Ali Al-Laith

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

General accounting activities.

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