Supplay Chain Director
Abdullatif Ahmad Al Arfaj & Partner Co.
Total years of experience :33 years, 3 Months
Al Arfajrice; is one of the leading local companies in rice trading with the brand GOLDEN GATE, basmati rice of different varieties & sources.
Thaheen Food Company is one of the potato & corn snack manufacturer. we produce potato chips, puffed corn, popcorn, rice cracker & recently we started drinks in tube forms for kids.
Job Responsibility
Obtains profit contribution by managing staff; establishing and accomplishing business objectives.
Increases management's effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, counseling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives.
Develops strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives.
Coordinates efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field, and technical services policies and practices; coordinating actions with corporate staff.
Builds company image by collaborating with customers, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices.
Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
As rice trader, shalasco is dealing with variety of Indian rice, as supply chain director; I am responsible of taking care of rice till the end consumer. I established quality division equipped with the latest devices controlling quality of all rice cargo & storage. on the other hand; I build a rice packing line with cleaning & grading production unit.
• Prepare yearly department budgets.
• Monitor & facilitate movement of inventory from the point PO is placed till arrival at distribution centers.
• Manage clearance of goods and coordinate with clearing agent / suppliers.
• Proper warehousing and custody of goods at all locations with optimum utilization of resources.
• Establish min and max stock levels and re-order procedures.
• Insure adequate insurance cover of inventory.
• Arrange fumigation processes with max efficiency.
• Negotiate lease deeds and handle other related issues.
• Plan, organize and implement efficient and effective distribution systems
• Establish standards for measuring efficiency of distribution function in terms of customer satisfaction.
• Introduce Performance Appraisal metrics to guarantee supply chain performance compatible with company expansion.
- Prepare yearly budget & strategic future plans
- Set the production plans,
- Coordinate the relation of all departments.
- Training of the staff to all related needs like GMP, HACCP, time management, & strategic planning.
- Set the formulas of all products, develop new items & improve the existing products.
- Look for new opportunities.
- Analysis of the production lines performance & adjust any deviations to improve productivity & reduce waste & cost.
- Upgrade production lines.
- Set inspection system to control all production inputs.
- Set maintenance plans; preventive & corrective one.
- Evaluate suppliers & set standards of approving suppliers.
- Prepare department plans & targets.
- Prepare the standards & specification of all company’s products.
- Coordinate with all related departments in accordance to quality issues.
- HACCP team leader, coordinate team work.
- Prepare raw & packing materials specifications & test procedures.
- Monitor the receiving of all production ingredients.
- Set plans of testing & controlling finished products from the beginning to the end of the process.
- Take corrective actions to any deviation from standards
- Set production weekly, monthly & annual plans.
- Analyze the performance of production line to increase productivity & efficiency.
- Set preventive & corrective maintenance schedules to reduce sudden stops.
- Set products formulas for all items.
- Test the products against standards.
- Test new food additives.
- Improve new products in accordance to market needs.
- Participate in many official committees to set standards for many food stuff.
- Receive & study customers’ complaints.
- Production planning & management.
- Schedule maintenance plans.
- Monitor & control bread & biscuits dough’s.
- Participate in studies to improve quality of bread & biscuits.
- Supervise production staff.