Belal Alwakeel, Senior Manager Distribution Systems

Belal Alwakeel

Senior Manager Distribution Systems

The William Carter Company

Location
United States
Education
Master's degree, International Business
Experience
8 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 7 Months

Senior Manager Distribution Systems at The William Carter Company
  • United States
  • June 2012 to January 2016

 Provided project vision, strategy, oversight, and system integration management for Distribution systems SDLC to support Omni-channel retail operations.
 Standardized Distribution Systems and processes across all DC’s (both 3pl’s and Carter’s owned facilities) in North & South America, APAC & EMEA
 Implemented RFID label technology (Avery Dennison) program for JcPenney, resulting in 40% reduction in shrink
 Effectively managed both capital & expense budgets and resource allocation responsibilities (FTE’s, matrix, and contractors). Annual average Capex budget of ~$4.25m.
 Established change management protocol for Distribution systems
• Designed SOX compliance for Distribution applications
• Other Enterprise projects:
o FlexPLM implementation
o Product Hierarchy re-classification

IT Project Manager at The Home Depot
  • Other
  • July 2007 to June 2012

 Implemented Manhattan Associates WMOS & Intelligrated (Warehouse Control System) WCS for 19 RDCs (Rapid Deployment Centers); (Receiving, Labor, BI, Order Fulfillment (multi- channel), Shipping, Inventory Synch, and Mechanized Conveyor System) throughout US & Canada.
 Led cross functional/ Matrixed team on DC Process Improvement Project, focused on increasing system/ data integrity, internal audit & vendor compliance, visibility, accuracy, inventory throughput, and operational efficiencies
 Deployed Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) (AiM)/ SAP Implementation; ~$5m annual savings per facility
 Effectively managed both capital & expense budgets and resource allocation responsibilities (FTE’s, matrix, and contractors). Average IT spend of ~$6m per facility.
 Owned defect resolution meetings between matrixed groups (Business, Operations, Engineering, IT, external vendors) during go lives
 Developed multi-site rollout plans for new functionality
 Designed testing protocol and artifacts
o User Acceptance testing (UAT)
o Business Readiness Testing (BRT)
o Performance Testing
o System Requirement Documents (SRD)
o Systems External Specifications (SES)
 Developed labels using Bartender software
 Configured Test Director/ HP Quality Center to develop Test Plans, create and track defects

Education

Master's degree, International Business
  • at Keller
  • June 2006
Bachelor's degree, Political Science
  • at Hobart & William Smith
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Global Implementation

Languages

English
Native Speaker