Deputy Head IT
Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
Total years of experience :20 years, 5 Months
Solving organizational information problems and requirements by analyzing requirements; designing computer programs; recommending system controls and protocols.
Advocate the adherence to the IT Governance Model adopted by the IT function in the areas of IT Investments Prioritization and IT Project Management.
Be the focal point for the IT Group for all communications with the internal control and perform monthly audit follow ups with the respective departments and assist the team in audit readiness to ensure continued compliance with the Company’s quality management guidelines and policies.
Identify non-compliance in practices and processes and encourage effective remedial actions for erasing the non-compliance.
Monitor and control project finances including contracts and invoices.
Contribute to the development of the project implementation plans ensuring they accurately reflect the project objectives and scope and all business requirements are practical and realistic.
Review activities and progress of projects to ensure that desired deliverable, milestones and objectives are in line with budget and schedule.
Identify critical business issues and develop workable solutions including liaison with hardware/network
vendors, enhancements to core applications and procure new software packages.
Develop process improvement papers, policy documents, strategic plans and resource plans.
Saved PKR 2.5M by developing Business Intelligence software for reporting using MS Excel Pivot Tables at 9 levels drilling and powerful analysis on a single window.
Plan and manage operations of ERP (Supply Chain, Financials & Human Capital Management); IT Security controls, 5 Servers, Oracle/SQL Server, LAN/Wireless etc.
Initiated and deployed new data center worth PKR 2 million (1st time in the history of the Company).
Monitor database activities (5, 000 transactions per day), ensure timely backups and recovery.
Awarded for Cost Reduction Profit Improvement Program (CRPIP) and saved PKR 5M during 1st year for developing In-house reports for efficient business decision making.
Strong communications skills, demonstrated through Mentoring and Training new IT/IS support staff.
Implementation of SAS (Sales Analysis System). Gathering Sales Data from Distributors and uploading the data in the system for analysis.
Established Doctors Data Collection for Customer Call Reporting system.
Conducted training sessions all across the country, for sales team personnel; communicating them the benefits of the new Sales Analysis System & Customer Call Reporting system.
Managed the SAS/CCRS application and database and perform ETL and reporting activities on Distributor Sales and Stocks.
Identified new areas of improvement, presenting sales analysis, discussing issues or queries related to the distributors.
Visiting distributors on periodic basis, to keep a check on the market activities of the Field-force, competition and Inventory levels.
Coordinating with the Planning, Production and Warehouse department, ensuring the stock is made available and dispatched within time in the market.
Implementation of HRIS.
Worked on the project of designing and implementing the new integrated ERP System (Oracle Based) for the company and quality testing of the software being developed.
Supervising the Inventory module and the Order processing cycle of the company.
Developing detailed business user requirements, system documentation, workflow procedures, and data modelling.
Maintaining the flow of information among the departments and reconciling sales and stocks periodically.
Designing and generating quality and timely MIS reports (Data Administration and reporting) for the preview of concerned Managers, Directors and Auditors and to ensure the proper designing of inputs forms for data-entry operators.
Ensure current and accurate system documentation, coordinates and/or performs testing of system modifications, and develops, provides, or coordinates system training, educational tools and materials.
Explore areas which need to be improved through the proper use of technology (BPR).
Responsible for assigned business units and maintains a lead role in ensuring day-to-day support needs are met and development requests are managed.
Passed out my MBA degree with an aggregate GPA of 3.12. During my MBA program I covered courses of Business management such as Financial Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Marketing management, HR management, Database and IT management.