Head Of Supply Chain
Gulf Union Foods Company
Total years of experience :18 years, 1 Months
Responsibilities
• Responsible for creating and delivering the supply chain strategy for multiple manufacturing units and distribution warehouses.
• Accountable for site procurement; including engineering, raw materials and packaging materials, purchase planning, stock control, production planning and warehousing, and distribution processes across four manufacturing sites.
• Managed a departmental head count of +100 colleagues, ensuring that functional capability and team performance delivered business plans and targets.
• Supply Chain lead for cross-functional teams delivering Operational savings, efficiency savings.
• GUFC lead for cross business procurement initiatives.
Key achievements
• Implemented business Sales and Operations Planning Process, delivering increased sales availability, reduced working capital, and rationalization / reduction of warehouse facilities.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for the formulation and implementation of the BU supply chain strategy for multiple locations and manufacturing units.
• Lead the BU supply chain team, a head count of 200 colleagues, ensuring that functional capability and team performance delivered business plans and targets.
• Supply Chain lead for cross functional / customer projects, playing a key role in new product launches.
• Accountable for production and material planning, stock control, warehousing, and distribution processes across four manufacturing sites.
• Responsible, alongside Purchasing for the negotiation and management of third-party contracts
Key achievements
• Managed the restructuring of supply chain team, project management and implementation of new software and tools.
• Part of a management team that successful launched a series or new products into M&S and Costa.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for all group warehousing, logistics, distribution, and operational /manufacturing planning with a departmental head count of 180 colleagues.
• Managing the business sales, inventory, and operational process.
• Accountable for the procurement planning of 500 plus ingredients and raw materials.
• Full accountability for Supply Chain P & L and OPEX delivery.
Key achievements
• Project lead for the implementation of INFOR warehouse management system and integrated planning.
• Project lead for the design of new raw material, finished goods and distribution warehouses (c. 24, 000 m2)
• Managed the restructuring of supply chain team, reducing labour costs whilst increasing operational productivity.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for the end-to-end supply chain (farming through to distribution) of 250 SKUs’, with an annual gross volume of 209, 659 (m) t and revenue of SAR 3 billion.
• Liaising with the business sales division, factory operations, marketing, and corporate divisions.
• Interfacing with the business transport / logistics function, coordinating the inbound and outbound supply network.
• Responsible for the procurement planning of SAR 1, 698 million of raw materials and SAR 120 million of packaging.
• Responsible for the data, processes, and technology to serve the supply chain function within Almarai Poultry.
Key Achievements
• Part of a management team that turned a loss-making asset into a premium branded poultry business.
• Driving efficiencies through the implementation of SAP ERP modules APO, IBP and R/3 MRP, and M tech farm management tools allowing for end-to-end visibility of the poultry supply chain, resulting in a head count reduction of 40 colleagues.
• Through best practise and optimising processes reduced onsite working inventories by 20 million SAR.
• Implemented S and OP cycle allowing cross functional co-ordination (marketing, finance, manufacturing, farming, distribution).
• Supported new retail brand launches, Al Bashayer and Alyoum.
• Supported development of Foodservice channel, being part of a team that on boarded KFC, Subway, Nando’s.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for managing the category supply chain department; including purchasing contracts, inventory / raw material control, production planning, demand planning and finished goods stocks.
• Responsible for managing domestic / international 3PL service providers (transport and storage), third party manufacturing / packing contracts, freight contracts and forwarding service providers.
• Responsible for maintaining customer service levels, factory production conformance, Inbound Raw Material Service and transport costs in line with company KPI’s.
• Responsible for managing on-going third party packing agreements (businesses contracted to pack on behalf of IPL).
Key Achievements
• Managed the implementation of an MRP system, introduced stock management systems and stock reporting resulting in a £7 million reduction in stock holding.
• Renegotiated third party storage and domestic / international freight agreements resulting in cost saving of £200 k per annum.
• Winner of national “colleague of the month” and national “new colleague of the year”.
Responsibilities
• Managing company imports department, purchasing contracts, inventory / raw material control, third party logistics / forwarding service providers based in the UK, Thailand and Rotterdam.
• Responsible for managing and communicating demand plans, forecast accuracy to senior management and sales team.
Achievements
• Renegotiated third party logistics contracts resulting in cost savings of £100 k per annum.
• Implemented a formal S and OP procedure, 18 month horizon; resulting in increased forecast accuracy and reductions in stock levels.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for all ‘on site’ raw material stock; including 500 ingredients, 150 packaging and 30 chemical lines.
• Daily update of sales demand forecasts, capacity plans and production plans.
• Collated all daily and weekly production figures and produced management reports.
• Co-ordinate vehicles delivering raw materials to production site.
Achievements
• Part of a management team that implemented a new MRP systems.
• Instigated formal systems that provided supplier KPI’s and reporting tools.
• Improved inventory accuracy and reduced stock holding.
Responsible for the daily management of the supplier base.
•Maintenance of the company Purchasing Position
•Negotiating purchasing contracts.
•Updating sales forecasts.
•Responsible for all ‘on site' raw material stock.
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2nd Class with Honors