Supply Chain Manager
AL Kharji LLC
Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months
Managing End to End Supply Chain.
Responsible for sourcing. Procurement planning & Negotiations. Handled Purchase of AED 100 Million/Annum
Accountable for preparing quarterly / yearly procurement plan for all materials considering monthly requirement and ABC classification of the material
Responsible for Forecast as per sales requirement & Inventory guidelines.
Responsible for Fleet Management.
Ensure maximum fleet utilization and resource control, whilst maintaining optimum levels of efficiency & responsible for monitoring fleet running costs and fuel consumption. Identify areas requiring improvement and develop plans to rectify shortfalls and implement them accordingly.
Responsible to develop SOP & Formats for each & every business process relating to Supply Chain, Sales & Finance.
Responsible to develop reports through system & train team members to analyze reports as per requirement.
Managing all Shipping arrangement as well as direct Shipments to customer from supplier end.
Monitor order flow, liaison with sales, marketing and finance departments to provide order back-up and information feedback to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
Provide logistics and administrative support to Supply Chain department and ensure effective communications to facilitate optimum sales.
Track order activity and alerts appropriate staff of any potential delivery problems.
Work on the product master data file (product status change, life cycle, parameters update) and integrate in information system.
Control Fill rate of orders. Analyze invoices vs orders. Alarm logistics platform about cut/miss references. Proactively share information with Sales/Marketing teams.
Control the dispatch of promotional tools between the export countries.
Ensure maximum fleet utilization and resource control, whilst maintaining optimum levels of efficiency & responsible for monitoring fleet running costs and fuel consumption. Identify areas requiring improvement and develop plans to rectify shortfalls and implement them accordingly.
Review the export shipment plans. Initiates shipment plan changes where required and co-ordinates with the customer service representative on delivery schedule.
Actively participated in the daily as well as long term planning of warehousing & distribution activities and managed the operations in line with in order to achieve all objectives of the Business Operating Plan.
Developed levels in the distribution Supply Chain process (including use of third parties) in terms of cost and service levels to increase operational efficiency. Evaluated major Stock Loss Activities with the supervisors and Implemented corrective measures to reduce the shrinkage and damages.
Ensured that all KPIs are exceeded & the reporting thereof are relevant, timeouts & accurate. Such KPIs resulted in continuous improvement in productivity, quality and service levels
Ensured the optimal usage of systems & technology in order to enhance operational efficiency, incorporating the demands of on going business process requirements. Focused on team building, and discipline.
Co-operated with all relevant departments in the company in order to achieve interdependent and mutually beneficial internal relationships. Setting up internal meetings/committees as necessary in order to achieve and drive the efficiency of internal co-dependencies.
Ensured an adequate level of internal controls through strict implementation of company policies, standards and procedures in warehousing and distribution operations in order to mitigate against risks of both loss & reduced service levels.
Looked after the functions
o Upgrading the Warehouse through various projects.
o In-bound & out-bound logistics
o Developing & implementing MIS report including, Inventory aging report, Inventory Freshness Report, and Daily Stock Availability Report
o Ensuring interior and exterior of warehouse is maintained to company standards.
Overseeing the production & materials planning to provide smooth supply of products as per Sales Plan.
o Preparations & monitoring monthly production plan of finish products as per sales requirements & export orders in view of production capacities by curtailing undue overtime
o Reviewing Inventory Records (Finished Goods, Raw & Packing) on monthly basis and comparing with the forecast of sales for the next 4-6 months by generating MRP(Excel).
Accountable for preparing quarterly / yearly procurement plan for all materials considering monthly requirement and ABC classification of the material
Supervising the export order and keeping follow-up the targeted monthly shipment schedule.
Planning weekly distribution of the Units to be transferred to the Sales & Logistics.
Prepared Monthly sales estimate, based on capacity & major profitable export orders, considering cost of RM, projected sales revenue and forwarded it to Finance for final P&L for the month.
Significant Contributions
Reducing losses in FG (slow moving, non-moving, expired products) and PM (obsolete, size) through SKU rationalization.
Maintaining 95% OTIF for all local and export orders.
Effectively developed & implemented perpetual cycle counting procedure to improve inventory record accuracy from 60% to 95% through system correction.
Played a key role in the optimum space utilization as per guidelines of material management
Leveraged skills and abilities in
o Improving the inventory freshness in FG category covering period 0-60 days through proper stock rotation & FEFO implementation
o Managing employee turnover and providing a positive working environment and handling employee issues appropriately and in a timely manner
Overall Warehouse management.
Liaison with the procurement department and suppliers for issues related to incomings
Coordinating / Managing all incomings at the 15000 Sq. meters Distribution Center at Dubai Investment park
Maintaining records of received goods.
Monitoring and reconciliation of inventory level every week.
Maintaining easy product access for quick retrieval from drive in / selective / drive through racks.
Interacting with customers to resolve delivery/acceptance issues.
Conducting training programmes on regular basis to improve overall operations.
Responsible for implementation of quality assurance programme as per P&G standards.
Supervise overall floor activities including maintanence jobs done by various contractors.
Coordinating / Managing all customs clearances (Imports/Exports).
Planning of fleet for local supplies within UAE to make sure of timely deliveries.
Monitoring in time loading of export consignments.
Maintaining records of dispatched, received as well as manufactured materials.
Monitoring and reconciliation of minimum inventory level every fortnightly.
Maintaining a easy product access for quick retrieval .
Arranging transport from local market for out of turn deliveries.
Interacting with customers to resolve delivery/acceptance issues.
Coordinating with sales to know and resolve their customer service issues.
