Supply Chain Manager
Abu Dhabi Medical Devices MFG Co. LLC (Subsidiary of ADNIP Group)
Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months
Designation Chronology:
August 2016 - Present: Supply Chain Manager
February 2015 - August 2016: Warehouse & Procurement Section Head
February 2014 - February 2015: Warehouse In-charge
Joined the organization as Warehouse In-charge and crafted an exponential growth curve meriting multiple promotions to roles of increasing authorities and responsibilities up till the position of Supply Chain Manager through exceptional performance
• Demonstrated highest standards of technical excellence, business objectivity and professional independence and successfully added new respiratory lines in the organization:
- chaired the project of installing new IV Cannula and IV set lines in the Abu Dhabi Medical Devices Co.
- pioneerd the 3PL concept and its implementation within the organization (Jebel Ali, Miami, and Ghana)
- designed structured business continuity frameworks for contracts warehouses thereby drastically reducing shipping errors
• Objectively advanced operational and financial health of the organization by generating annual savings of 5 Million AED by applying efficient sourcing and vendor management strategies
• Presided the process of fundamentally remapping operations to eliminate gaps. Presented tactical leadership and applied strategic initiatives that generated massive savings by trimming down:
- 20% material cost - 5% manpower cost - 10%logistics and other operational expenses
Key Responsibilities:
• Commanding a variety of supply chain operations to ensure efficient, and cost-effective processes for customer order management, procurement, warehousing, inventory control, in-bound/ out-bound freight logistics in addition to production planning and control.
• Spearheading a 15 member team - leading the development of strategic plans aimed at improving operational quality and efficiency with full accountability of over 40Million AED annual OEM and raw material budget.
• Contributing to the bottom line of the organization by applying analytical, forecasting and planning skills; evaluating past performance to forecast procurement needs while deploying cost saving approaches to attain budgetary constraints.
• Steering the entire procurement function which includes setting supplier qualification strategies, evaluating orders, negotiating contracts and resolving issues to maintain smooth operations and keep costs controlled.
• Driving all warehousing and inventory control operations to a new level of operational excellence; optimizing procedures along with adequate stock keeping to ensure uninterrupted flow of resources with economical cash cycle.
• Organizing and controlling logistical operations to ensure all United Nations Aid Shipments reach to the correct location (across the globe) at accurate time and in immaculate conditions.
• Leading initiatives to ascertain attainment of desired improvisations; proactively eliminating operational issues/ bottlenecks while generating daily exception reports and advising management on approaches that enable vertical business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
• Integrated strategic planning with day-to-day warehouse management to drive operations like receiving, storage, and transportation of medical/ non-medical products to a new level of operational excellence, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Powered the inventory management function; documented movements, computed forecasts, physically moderated existing levels, reconciled and updated automated systems, and efficiently resolved issues in case of any variations.
• Maintained an optimum stock cycle compared availability with current stock, identified precise quantity/ quality in case of shortfall and initiated procurement to eliminate bottlenecks.
• Collaborated efforts with cross-functional departments to develop purchase forecasts; prepared purchase orders and conducted market surveys to identify suppliers that meet organizational quality standards and price requirements.
• Anchored operations to ensure all organizational systems, policies, and processes of warehouse and SCD comply with applicable international and Quality management standards (CE, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, SFDA, & FDA) at all times.
• Cultivated professional and proactive relationships with key officials at various Government and regulatory bodies. Ensured all requirements pertaining to people/ documentation/ processes are in place to seamlessly acquire new product registrations, import permits, license etc.
Key Responsibilities:
• Led warehousing management operations - monitored receipt of goods, ensured effective handling and safe storage, conducted physical count and reconciled with data storage systems while ensured all quality and HSE requirements are met.
• Planned, organized and monitored the receiving, storage and distribution of goods to ensure smooth operation as well as enable location and distribution of goods to concerned department in an expedited manner.
• Personally compared and contrasted items received with order forms, ensured safe and proper warehousing of the same while resolved matters pertaining to damaged/ inferior quality goods by mediating with suppliers.
• Administered labelling of all incoming/ outgoing shipments, organized logistics as well as developed and maintained proper records as per standard operating procedures.
• Designed warehouse layout in order to optimize space, make then functional and well-suited; maintained facilities in supreme conditions at all times while deployed structured processes to improve efficiencies.
Key Responsibilities:
• Served patients by interpreting prescriptions and providing accurate medicines with precise dosages; clarified patient query, advised on how to take them while ensuring that medicines prescribed are suitable and within the law.
• Closely monitored inventory of medicines and other medical supplies. Managed the procurement function and medicine/ drug handling in line with best management practices as well as maintained the premises in high-quality standards.
• Worked in close collaboration with Doctors, health care specialists and other medical professionals to analyze medicine requirements. Streamlined processes and mentored new-joiners to enhance overall efficiency of the pharmacy.
Master of Business Administration, Operations Specializations Conducted Market Research on Auto Disable Syringe to establish a Manufacturing line in Africa.
Graduated as Bachelor of Pharmacy Covering,Production,Dispensing,Chemistry,Regulation,of Pharmaceutical Products including Medical equipment and Devices.