Professional History
UNILEVER GULF FZE – JEBEL ALI DUBAI UAE
Warehouse Team Leader (Dec 2010 till date)
Company Brief: Unilever is an Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company. Its products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. It is the world’s third-largest consumer goods company.
Achievements
• Achieved 100 % stock accuracy though weekly book to book reconciliation with 3pl, monthly physical stock checks of Raw, Pack & Finished goods.
• Handled the implementation of Warehouse Management module of SAP in Lipton Jebel Ali factory.
• Reduced cost by 10% of warehouse consumables by giving long team contract & negotiation with current and new suppliers.
• Implemented Total productive maintenance (TPM) in Lipton Jebel Ali factory warehouse.
• Member of team that implemented Sustainable measures that gives the factory the unique distinction of being the first factory across the UAE to reduce, recycle or reuse all waste.
• Reduced wastage of Raw & Finished material in transit by 5% by introducing pallet cover, dunnage bags & strapping belts.
• Providing savings to the company by controlling overtime, manpower & contractor allocation, space issue in 3PL warehouses, truck & container loadbility
• Reduced destruction cost of expired stocks by 15% through stock review meetings and came up with plan to distribute stock to charity, staffs & contractors before expiry
Job Responsibilities
• Team Lead leading a team of 30 staff members in 2 shifts, with 24 hours operations, 365 days a year at Lipton Tea factory Warehouse which is the 2nd largest tea factory in the world.
• Supervise, Train, set objectives for staff, conduct appraisal and help subordinates to display high levels of individual and team performance to achieve department objectives
• Responsible for handling monthly outbound shipments of 300 trailers across the Middle East and 100 global ocean containers.
• Handling monthly inbound of 150 sea containers & 300 local trucks
• Handling multiple Transporters, 3PLs warehouses & co-packers
• Arranging monthly stock counts in 3PL and co-packers.
• Conducting quarterly Safety & Quality Audits of 3pl & co-packers.
• Conducting monthly meeting with 3PL and Transporters, conduct performance review and follow-up with them for improvement.
• Arranging various trainings for staff members.
• Validating and approving clearance of Transporters, 3pl & co-packers monthly invoices.
• Co-ordination with Production team, Quality, Technical & Supply chain teams for daily Operations
• Co-ordination with Tea Hub & 3pl for clearance of Tea containers.
• Develop processes and systems for effective warehouse operations.
• Implement Safety & Quality policies and procedures and ensure that Unilever standards are maintained.
• Responsible for the smooth running of Transport Operations by coordinating with the Transporters
• Negotiate with vendors and handle Annual Maintenance agreements for factory equipment.
DANZAS AEI EMIRATES LLC – DUBAI, UAE
Warehouse Supervisor (January 2006 – November 2010)
Company Brief: A joint venture between Al Tayer Group and Danzas Management in Basel, subsidiary of Deutsche Post World Net – world’s leading provider of IT-supported logistics solutions covering worldwide air and ocean freight, global project forwarding, overland transport, e-business and 4th party logistics is today a leading logistics provider in the UAE.
Achievements
• Team leader for warehouse move of Canon, KONE, ECCO from their own warehouse to Danzas warehouse with zero operational downtime.
• Setup storage area for Canon, Emitac and ECCO
• Played a lead role in setting up Blackberry products distribution from Danzas warehouse.
• Team leader for implementing Exceed in DIP warehouse for key customers
• Handling accounts like Canon, Motorola, Ericsson, Huawei, Emitac, EMS, Kone & ECCO.
• Reduce cost though optimum utilization of resources and increased warehouse space
• Initiated rate revision for key customers that resulted in 5% of revenue growth.
• Reduced transportation costs by negotiating with transporters for reducing rates.
