Ali Al-Laith, Supply Chain Leader

Ali Al-Laith

Supply Chain Leader

Schlumberger - Saudi Arabia

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Diploma, Accounting
Experience
16 years, 5 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 5 months

Supply Chain Leader at Schlumberger - Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • February 2017 to December 2017

Reporting locally to the manufacturing center GM and functionally to the global supply chain manager and coordinating locally and globally to achieve optimal levels of supply.
Led day to day operations of supply chain management including materials planning, inventory control, warehousing, and local/overseas purchasing of screens manufacturing center.
Successfully supervised warehouse staff, in addition to security and facility management tasks for the center.

Property Manager – Real Estate Services at Halliburton Energy Services
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • October 2013 to October 2014

Managed the operation at Halliburton technology center such as the reception, offices, laboratories, utility, equipment, and warehouses.
Supervising more than twenty technical and craft employees, as well as outsourced food services, janitorial landscaping, and maintenance personnel.
Preparing and executing quarterly and yearly budgetary plans for the center.

Production Controller - Manufacturing at Halliburton
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • January 2010 to September 2013

Reporting to global manufacturing director of swellpackers & screens.
Key contributor to the launching of the swellpackers local facility and assigned as manufacturing focal point leading the Saudi team, customer service, hiring, supply chain operations, production planning, and material forecast.
Managed the relationship with contractors, suppliers and clients.
Actively involved in technical update knowledge, and in manufacturing qualification process for new products in house plant and at supplier’s facility for new component items.

Senior Supply Chain Specialist at Schlumberger
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • April 2006 to January 2009

Managed strategic supply chain of the assigned portfolio including sourcing, purchasing, transport, delivery and ensured payment settlement, with focus on driving cost reduction initiatives through negotiation, competitive leverage, and process improvements.
Managed suppliers including auditing, and supplier qualification.

Corporate Banking Business Analyst at Samba Financial Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • September 2004 to March 2006

Assisted corporate regional manager in preparing and presenting various reports to higher management and department officers. These include profitability and revenue reports, budgeting and forecasting plans, pipeline tracking, deals closed and lost-deals lessons learned.

Production/Supply/Capacity Planner & Data Base Administrator at Procter & Gamble
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • February 2003 to February 2004

Worked in a fast-paced manufacturing environment devoted to turning out high-volume products, determined manpower, equipment and raw materials.
Consistently achieved inventory target for capacity and working capital.
Developed daily and weekly production plans and coordinating different production workflows for multiple products to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.

Materials Planner at Procter & Gamble
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • February 2001 to February 2003

Managed the inventory to ensure consistent and appropriate supply of cost-efficient and quality raw and packing materials required to maintain steady production and timely delivery.
Successfully delivered efficient, effective and flexible solutions to meet production requirements. Maintained strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials.

Warehouse Technician at Procter & Gamble
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • February 2000 to February 2001

Licensed on operating forklift, executed the required administrative activities for finished products like reception from production department, inventory and warehouse location validation as well as keeping the SAP system up to date.
Handled local and overseas orders in SAP system and shipping them according to FIFO method (First in First Out).

Accountant and Treasurer at NASCO
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • September 1999 to February 2000

Managed the inventory of pre-paid phone cards and liaised with sales department allocating the required phone cards per salesman.
Collected the daily sales income, deposited them in the bank, and reported daily activities to management.

Accountant Trainee (Co-op) at Al-Hoshan Trading
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • February 1999 to April 1999

General accounting activities.

Sales Representative at Mirza Al-Jeshi Trading
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • January 1995 to June 1996

Pricing, selling, scheduling deliveries, installation, and managing
VIP customers’ accounts. Responsible for debt collection.

Education

Diploma, Accounting
  • at Institute of Public Administration
  • April 1999

Completed comprehensive courses in several accounting fields such as bank accounting, auditing, commercial accounting and public administration.

Specialties & Skills

Planning
Management Planning
Supply Chain Management
Procurement
Demand Planning
Excellent negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills – leadership personality.
Supply Chain, Demand management, Manufacturing & production planning, Inventory Planning.
Microsoft Office Application.
Proactive and after details.
Cooperative, active and self motivated.
Have a strong understanding of manufacturing and services fields principles and processes.
Fluent in both Arabic and English.
SAP system user.
Fast learner - has excellent will to learn and practice.

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Attending. (Training)
Training Institute:
Auto Cad for beginners.
Date Attended:
November 2009
Work related training. (Training)
Training Institute:
Easywell focal point.
Date Attended:
April 2012
Work related training. (Training)
Training Institute:
Easywell introduction and system training - Norway
Date Attended:
February 2010
Work related training. (Training)
Training Institute:
Comprehensive training in swellpackers, customer services, and production controller tasks - USA.
Date Attended:
February 2011