WAREHOUSE AND INVENTORY MANAGER
Brothers Gas
Total years of experience :28 years, 0 Months
• Development of warehouse and logistics operations system improvement by analysing process work flow, manning, space requirements, and equipment layout and implement changes.
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Oversee the inventory levels of business.
• Ensure adherence to sales order specifications and established policies and procedures.
• Overseeing and monitoring of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs, and efficiency.
• Organizing warehouse, categorizing goods, planning routes, and processing shipments.
• Keeping track of the cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeline targets.
• Overseeing the movement, storage, and distribution of materials.
• Resolving delivery inconsistencies or delay.
• Developing an environment that fosters open and positive team communication by setting expectations, and communicating the company’s goals.
• Ensuring that shipping documents are well reserved, updated, and in compliance, examples include cost statement, health certificates, permits, etc.
• Examining, identifying, planning and managing special logistics and warehousing processes or operations which involves ensuring that accurate and complete accounting, reporting, and internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant records are accurately maintained.
• Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission - specifically, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning.
• Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services, through improvements to each function.
• Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared towards operational excellence.
• Development of individual program budgets
• Disbursement of checks for agency expenses.
• Organization of fiscal documents.
• Supervise and coach junior managers/supervisors on a weekly basis.
• Drive initiatives in the management team and organizationally that contribute to long-term operational excellence.
• Contribute to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team
• Collaborate with all support centre departments - i.e. Production, Planning, Central Purchase in the execution of business plan within the region.
• Partner with HR to identify and prioritize the developmental needs of the region.
• Establish and execute quality management/control initiatives through warehouse operations with the implementation of Better Practices.
• Ensure the quality and effectiveness of associate training by monitoring staffing levels and in warehouse observation.
• Develop and maintain a coherent and professional sponsorship strategy for the region
• Manage the Region within agreed budgets, objectives and targets.
• Provide support, advice and guidance to all Regions
• Plan, implement, monitor, evaluate and coordinate all activities in the assigned region to achieve the objectives and goals established by Company.
• Oversee and maintain procedure for ensuring multiple warehouse site supervisors have appropriate practices and controls in place to ensure a safe and secure workplace for employees in conjunction with the safety.
• Manage regions materials planning, product availability and warehousing operations to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service and safety by examining existing procedures.
• Develop best practices and standardization in accordance with a framework in materials requirements planning,
production planning, inventory management, deployment of goods from plants to warehouses and warehousing operations.
• Performed quality check and organizing technical inspection of the received materials by the Warehouse Supervisors in co-ordination with the Drilling Superintendent & Maintenance Department
• Ensured the stock levels of the materials & spares is monitored, material availability and distribution in the warehouse as per predefined levels
• Provided training for career development to all warehouse staff and playing an active role in their personnel development and career opportunities
• Maintained a proper track record of ongoing Inventory Management reports and non-conformance updates and follow up
• Responsible for assuring that all works are proceeded in compliance to the company’s environmental, health & safety standard as well as ethic and compliance rules
• Administered the operations of managing & monitoring warehouse staff to ensure efficient handling of all warehouse operational processes related materials & tools
• Involved in planning and rendering cooperation to the project manager on WIP
• Provided training & motivation to employees on benefits of team work and goal achievement
• Effectively led cross functional initiatives for improving current business processes or solve business issues
• Handled the implementation of supply chain strategies which will low the working capital and improve customer service & margins
• Rendered support for organizational change processes, guiding and coaching peers and junior level colleagues, in program/project/process administration and in customer supply chain strategies, Logistics and Supply Chain
Stores Manager - June 2011 to Jan 2012
Was promoted in June 2011 as "Stores Manager" in Supply Chain Department reporting to Purchase and Inventory Manager.
• Plan, direct and control the activities of a team of 20 involved in managing the Inventory / Warehousing / Distribution / Logistics management functions of the company in UAE and 148 locations in the region. Directly supervise 5 subordinates.
• Define department goals and objectives and ensure communication to employees.
• Revamped warehousing facility with complete system and procedures.
• Develop, review, plan and schedule for all distribution services for multiple projects, including receiving, storage, and shipping, inventory management process and administrative activities to ensure customer requirements are met in an efficient manner & meet prescribed cost and service standards.
