National Logistics Director
NUPCO
Total years of experience :27 years, 2 Months
Responsible for all national logistics operations with a staff of about 250 including QHSE, HR, Finance, Warehousing and Distribution.
Major achievement were the smooth integration of all SCM and Logistics Operation from major government (MoH, MoI, National Guard) Hospitals and Primary Health Care Centers (PHC).
Double digit cost saving were reached with a strong increase in the service level to 98% on time deliveries and order fulfillment rate.
Currently reports directly to the Board of Directors/ company owners & leads a team of to spearhead day to day
activities relating to sales & marketing, finance, services, administration, & workshop operations in compliance with
organizational policies & procedures & in line with ISO: QMS regulations, as per set key performance indicators
* Define general management system in the company as well as evaluate existing processes & procedures to identify
redundancy if any and thereafter redesign new processes to match with the changing needs of the volatile financial market
* Develop understanding of customer insights to offer solutions in transport refrigeration, cold store warehousing as well as
insulated agricultural storage and telecommunication shelters to all major brand names in respective industries & meet
market demand by providing highest quality products
* Frame & implement strategic plans to offer custom design products & superior customer service to place organization at the
helm in terms of service delivery that enhances customer satisfaction level
* Define & implement Finance, HR, & SCM in operations to optimize resource utilization & track major cost drivers to manage
unit finance transactions
* Analyze critical customer issues, identify trends and implement effective mitigation plans to minimize business impact
* Conduct performance appraisal, evaluate team performance, & offer feedback enhance work productivity
* Organize training and development sessions for team members based on identified training needs
* Assess & present various status reports in senior management reviews to realign business strategies based on changing
market dynamics and other related environmental factors
* Follow up with internal & external teams to effectively resolve reported consumer issues within stipulated timeframe
* Acquaint team members with organizational policies & procedures as well as instil QHSE norms & liaise on government
affairs to enforce other statutory regulations
* Design marketing & sales programmes to enhance departmental as well as organizational growth & attain strong top line
and bottom line growth targets
* Cross functional team coordination to oversee day to day business operations including workshop & engineering works
* Guide team members to render superior services & enhance revenue from support service sales
Accomplishments:
* Displayed transformational leadership to recreate new organisational strategy to lift company to a new level with enhanced
brand equity, with strong & unique brand associations, brand awareness, and brand recall
* Effectively negotiated with suppliers & optimized inventory levels that resulted in% savings in material costs
* Made significant contribution to turnaround business operations that effectively increased sales by% with% rise in
profitability (EBIT) over a 3 year period
* Spearheaded efforts to ably set up & implement action plans, service delivery process/ models to accomplish customer
delight pertaining to day to day service offerings
* Initiated various process improvement initiatives with aim to minimize transaction time and enhance operational efficiency
* Championed efforts to successfully built up an in house engineering wing & improved service standards with more
professional and competent service delivery leading to%+ rise in sales on service activities alone
* Implemented talent oriented HR systems with robust training, mentorship, & succession planning to retain the best
workforce to deftly respond to increasing market demands
* Streamlined operations & adroitly met growing requirements for temperature controlled vehicle bodies & storage facilities
by introducing reefer truck/ trailer bodies and cold store warehousing
* Dextrously set up localized HR oriented work climate to effectively resolve local employee related issues
* Appointed member steering committee- ERP introduction to drive ERP implementation as per company policy
Reported to the CEO in Germany, led a team of, to oversee operations in: German/Japanese JV, & managed
production, strategic marketing & sales, finance, SCM, HR & administration functions & met QHSE norms in line with
defined key performance matrices
* Defined & implemented strategies to retain & increase existing market share
* Managed day to day business operations & supervised manufacturing facilities
* Created awareness on organizational policies/ procedures and statutory laws among team members & implemented same
in day to day business transactions
* Maintained departmental profitability by optimizing resource utilization and enhancing operational efficiency
* Groomed potential leaders in the team through mentorship programme to eventually take up future leadership roles in the
organization
* Prepared effective succession plans with aim to develop careers of employees
