Assistant General Manager – Supply Chain & Coast Flour Mill
Exeed Industries
Total years of experience :51 years, 8 Months
A dual responsibility role as General Manager of the mill / silo operation in Jebel Ali Free Zone & overall head of all the divisions’ supply chain activities. NFFPM is the UAE’s leading producer of animal feeds supplying ADFCA, Commercial Poultry / Dairy Farms, private farms and local municipalities.
• Took the initiative to lead the SAP go live having inherited a stalled implementation
• Used the SAP implementation to drive process improvement in month end close, production control / loss reduction and streamlining the purchase to pay flow
• Developed the master plans for both the businesses manufacturing sites and lead the 2 subsequent facility upgrade projects
• Re-negotiated the businesses tenancy agreements with both DP World & JAFZA
• Complete overhaul & re-organisation of the supply chain function introducing international best practices
• Implemented a grain trading agreement with international partners covering futures hedging, storage and shipping
• Managed the un-planned growth of 85% in year 1 and 32% in year 2 with minimal resource
• Installed daily, weekly, monthly planning processes where none existed resulting in service levels in excess of 98%
• Oversaw the growth in production at the Jebel Ali Plant of 4 fold when the perceived view was it couldn’t be done due to lack of storage facilities
• Managed the process to deliver a full Operational Fitness Certificate (OFC) from Trackees from a zero base and threat of closure
• Set up processes including SAP to handle major out source operations
• Responsible for the companies AED39m capital budget
2011 - 2012 Supply Chain Manager
2009 to 2010 Logistics Manager
Reporting to the chief operations officer and leading a team of 190 with 6 direct reports and a 3PL project manager accountable for all Nada’s supply chain operation covering Primary Logistics, Reverse Logistics, Materials Planning, Inventory Management, Warehousing and the Operations Function’s ERP champion.
• Took the lead and drove the implementation of the AX ERP system for supply chain and manufacturing.
• Set up supplier relationship programmes with all the major packaging suppliers including Tetra Pak and Plastico which have dramatically reduced inventories from 4 to 1 month and pushed up service levels to greater than 99.5%.
• Introduced a systemic integrated master production process for the planning of UHT products using demand replenishment replacing a dysfunctional and silo based legacy set up.
• Re-organised the business and material flows across the entire supply chain resulting in improved monitoring, detailed analysis, quicker response times and better utilisation of resources.
• Analysed the options, set up the tender process and negotiated the 3PL primary distribution contract that will lead to optimisation of the cold chain, allow for future expansion without incurring fixed overheads and reduces cost over the next 5 years by 15% on a spend of SAR20m per annum.
• Implemented strong processes to take control of pallets, crates, reverse logistics, branch service levels, daily material planning and company wide forecasting. Savings on crate losses have amounted to SAR0.5m and pallets of SAR0.35m
• Appointed to the Al Othman Group, Group IT Committee
• Devised and presented the overall supply chain strategy that will now integrate all supply chain functions including purchasing.
• Developed and led the Nada Innovation Management (NIM) process for the introduction of major change projects such as new product launches and major engineering implementations.
• Led and managed the supply side of delivering significant Ramadan volume growth without any of the previous year’s service failures.
2003 to 2008 Head of Supply Chain
1998 to 2003 Head of Logistics and Customer Services
Directed one of Ireland’s largest export driven supply chain operations winning two supplier of the year awards from B&Q whilst at the same time significantly reducing cost in conjunction with introducing best practice processes along with advanced IT systems both ERP and specialist software.
Fully responsible for an annual logistics spend of €17m or AED85m via a 4PL P&O Freight Management contract, External Warehousing, Ship Chartering, Dublin Port bulk facility, Customer Services, Production Planning and Materials Management.
The scale of the operation directed was significant handling on an annual basis 25, 000 full load LOLO and RORO movements to 32 countries, processing of 30, 000 orders, delivering 300, 000 pallets and chartering 75 ships - delivering to 4000 consignees in UK, Holland, France, Italy & Iberia
1997 to 1998 Central Planning Manager.
Responsible for all businesses planning processes companywide including direct control of demand forecasting, took full responsibility for the business’s milk supply / milk trading, managed the Ramadan and Haj seasonal events and was part of the BaaN ERP selection team. Personally implemented the Procast demand planning and replenishment system.
1994 to 1996 Operations Support Manager.
Managed Almarai’s logistics and planning functions, accountable for its fleet of 180 units encompassing milk tankers and refrigerated trailers..
A multi national FMCG group whose iconic brands include Hovis, Bisto, Mr Kipling / Cadbury Cakes, Mothers Pride and Sharwoods.
1988 to 1994 Supply Planning Manager RHM Food Services.
Set up and managed the materials management function for a multi site manufacturing operation coupled with third party procurement responsible for production scheduling, MRP, inventory optimisation, service levels, the sales and operations planning process and forecasting.
1982 to 1988 Manor Bakeries Limited. Producer of the UK’s and Irelands brand leading short shelf life cakes Mr Kipling and Cadbury.
1986 to 1988 Regional Distribution Manager
Managed a regional distribution centre responsible for fleet management, HGV drivers, warehousing, customer services and administration.
1985 to 1986 Sales Administration Manager, Manor Bakeries Limited
Managed the sales administration function for a 350 strong van sales team handling product supply, seasonal campaigns, forecasting, sales targets and system development.
1982 to 1985 Commercial Manager, Mr Kipling Ireland
Setup and managed the Irish van sales operation with full P&L accountability. Responsibilities included van sales, national accounts, depot operations and administration.
General Business Studies Degree - B.Comm