A Supply Chain, Logistics, Project Management, Financial Control, and Business Profitability professional having 15+ years of experience, delivering top-notch business performance. Astute business leader having proven track record of cutting costs by procuring locally or getting products produced in Pakistan otherwise required to import to ensure realization of massive expense saving. A detail-oriented planner, capable of planning procurement to deliver maximum quality at minimum costs while successfully navigating through challenges of seasonal price change or issues related to timely availability, seeking a senior supply chain management, logistics position to effectively contribute to organizational bottom-line and financial wellbeing over the long run.
Career Highlights
Heading the Supply function, including nationwide Vendor onboarding and relationship management for one of the fastest growing B2B E-Commerce Start-ups in Pakistan.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities include Vendor negotiation induction & management, Contract management, Supplier relations management, Product induction & management, Inventory management, Budgeting & forecasting, Order fulfillment, Supply operations management, Process development & optimization, Team training development & management, Reporting.
Supply Chain Manager, Wah Brands (Pvt.) Ltd – Karachi, Pakistan Jun 17 – Present
Nationwide Operations & Warehouses Supply Chain Managed
· Chacha Jee (Food Court in Malls of Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Wah Cantt).
· China Grill (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Multan).
· Tao (Pan Asian and fine dine restaurant in Karachi).
· Vintage Fine Dine & OTG (English breakfast, steak, sandwiches, and other cuisines)
· Yoshi’s (Japanese Cuisine – hybrid dine in, take away and delivery).
· Pizza Nation (Pizza brand in Karachi dine-in, take away and delivery).
· Pita (Shawarma brand, dine-in, take away and delivery)
· Snack Attack (Fast Food QSR Outlet in Quetta)
· Hot Pod (Cloud Kitchen concept introduced in Pakistan for the first time and launched from Karachi)
Career Highlights
· Headed Supply Chain, including nationwide procurement & warehousing function of Pakistan’s biggest Food Franchise Company in terms of several brands under one umbrella.
· Initiated cost cutting measures, saving the company PKR 6.8 million in 2019, PKR 9.7 million in 2018, and PKR 1.14 million in 2017 (Last 2 Months).
· Managed daily inventory levels worth PKR 34 million – PKR 40 million with 98% stock accuracy at 4 warehouses (two in Karachi, one each in Lahore and Islamabad) and 2 cold stores (one each in Karachi and Lahore) and a monthly supply chain turnover of PKR 44 Million.
· Saved the company PKR 1 million in my first year by just managing to get dead stock consumed.
· Generated new revenue stream of average PKR 2.6 million annually by reducing Chicken buying price fluctuation impacts through advanced production and procurement planning & better relationship management with vendors as well as keeping a reserve in 3rd party storage (Cold Stores).
· Optimized stock norms and reorder quantities periodically thus reducing holding cost.
· Oversaw logistics requirements of 9 hyperactive restaurant brands catering to 22+ categories, and 1200+ food & non-food products.
· Managed all functions that fall under Warehouse; Logistics, Operations Support, Documentation, QA, Demand planning, Inventory, Reverse Logistics, etc.
· Local product development of imported articles including plates, sauces, cheese, potato fries, spices, etc. saving PKR millions, reducing lead times, resolving bottlenecks and increasing profit margins.
· Vendor development with multi million rupee Credit lines with Industry Leaders such as Sabroso, Big Bird, Menu, K&Ns, Agro Processors, Fauji Foods, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, SPEL, Thal, Afeef, and many more.
· Specialized in Chicken production and procurement planning striking successful deals with the biggest Poultry producers in Pakistan by personally managing the highest risk article which accounts for 60% of the overall COGS/ food cost.
· Directly report to the company’s Chief Operating Officer.
Key Responsibilities
· Standardized recipes by collaborating with big companies to ensure seamless production and availability of ready-to-cook chicken as per the demand of the different cuisines.
· Improved the onboarding process for new suppliers while ensuring that the new product development is continuous and maintaining exceptional working relationship with all vendors.
· Provide accurate projections, demand planning, audits, and logistics planning while taking care of balancing stock, in-time documentation, auditing to ensure zero shortages, theft, expiries & damage.
· Bring in new manufacturers, importers, and sole agents for third-party trading.
· Monitoring & maintaining monthly tracking and monthly reconciliation of millions of rupees of inventory that is staged at multiple regional & national locations
· Established Inventory control & optimization procedures and trained employees w.r.t Company policy, procedures and standards and strengthened their dedication to follow these guidelines through proper training & education.
· Optimum management of warehouse space to accommodate growing volumes & product categories inventory levels as a result of exponentially expanding business operations.
· Oversaw warehouse staff, set goals & maintained efficiency in fast paced environment.
· Successfully conducted monthly 100% stock audits with 98% stock accuracy minimizing wastages and dead inventory.
· Key emphasis on Root cause analysis, reducing shortages, general discrepancies & deviation from KPIs.
· Scheduled quarterly visits to Lahore and Islamabad Warehouses each year.
· Carry out other tasks as assigned by management, minimize employee turnover.
Career Highlights
Ensured financial self-sufficiency and optimum performance of 3 companies in Telecom, IT, & Transportation industries, handling project management & costing matters.
Led a team of 3 accountants besides managing the other technical & non-technical staff.
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for managing legal documents, insurance policies, corporate accounts, and negotiations with banks and insurance companies.
Promoted project safety, efficiency, and transparency by providing relevant information on a proactive basis while creating & sharing weekly and monthly income-expense reports.
Revised and improved currently in place processes related to accounting transactions record, financials, and operating systems.
Prepared financial projections for income and expenses and offer ways to reduce costs and increase revenues by consulting with various cost centers & departments within the organization.
Career Highlights
Formed a separate business unit worth SR 10 million as a sister concern of Fast Planets, initiating & completing company runs commercial & residential building projects successfully.
Single-handedly prepared BOQs for procurement of finishing materials.
Key Responsibilities
Executed contractor bids before execution and facilitated RFI submission & sampling.
Build QA standards awareness among contractors’ staff members to streamline the construction process while directing mockup preparations.
Managed project teams for 9 projects onsite and performed site pre-inspections as well as post-construction audits.
Ensured project schedules & plans are accurately followed and submitted closeout documents as per contractual agreement.
Updated project owners on overall progress, recorded and rectified reasons responsible for uncorrected material deliveries onsite.
Closely followed up the Safety Standards followed for the site personnel and offered suggestions for further improvements to provide workers a safe working environment.
Supervised projects to quickly identify and overcome issues during various project construction & commissioning phases.
Responsible for in-depth project planning and efficient allocation of resources and budget for all construction projects.
Career Highlights
Led two projects worth SR 42 million in a short span of two years right after joining, overseeing delivery and implementation of integration & commissioning.
Led STC GSM E7, GSM Redeployment, GSM E7 3G1, GSM E7 PO2 & Haj 1427 Projects.
Established the company as the main contractor for STC Design, Civil, Implementation & OSP Departments with Nokia, Alcatel Lucent, and Huawei.
Headed cross-departmental teams with a total personnel strength of 85 employees.
Prepared high-level financial performance reports enabling top management to make informed business decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Hired highly professional yet affordable human resources to help the organization gain a competitive edge.
Oversaw & supervised setting up of new departments as per the expanding needs of the organization.
Managed day to day operations, maintenance of administrative & procedures for improved productivity.
Improved file system for better storage & retrieval of records for future reference and source allocation while controlling expenses.