Hoda Adel, Group Quality Director

Hoda Adel

Group Quality Director

Fridal

Location
Egypt
Education
Diploma, Lean Six Sigma application in manufacturing (Green Belt)
Experience
18 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months

Group Quality Director at Fridal
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2021

Ensures organization’s products & processes are in compliance with the group’s quality requirements and complying with customer & regulatory
requirements through establishing & enforcing world class systems and processes across the group’s 3 sectors “Fragrances & Flavours - Essential
oils, Herbs & Spices - home & personal Consumers Products”.

Corporate Quality & Manufacturing Excellence Senior Manager at Almarai & PepsiCo Joint Venture
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2020 to June 2020

Senior quality manager directing 2 mega “dairy & beverage” plants, 10 depots and 22 distributors through developing & implementing quality
systems and quality plans as per the corporate quality strategy. Developing external and internal audits strategies. Preparing the annual budget
for external quality & food safety management systems audit programs.
- Championing quality improvement projects & cost of poor-quality models across Beyti value chain end-to-end.
- Championing business continuity and crisis management program from quality & business risk perspectives.

Divisional Quality Senior Manager, Sales & Logistics Division at Almarai & PepsiCo Joint Venture
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2018 to December 2019

Led eleven-member quality team who delivered quality KPI’s and business objectives within sales & logistics division. Developed and implemented quality & food safety strategy according to strategy approved by IDJ board. Ensured compliance of quality & food safety requirements and qualifications of all capital projects & infrastructure design across sales & logistics division.
- Introduced risk-based approach into Quality Management System through achieving new ISO9001:2015 certification for logistics division.
- Launched trade quality project through the phases of designing, developing, implementing & results analysis with positive business results.
- Overachieved the target of depots Good Warehouse Practices score with 17% increase.

Corporate Quality Systems & Compliance Manager at Almarai & PepsiCo Joint Venture
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2016 to December 2017

Drove quality systems & compliance for manufacturing and distribution sites through providing quality & food safety awareness to promote quality culture & achieve quality objectives. Developed corporate audit plan, risk assessment policies and procedures along with actions to mitigate emerging risks.
- Developed & ensured the full compliance of Food Safety Management System through achieving new FSSC certification.
- Introduced the new allergen management project across dairy & beverage site with full development & implementation.
- Led manufacturing team for the preparation of AIB Inspection achieving the highest score of 835.

Site Quality Manager at Unilever
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • December 2013 to July 2016

Led quality agenda for operational quality of dry & wet culinary plants as end-to-end chain and ensured compliance to Unilever QMS & regulatory requirements. Ensured site utilizes SAP QM and specifications in alignment with applicable requirements. Led site incident management situations with mitigation of corporate operational risk. Ensured testing & measurement activities operate according to good laboratory practices and government regulations. Maintained innovation, changes & CAPEX plans compliant to quality & food safety requirements and change management guidelines.
- Led team of 22 quality professionals achieving the new Food Safety System Certification for 2 foods manufacturing sites.
- Launched World Class Manufacturing “WCM” quality pillar using continuous improvement tools to eliminate quality losses & defects.
- Led quality projects to achieve 31% reduction in on-shelf defects and 41% reduction in FG non-conformance.

SU Export Planning & Customer Service at Unilever Mashreq
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • November 2012 to November 2013

Managed validation of products demand signal for 5 Maghreb sourcing countries including innovation projects by running weekly internal DSR with supply planning team. Obtained weekly supply plan confirmation with each customer by Stock Transfer Request conversion to Stock Transfer Orders in open period and generated Outbound Deliveries for the confirmed orders to share it with logistics team for shipments plan preparation.
- High service level recognition certificate for achieving 95% ICCFOT and 90% Case Fill for the 5 sourcing countries.
- Achieved zero business waste and full SMS liquidation, with value reduction by 200K EGP.
- Achieved zero write-off of delisted SKUs & smooth liquidation plan during Lipton innovation project launch.

Supply Planning at Unilever Mashreq
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • March 2011 to November 2012

Handled the biggest business category with end-to-end responsibility through planning detailed production schedule between manufacturing & demand planning teams and driving Material Requirements Planning. Drove obsolete management process & ensured On-Time In-Full supply for promotions activities. Conducted capacity planning & maintain all necessary master data direct into SAP system, as part of the S&OP cycle.
- Accomplished certificate of appreciation for increasing Lipton market shares as “THE MARKET LEADER OF THE TEA BUSINESS IN EGYPT”.
- Overachieved CCFOT target by 95% with no stock availability losses for the main business category “more than 50% of business income”.
- Overachieved stocks management targets with reduction 11% in cost, 38% in SDOH, 5% in FG stocks and 58% in RM GIT.

