Head of Supply Chain
Lotte Akhtar Beverages (Pvt.) Ltd. (PepsiCo LHR)
Total years of experience :18 years, 8 Months
• Managing E2E Supply Chain Process from Procurement to end Distribution (Materials Demand Planning, Procurement (Import & Local), Production Planning, Warehousing (Raw Materials, Packaging Materials & Finished Goods), Primary & Secondary Distribution, Logistics, Toll Manufacturing & Outsourcing and Reverse Logistics) till last mile delivery
• Improved E2E Supply Chain Process by 16% and Reduced Working Capitals by 25%.
• Developed strong relationships with suppliers for improved collaboration and procurement outcomes. Procurement Savings PKR 156 Million for 2023.
• Reduced operational costs by 13% through the optimization of logistics and inventory management systems.
• Improved the Annual maintenance time by 25% through efficient planning of Import and with International suppliers, which helped to complete Annual maintenance before agreed timelines to meet Sales Target
• Collaborated with internal departments such as sales, finance, marketing, and production to align business goals with supply chain objectives.
• Supervised 6 staff members directly and 35 indirect, tasked with handling materials management, Complete Warehouse & Logistics Operations (Stock IN to Stock OUT) in light of HSE compliance.
• Increased 44% Warehouse Space within available resources by re-engineering of racking system in Warehouse.
• Increased 16% Delivery Efficiency by introducing Master Order Technique to meet daily dispatch plan.
• Reduced 13% freight cost by using bidding technique and hard negotiation with new and existing 3PL logistics partners.
• Comply with laws, regulations, ISO and DRAP Act, 1976 requirements
• Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to Director Supply Chain.
• Managing complete distribution network having 5 Primary Distributors and 70 Secondary Distributors \[Min Stock Levels, Replenishment, Dispatch Planning, Warehousing, Logistics (Own and 3PL partners), Distributors Orders Payments, Complaints handling\].
• Improved Payment Cycle from monthly to fortnightly, which helped company financials by 37% increased.
• Designed and implemented consignment inventory program designed to minimize inventory exposure and reduced lead time of product to customers PKR 13M monthly inventory reduction.
• Introduced the integration concept among all distributors to get real time sales data for Demand Planning and Production Planning.
• Managed annual freight budget of PKR 203M.
• Managing Toll Manufacturing to meet sales targets and product availability increased by 27% across Retail market.
• Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication and resource utilization issues.
• Reviewed internal systems and organized training plans to address areas in need of improvement.
• Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
Position : Logistics & Warehouse Executive
Reporting to: Head of Sourcing and Logistics Responsibilities:
• Successfully Managed Central Distribution Center (CDC) and Warehouse, product inflow from sources, outflow to 500+ retail outlets and 13 wholesale depots.
• Stock Put away as per Inventory Classification (ABC) to make eficient and efective daily operations.
• Dispatch Order Management (Master Order, Pick & Pack, Consolidation of shipments, Dispatch).
• Manage the Returned Stocks from Market against Customer Claims.
• Monitoring return stock percentage with reverse logistics cost.
• Monitor the product aging report according to FIFO Inventory method and to save extra carrying cost.
• Monitor the space utilization of warehouse to reduce the warehousing cost per month.
• Daily Cycle Count of random SKUs.
• Allocation vs. dispatch vs. receiving lead time comparison to maintain the productivity of warehouse team.
• Coordinate with Planning, Production, Sourcing, and Accounts & Budgeting sections for necessary objective synchronization leading to achievement of companys overall objective.
• Participate in planning function to improve supply chain eficiency & achieving departmental goals & objectives.
• To monitor product delivery accuracy, lead time and maintain overall logistics operations.
• Dealing with Third Party Logistics (3PLs) and logistics operations to deliver the product at 500+ retail outlets, 13 wholesale depots and nationwide institutional sales.
• Provide transportation solutions and support for the supply chain and commercial organizations supporting the needs of the business.
• Lead and support in establishing agreed logistics processes, KPIs and cost reduction targets.
• Manage freight movements and 3rd party logistics (3PL) contractors.
• Constantly monitor internal decision-making processes for transport mode selection and suggest/implement adjustments.
• Implement 3rd party contract management and utilization strategies and report on both qualitative and quantitative performance of contracted parties.
• Maintain up to date contract database of all logistics contracts including proactive alerts and timelines.
• Negotiation of Freight and warehousing cost with 3PLs.
• Monthly Transporters Evaluation Report of Zone Wise according to Agreed Lead Times.
• Responsible for performance assessment, training & development of my team.
• Key member of cross functional team regarding the elimination of ONWAY Inventories.
• Introduce the new horizons of Supply Chain Models for the smooth operations efectively & eficiently.
• Strong follows up on queries and complaints of customers.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible to maintain the minimum stock levels of all Warehouse Inventory.
• Process the Purchase Orders for Procure the required materials.
• Coordination with all other departments for smooth operations.
• Manage the Auction for scraped materials.
• Issue the Inventory to all other departments.
• Distribute the Inventory to all Campuses, situated all over the Pakistan after their demands.
• Conduct the Internal Audits monthly basis or suddenly to maintain the accuracy of
Inventory.
Position : Warehouse Coordinator
Responsibilities:
• Setup layout & space management, work organization chart, procedures such as SOP.
• Manage stock control, the self-assured receipt, storage, retrieval and timely delivery of goods, shipment loading & transferring, document record keeping and data entry into system.
• Planning, organizing and controlling of Warehouse over-all operations.
• Constantly plan out all warehouse resources and activities in relation to company objectives and set targets.
• Follow up & control daily absence and over time.
• Ensure that workplaces health and safety requirements are met and take responsibility for the security of the building and stock.
• Maintain housekeeping of warehouse and surrounding area.
• Issue Inventory report, IN/OUT status report, dead stock report, goods aging report, consumption report and manpower status report to Warehouse Manager.
• Follow up Oracle program against with actual activities.
• Implement cost reduction principle in all aspects of warehouse transactions and activities.
• Audit of daily labor and billing reports.
• Keep an eye on whole warehouse operations.
Achievements:
Implementation of Automation in Procurement System to get the maximum efficiency in complete P2P system and in Custom Duty Taxes at Lotte Akhtar Beverages PepsiCo. I have completed a mega project to establish a centralized mega warehouse in Islamabad to save the distribution cost and other miscellaneous expenses for Horizon Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd. I have introduced the integration concept among all distributors to get real time data for many others analysis in Horizon Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd. I have decreased all LTL & FTL freight rates nationwide for SSC business (shoe distribution) by 34% for the year 2015 as compare to 2014 by hard negotiation. I have saved PKR 18.6 Million by best negotiating with 3PL transporters as Logistician in SSC for the year 2013. I joined SSC in Oct-2010. There was manual freight forwarding. I have converted this model to computerize since 2011 and now freight is being checked by just one click by applying MS applications. I have developed online integrated system with the help of IT department for Warehousing Management System in VU of Pakistan. I joined RBL (Riaz Bottlers Pvt Ltd.) in May, 2005 as shift Incharge Raw Materials, I exhibited attitude of professionalism and led our department on new excelsior competitive footing. I came out as a team leader who is capable of leading and driving the team coherently aligned with the company vision and perspective. In recognition of my zeal toward my work and excellence of performance I was promoted in middle of 2007 as Store Executive-Packing Materials.
Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Transportation & Distribution Management, Global Sourcing Management
Mathematics and Statistics
