Production Planning Specialist
Nestle
Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months
Led feasibility study of launching Optimal Production Quantity in partnership with D&SP
- Imports Planning and Dollar Value Hedging Tool calculation submissions to Treasury
Launching Supplier Facing Supply Chain Initiative for the first time in Nestle World to strengthen vendor development
Procurement and sourcing of a multi-billion beverages portfolio in Nestle
Responsible for system development & execution of Supply Planning for Nestle Pakistan Market
- Transport Lane agreements and contracts with Suppliers
Driving Sourcing and Procuring Strategy in Supply Chain for all Raw and Pack Material with the help of procurement
Setup of Master Production Scheduling and Material requirement Planning systems for multi sourcing site
Developed Stock Cover Strategy for Imported and Local Pulps over Master Business Strategy Horizon
Initiated concept of Delivery Window with TetraPak Pakistan
Transition Planning from Co-Packers to own Factory
Inbound Customs clearances contracts for Imported Materials
September 2012 - Present
Managed Inbound/Outbound Operations, Safety, Material Handling and Distribution Requirement planning
Applied Six Sigma by leading a White Belt DMAIC project to reduce energy consumption by 10% in Chilled DC, International Key Accounts Warehouse and National Distribution Center in Shiekhupura Factory resulting in savings worth 7.1 MIO PKR
Led first ever SMED Project in Supply Chain Pakistan reducing vehicle changeover time by 50%
Leading the project for a 3PL facility of 14, 000 pallets on a leased land while ensuring implementation of Nestle Good Manufacturing Procedures, Nestle Quality and Compliance standards
Lead Author of the Strategic Document “Operational Master Plan” 2013-2015 for Physical Logistics Supply Chain, Nestle
Tracking of PR/PO on a spend of 500 MIO PKR as a Temporary replacement for Team Leader Administration
Collaborated with DC Controller and Site Project Engineer on CAPEX and OPEX monitoring and evaluation for supporting DC Administration through on-time project executions
Developed Scorecard reporting mechanism for Supply Chain Management Committee
Leader of Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Operational Reviews in Physical Logistics
Distribution Network Requirement Planning in line with future CAPEX requirements
Led S&OP Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Review meetings and ensuring alignment of Commercial & Supply
Supervised and Led a shift team of 50 people consistently handling over 300, 000 cases/day of Dairy, Juice, Powder and Cereal products on behalf of Nestle Pakistan
Updated all standard routines related to all parts of operations
Implemented Abnormality Identification & 5S methodology in different areas of Warehouse
Designed, developed and delivered new continuous improvement training curriculum for employees
Compliance and Change Management Champion influencing a team of 150 people
Leading the Goal Alignment Pillar for NCE Gate Assessment in Nestle
Ensured company procedures are maintained in guidance with HACCP regulations, ensuring that temperature checks are made and recorded for all deliveries. Hygiene and handling of the product is maintained as per Safe Food handling policy.
Implemented procedures to enforce the integrity of consolidated pallets to meet the requirements of the client and reduce damage to product
Worked on SAP transactions for Warehouse and Plant Operations Management
Led successful audits of NQMS, NIMS and HACCP
Collaborating with Factory Supply Chain for Production Planning to optimize DC Occupancy
Management Trainee - Nestlé
Trainee Financial Analyst, Treasury Department (Sept’11 - Dec’11): Reduced mark-up costs in collection accounts of around 1.5 million PKR after a detailed cash management cycle analysis of Nestle
Trainee Team Leader Operations, Physical Logistics & Warehousing (Jan’12 - Mar’12): Developed a Safety Tracking System for robust recording of safety incidents related to warehousing, yard management and dock operations. Also assisted in the National Distribution Centre’s inbound and outbound supply chain operations
Trainee Business Development Manager, Marketing (Apr’12 - Sept’12): Worked in Nestlé’s Chilled Dairy team to inaugurate and sustain first of its kind Loose Yogurt Shop Model in Asia Oceanica & Africa Zone. Managed all operational and strategic areas including Marketing, Sales, Distributor Relationship and Logistics and Warehousing of this business model. Coordinated ATL/BTL, float activities and operated with a 1.5 Mio PKR PFME Budget for all activities