* Set up review/reporting mechanism with clients and evaluated effectiveness of attrition plans
Accomplishments:
* Adroitly revamped existing systems & streamlined organisation after drawback to create new performance levels
* Rated high & recognised by the top management for extraordinary performance in setting up new company & developing
strategic frame work & structures to improve efficiency and work productivity
* Made noteworthy contribution to set new performance benchmarks with increase in annual sales by% & EBIT by%
* Instrumental in optimizing costs by acquiring materials from local sources
* Played a pivotal role to set up new green field plant in Chengdu/ Eastern China & implement new filter production
technologies as global technology leaders and remain as a driving force in the field of air and liquid filtration
* Introduced changes in manufacturing requirements to effectively offer a comprehensive & wide-ranging service portfolio to
provide optimum benefit to customers with high-quality state of art filter systems through Viledon® & micronAir® brands
to meet industrial & consumer applications
Reported to the General Manager- China, led project management team to spearhead global strategic operations & project
management in medical & pharmaceutical industry adhere to international QHSE standards to achieve performance targets
as per the specified key performance parameters
* Delivered services in two business segments- engineering & technologies as well as maintenance, modifications &
operations to add value to investment projects
* Focused on business development in the Chinese pharmaceutical, medical, & chemicals market
* Offered services to enhance efficiency of assets, ensure a high level of availability and reduce maintenance costs
* Handled portfolio covering entire value chain from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance, plant
expansion as well as turnaround and operational phases using environmental technologies and digital applications
Accomplishments:
* As Project Director, implemented market specific projects & developed trusted relationship with clients
* Made noteworthy contribution to set up greenfield pharmaceutical plant project for client Fresenius in China
B. Braun Medical, China
General Manger Hospital Care Division B. Braun Medical
Oversee all general management activities including production, QHSE, finance, HR, logistics and government relationship.
Plant Manager and Technical Director Pharma South America responsible for 3 Pharma Plants of B. Braun Medical S.A. .
Heavy duty driver
Chile
* Reported to the General Manager South America, led a team of to coordinate with HQ as head project management
operations to execute € million pharma plant for new IV Solution Technology in Brasil as per full local and EU
compliance norms & attain the set organisational objectsives as per the key performance objectives
* Engaged in international project management to setup new green field global pharma plants to produce product range
comprising of 5, different products, percent of which are manufactured by the company
* Offered supplementary services and consulting to make significant contribution to medical advancements
* Optimized costs by initiating local sourcing based on business as well as operational requirements
Responsibilities as Head of Operations - Germany, Production (Assembly), R&D, Engineering with
Workshop, Quality, SCM, HSE
* Reported to the General Manager Renamed, led a team of to steer operations & meet performance objectives as per
the set key performance indices
* Supplied systems by developing deep understanding of user needs and leveraged extensive expertise to provide best
solutions for patients in close partnership with customers
* Used treatment and service concepts to develop business model to create greater value for clients by providing innovative
products that met price and competitive pressure
Accomplishments:
* Played a stellar role to conduct feasibility study, obtain government approvals, manage local tenders, evaluate & validate
tenders relating to construction & service contracts in the setup of green field plant in Suzhou, China
* Managed start up operations and implemented SAP/R3 (MM & PP modules) & LPMS (Lean Production Management System)
Implemented international health & safety standards & fully complied with global pharma regulations- FDA & EUPHARM
* Instrumental in deftly optimizing delivery schedule with drive to improve performance
* Made noteworthy contribution in full restructuring program in all 3 German plants leading to significant enhancement in
operational efficiency
* Essayed high trajectory growth path after successful turnaround of business operations to bring plant back into profitability
after restructuring company to boost production performance
* Played a pivotal role to re-engineer & upgrade plant manufacturing layouts to smoothen workflows & shorten production
lead time with better machine throughput leading to overall augmentation of operational efficiency and work productivity
* Pioneered efforts to develop quality management system to strengthen QA processes & reduce quality complaints & quality
rejections
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Fulbright Scholarship awarded for continiung education in the US (Master Degree)