Digitalization and Process Excellence Manager
Kadoon
Total years of experience :19 years, 5 Months
• Translated business strategies from transformation and process excellence initiatives into digital projects.
• Developed and translated digital journeys into opportunities for business process re-engineering.
• Led a thorough analysis of business processes, gaining extensive insight into existing workflows to develop automation strategies aimed at reducing human intervention and streamlining business operations.
• Deployed Business Process Management (BPM) techniques (design, modeling, optimizing, etc.) to enhance operational efficiency.
• Conceptualized project scopes, secure management buy-in, and prepare user requirements.
• Created project roadmaps and detailed schedules, ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.
• Monitored projects implementation, report progress, and evaluate risks associated with projects.
• Led the implementation of Odoo ERP in UAE & KSA companies as a functional project manager, overseeing configuration and integration with other digital platforms.
• Functioned as a change agent, facilitating the transition of stakeholders to new ways of working.
• Promoted a culture of continuous improvement within the organization by actively collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Directed the Manufacturing Operations to ensure maximum Productivity is obtained while the delivery of products is according to the plans
• Managed 80+ cross functional teams’ members with 7 direct reports
• Implemented the Company Strategic Plans to meet financial and operating goals
• Contributed to Budgeting process (e.g., Capital Expenditure, manpower requirements, etc.)
• Led continuous improvement across operations where production capacity improved by 10%
• Executed cost saving and Lean manufacturing projects Escalated the profit by 15% through
• Attained SAP Business one project implementation in 6 months including IT infrastructure
• Developed and implemented a Quality Management System in line with ISO 9001:2015 in 5 months
• Accomplished project transfer & producing 30+ products for Zamil Plastics aligned with their standards
• Established OEE KPI and reached by the Factory to 80%
• Founded Fill Rate KPI to enhance the Supply chain efficiency & Customer satisfaction
• Completed the construction of 6000 square meters Factory new extension
• Fulfilled the commissioning of 6 machines & 37 new molds/products where sales amplified by 15%
• Revised policies and procedures to guarantee corporate governance is realized
• Accomplished the execution of the project activities on time to align with the supply chain of the customer.
• Implemented Value analysis methodology to achieve saving 1.4 million Euros by analyzing 300+ ideas.
• Steered 5 Continuous Improvement projects that resulted in 1.2 million euros cost-saving.
• Managed project budgets and approve expenditures, ensuring that resources are used effectively.
• Reduced the response time of Design for manufacturing process by 70% hence the requests escalated 40%.
• 180 hours annually saved by deploying Makigami process mapping in 8 projects.
• Analyze processes and materials using “Value Analysis / Value Engineering” method for the purpose of achieving essential
functions of the product at the lowest cost consistent with required performance, reliability, quality, and safety.
• Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
• Manage the execution of the Special Cable Projects.
• Issue Manufacturing Processes Flow Charts to optimize the work flow.
• Issue Failure Mode & Effect Analysis to define potential failures within the Manufacturing Processes and develop appropriate corrective actions.
• Establish the methods of manufacturing to visualize and ease the assembly processes.
• Determine the suitable equipment for the manufacturing processes.
• Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency.
• Coordinate the BOM creation & validation processes.
• Coordinate with cross functional departments to ensure the project activities are accomplished as per Timing Plan.
- Ensure the product change management process is achieved as per customer specific requirements.
- Schedule the project activities to fulfill the customers' requirement date
- Develop Production Processes Flow Charts to optimize the work flow.
- Generate Failure Mode & Effect Analysis to define potential failures within the Manufacturing Processes and develop appropriate corrective actions.
- Establish the methods of manufacturing to visualize and ease the assembly processes.
- Design the Production Processes & design\purchase the manufacturing facilities required.
- Design the production cell layout to ensure smooth material flow.
- Maintain the BOM on the ERP System.
- Coordinate the activities with the appropriate departments to deliver the production area with the required facilities in the Start of Production date.
- Solve day to day engineering problems to ensure that smooth production running.
Monitor the Negative & Positive Stock in the WIP of the plant & chase the causes to fix the system.
- Lead the Production Control team.
- Monitor the plant Performance by measuring the Design Standard Time Ratio, efficiency, Takt time for the production line on hourly basis.
- Issue Request for Counter measure form to analyze the Down time causes and their occurrences on daily basis.
- Arrange daily “Quick Response Time Control” meeting to resolve the efficiency & down time.
- Measure the “Design Standard Time” for the Trim Line processes using synthetic time tables.
- Analyze & report the sales of the various vehicles lines versus the sales forecast.
- Coordinate the Vehicles delivery to customers through Issuing & delivering the Ownership Certificates.
- The company is manufacturing Foam, Mattresses, Furniture and Upholstery.
- Develop the Re-Order level concept to generate an automatically report via the ERP System.
- Control the Raw Material inventories' levels daily by issuing re-order Level report through the ERP system.
- Issue Purchase requisitions to replenish the inventory.
- Develop the Production Plan to fulfill the customers lead time.
- Make Monthly Production Control Report.
The study enabled me to learn how to develop and manage production processes, choose materials for products, technological equipment and ensure its operation, analyze technical problems of production. The study also deepen my knowledge in production technologies and management.