Trainee Area Sales Manager, Field Sales (July’12 - Sept’12) Field Sales: Worked as Area Sales Manager in Chilled Dairy Operations. Developed:
o Route Mapping & Optimization for all channels
o Total Trade Spend (TTS) and discounts management
o Distribution Management and Handling
o Monitoring performance and updating scorecards at Chilled Dairy Distributors and sub-distributors
o Channel-wise Sales Promotions planning
o Execute and operationalize a business strategy on revising the Redistribution Cost (RDC)
Support Provincial Manager in creating, implementing, monitoring and revising work plans and timelines for project activities at provincial level
Worked with technical staff to develop performance monitoring indicators and implement databases and spreadsheets for M&E data collection
Monitoring and Evaluation of project areas related to Financial Management, Change Management, Procurement and Human Resource Management
Ensuring that all scopes of work and other project documentation related to Procurement and broader Financial Management integration are compliant with USAID policies and regulations
Supervising third party impact assessments, lessons learned, and successes during project implementation
Developed strategy for marketing and branding campaign for Assessment and Strengthening Program (ASP)
Design Satellite Broadband Network product strategy in line with market requirements, revenue objectives, budget and portfolio strategy
Monitoring Warehousing and logistics requirement for roll-out projects
Perform competitive analysis, develop commercial requirements and business cases
Strategize with account teams and customers to increase product sales
Maintain nationwide network for Corporate Banks, Oil & Gas Companies, SOHOs and SMEs
Managed a country-wide roll-out/deployment project of DVB-RCS Satellite Network
o Process improvements resulting in $15k annual cost savings
o Quality improvements yielding 20% reduction in defect rate of installations
Facilitated successful closure of 6 large-scale corporate account projects
Developed and improvised the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the newly developed department
Received training on ROCKWELL’s Small Logic Controllers (SLC)
Hands-on training on Honeywell’s DCS EXPERION PKS and SCADA Systems
ROCKWELL Software training of RS Logix 500, RS Logix 5000, RS View 32
Ability to read and understand P&ID’s
Development of I/O Lists, Calculation of PID Loops, Generation of BOQ List
HMI development
HSE Trainings, Electrical and Industrial safety, Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention
Understanding of Electrical & Instrument Safety, LOCKOUT and TAGOUT procedures
their water purification system
Worked for RF Department where I carried out Warid’s GSM Network performance evaluation using Ericsson TEMS GSM 900 equipment and Spectrum Analysis at BTS’s in Lahore and Faisalabad.
Worked in the DMS department for 4 weeks. Visited several transmission and switching sites in Dhaka. Completed a general report on the overall setup of the Digital Multiplexing System.
Worked in the Productions department for 4 weeks. Observed the Operations and maintenance of the MSC (main switching center) and visited several BSC sites with the OMC engineers.
AUSAID Scholarhip
GPA: 2.80 Awards: •President of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) GIKI Chapter. •Organized the All Pakistan Engineering Conference (APEC) 2006. •Executive member of GIKI Official Publication Society (Horizon). •Participated in Inter-Batch Parliamentary Style Debates 2006 in GIKI. •Assisted the Open-house Coordinator in liaising with the companies at the Annual Career Fair 2005 and 2006. •Certification: QUALCOMM® USA and PAK CDMA Forum certification for successfully clearing the exams of CDMA 2000 1x Radio Configurations (RC1 and RC2), and Network Planning. •Team Head Liaison for APEC (2005). •Supervised an Industry University Linkage (IUL) survey at the Open-house 2004. •Gold Medal in A-level Examinations (2003). •Participated in the International Rotary Youth Leadership Award Conference 2002. Internships: Ericsson, Pakistan Intern Summer 2006 Worked for RF Department where I carried out Warid’s GSM Network performance evaluation using Ericsson TEMS GSM 900 equipment and Spectrum Analysis at BTS’s in Lahore and Faisalabad. Nortel Networks, Bangladesh. Intern Summer 2005 Worked in the DMS department for 4 weeks. Visited several transmission and switching sites in Dhaka. Completed a general report on the overall setup of the Digital Multiplexing System. Mobilink, Pakistan Intern Summer 2004 Worked in the Productions department for 4 weeks. Observed the Operations and maintenance of the MSC (main switching center) and visited several BSC sites with the OMC engineers.