Head of Logistics
Brf
Total years of experience :20 years, 9 Months
A member of Saudi Leadership Team, reporting into the country GM.
Managing the SC and Logistics organization (90 BRF employees and 100+ outsourced)
Responsible for Transportation, Operations, Inventory Planning, Shipping & Clearance, and Quality through directly managing 6 professional BRF managers and supervisors.
Full accountability of the logistics operations budget - SAR. 100 Million.
Managing the entire value chain and Product flow from factories to Trade distribution - $700 Million.
Responsible for 7 distribution centers in terms of quality, distribution, and operations managements across the Kingdom
Owning the Fleet planning and distribution Management.
Managing the inventory levels and total stocks pipeline value of $80 Million.
Owning the business unit service levels and accountable for OTIF and On shelf availability
Acting as the custodian for Customer Service and Market Logistics operations for KSA.
Lead the customer collaboration & logistics capability building for KSA Supply Chain org.
Managing the Logistics Conversion Cost Budget of $60M and working on improving market LCCs 3% YOY.
Leading the units Supply chain S&OP process and responsible for the KSA Service & Cost feeder meetings in cross functional collaboration with other internal and external teams.
Leading and developing a team of 5 Mars Associates and Supervisors as well as building organizational capability and engagement
Working closely with the unit sales and finance teams to ensure clarity on business performance and the communication of risk and opportunities.
Managing the distributor capabilities in terms of warehouse operations and quality.
Full accountability of Casefill to trade and warehouse product Freshness in six regions within Saudi
Managing the End to End Supply of finished goods value of $400 M & inventory of $70 M
Drive total pipeline covers to optimum levels and improve Pipeline cost.
Supporting sales in achieving weekly phased sales targets, as well as running the stock movement from Loading at port of source till offloading @ warehouses this includes all systems involved (SAP & Oracle).
Managing Supply Management review process as part of S&OP+.
Full accountability for product availability.
Owning Logistics Conversion Cost Budget and delivering the required year on year improvements as well as reducing Non Quality Cost. Leading and developing a team of 6 Logistics and Planning professionals and managing the team’s Budget.
Manage the performance of the related 3Pls which includes the distributor, clearing agents, land freight providers.
Managing the end-to-end value chain from Mars chocolate factories (Europe, Egypt, USA, UAE, and Saudi) to Saudi six Markets.
Accountable for delivering the customer service levels in the region, optimizing stock covers across the total pipeline
Full accountability for product availability and case fill to trade.
Pivotal link between the market, demand planners & the Source units.Work very closely with the demand planners, production planners across source units, and the logistics teams on supply and market ends
Managing more than 70 suppliers for a portfolio of about 35M Euro spend.
Possessing a track record of achievements in terms of lead-time reduction and Cost Effective Projects Management.
Ensuring smooth supply of Packaging Materials
Leading Suppliers capacity planning tools across the region
Savings projects implementation Management
Prices & contracts negotiation.
Leading Suppliers development programs
Ownership of master data, reporting to local/regional/global teams
Contingency planning and Risk Management
Managing vendor relationships and building effective supply chain partnerships
National Supply Manager
Foods & Beverages Category / Finished Goods Cross Category
• Responsible for the Raw and Packaging materials for Lipton and Knorr Categories
• Supporting the entire supply chain functions
• Identify, negotiate and deliver cost saving opportunities
• Lead Cost Savings and Strategic projects
• Work on improving supplier relationship and internal customer service
• Involved in Suppliers development program
Almar Co. is one of the leading Egyptian Importers of Frozen Fish, dairy products, and other food products having the highest market share."AFTM" is a shipping and brokerage agency.
Operations Manager
• Managing Europe & West Africa Suppliers
• Continuously visiting Foreign suppliers (Morocco - Mauritania - Holland - Norway - Ireland - Spain - and more countries)
• Leading and directing production personnel in all phases of production at suppliers' plants
• Providing support to suppliers' plants to meet production goals and provide quality product
• Managing the different aspects of the supply chain (Sourcing, Transport, and Warehousing)
• Managing the distribution of goods among warehouses and assuring accuracy of services
• Following up on L/Cs and cash payments
• Reviewing and approving contracts agreed with foreign suppliers
Bafra graphics is specialized in printing, index production, and leather production.
Production Planner (Printing and Index production)
• Meeting production deadlines and ensuring an effective and productive environment
• Troubleshooting upsets and unusual conditions on the production line
• Developing master production plan
Curriculum highlights: • Supply chain management • Marketing management • Operations management • Project management
• Participated in making assembly line balancing project, by using SIMCAD simulation software, based on actual readings from production line for the vehicle W211 (E-Class) • The project was done in a period of 7 month including 40 days on site attendance
Bachelor degree in Industrial & Management Engineering • Graduated with GPA : 3.71 / 4.0 "EXCELLENT WITH HONOR" • Department ranking :4th • Graduation project: Assembly Line Balancing Using Simulation Software (MERCEDES BENZ CO.)
• Successfully completed summer training program