Rince Antony

Built supply chain, logistics and warehousing functions across MENA region, including build-out of a new, US$40M facility, the world’s largest R&D centre dedicated to vertical farming.

Led strategic negotiations with capital projects, direct materials, and indirect materials and services suppliers, achieving savings of US$2.1Mn.

Implemented common sourcing, negotiations, contracting, ordering and accounts payables policies and processes, harmonizing local requirements with USA corporate headquarters requirements.

Implemented contract logistics (import/export) with global 3PL for the MENA region.

Executed ECAS/ESMA/ROHS Certifications/Exemptions and all customs approval/clearances.

Accountable for Food Safety/DM/Phyto and MOCCAE approvals/certifications for food products.

Audited vendors/suppliers and factories as part of pre-qualification.

Implemented & Executed contracts worth US$1.0Mn.

Contractual Agreements and NDAs with suppliers

Local & International Procurement of Raw Materials focusing on contracts and adhoc purchases whilst being responsible for all high value purchases & contractual agreements with regards to Raw Material purchases & other requirements globally for MENA & APAC region.

Led all supply chain operations (OTC) across 9 contract manufacturing sites across MENA and APAC.

Sourced and negotiated raw materials and other direct materials locally and internationally, optimizing price, quality, and lead times.

Managed logistics from points of manufacture to customers.

Vendor & subcontract management. Selection & commercial evaluation of vendors.

Preparation of monthly forecast against existing & future order manufacturing.

Developed procurement strategies to mitigate supply risks.

Regular audits with all suppliers/factories and Sub-Contractor evaluation/inspection in MENA & APAC.

Implemented lean initiatives resulting in annualized savings of US$1.4Mn.

Developed centralized purchasing of RM for the group with minimal stock level inventory & max. profits.

Managed 4 direct reports, overseeing their professional development, across multiple geographies.

Final approver towards supplier / manufacturer / freight invoices in close coordination with Finance.

Vendors & subcontract management. Selection & commercial evaluation of vendors.

Preparation of monthly forecast against existing & future order manufacturing.

Developed procurement strategies to mitigate supply risks.

Developed centralized purchasing of RM for the group with minimal stock level inventory & max. profits.

Kaizen Facilitator. Led 21 Kaizen events across logistics and manufacturing, achieving same day delivery, reduction in labour, locked in savings of US$1.2M+.

Developed vendor selection & prequalification for suppliers.

Continuous supplier evaluation & credit scoring.

Implemented supplier relationship management practices across the supplier lifecycle (supplier identification, contracting, onboarding, performance monitoring, and exit/transition)

Handled OTC for projects worth €25million and above.

Responsible for all logistics (Air/Sea/Road) from point of manufacture to customers.

Managed movements for 300+ containers per month worth $1M+ across 28 countries

Banking documentation for logistics like LC/DC etc. and regulations associated with it.

Preparation of documents towards customs, government entities & other related shipping documents.

Responsible for preparation and approval of purchase orders up to $750K.

Raw Material investigation/evaluation/resolution along with additives & MB.

Achieved 96% on time customer delivery rate.

Warehouse & Inventory management across self/sub-contractor/3PL warehousing.

Analyzing lead times with focus on forecasting. Monthly and yearly inventory reconciliation.

Managed logistics from DCs to customer locations.

Issued purchase orders for direct materials against customer requirements.

Negotiated with suppliers, achieving US$350K savings.

Prepared yearly budgetary plans in collaboration with finance department.

Assessed over 50 suppliers’ performance.

Managed relationships with key suppliers to monitor market conditions and identify opportunities for mutual benefit.

Monitored inventories and maintained lean inventories.

Responsible for quality of final products manufactured/delivered.

Developer / Quality Analyst for WalMart Project using Endeca software

Developer / Support Engineer for Vodafone Project in eBilling.

Point of contact between client and development team.

Conducted market research survey for multinational FMCG (PEPSI, NESTLE). Evaluated penetration of new products launched in the market and compared performance against competitors.