Logistics and Supply Chain Manager
Ali Abdulwahab Al Mutawa Commercial
Total des années d'expérience :23 years, 1 Mois
Key Responsibilities:
• Commanding value chain planning initiatives, development of shipping and logistics strategies and roadmap as well as in-year operational strategy in lines with AAW business strategy.
• Developing vision and strategy for Supply Chain Network Operations.
• Shouldering onus for Budget Management, establishing cost-reduction and control strategies across all warehouse activities.
• Identifying and quantifying transformational opportunities. Driving continuous process improvement and enhanced operations management by creating blueprints that define future operating model
• Developed procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, and finance.
• Evaluated and generated information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
• Promoted and implemented improvements to increase efficiencies and encourage best working practice
• Planned, led, organized and controlled warehouse management and operations. Ensures continuous warehouse operations processes execution.
• Owned warehouse performance management, lead and build a plan to deliver continuous improvement and execution of warehouse quality assurance system.
• Accountable for the overall Warehouse KPI's and performance. Set up, initiated, assessed and planned to ensure optimum space management. (Lay-out), and resource utilization
• Designed & implemented warehousing strategies for finished products.
• Developed & implemented procedures or systems to evaluate suppliers for warehousing activities.
• Scheduled team's daily work activities including daily receiving, storage, and more.
• Led the execution and reconciliation of accurate cycle-count/ inventory records and related reporting.
• Streamlining operations, controlling operating costs resulting in enhanced profitability. Identifying, directing and focusing resources whilst enhancing operations and service delivery.
• Monitoring commercial documentation for import trade in compliance with statutory regulations and dealing with shipping companies & government departments.
• Providing leadership and supporting day to day shipping operations. Optimizing the planning of shipments on the basis of costs and to determine optimal delivery sequences and transportation dates/times.
• Coordinating with Shipping Lines for sea freight rationalizing and resolving the billing / payment issues like L/C, TT & IBC.
• Coordinating with suppliers, identifying innovative solutions that support contracts optimization, improved delivery, pricing and lead-times, in line with corporate policies and procedures.
• Interfacing with warehouses and showroom, traveling overseas for procurement and assisting new companies for establishing the business relation.
• Informing the agents with client’s product line and service offerings and sharing regular updates (SWOT ANALYSIS)
• Acting as business catalyst, ensuring sales growth is consistent and quality standards are best in the brand, across markets. Generating detailed sales analysis report on monthly basis.
• Ensuring optimal usage of resources to operate as per schedule and enforcing budgetary guidelines, cost control measures.
AAW is the first to kick-start and establish the furniture market in Kuwait. It provides versatile products after acquiring the world’s top-of-the-line furniture brands from China, Europe and the United States like Nolte and Century Furniture.
Accomplishments:
• Instrumental in driving lowest cost logistics services and customer service through effective leadership and management of Logistics Department
• Efficaciously dealt with global iconic Furniture Brands including Bassett, La-Z-Boy, Legacy, Broyhill, Nolte Group, Uchida, Wiemann, Lifestyle etc.
• Superintended a robust of 50+, acted as a leader and mentor to the staff; built a strong team by developing, motivating, coaching, training and retaining talent.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement, initiated warehouse optimisation and operational improvements.
• Aided in setting up the new stores, recruitment and team building, ensuring corporate SOP/culture compliance.
Other education: • Higher Diploma in Software Engineering, Aptech Computer Education, New Delhi Exhibition Attended • High Point-USA • International Furniture Fair – Cologne • Index Furniture Fair- Dubai • MIFF –Kula Lumpur • Indonesian Furniture Fair- Jakarta • Philippines Furniture & Accessories Fair – Manila • IHGF - Delhi • Shunde Furniture Fair – Shunde • Dongguan Furniture Fair – Dongguan • Hangzhou Outdoor Furniture Fair – Hangzhou • Shanghai Furniture Fair – Shanghai • Guangzhou Furniture Fair - Guangzhou