivals at Hamleys.
• Prepared individual supplier plans maximizing availability and minimizing stock and risk at Hamleys.
Responsible for line level planning & product selection, to produce a range plan in pre agreed format for product areas in line with seasonal and trend demands.
• Produce initial product/range forecast for season and period within pre agreed budget.
• To liaise with stock controller & sales managers making them aware of any external factors that may require forecasts to change.
• Ensure efficient/profitable maximizing space allocated.
Negotiate concession relationships that maximise margin and minimise risk.
• Manage the relationship with the suppliers in order to maximize both margin and contributions to windows and promotions.
• To negotiate with all suppliers to maximize overall profitability whilst maintaining quality, serviceability & value for money.
• To negotiate and manage supplier terms specifically price, quality, availability, rebates and marketing support whilst remaining competitive in the market place.
Forecast appropriate quantities of product buys.
• To propose promotional activities working closely with marketing to ensure timely & successful launch.
• Work with key team members to allocate product, setting agreed levels for initial quantities and ensure levels are maintained as appropriate throughout the year.
• Manage/action markdown in line with budget & planned margins.
• Work closely with the relevant managers to ensure the optimum space allocation
• Working closely with the stock planning team, monitor the replenishment process, ensure the stock flow is appropriate to the capacity of the business and manage the critical path and the flow of intake to ensure on time delivery.
• Carry out regular visits to the store.
• Develop effective communication with sales managers and close relationships with the trading teams.
Attracting suppliers to give my company exclusive representation in the HKJ, in the confectionery trading industry, as I manage appropriate inventories as well as extensive distribution
network with a good knowledge of ERP systems.
Mainly I do planning and execution for the following:
• Procurement.
• Logistics planning and scheduling.
• Demand Management & Forecasting.
• Negotiation with the suppliers regarding to prices, marketing & promotions, and contract terms.
• Conducting ABC analysis for inventory management.
Seek out food supplying contracts with both private & public sector.
Corresponding and negotiating with multi-national suppliers and following up with the buyers with
respect of the I.C.C rules and regulations.
Pricing the tenders that are related to Jordan Armed Forces.
member in the student union 2009 - 2010