Christophe Mouawad

Wooden Bakery is a leading regional player in Convenient Stores & Bakery Business with USD120M annual turnover

•Prepared the investment feasibility and market study
•Started the complete setup in Kuwait
•Recruited all HOD (Sales, Manufacturing, Marketing, Logistics, HR, Procurement, IT, Finance…)
•Prepared and started a 7, 000 m2 bakery factory and followed up the project
•Responsible for the P&L, cash flow and balance sheet of a 17M USD business
•Prepared a 5 years Company Business Plan, ROI, OpEx and CapEx
•Reported & presented to the BOD the operations achievements and future growth projections on monthly basis
•Prepared 9 outlets from contract, recruitment, SOPs, products, fit out and menu engineering
•Initiated and responsible for the sales and distribution teams, opening new market, contract with distributors and contract through direct distribution for wholesale, public sector and HORECA
•Introduced new product range for Kuwait market and achieved a 20% growth in sales through R&D
•Optimized the factory which led to an increase in efficiency by 17% and reduce waste / returns by 6%
•Launched an online and offline marketing campaign that assured smooth marketing penetration and 10% market share in no time
•Coached senior functional managers and planed for their career development including succession planning
•Installed a full ERP and BI solution for Manufacturing, Distribution and outlets
•Prepared ISO 22000 and HACCP certification.

•Leading all the company departments: Production, QC\QA, IT, Warehouse, Maintenance, Logistic, HR, Operations, Sales, Procurement, Logistics, R&D, Marketing and Safety & Security.
•Start up the operation including but not limited to Plant initiation, outlet finalization, sales and distribution contract, trials of product, purchasing of raw material, ISO \ system and procedures documentation
•Responsible for imposing Production KPIs figures including efficiency, waste, downtime, overheads, manpower, budgets, machine utilization & capacity…
•Prepared to get ISO 22000 and HACCP certification.
•Reduced overhead and manpower.
•Prepared yearly Company Business Plan, Return on investment (ROI), operating capital (OpEx) and Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
•Startup and implement new ERP system (Pims).
•Operations and logistics optimization: set the targets for the production KPIs and the yearly plant business plan to achieve them:
•Material consumption, by reducing variation in the material weight measurement, resulting in 1.4% reduction of the input material (in a tightly regulated business)
•Waste reduction by more than 6%, by implementing an early detection preventive system on the production chain
•Downtime reduction by stable 2%, through the implementation of weekly preventive maintenance schedule
•Warehouse stock movement and logistics schedules optimization, by implementing Just In Time (JIT), resulting in more than 70% reduction in customers complaints (owned outlets and franchisees), and increased shelf availability of breakfast items

•Responsible for over 6 departmental Managers and 9 supervisors, 20 employees in custodial service, 170 employees in Bread section, 20 employees in Central Kitchen, 60 in French Pastry and 50 in Warehouses
•Responsible of the Production, Planning, Maintenance, Quality and Warehouse Departments
•Responsible for imposing Production KPIs figures including efficiency, waste, downtime, overheads, manpower, budgets, machine utilization & capacity…
•Prepared to get ISO 9001-2015 and ISO 22000 certification.
•Reduce overhead and manpower.
•Implement automation and optimize space utilization.
•Startup of QC department.
•Plant expansion and Startup of 2 new automated bread section
•Prepared yearly Plant Business Plan and Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
•Full feasibility study of new plant in nearby region including layout, machinery, capacity and 10-year growth.
•Responsible for imposing Production KPIs figures including efficiency, waste, downtime, overheads, manpower, budgets, machine utilization & capacity…
•Working on new plant abroad (Qatar, Dubai, and Chicago).
•Prepare planning and monitor material consumption and waste.
•Startup and implement new ERP system (SAP and Batchmaster).
•Increase plant capacity and reduce waste.
•Improve warehouse stock movement in and out and improve JIT
•Coordinate with Marketing, Sales, Logistics and Operation directors

•Heineken is one of the biggest beverage manufacturer and distributor Plant Manager
•Hiring new staff and train and develop the existing crew.
•Implement Safety, Quality and TQM procedures.
•Improve efficiencies and costs.
•Prepare planning and monitor material consumption and waste.
•Purchase and commission new lines.
•Troubleshoot the line to ensure good runnability by implementing maintenance

•RAK is a fashion cloth and textile printing manufacturer and distributor Plant Manager
•Make the full feasibility study of the plant along with 5 years business plant
•Purchased and commissioned the lines
•Start up the production make the recruitment and training
•Responsible for all the production operations, maintenance R&D, costing and sales
•Responsible for imposing Production KPIs figures including efficiency, waste,

INDEVCO is an international manufacturing and distribution group present in the Middle East, USA, Europe, Africa and South America

•Responsible for over 7 departmental Managers, 70 employees in service department, 200 employees in Tissue, Table Napkins, Aluminum Foil and Cling Film converting section and 150 employees in Baby Diapers and Feminine Napkin production section.
•Responsible of the Production, Planning, Maintenance, Project, Lean Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality and safety & Security Departments.
•Prepared yearly Plant Business Plan and Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
•Responsible for imposing Production KPIs figures including efficiency, waste, downtime, overheads, manpower, budgets, machine utilization & capacity…
•Responsible for imposing Maintenance KPIs including preventive maintenance completion, corrective repair order (CRO), workshop repair order (WRO) and daily tracking sheets.
•Prepared QC live status on JDEdwards (ERP system) in addition of purchasing new lab equipment implementing and updating Product Data cards and reviewed costing and contribution on most critical items
•Prepared Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and monitor minimum material and procured finished goods stock taking into consideration lead time and forecast fluctuation, supplier assessment and price comparative table
•Prepared the monthly planning and follow up production preset cycle
•Introduced lean manufacturing department responsible of analyzing Plant figures and came up with recommendation.
•Prepared to get ISO certification in addition to HAVI global solutions audit certification.
•Procured new machine and upgraded and automated some other machine
•Initiated the safety week in addition to first aid training CCTv system and daily round in facilities for Safety & Security department

•Lead the production department (i.e.120 employees and 3 supervisors).
•Responsible for the manning, completion of the planning, delivery target dates, production figures, waste, manpower…
•Improved machine output and automation for cost saving purposes
•Assisted Maintenance department in the preventive jobs and breakdowns

•Followed Project department to big project and modification in the Plant in addition to the R&D department responsible of developing new items and producing new improved product to compete in the market in coordination with marketing department.
•Designed and improved many machines and products to achieve requested targets.
•Designed and executed a new plant for Facial tissue and printed napkin production along with the related infrastructure.
•Achieved a feasibility study for a new plant abroad in Jordan and another study for Syria market.