logistics and warehouse manager
Freudenberg Household Products
Total years of experience :31 years, 4 Months
Freudenberg Household Products - Vileda Professional
FHP is a Germany based company and specialized in many consumer items having global presence in more than 30 countries. In North American contest we are handling their ‘Velida’ brand, which deals with professional cleaning hardwires and serve B2B as a leading market player. As Manager -Logistics and Warehouse I am responsible for managing our day-to-day Logistics and warehousing need with 6 direct reports. Some of the highlights are as below;
Worked as Project in charge and implemented WMS to automate our warehouse operation successfully
Implement industry best practice to stream line inventory management process by introducing barcodes and RF scanners
Re-design and re-align warehouse lay-out to optimize storing capacity and facilitate fast moving items
Optimize working process to get rid of obsolete and non-moving items to clean up warehouse and inventory
Set up Production line and assembling line and get it done on time as per the schedule including temporary work force planning.
Train & Educate warehouse and logistics employees to ensure getting their best in operation by keeping KPI - tracking down the performance records, analyzing KPI and re-train/educate team to achieve targets.
Playing an active role in keeping low and faze out (SLOB) slow moving and obsolete SKU’s
Asia Pulp & Paper Canada Inc. Brampton, ON
APP Canada is a subsidiary of Sinarmas Group, which is the most versatile and largest vertically integrated Pulp & Paper manufacturing and Distribution Company of the world having Paper distribution network in 37 countries including USA & Canada. As Senior Manager - Supply Chain I am responsible for managing a team of 20+ employees, looking after Procurement, Converting, Distribution & warehousing. Some highlights are as below;
Annual turnover 140 M, 85K M. Tons, 1800 tues inbound containers, over 50 K local deliveries.
8 warehouses including 6 3PLs, 2 Converters, 2 dedicated trucking companies.
2 warehouses 120K sq.ft and 64 K sq.ft in Brampton and Montreal
Issuing over 200 purchase orders per month including local and international orders
Managed an annual logistics budget of 8.5 M
Warehouse & Inventory Manager 2013 - till date
Tucker Hi-Rise Construction Inc. Toronto, ON (2 year contract)
Tucker Hi-Rise is a leading construction company in North-America and a sister concern of Great Gulf Group. I am appointed here as Warehouse & Inventory Manager for ‘1 Bloor’ project. My responsibilities are as below;
Responsible for monitoring, tracking, warehousing & delivery of inventory (curtain walls, railing glasses etc.) from production in Mexico & China to site. Receiving of the products in the warehouse, coordinate with the construction team, delivery of the required products to site, keep updated inventory reports, coordinate with the vendors specially the suppliers and logistic teams and day to day warehouse management.
Coordinate with Suppliers for any special need like demand planning, short shipment, damaged products, man-power planning, coordinate repairing of the damaged products, monitor warehouse safety and security issues with vendors and property manager.
Assisting project team to prepare shipment schedules, approve vendor payments, preparing weekly and monthly reports, monthly KPI reports etc.
Distribution Supervisor 2013
UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Markham, ON
UPS SCS is the global leader for providing 3PL service to Healthcare Products. As a Distribution Supervisor, I was appointed at the Distribution Centre of ‘Johnson & Johnson’ at Markham, ON facility to look after Inventory management, Receiving and Returns operations & HSE functions.
Responsible for a team of 14 warehouse associates and MHE operators for their work scheduling, ensured productivity, prioritized operational needs, annual and quarterly employee review, maintained weekly and monthly KPI, Inventory accuracy, Replenishment, monitor re-order point & safety stock, meeting operational deadlines, submitted daily and weekly reports to customer, and day to day operational problem solving as per GMP & HSE Procedure.
Coordinated with Johnson & Johnson for their special needs like Product recall, Product re-launch, man-power planning, take part in preparing ‘work instruction’ ‘process improvement plan’ ‘planned deviation from SOP’ in a cost effective manner etc.
Logistics and warehouse manager
New Independent Marketing Inc., Concord, ON 2012-2013
NIM is a Canadian Marketing company having multi-functions of Import, Export, Warehousing & Distribution of different Books, Home wares, Stationeries & Toys through-out the world and North America.
Responsible for all aspects of Logistic needs for Importing a wide range of products mostly from China, USA, Australia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong to Canada & wholesale to direct customers, Consignments throughout the North America as per demand analysis.
Responsible for all aspects of Logistics Budgeting, Demand Forecasting, Inventory Analysis to maintain demand supply ratio & Safety stock and Operational strategic control of 2 warehouse/distribution centers, Inventory Management, MHE’s, Warehouse workers & overall HSE requirements.
Processed customer orders & monitored with accurate classification for customs purpose, scheduling deliveries, met transportation deadlines, quality checking, cycle count and necessary documentation.
Coordinate with Purchasing, Sales Team, Accounts Payable, Freight-forwarders and warehouse team to ensure smooth and accurate operations in a cost effective manner.
