Hasan Taqvi

Lead distribution planning, visibility and inventory levels of 3000+ SKU’s for multiple sales channels across 3 Distribution Centres, ensuring optimum stock covers with 96% fill rate.

Managing a team of 5 supply chain colleagues, driving goal clarity and KPI’s achievement such as OTIF (Primary, Secondary) 97%, Container fill rate 99%, SLOB Inventory 3% and continuous improvement.

Partnering with Supply planning, Factories, Commercial and Product Development teams on private labels, promotion campaigns and core product line availability to achieve sell in & sell out targets.

Optimizing sales by rebalancing product within the distribution network, reduced slow & non moving stock by 5M AED through bundling and Promo.

Rolled out strategic agenda to improve B2B order lead time from 36 to within 24 hours delivery and Launched auto replenishment through MRP for 22 stores to optimize inventory and better fulfilment.

Led warehouse operation from Inbound, Storing, Co packing, Quality and Outbound shipments across 12 countries in MEIA region, leading and developing a team of 30FTEs to drive operational excellence.

Monthly Dashboard reporting, tracking operational expenses and budget performance within ±2%.

Strengthened relationships with external partners (3PL, Last Mile) and internal teams (Import, Export, Trade Compliance and Marketing) to drive growth and establish a unified set of targets.

Businesses: Boutiques replenishment, Consignments, Wholesale partners, Export with regulatory compliance & Ecommerce fulfilment with value added services.

Monitored operations KPI’s such as H+2 receiving (98%), OTIF (97%), inventory accuracy (99%), Dock to stock time, pick accuracy, monitoring 5S and operations productivity.

Managed order cycle of retail bundles and corporate gifts for +80 customers such as Unilever, Henkel, L’Oreal, Barilla, Beiersdorf and Nestle.

Handled multiple projects simultaneously, Logistics RFQ inquires & E-Tender bids.

Managed Import from +16 factories (Far East, Turkey, UAE, Europe) and Export to MENA & Levant territories (Sea/Air/Land) with complying regional regulation.

Conducted comprehensive cost analysis for each project, resulting 11% saving (freight, demurrage, detention), successfully met 98 % target deliveries, monthly SRM with Logistics partner to improve lead times, drive cost saving initiative, sustainability and customer satisfaction.

Led supply chain operations for a portfolio of 35+ premium baby brands and +200 customers from supply sourcing and distribution in MEA region with a team of 5 supply chain professionals.

Managed 3PL warehouse (+1500 SKU’s, 3000 Pallets), developed SLA’s and improved inventory turns.

Handled inbound flows of finished goods from suppliers (Europe, Far East, North America) to Regional DC in JAFZA and outbound flows to Distributors/Retailers in MEA region including replenishment of company’s own retail channel, "JustKidding®."

Implemented OTIF delivery, maintained 98% service level and reduced distribution costs by 17% by establishing Cross Dock in mainland for UAE orders.

Evaluation of freight forwarder for all MOT (SEA/LAND/AIR), realized 36K USD savings.

Managed physical distribution of POSM for Luxury Brands such as L’Oreal, Burberry, Fendi and Cartier from inhouse production facility and Ship to GCC, Europe and UAE market (Covering +100 Stores).

Ensured clarity and visibility of goods in transit to all stakeholders, handled shipping documentation and followed up on multiple KPI’s (lead time performances, cost vs budget, volumetric analysis).

Oversaw daily transport operations for UAE stores with combination of 4 (7ton) X 6 (3tons) fleet for daily deliveries, Installations and reverse logistics for final disposals.

Managed stock replenishment (Primary/Secondary) for Home, Personal care and Laundry categories from 2 manufacturing plants to 7 Distribution Centre across Pakistan.

Monitored secondary sales operations for Karachi South and achieved CCFOT by 94%.

Rolled out direct dispatches of Surf Excel from factory to Karachi distributors with 2.8M PKR savings.

Managed order replenishment (VMI) of HPC, Foods and UFS categories for +300 GT & MT customers.

Ensured primary sales accuracy in DBR and monitored agreed stock level at distributors locations.

Participated in Project for recording secondary sales with (EDI) process in 2009 & SAP implementation (SNC) in 2012.