Plant Director
Schneider Electric
Total years of experience :37 years, 2 Months
Manage the Plant (EP-Badr) and Distribution Center Operations and ensure the Quality, the Service level, the cost and
the Customer satisfaction for all equipment manufactured in plant, and products distribution for the local market and
oversea markets. Manage & develop the different departments (12 Direct reports) in term of industrial competencies
by coaching the resources. Develop the plant as a Global Factory in line with
Orchestrated global creation and launch of CEPG Glass strategy and negotiation process for the Africa and Eurasia
markets. Cultivation of key supplier relationships & innovations, through supplier's management programs.
Delivered $3.5M in Procurement Value Creation (‘09), $2.6M (‘08) and $2.3M (‘07).
as a leading strategic force of CEPG Glass procurement strategy for Africa region.
Delivered $3.4M in Procurement Value Creation (‘06), $5.3M (‘05) and $10.6M (‘04).
on a consultancy bases and as a project manager and prospective
general manager for establishing a State of the Art Drinking Bottled Water Manufacturing Plant. The project is for a
wealthy Saudi Family, and it is a green field project with an allocated budget of USD$50MM (Fifty million USD
dollars)
Managing the day to day activities of two foam plants for packaging, insulation materials, materials used in
construction and buildings industry. And, a third plant for
Delivered $5.3M in Procurement Value Creation (‘03), $5.0M (‘02).
Secured over $3.4M worth of savings in packaging materials, sugar, and equipment purchases with
establishment of Bottler's procurement department in Algeria (Fruital). Coordinated logistics and
supply chain operations within this site.
Achieved $12.6M worth of savings and cost avoidance through strategic procurement.
Led sales, marketing, finance, production, logistics, and HR teams among others to surpass profit
targets and grow market share by 1.5%.
Achieved year-end closing with zero outstanding receivables in trade with the establishment of
finance control system.
Launched TCCQS and secured qualification for phase II.
THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF EGYPT and Various Locations
VARIOUS MANAGERIAL ROLES & ACHIEVEMENTS
Successfully launched first NRB Contour 250 ml bottle in the
Glass bottles procurement, innovations & manufacturing. Sales & distribution, sales marketing
equipment, bottling lines equipment, packaging materials, supply chain, and logistics.
Plants & Operations management consultancy, project management and cost reduction, savings and avoidance
capturing opportunities.
FRIGOGLASS COMPANY, LAGOS, NIGERIA - GLASS OPERATIONS DIVISION, AFRICA &
MIDDLE EAST
Spearheaded strategic planning and operations for two production plants specializing in container glass (largest of its
kind in West Africa - 600 tons daily, two plastic manufacturing plants, a Crown plant, and an ICM (coolers)
manufacturing plant. Nigeria Operations unit was comprised of 1, 600 employees.
NIGERIA & MIDDLE EAST OPERATIONS DIRECTOR / BETA GLASS MANGING DIRECTOR/
BOARD MEMBER (3/2010 to 2/2012)
Directed manufacturing, HR, commercial, finance, supply chain, and PR teams to achieve objectives in areas of
budgeting, P&L, volume growth, profits, market share, innovation, and productivity.
Working of the Board of Directors of a publically listed entity (Beta Glass PLC), to dealings with the Federal
Government, Nigeria Stock Exchange as well as a host of other domestic and international stakeholders.
Led generation of 18% of annual sales revenue for Frigoglass International ($10M+ per year).
Catapulted performance to achieve superior profit levels totaling over $50M. Turned over glass business worth
of $150M from total Frigoglass Company turnover of 500M Euros.
Provided a positive impact on the performance of the Business unit and I led my team to achieve two
consecutive years of high single digit growth in a largely flat market.
Focused the organization’s resources and capabilities to deliver tangible value to the customer base (The Coca-
Cola Company, Heineken, SABMILLER, DIAJO, PZ, et...) by taking the glass bottle light-weighting efforts to
the next level (soft drink and beer segment).
Successfully launched a Magnum bottle for a major international brewer (HEINEKEN)
Through my customer business understanding, good interface skills and unwavering commitment, I was able to
generate a competitive advantage as it has resulted in increased share of business with major accounts.
Also, with my team we upgraded the Crowns facility adding promo capability and reached new heights in
production throughput at crates.
In the functional leadership area, the team improved production KPIs, successfully completed a transition to
defined contribution pensions system and concluded a manpower rationalization program, upgraded the ERP
system and processes in finance and rationalized the supplier base.
Played a pivotal role in expanding the Frigoglass Glass footprint outside West Africa through the acquisition of
the state-of-the-art and highly rated