General Manager Supply Chain
Yunus Textile Mills Limited
Total years of experience :4 years, 9 Months
• Optimized the end-to-end supply chain operations, including product development, sourcing, procurement, logistics, inventory management, warehousing, and ERP reporting.
• Implemented efficient supplier management practices, including negotiations, contracts, and performance evaluations.
• Established and oversaw the implementation of departmental policies, procedures and controls, ensuring fulfillment of all procedural and legislative requirements in supply chain management, while delivering a quality and cost-effective service.
• Achieved a cost reduction of PKR 21 million, increased On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) performance by 30% through process improvements, and slashed logistics costs by 3x using lean techniques, all while leading a team of 200+ members.
• Directed the strategic supply chain leadership and centralization of the Group's supply chain divisions. This included overseeing sourcing & procurement (local & imports, letter of credits, custom clearance, freight forwarding), inventory management, warehousing, and logistics.
• Coordinated with other departments such as Sales, Marketing, and Finance to integrate supply chain with business systems.
• Planned and executed process improvements across the supply chain, implementing end-to-end enhancements at the group level.
• Fostered synergies in teamwork, productivity, and cost reduction while applying Lean principles to streamline operations and minimize waste.
• Successfully transformed and integrated individual supply chains within the organization into a centralized department within six months, leading a team of over 100 people.
• Achieved significant cost savings of PKR 30 million through diversified risk management and contract negotiations, and reduced international logistics expenses by 20% through the application of change management techniques.
• Led and centralized the Group's local procurement and warehousing functions, managing and controlling supply chain activities in alignment with the strategy framework and guidelines.
• Implemented change management and process improvements in procurement and warehousing at the group level, fostering synergies in teamwork, time management, and cost reduction.
• Successfully transformed and centralized group-level supply chain divisions.
• Significantly reduced procurement turn-around time by 50% through the utilization of technology and process re-engineering.