Fadi Al-Hanafi

Chief Supply Chain Officer at Mattex Group

• Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
• My current job since March 2021

Established Supply Chain function for the group implementing best practices and lay the ground for an ambitious strategic expansion plan to enable the business to triple in five years.

COO Chief Operations Officer at SAED International

• Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
• January 2020 to February 2021

▪ Embarked on a transformational journey to take a “Service Sector” into a “Manufacturing” concept.
▪ Strategically refocused organization by aligning operational structures, systems and processes
▪ Created and deployed Operations’ Vision and Mission to maximize employees’ engagement and
drive performance through instating Continuous-Improvement culture
▪ Drove bottom-line profitability and supported top-line results
▪ Lead the organization navigate through the challenging COVID-19 Pandemic

Head of Supply Chain at Ecolab - Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia - Dammam
• March 2018 to January 2020

CORE COMPETENCIES
▪ Proven experience in supply chain and logistics
▪ Skilled in business planning, business process, service delivery methodology
▪ Experienced in the delivery of strategy and operational improvement
▪ Strong finance and cost saving expertise
▪ Possesses excellent organizational, multi-tasking skills, planning and problem-solving
capabilities
▪ In-depth Lean Manufacturing and project management experience
▪ Proven team management and leadership skills
▪ Able to liaise confidently at all levels

Supply Chain Direcor at GCCF BU

• Saudi Arabia - Dammam
• April 2012 to December 2017

Created SC Vision and Mission statement to align a strategy and communicated these to stakeholders
•Strategically restructured the capabilities of the supply chain function to include RPM planning, logistics of import and export as well as Demand Planning departments
•Significantly improved Planning, Warehousing and Transportation KPIs
•outsourcing of some freight activities, restructuring warehousing, optimization and outsourcing of fleet activities
•Pioneered and implemented systems e.g. Project-GOLD, gTMS, ISCP-DPP, ISCP-DP

Plant Manager at PepsiCo

• Saudi Arabia
• June 2009 to April 2012

Projects Leader at Procter & Gamble

• Saudi Arabia
• March 2003 to April 2009

Managed a total of over $20m capital investment in FY06/07 & FY07/08, by implementing P&G’s systematic approach of capital management and initiative leadership
•Led the application of plant related projects to a vertical start-up of initiatives that included formulae and packaging changes
Projects:
•Specification and procurement of new equipment
•Engineering and design review of civil, mechanical and electrical work
•Contracting out and supervision of jobs execution
•Control of budgets and delivery of projects
•Follow-up, closure and handover of projects to operations

Reliability Engineer at Procter & Gamble

• Saudi Arabia
• March 2003 to September 2004

Led plant systems and implemented PM step 0-2 and established systems across the site

Engineering Manager at CSI

• Canada
• May 2002 to February 2003

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Entrepreneur at Siemens

• Canada
• August 2000 to May 2002

Established own automation systems integration business

Senior Service Engineer at Siemens Canada Limite

• Canada
• October 1997 to August 2000

Service Engineer at Arabia Electric (Siemens)

• Saudi Arabia
• November 1993 to July 1997

Automation Engineer