• Prepare short-term and long-term forecast and product supply planning and provide effective logistics/distribution solutions to the various units of the company in the region under responsibility.
• Direct responsibility of managing US$ 12 million inventory in central stores.
• Implemented global inventory management process including tools and processes for each inventory segment.
• Managed inventory clean-up program and identified slow and non-moving items. Implemented demand planning to cater to the requirement of customer and internal project sites
• Develope and implement warehouse management policies and procedures as per the International standards.
• Prepare, maintain, and communicate all operational SOPs / KPIs.
• Develop, implement and direct programs to ensure the safety of all personnel, equipment, and property.
• Manage and control inventory with the emphasis on increasing ROI for all locations.
• Manage, coach, mentor, and develop staff to achieve prescribed objectives.
• Responsible for the code and conduct of the Department personnel.
Key Achievements
• Implemented concept of Standard Readymade Spares Containers for all operational sites, with pre-labeling of location and part nos., which improved stock accuracy and reduced cost variances.
• Reviewed ABC classification and MRP setting of all items such as ROP, ROQ, PTO and Forecast.
• Rebalanced inventory in central stores and identified non-moving stock and reduced active SKU's from 4500 to 3000.
• Re-arranged warehouse according to pick list of BOM's and reduced average pick time by 25% on each BOM.
• Implemented process and procedures for parts receiving, putaway, pick, pack and ship.
• Implemented stock accuracy program and increased accuracy from 67% to 95%
• Implemented "Voice of Customer" concept and rolled out to all active sites.
• Led project implementation of KAN BAN system in central stores.
• Management of consignment stock from various suppliers.
• Implemented MRP at launch of global ERP "movex" in central stores
• Completely reviewed MRP settings of all items and reduced inventory by US$ 1.75 million.
• Identified dead stock and successfully managed to save US$ 85K.
• Supervised implementation of Stop Program in central stores.
STORES SUPERVISOR - October 2005 to May 2011
Was promoted in October 2005 as "Stores Supervisor" reporting to the INVENTORY MANAGER. Directly supervised a team of 8 staff + subcontractors.
• Direct responsibility of administration and reporting requirements of stores on the material storage and movement is carried out in a smooth manner.
• Direct warehouse employees in the storage, inventory & distribution of material, supplies, parts, components & tools.
• Management of material storage & movement, Receipts & Dispatch within Jebel Ali & running jobs (sites) in Middle East, Asia, and Africa & South America.
• Expedite outstanding receipts with purchase department.
• Prepare stores for audits and stock counts and overall Housekeeping of stores.
• Played crucial role in ISO Certification for the company by implementing Systems and Procedures and processing mapping.
• Streamlined product delivery systems to increase productivity, quality & efficiency.
• Coordinate vendors, freight providers to deliver goods just in time, taking advantage of all opportunities to streamline and improve processes.
• Carrying out correct Stock Audits as defined by finance on quarterly a yearly basis.
• Coordinating Load Outs for Projects - ordering of spares, packing and packing lists for customs.
• Coordinating return of project spares to J.A and crediting the projects
• Quality Assurance - QA ISO procedure to streamline all equipments leaving Jebel Ali as per Aggreko standard should be clean, with proper accessories etc.
TEAM LEAD - RECEPTION & DISPATCH - Aug 2000 to April 2005
Directly reported to the Stores Manager, a huge store consisting of approx 4500 lines items i.e. spares for generators, transformers, loadbank, switchgears, filters, electrical spares, mechanical spares, consumables, tools etc.
Responsibilities included
• Receive all orders, check and sort the material received for various locations.
• Identified and segregated the material for different locations and ensured all items are kept on proper location
• Prepared Material Receipt Note of all orders received.
• Responsible for loading and unloading of containers and other packages.
• Prepared packing list and invoices for the Chamber of Commerce for all the material being shipped.
• Responsible for complete import / export documentation and distribution of all shipments to the final destinations.
• Update and sent out monthly reports to the Finance department for accounting purposes.
Handled the operations of liaising with air & sea freight companies for all incoming and outgoing shipments and checking of outgoing goods preparing invoices according to the orders by the customers. Responsible for managing parts stock-inventory, sales information generation, part reorder list, etc. and close co-ordination with service department