JOTHI KUMAR, Supply Chain Manager

JOTHI KUMAR

Supply Chain Manager

BAFCO International Shipping & Logistcs Ltd

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain
Experience
33 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :33 years, 7 Months

Supply Chain Manager at BAFCO International Shipping & Logistcs Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since March 2018

Establishing the warehouse from scratch.
Creating warehousing SOP's, Processes and Procedures etc.
Ensure ZERO accident and ZERO error on order fulfillment.
Recruiting the staffs and induct them to train as per the job need.
Ensure high moral of staff to maintain high productivity.
Engage the staffs to have peer competitions.
Delegate the job assignments as per individual capacities.
Motivate the staffs to engage them to execute the job with confidence.
Engage with ISO auditors to Certify the warehouse.
Engage with client to install ORACLE for WMS implementation.
Attend Global Supply Chain conferences to improve the operations by adopting latest tools & technologies.
Maintain Pioneer status in work environment and staff emoluments across industries.

Supply Chain Excellence & SAP Business Analyst at BINZAGR UNILEVER
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 2004 to March 2018

Skills: Supply Chain Excellence
• Managed SAP-SCM for dept’s such as Logistics, Warehouse, Production, Maintenance.
• Logistics - Operational/Shipment cost reduced through better planning of DC’s, WH’s and Trucks hauling routes between KSA and Gulf. Invoice/delivery accuracy validation to eliminate erratic claims.
• Ware Houses - Operational/Holding Cost reduced by introducing new 3P warehouses @ competitive bids.
• WM / WMS systems - Introduced SAP Excellence to all warehouse and check stock status seamlessly.
• Excellence in Materials, Vendors, Customers and Transport Masters for KSA and Gulf.
• Production & Planning - Introduced TPM and ISO Quality systems in production. Material planning, MRP running and Demand Planning to SNP Running and process order conversion.
• Periodic Data Clean Up exercises in SAP to maintain the system and physical accuracy.
• Active member for business & innovations projects.

Skills: SAP-SCM, Regional Business Analyst & MDM,
• Support and Lead the WMS-Module roll out Project for RM/PM and WM-Module for FG’s.
• Member of CAB, GPE-M2D, BI-GOE, BW Teams and other Regional/Global Teams.
• SAP-APO go-live supports and managing local remedy control activities.
• Lead the PM-Module roll out Project for BUL on Maintenance management.
• Lead the Regional team on Remedy Management.
• Support the BUL/LJA on APO and Other Modules from 2011.
• SAP analysis/Solution provider for PP, PM, QM, WM, FICO, SD and CR Tester for KSA.

TEAM LEADER at BINZAGR UNILEVER
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 1994 to March 2004

Skills: Manufacturing
• Responsible to reduce and overcome working capital (inventory) control.
• Responsible for reducing production losses to lower the cost per ton production.
• Responsible for production to streamline the process and save costs on delisting and removing the old CAPEX items also reassigning other capital items to proper accounts.
• Implemented advanced methods to calculate the BOM & Capacity of manufacturing lines.
• Implemented redesigning of conveyor weighing systems to reduce the environmental impacts.
• Production lead for TPM Implementation.
• Safety lead for HSE's STOP observation and HAZOPS elimination team.
• HACCP Process Auditor & ISO Internal Auditor.

Sr. Maint-Technician & Projects at PROCTOR & GAMBLE (I) LTD
  • India - Bhopal
  • August 1990 to February 1994

Skills: Technical
• Supported the Implementation of the TPM, ISO & HACCP process in shop floor and actively engaged to train the operators & contract labors.
• Involved in Risk Evaluation Study of Hazardous Chemical Handling such as ENZYMES, NOBS (Bleach), flammable and inflammable chemicals/liquids etc.
• Provided aeration system in warehouses for storage and handling special stock areas.
• Implemented FIFO and LIFO for Hazardous chemicals to reduce landfill issues.

Education

Master's degree, MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain
  • at Bharathiar University
  • May 2014

Specialties & Skills

SAP APO
SAP WMS
SAP PP, QM, WM, WMS & PM- Systems
Supply Chain Management.
Vendor Evaluations & Negotiations
Strategy Planning, KPI Setups & Auditings
Factory Operations & Warehouses Setup.
Projects & People Management

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Native Speaker
Hindi
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert
Kannada
Expert
Telugu
Expert

Memberships

ISO QMS certification from SGS, Saudi Arabia
  • Internal Auditor
  • January 2005
ISO-14000 certification from SGS, Saudi Arabia
  • Internal Auditor
  • April 2006

Training and Certifications

SAP - MDM, PP, QA, WM & WMS Modules (Training)
Training Institute:
Trained In-house @ UNILEVER
Date Attended:
October 2004
Duration:
1000 hours

Hobbies

  • Cars & Bikes
    Driving Cars & Bikes for long distances are our hobby but not on wheeling or other unsafe driving etc.
  • Explore New Destinations
    Its my passion to visit and explore new destinations and visit heritage and culturally important places.
  • Martial arts
    Black Belt Karate - 2nd Don level achieved on 1991