Job Responsibilities
• Responsible for the overall supervision of warehouse personnel, Manage day to day operations within the distribution centre,, plan and monitor daily operations, work schedules and resources appropriately
• Record and report all discrepancies, services rendered and costs thereby preventing liabilities to the organization, minimizing losses and maximizing revenues for the warehouse
• Ensure stock integrity and accuracy by overseeing scheduled stock counts and resolution of discrepancies
• Develop processes and systems towards effective warehouse operations
• Liaison with Operations, Customs, Freight Forwarders for shipments and communication with customers
• Implement Quality, health, Safety, Environment and Security policies and procedures and ensure that good housekeeping standards are maintained at all times
• Prepared reports for management and managed customers thereby enabling effective decision making and assessment of key performance indicators
• Liaison with Internal Audit, IT, Administration, Housekeeping & Maintenance departments
• Responsible for the smooth running of Transport Operations by coordinating with the transport vendors
• Ensuring all equipment is covered under with proper negotiations.
• Responsible for managing Annual Maintenance agreements for equipment
BODYZONE LLC – SHARJAH, UAE
Warehouse Supervisor (July 2003 – December 2005)
Company Brief: A leading automotive aftermarket player in the Middle East.
Achievements
• Managed entire warehouse & logistics operations & Supervised 10 warehouse staff
• Setup of two new warehouses & handled multiple warehouses in Dubai and Sharjah
• Setup the procedures and policies for the new warehouses
Job Responsibilities
• Responsible for incoming and outgoing stocks and maintaining records in timely and accurate manner.
• Supervise loading, unloading and handling and placement of goods in the warehouse.
• Responsible for supervising staff and warehouse maintenance & arranging transport of deliveries.
• Conduct annual and half yearly stock counts & reconciliation.
• Co-ordination with Sales, Import, Accounts and IT Section for smooth functioning of the warehouse dept.
SAUD BAHWAN AUTOMOTIVE LLC – MUSCAT, OMAN
Senior Storekeeper (July 2001 – July 2003)
Company Brief: Authorized dealers of Toyota, Lexus, Ford, Man, Komatsu, Daihatsu vehicles & spares in Oman.
Achievements
• Handled entire administration and personnel activities of more than 100 staff members
• Handled a fleet of 10 vehicles & drivers
Job Responsibilities
• Supervising dispatch of parts & receiving of parts from central Parts Warehouse.
• Follow up with the Salesman & Central Parts Warehouse for any discrepancies in supply or receipt.
• Looking after day-to-day administrative, housekeeping & maintenance of the Warehouse.
• Preparing key Performance & Incentive reports of the staff working in Warehouse.
• Co-ordinations with IT department for smooth functioning of Parts computerized System in Warehouse
• Preparing various MIS reports on monthly basis
• Co-ordination with Internal Audit dept. for Auditing.
JINDAL IRON & STEEL CO. LTD – MUMBAI, INDIA
Senior Assistant-Stores (June 1997 – May 2001)
Company Brief: India’s second largest steelmaker a part of the US $ 10 billion O. P. Jindal Group
Achievements
• Team leader for the implementation of ERP package RAMCO MARSHALL
• Officiated ISO 9000 activities and acted as quality coordinator
Job Responsibilities
• Preparing MRN, IS Inventory management modules of RAMCO MARSHAL (ERP) software.
• Preparing daily, weekly & monthly management reports.
• Preparing monthly management presentations.
• Co-ordination with IT department for the smooth functioning of Inventory & Purchase modules
• Provide training and support to end users on software
Trainings Attended
• ISO 14001:2004 Course.
• Quality Coordinators for ISO 9001
• Occupational health & Safety Management Systems Internal Auditor from SGS Limited
• Internal training on TPM, Safety, Quality, Leading High Performance Team & Negotiation skills
Educational Qualifications
• Bachelors in Commerce from Mumbai University.
• Diploma in Software Technology & Systems Management from NIIT
• Diploma in Materials Management from Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development
• Oracle 8 with Developer 2000 from Concourse Information Technology Ltd
