Chief Operating Officer
Namaa for Food Production
Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months
Manage daily Plant Operations while Reviewing P&L targets of Site running with a focus on Safety &
3P’s (people, product, and profit).
- Respect Manufacturing & Operation corporate strategy while keeping an eye on market trends within
Top line, Supply Chain, RM/Pm, Production constraints, Engineering/TPM, Projects planning, and
regulatory affairs requirement to ensure the company achieves short/long-term objectives.
Range of Products:
- Chocolate in different flavors, Dark Chocolate- Chocolate with nuts, hazelnuts, peanuts.
- Mixed nuts dipped in Chocolate.
- Dates with nuts original & dipped in Chocolate.
- Bakery & Pastry Products (Fresh & Frozen).
- Ready to heat & Ready to eat range of products.
- Catering Meals, Sandwiches, Salads, Vegan products.
- Manage operational budget, ensure minimal production cost, and optimal product quality standards.
- Own Plant Scorecard, follow up, and correct deviations regarding raw & pack. Usage variance,
wastes, overall equipment efficiency (OEE), availability, and quality rate.
Range of Products:
- Bakery & Pastry Mixes.
- Pastry fillings, Sauces, and dip ins.
- Pastry enclosures, sugar pastes, and chocolate sauces.
- Glucose Syrup and Candy pastes.
- Follow up Plant Operation (24/7), ensuring lines and process efficiencies, material usage, food safety,
and daily delivery of ready-to-eat and short shelf-life bakery, pastry, and desserts.
- Provide strategic direction to internal corporate teams on the design of new innovations and the
deployment of new product developments (NPD) at the shop floor level.
- Responsible for reviewing team performance, appraisals, recruitment, and training needs.
Range of Products:
- Mixed nuts dipped in Chocolate.
- Chocolate with nuts, hazelnuts, peanuts.
- Catering Meals, Sandwiches, Salads, Vegan products.
- Chocolate bars, Dark Chocolate.
- Bakery & Pastry Products (Fresh & Frozen).
- Catering Meals, Sandwiches, Salads, Vegan products.
- Ready to heat & Ready to eat range of products.
• lead and manage project team, site activity and project execution from the start to completion of the
project.
• Ensure project adherence to budget and within agreed timescales, communicating all issues and
progress with the management team weekly / Monthly.
• Run monthly reviews to ensure accountability of project activities and the accurate and timely reporting
of financial deliverables compared with Project budget.
• oversee the installation of the equipment, machinery and all civil, building and engineering works
involved in the project.
Range of Products:
- Olive oil & olive paste.
- Tomato paste & Ketchup.
- Pickles & fresh vegetables.
- Olive Cuts and Olive salads.
- Condiments based on olives and olive pastes.
Key achievements/projects:
• Maintained Bel Quality Management System for Bel manufactured products within MENA Zone.
• Established the manufacturing and packing procedures (SOP’s) and follow up gaps in 3rd party and
company owned setups to ensure smooth distribution.
Established Vendor approval system by auditing suppliers and closing audit gaps.
Range of Products:
- UHT Processed cheese with Butter.
- UHT Processed cheese with vegetable fats.
- Dip in mix from vegan processed cheese.
Key achievements/projects:
• Optimize Export Factory operation, improve operating Capacity to 12 filling and packing Lines,
• improve utilization, effective running, maximize availability, minimize down time and reinforce highest
quality gaining.
• Responsible for delivery of agreed production planning as per agreed standards within minimum
financial parameters while respecting lines utilization and cascading of Operational KPI’s.
Range of Products:
- UHT Processed cheese with Butter.
- UHT Processed cheese with vegetable fats.
- Dip in mix from vegan processed cheese.
Key achievements/projects:
•Support in Creation / innovation of several Dairy products and flavored ice Cream/ RTD / Dolce /
Movenpick ice Cream ranges.
Range of Products:
-Ice cream (impulse (Adults & kids) / take home tubs, B2B gallons -
(Movenpick range and custom-made categories).
-UHT yoghurt plain & with fruits (Nestle).
-Maintained Nestle Quality Management System (N.Q.M.S)/ FSMS (ISO 22000) for all manufactured
products at Nestle Site.
Master of Business Administration (Operation Management).