Logistics Coordinator
Cavalier International Air-Sea Freight Ltd., Mississauga, ON 2011-2012
Cavalier is an International 3PL & Freight Forwarding house giving one point logistics solution to its customers for their overall export and import needs through-out the world.
Looked after Customer requirements for rate quote, freight pick-up, warehousing, inventory management, & HSE for onward overseas freights.
Arranged domestic and international Air-shipments for customers with different air-lines and prepared all necessary customs and security documents.
Forecasting of monthly/annual demand for air-slot booking with air-lines and prepare mid-term budgets.
Familiar in Trans-border freight and Customs requirements. Worked with Forward Air, Manitouline, Day & Ross, Swissport and many other logistics service providers in Canada.
Sr. Manager- Logistics 2008 - 2011
Li & Fung Group, Hong Kong, Bangladesh & Philippine
A privately held business entity headquartered in Hong Kong, is the controlling shareholder of the Li & Fung group of companies, whose three core businesses operate across the entire global supply chain for consumer goods. As a Logistics Coordinator managed the Logistics department in Dhaka and Manila offices on;
Developed, implemented and managed the country’s logistical systems and operational procedures including evaluation and control of inbound/outbound supply of goods, demand planning & forecasting as per customer requirement using world class ERP system thorough help desk support
Managed portfolio of 100+ overseas accounts aligned with 500+ vendors keeping closed contact to their day to day logistics needs with ocean/air shipment scheduling, providing support and solutions
Provided effective and efficient control and support to the help desk operators in route planning, warehousing, record keeping, documentations and information management through customized ERP sys.
Implemented systems and procedures that reduced transportation costs -5%, transit times -2/3 days, lead times - 3/7 days and inventory idling time - 10-15% at warehouse
Worked with IT for greater co-operation with overseas teams by conducting periodic meetings using VOIP, Video conference, Web-Ex etc. provided support to the renowned clients like; Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Carters, HBC, American Eagle, Miles fashion, Marks & Spencer etc,
Manager WMS & Accounts Management 2006 - 2008
APL Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd., Bangladesh
APL provides full range of 3rd party logistic/supply chain services worldwide with a focus to Cargo consolidation and vendor management, freight brokerage management, transportation and warehouse management.
Initiated and managed the company’s new wing ‘Warehouse Management Service’ with customized support to clients like order processing, distribution management, demand forecasting, inventory planning and storing management & HSE as a 3rd party service provider and ran the project successfully for almost three years
Identified significant opportunities to set up, implement and operate a new help desk for new customers and implemented a basic ERP system with the support of the IT department in a remote location
Managed portfolio of 45+ overseas customers for their outbound shipments, documentation, warehousing, safety stock analysis considering seasonal demand, inspection and survey of inbound goods through ERP
Fine-tuned and helped link forecasting, inventory planning and sourcing systems between 3 offices as team lead
Provided support to the world renowned clients like; GAP, M&S, Belk, Nike, Huawei Technologies, etc
Operation Manager 2001 - 2005
K&T Logistics Ltd.
K&T is a world class 3rd party logistics company with off-dock, container depot, transportation, distribution, custom brokerage, warehousing and consolidation centre for imports and exports.
Led a big team of 250 operators to implement an automated replenishment system to reduce customer order turnaround of offsite warehouse goods from 48 to 24 hrs. Worked closely with IT to develop replenishment report by overcoming inventory discrepancies and product expiry issues
Managed the company’s day to day operations including container movement, inland trucking, vessel loading/unloading scheduling and ‘shipping/receiving’ of exportable cargoes to/from container freight station warehouse. Saved transportation cost by 35% by return trip utilization
Planned and improved overall layout and operation of warehouse through more efficient staging of raw materials and finished goods. Successfully reduced the amount of material handling -10%, which made it easier for personnel to access raw materials during off hours.
Implemented and conducted training programs for the junior staffs on daily warehouse management, cargo handling and distribution process using the customized ERP system
Initiated changes in facility and handling procedures aligned with safety guidelines which reduced damages by 20% and improved inventory management saving company a significant amount each year
Manager, In charge 1992-2001
Shafi Motors Limited
Largest road transport contracting firm with contract management, project management, off-dock, container depot, warehousing and consolidation centre.
Managed total 3PL operations of the container depot cum freight station project included; cargo handling, container operation, loading and unloading of exportable goods, storage and inventory management
Organized a large fleet of trucks, trailers and cranes in 2 shifts operation ensuring production optimization, crew scheduling, dispatching and cost control.
Diploma in Contact Centre Operation from Centennial College, Toronto - Progress Campus
Diploma in 'Basics of Supply Chain Management' under APICS, Toronto Chapter, Canada
Masters of Business Administration, major in Marketing from Preston University of USA, Chittagong Campus
Masters of Commerce, Management Studied - Management, Economics and Accounting