Zahid Siddiqi, Supply Chain Specialist

Zahid Siddiqi

Supply Chain Specialist

Sharif Trading & Contracting Co W.L.L Doha

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, MA (URDU)
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Supply Chain Specialist at Sharif Trading & Contracting Co W.L.L Doha
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2022 to February 2024

• Coordinate and manage logistics operations including transportation, warehousing, and distribution activities.
• Plan and optimize shipping routes to ensure timely delivery of goods while minimizing costs.
• Monitor inventory levels and collaborate with procurement teams to maintain adequate stock levels.
• Arrange and oversee shipments of goods domestically and internationally.
• Prepare shipping documents, customs clearance, and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Liaise with shipping carriers, freight forwarders, and customs brokers to track shipments and resolve any issues.
• Conduct regular inventory audits to reconcile physical stock with system records.
• Implement inventory control measures to reduce shrinkage and improve accuracy.
• Analyze inventory data to identify trends and make recommendations for inventory optimization.
• Collaborate with suppliers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth logistics operations.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with logistics service providers to secure competitive rates and services.
• Evaluate supplier performance and implement improvements to enhance supply chain efficiency.
• Maintain accurate records of shipping documents, invoices, and other logistics-related paperwork.
• Generate reports on logistics KPIs such as on-time delivery, shipping costs, and inventory turnover.
• Present insights and recommendations to management for continuous improvement and cost savings.

Logistics Executive at HAC Agri Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • April 2021 to October 2022

• Monitored import and export of goods, adhering to the compliance standards.
• Calculated weight, volume, or cost of goods to be moved.
• Recommended shipping solutions to minimize cost or environmental impacts.
• Selected shipment routes, based on nature of goods shipped, transit times, or security needs.
• Determined efficient and cost-effective methods of moving goods from one location to another.
• Reserved necessary space on ships, aircraft, trains, or trucks.
• Planned routes and load scheduling for multi-drop deliveries.
• Allocated and recorded resources and movements on the transport planning system.
• Managed Inbound & Outbound transportation, developed routes plan, taking quotations and align new vendors on board.
• Managed LTL & FTL according to situations and standards to maximize the profitability and cost reduction.
• Managing the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of a wide range of goods from the warehouse.
• Looking after the transportation of goods into and out of the warehouse.
• Driving and achieves plant performance goals and objectives including Delivery, Inventory, Productivity, and Budget Performance.
• Build supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
• Devise and implement short-term and long-term plans, optimizing supply chain management and improving value relating to annual expenditures.
• Optimize supply chain infrastructure by assessing and initiating targeted changes to reduce operating costs by 15%.

Officer Dispatch (Logistics & Supply Chain) at Bestway Cement Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • April 2012 to April 2021

• Accomplished in supervising logistics, warehouse, transportation, and customer services.
• Proficient in Organizing warehouses, labeling goods, plotting routes, and processing shipments.
• Experienced in researching ideal shipping techniques routing and carriers.
• Plan warehouses and distribution centres for efficiency in both operations and capacity.
• Coordinate and track movement of goods through logistic pathways.
• Execute logistics plan to move products and packages to reach destinations on schedule.
• Review freight rates and other transportation costs to keep working costs low.
• Organize transportation activities, including storage of goods, managing information accrued from point of origin to delivery, orchestrating transportation movements, and arranging for services as necessary.
• Adept in working with other department to incorporate logistics with company procedure and operations.
• Responsible for quotations analysis, freight management and transportations for shipping goods.
• Manually created shipments, assigned carriers and dispatched shipments.
• Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis of logistics and transportation operations using simulation models and other tools.
• Negotiated contracts without side providers to minimize cost to the company and customers.
• To provide relevant data and analysis to the operations team throughout the supply chain.
• Responsible for harmonizing and monitoring supply chain operations. Take responsibility for the success or failure of material shipping and delivery schedule.
• Responsible for troubleshooting any concern related to international freight transportation.
• Responsible for the preparation of appropriate and accurate logistics reports for upper management. Responsible for maintaining accurate logs of all transportation and goods.
• Making Logistics policies and agreements.
• Mange COD logistics model. Coordinating transportation providers to ensure prompt and proper movement of shipments.

Sales Representative/ at Motors Trend Pvt Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • June 2011 to April 2012

• Reviewed operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.
• Met and exceeded area departmental goals through coaching and managing sales team staff.
• Coordinating sales efforts with marketing programs.
• Conducted effective behavior based sale huddles daily with team to focus on the behaviors that would convert to sales.
• Coached individual team performance daily utilizing behavioral based coaching and role play techniques.
• Answering client questions about credit terms, products, prices and availability.
• Giving sales presentations to a range of prospective clients.
• Coordinating sales efforts with marketing programs.

Admin & Procurement Officer at Advent Solutions Pvt Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • October 2008 to December 2011

• Managed office supplies stock and place orders. Prepare regular reports on expenses and office budgets.
• Provided administrative support to the team and contributes to the implementation of continuous improvement in all processes.
• Provided client focused customer service that delivers fast, timely and effective support and advice to all college staff with regards to purchasing and payment of invoices.
• Processed purchase orders and invoices ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures.

Education

Master's degree, MA (URDU)
  • at Allama Iqbal Open University
  • March 2020
Master's degree, MBA
  • at Federal Urdu University
  • March 2011
Bachelor's degree, Administration And Commerce
  • at Minhaj University
  • August 2008
High school or equivalent, FSC Pre Eng
  • at Govt. Asghar Mall College BISE Rawalpindi
  • April 2006

Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, English

High school or equivalent, Marticulations
  • at Govt. Higher School Bakhral BISE Rawalpindi
  • May 2004

Physics, Chemistry, Math, English

Specialties & Skills

Procurement
Supply Chain
Logistics Analysis
Office Work
Microsoft Excel
LIFE INSURANCE
Oracle ERP
MS Office EXCEL, WORD, POWERPOINT
Procurement Management
Sales & Distribution
Logistics
Freight Management
Transportation
MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUPPLY CHAIN
QUOTATIONS
OPERATIONS
COORDINATING
REGISTRATION EVALUATION AUTHORISATION AND RESTRICTION OF CHEMICALS (REACH) REGULATIONS
TROUBLESHOOTING (PROBLEM SOLVING)
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
INFRASTRUCTURE
Warehouse

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Urdu
Expert
English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Punjabi
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

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