KSA Logistics Head
Johnson & Johnson
Total years of experience :17 years, 5 Months
Direct and foster all logistics operation, including clearance, warehousing, transportation, manipulation, secondary promo packaging, continues improvements and other different projects in Saudi Arabia
Scrutinize day to day operations, outbound transportation, resolving issues. Interact with team to deliver a cost effective co-packing operation
Liaise with customer service team to proactively plan operational capacity for facilitate & enabling smooth cost-effective delivery of all orders
Review and check that the orders are dispatched from the distribution center in a perfect manner and receive thru customers on time
Operate closely with Logistics Services Providers (LSPs) and ensure that the provider deliver services of Inbound Logistics, Warehouse, Co-packer and Transporter as per agreed contracts, quality agreements, SLAs, SOPs term
Drive initiative effort with LSP organizations to ensure availability of resources, containing storage space, trucks, manpower, etc.
Provide entire contractual LSP KPIs by functioning with LSP organizations. Head a compliant and effective P2P (Procure to Pay) process by obeying suppliers management strategies
Organize and oversee weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews to monitor performance, analyze gaps and put action plans for linking the gaps with LSPs
Improve and retain robust tracking of warehousing, transportation and Co-packing spend, implement data analysis to spot emerging issues and improve bottom up budgets depending on complete modeling of the forecasted activities
Chair the distribution and IBF cost improvement programs (CIPs) from idea instigation to implementation by following the regional plans and procedures
Pledge new joiners for the improvement of projects, design processes and execute process health checks. Review active and compliant contracts are maintained appropriately
Make a vital contribution in inventory control related processes, including SAP Reconciliation, cycle count, wall to wall stock count and destruction
Interface with CLS QA and business QA to deliver all QA targets and projects. Maintain high level of quality & trade compliance within the organization
Check, maintain and ensured compliant revenue recognition process through effective POD maintenance and uphold SOPs that cover every aspect of internal logistics processes
Key Deliverables
* Conducted and monitored strategic sourcing studies to control cost for the organization and encouraged cross-functional team to perform
supplier capacity/capability assessments
* Explained, improved and device strategy for the assigned commodity, including management and optimization of the supplier panel
* Drove the consultations process, including timelines and facilitate the decision-making process. Negotiate best contract both commercial and
technical package for procurement requirements. Checked commercial gatekeeping during operation
* Communicated and operated with NPI Engineering team to stimulus cost and lead time during early stage of design. Supported regulation,
modularization, and upstream integration to enable smooth flow of process
* Contributed with business analyst for bid BOM evaluation, target cost, RFx, and identification of procurement risks. Studied and followed
performance of the organization’s spend, supply market, costs, and tiers of suppliers
* Assessed and estimated competitive intelligence, market reports, trade periodicals and sales promotion materials as well as periodically visit
trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events
* Organized the business review process with suppliers to confirm that market trends, supplier performance and the future business needs of the
sectors are allied correctly
* Increased on time delivery and first pass yield to target levels by liaising with critical and/or challenged suppliers. Aided for the development of
business cases and track supplier performance and cost savings
* Performed as a single point of focal for the production buyers and directed critical supplier recovery schedules to meet organization’s demand
requirements
Key Deliverables
* Maintained, received, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel
policies and procedures
* Controlled inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system. Contributed to team effort by accomplishing
related results as needed
* Maintained physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts. Maintained physical condition of warehouse by
planning and implementing new design layouts
Key Achievements
* Conducted national WH's daily operation of raw material warehouses, spare parts, and finish goods across 9 branches
* Enhanced the inventory record exactness
* Acquired and exceeded quality requirements and completed tasks as per the ISO processes
* Designed, improved and measured all the stocks within the organization
* Reduced cost of projects in Manpower and operation
* Successfully gained and increased KPI's targets
* Efficaciously boosted the operation into flexibility
* Mentored WH's team to build confident
* Provided internal customers by services and reports
Key Deliverables
* Directed and fostered the company’s distribution center which is over 13000 sqm as well as handled the dispersal of the products
* Reviewed and verified warehousing operation in Jeddah DC for achieving and gathering the company principals standards and QA necessities
* Efficaciously handled the site preventive maintenance system, as well as sustained regular awareness of the site regulations in order to
safeguard an efficient QA environment with the accountability of company & principals standards and QA requirements
* Spearheaded a team of 40 employees and 100 contractors and managed all activities pertaining to DC’s operation, including receiving, put-
away, picking and shipping besides managing cycle counts & quality audit preparation
Doing analysis for the hospital and submitting the recommendations to the GM
EDUCATION *