Warehouse Manager-Supply Chain
Bateel International Co
Total years of experience :16 years, 0 Months
•Execution of warehouse Inbound and Outbound activities on a day-to-day basis.
•Managing accurate inventory levels by performing cycle/periodic counts.
•Planning warehouse space management.
•Forecast/Replenish stock as per business needs.
•Planning and implementation of overall supply chain strategy.
•Follow best supply chain practices and measuring performance through agreed KPI’s.
•Monitoring the inventory ageing reports on regular basis and communicate
to the concerned department on the expiry risk with recommended action plan.
•Responsible for implementation of safety and standard operating procedures for warehouse.
•Maintaining safety stock levels.
•Executing Import and Export activities.
•Negotiating contracts with suppliers.
•Sourcing of ingredients in local market.
•Arranging quotes from supplier and submitting them for further LOA approvals.
•Evaluation of staff performance and train the staff on regular intervals.
•Managing the supplier relationship and evaluating their performance.
•Recording of all transactions on WMS system (Microsoft Dynamics-Navision).
Achievements:
•Reduced wastages by 20% following proper order pattern/forecast method.
•Achieved inventory accuracy of 99.98%
•Increased order fulfillment rate from 92% to 96%
•Reduced the no. of air shipments year on year.
•Successful warehouse migration activity within the allotted budget/time.
Key Responsibilities:
• Involved in supplier sourcing and selection process.
• Coordinating and supporting the Supply Chain/Procurement functions in forecasting.
• Identifying and drive improvements to supply chain processes.
• Getting competitive quotes and samples from vendors and seek necessary LOA approvals.
• Contract management and negotiation.
• Ensuring that product compliance is always met as per the standards of business operations.
• Stock replenishment and stock distribution activities.
• Ensuring timely delivery of stock from vendor as per the needs of the business.
• Preparing and submission of inventory ageing, stock count and stock movement reports to the management.
• Recording of store purchase order, stock receiving, stock transfer between locations, batch production and wastage on cloud inventory system (SAPAAD).
• Involved in invoice reconciliation procedure and submission of supplier monthly statements and original invoices to finance dept.
• Involved in import and export shipping activities.
• Assisting in developing any procurement/supply chain policies.
• Regular spot checks were made to all production units to ensure inventory accuracy and stock related procedures are well adhered.
• Lead and/or support continuous process improvement.
• Built strong working relationships both internally and with key suppliers.
• Identifying new suppliers, agree terms and negotiate supply agreements including discount structures and volume rebates.
Achievements:
• Reduced the Food cost from 42% to 28% by negotiating price reduction from suppliers.
• Set up 3PL warehouse within the allotted budget.
Key Responsibilities:
•Taking initiative and leading the team in the absence of the line manager.
•Accountable to maintain 99.98% accuracy on warehouse inventory between physical stock, GOLD software and WMS system.
•Responsible to move shipments from Europe to Middle East, USA to Middle East and within Middle East on time with a cost-effective mode of shipment.
•Leading the supply chain operations to launch new brands into a market.
•Managing 3PL warehouse and processes in order to maintain a smooth functionality of supply chain operations.
•Preparing and provide analysis of stock movement, stock ageing, cost of goods sold and other trading reports to the senior management.
•Communicating and provide feedback to the business on stock availability and any deviations from business plan.
•Support on local procurement and provide warehousing solutions.
•Follow up for claims with local/international suppliers if there are any shortages/damages found in the shipments.
•To reduce the no. of air shipments from year on year.
•Assess and authorize request for return of stock from stores.
•Ensure all store orders are interfaced between GOLD software and 3PL WMS system.
Achievements:
•Successfully led supply chain operations (3PL warehouse/local vendor set up) to open retail food outlets in Bahrain, Dubai, Lebanon, KSA & Qatar.
•Achieved inventory accuracy of 99.98%
Key Responsibilities:
•Follow up with consolidators on orders placed and ensure to maintain a standard lead time.
•Responsible to maintain an accurate stock level at the warehouse.
•Identifying slow moving products at the warehouse and suggest having a promotional sale at the outlet to reduce shrinkage at the warehouse.
•Responsible to set up warehouse operations process for any brand opening in new markets.
•Arranging for stock transfer between regions/markets to reduce stock loss and to maintain an effective shipping cost.
•Checking for the product compliance before placing order with consolidators and follow GSO standards.
•Ensuring 100% of goods reception vs. order placed.
Key Responsibilities:
• Tracking of shipments (air and sea) to the warehouse.
• Monitoring the near expiry and expired goods in the warehouse and following the Company's wasting/dumping process.
• Arranging samples of products to be sent for Kuwait Municipality for approvals.
• Identifying the best sellers based on the sales report provided.
• Generating the selling price for the products based on the approvals from management.
• Preparing stock ageing report based on the expiry report provide by 3PL warehouse.