Manager Marketing & Sourcing
Blue Packet Enterprises Inc.
Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months
• Manage sourcing and produce products in Canada from Pakistan, Turkey Tunisia, Vietnam, Korea, China and Bangladesh
• Manage operations and dealing with the vendors, manufacturing, quality management, exports and imports.
• Conducting PPI (pre production inspections) and PSI (pre shipment Inspections) and quality inspections.
• Manage vendors, market research, market trends, product selection and evaluation, including quality standards, pricing, shipment and customs and duties.
• Inventory and supply management.
• Handling budget, purchase orders, invoicing, payments, and maintaining appropriate ledger and reports.
Applied lean manufacturing technique and six sigma to enhance efficiency and profitability and reduce the cycle time of processes, increase flexibility, and improve quality and targeted list of activities that promotes organization and efficiency within a work space such as five terms sifting, sorting, sweeping, standardizing, and sustaining.
Responsible for entire plant operations such as manufacturing, maintenance, and support functions including production planning and control. I ensured labor safety and operations, compliance to the safety standards as per the government regulations and company policies. I maintained vendor partnership and relationship management
• Lead teams in the manufacturing / production, and quality departments
• Manage the facility infrastructure to ensure the production processes operate safely while meeting all quality standards, environmental, and PEC / Govt. regulations
• Create, maintain, and manage capital budget in line with overall company goals and fiscal objectives
• Successfully completed projects within given time and budget.
• Coordinate expansion planning and implementation of new facilities construction as required by volume or product derived growth
• Support a continuous improvement environment to develop best in class production system
• Motivate team members and develop teamwork
• Coordinate activities with the maintenance team to eliminate process problems due to equipment issues
• Develop facilities related KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and analyze data to monitor performance plan improvements
• Allocate and manage staff and energy resources as necessary to ensure continuous facilities operations.
• Monitor quality, cost, and productivity, with improvement activities for assigned areas.
• Develop and manage of the annual administrative and operational budget
• Provide direction and assistance to analyze production issues, propose countermeasures, and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with the production departments, quality, production control, and engineering to provide best in class product quality and technical
• Coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas
• Initiates, implements, and manages the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the ethanol industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Regular meetings with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues
• Worked very closely with top management regarding product quality and plant maintenance.
• Assist with the development of policies and procedures
• Complete annual performance reviews and create development plans for direct reports
Fatani Impex. Karachi Pakistan Jan 2003 to Dec 2005 Production Manager
Working in the manufacturing / production environment, I ensured that maintenance technicians are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner. Ensure the optimum use of resources including the machinery and the human resources. I ensured proper coordination among various departments including production, distribution, warehousing and sales in accordance with policies. I developed plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees; assurance of quality of material being processed. Doing so, I monitored the use and inventories of spare parts, up to date machinery maintenance and efficiency, maintenance supplies, and other equipment and initiates reordering when necessary. Other duties included but not limited to: • Initiates and carries out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
• Conduct studies and implement programs to determine level of quality standards of production and to allow optimum utilization of machinery, materials and resources.
• Worked very closely with top management regarding product quality and plant maintenance.
• Assist with the development of policies and procedures
• Complete annual performance reviews and create development plans for direct reports
Artistic Milliners-Karachi Pakistan May 2001 to Dec 2002
Assistant Plant Manager
Reviews the operation of plant equipment and system constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.
Develop performance standards and evaluation systems. Study of new machinery facilities and made recommendations and select efficient combinations. Analyzed production costs; designed, developed and conducted time studies and work simplification programs, and evaluated and assessed industrial facilities.
• Prepares reports, analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related problems.
• Maintaining safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures.
• Maintaining safety program and ensure standards of maximum safety for all maintenance technicians.