Group Supply Chain Manager
Gulf Marketing Group
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :12 years, 7 أشهر
Role:
• Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters the development opportunities and motivates the high performance amongst the team members
• Directing Supply Chain function for Sporting Goods Retail Brands across 190+ Stores. (Brands include Nike, Under Armour, Timberland, The North Face, Columbia and VF Corp brands) - Annual Logistics Budget AED 117 Million
• Ensuring availability and delivery of right quality materials at the right time, price and terms; devising efficient logistics management system to ensure delivery of the goods / shipments as per committed timelines and cost
• Managing effective & efficient costing system resulting in cost reduction, business process and procedures for improving performances
• Planning, directing and maintaining an efficient warehouse operation; assigning and evaluating the work performance of personnel assigned to the warehouse
• Regulating Program & Project Management, including DC Automation for 64, 000 Sq.m warehouse with Conveyors and Sorters. (Project Budget AED 180 Million)
• Regulating roll out of E-commerce for Sporting Goods
• Carrying out SAP ERP and VAT Implementation for GCC Region
Highlight:
• Track record of freight cost reduction by 34% (Annual Savings of AED 2.72 Million)
• Played a key role in warehouse consolidation for food division (Annual Savings of AED 1.2 Million)
• Monitored annual 3PL and distribution cost savings of AED 2.4 Million
• Acknowledged for supply chain Set-up for E-Commerce Vertical (www.sunandsandsports.com)
• Adjudged for:
o ERP Roll Out - SAP MM & SD Modules
o Supply Chain support for VAT Implementation
o Far East - Lead Time Reduction by 40%
o Procurement Costs Reduction by 9%
Role:
• Monitored Supply Chain for Max Fashion Retail with annual logistics budget AED 87 Million
• Managed day-to-day logistics operation for a business handling 4500 FEU per year from 500+ suppliers (majorly from APAC) through various supply chain networks across 15 countries for 175+ stores
• Facilitated annual freight contracts with liners/forwarders/transporters, Risk management, utilizing regional trade agreements and ensuring regulatory trade compliance standards
• Engaged in:
o CFS operations in China / India / Bangladesh
o Inventory control across all DC’s and monthly review of 3PL and warehouse operations across GCC
o Data integrity, logistics MIS and visibility of goods from supplier until stores
• Supervised a team of 18 executives for imports, exports and MIS
• Logistics Vendor Management, Procurement and Sourcing
• Engaged in Process Optimization, Supplier Compliance, Lead time reduction and Business process improvements across Supply Chain nodes (Group business volumes of 30000 FEU’s through various supply chain networks across 21 countries)
• Contributed towards redesigning & automation of all warehouses across GCC and roll out of WMS (Oracle Retail)
• Ensured effective implementation of Voice pick and Put-To-Light (PTL) for warehouse operations
• Worked on streamlining warehouse operations across GCC, review Manpower & Space planning, and Warehouse productivity
• Performed as an active part of Solution design team for development of Supply Chain Portal for all suppliers, service providers and internal stakeholders for end-to-end visibility of stock within online workflows of all key supply chain processes
• Assimilated requirements from business heads and work as a channel of communication between business and IT
• Regulated set up of distribution network and contract logistics for new territories (Including Planning & Procurement and Customer Service)
Highlights:
• Attained Freight Cost Savings $ 300, 000 (FY 2013-14)
• Successfully implemented WMS Project for KSA as a Business lead for KSA
• Played a key role in supply chain network redesign, wherein implemented CFS in China/ Bangladesh & India contributing end to end cost savings by $ 800 / FEU
• Acknowledged for overall turnaround times for CFS reduced by 50% in 1 year from 2012 to 2013
• Pivotally reduced end-to-end lead times by 5 days which resulted in working capital savings approx. AED 500, 000
• Contributed towards warehouse consolidation for Qatar/ Oman/ Bahrain (Annual Cost Savings of AED 1.09 Million)
• Adjudged for consolidation of Jeddah Warehouse in KSA. (Annual Savings of SAR 25 Million)
• Ensured effective implementation of RF EAS Soft Tagging at Source, resulting 1.3% increase in margins (Savings of $1.5 Million)
Executive Program in Supply Chain Management
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