Corporate Quality Assurance Assistant Manager at Unilever Mashreq
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • June 2008 to March 2011

Ensured F&B sites’ quality & food safety management system effectiveness; including customer management & supplier quality. Led the fulfillment of special customers’ requirements; such as YUM! Restaurants Food Safety & Quality System auditing guideline. Maintained quality management pillar compliance by monitoring the effectiveness of TPM activities.
- Achieved green results in Mashreq Quality Verification audit through launching the new Quality Verification guidelines.
- Over achieved supplier audits plan by 100% completion earlier to due date, in addition to championing the supplier approval process.
- Achieved high audit score (100%) for all customer auditing system requirements.

Quality Assurance Specialist - Al-Walaa Factories at Food Industries & Chocolate
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • February 2006 to June 2008

Established and implemented Quality Management System "ISO 9001:2000" programs and HACCP plans. Followed up on the effectiveness of GMP activities besides industrial safety Key Performance Indicators.
- Developed new documentation system for all factory functions.
- Set up statistical data analysis reporting system to control Quality Management System performance.

Production Engineer at Totex Garments Company
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • August 2005 to February 2006

- Responsible for the receiving materials & knitting department.
- Responsible for the in-process & final inspection.

Education

Diploma, Lean Six Sigma application in manufacturing (Green Belt)
  • at AUC
  • August 2015

Lean Six Sigma application in manufacturing (Green Belt) certified by WBD

Diploma, Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
  • at APICS
  • December 2011

Certified in Production and Inventory Management_Detailed Scheduling & Planning module endorsed by APICS. (08/2008: 12/2011)

Master's degree, Microsoft certified Master
  • at Microsoft
  • December 2007

Microsoft certified Master - Business Management Solutions Specialist in Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains 9.0 Applications & Enterprise Resource Planning. (12/2006: 12/2007) - Certificates from ERP track: Installation & Configuration, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Receivables Management, Payables Management, Bank Reconciliation, Inventory Control, Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Report Writer & Project Series. - Additional modules from ERP track: Basic Soft Skills, Modern Advanced Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Payroll & Human Recourses, and Modifier with Visual Basic for Applications and Manufacturing Applications.

Diploma, IRCA certified Auditor
  • at IRCA
  • June 2006

IRCA certified - ISO 22000/2005 Food Safety Management Systems, Auditor/ Lead Auditor training Course certified by International Register of Certified Auditors. Certificate No. 3063

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science
  • at Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University
  • June 2005

Bachelor degree in Production Engineering; specialized in Industrial Engineering.

Specialties & Skills

Quality Management
Supply Chain Management
Planning
IRCA certified Auditor
Microsoft certified Master
AUDITING
PROBLEM-SOLVING
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD
SAP Make & Planning modules
Report writing

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
German
Beginner
Italian
Beginner

Memberships

International Sweets and Biscuits Fair "ISM"_Cologne, Germany
  • Accomplished the participation in ISM fair as an exhibitor & marketing representative.
  • January 2007
Unilever Mashreq
  • Achieved regional quality auditor role across AACEE region through regional quality auditing process
  • March 2010

Training and Certifications

Japanese Quality Mindset workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever internal training program
Date Attended:
June 2009
Sensory Evaluation workshop; approved tester (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever training program
Date Attended:
February 2010
Principles of Food Safety training course (Training)
Training Institute:
Johnson Diversey
Date Attended:
July 2009
Training for Top Consumer Complaints using IBM Cognos 8 applications (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever internal training program
Date Attended:
December 2010
Safety In Manufacturing And Supply training (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre
Date Attended:
November 2009
Supplier Quality Assurance workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever internal training program
Date Attended:
May 2010
Total Quality Management training session (Training)
Training Institute:
National Institute of Quality
Date Attended:
February 2007
Foods Allergen Management training (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever Quality Assurance Group
Date Attended:
November 2010
Single Minute Exchange Die “SMED” training (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever internal training program
Date Attended:
August 2010
Preventive Maintenance in food industries training (Training)
Training Institute:
Quality Service Group
Date Attended:
June 2007
Technologies of packaging for foodstuffs training (Training)
Training Institute:
Skills Development Program
Date Attended:
July 2007
Advanced Manufacturing Hygiene & Quality Assurance Auditor workshops (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever Quality Assurance Group
Date Attended:
July 2009
Hygienic Conditions in Food Industries workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Danish Technological Institute
Date Attended:
May 2007
Managing Safety: systems that wok for operations manager with audit training course (Training)
Training Institute:
Du Pont
Date Attended:
September 2009
Food Safety Management Systems Auditor/ Lead Auditor course (Training)
Training Institute:
Lloyd’s
Date Attended:
March 2010
Quality Management in Material & Production Planning SAP training (Training)
Training Institute:
Unilever internal training program
Date Attended:
November 2010
Information Technology Development Workshop for food industries sector (Training)
Training Institute:
Egyptian Barcode & Auto ID Development Association in cooperation with USAID
Date Attended:
July 2007
Understanding Quality & Solving Problems workshops (Training)
Training Institute:
Business Edge
Date Attended:
May 2006

Hobbies

  • Reading, travelling and aerobics