Operations, Supply Chain Engineer

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Skills keywords: buyer-supplier relationship, critical thinking, problem solving, procurement, purchasing strategies

Short Bio:

A UK qualified supply chain professional, possessing four plus years diverse business management experience in various functions of supply chain management. Well-developed business and supply chain understanding attained through diverse assignments in logistics, sourcing, warehouse operations management, Distribution ,(ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 18000, ISO 14000) quality management, supplier development, and business analysis at both staff and manufacturing locations.

Current location:  Sindh, Pakistan - View on map

Nationality: Pakistani

Preferred Sector of Employment:  Manufacturing and Operations, Transport and Logistics, Retail Wholesale and Purchasing

Spoken languages: Arabic, english, Urdu

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Work Experience

Mar 2014 – Present TDIBassline (Canada & USA)

Operations Engineer

• Collaborate with other team members (Operations, Customer Relations, Marketing, Software Developers, Managers, Distributors, Manufacturers, Consultants, and Directors) to meet the targets in the area of responsibility.

• Manage all affairs related to daily operations by TDIBassline.

• Ensuring all products with available data is linked to a distributor. Locating and corresponding with distributors in USA and Canada for products with available feeds and best pricing.

• Ensure all the purchase orders from the previous days have been completely processed after verifying the payment is received by TDIBassline.

• Contact the distributors to verify the placed purchase orders and return the tracking information to the customers.

• Improve the order processing procedure on the company’s ERP system by collaborating with distributors’ and Shopping Cart Elite’s technical team.

• Manage and execute the complete life cycle of purchase orders for the orders generated on Amazon and EBay.

• Examine the market sales trend on Amazon and EBay for the company’s campaign, and propose optimization strategies to increase gross profit.

• Increase the monthly gross profit by 3% through optimizing the campaigns running on Amazon, and EBay, on a daily basis.

• Track and record all the changes made to the campaigns by computing data onto the spreadsheets.

• Collaborate and follow up with marketing consultants on daily frequency to exchange data for improving campaigns on Google Shopping, EBay, and Amazon.

• Liaise with Marketing and Customers Service as required.

• Answer and return all phone calls received the same business day.

• Maintain the company’s provided daily work log, to record daily activities and work progress.

Jun 2013 – Feb 2014 Pak-Marine Technology

Purchasing and Logistics Coordinator

• Prepare and strictly follow Departmental Budgets on monthly basis for ensuring the implementation of SOP’s accordance with the company policy.

• To ensure that all the incoming materials (particularly UPS) are designed, developed and procured fulfilling agreed criteria. Assurance achieved through active coordination with procurement, QA, and suppliers.

• Coordinate IT department for development and setups of supply chain ERP module in the purchase & procurement department.

• To generate and approve the specifications of parts components on ERP system.

• Maintain desired inventory level of all materials according to daily & monthly requirements.

• Oversee inventory of switch gears, plc’s, solar panels, and uninterrupted power supply (UPS) for placing timely orders to suppliers.

• Took part in bid evaluation process for installation of UPS and services provided to UBL bank branches located in Pakistan.

• Support efficient replenishment models to reduce inventory improve service process within the business unit, forecast accuracy, continuous improvement.

• Support new category startups with pricing as requested by Manager related to transportation, warehouse trend and storage costs.

• Responsible for managing the team of field engineers.

Jul 2012 – Apr 2103 Kuehne+Nagel (United Kingdom)

Stock Administrator

• Leading supply planning, procurement and logistics related activities for the company.

• Responsible for all Inbound and outbound of goods and logistics operations.

• Responsible for efficiently managing and planning inventory of finished goods.

• Responsible for warehousing activities & leading and managing warehouse operations in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner, ensuring customer focus and meeting company’s requirements.

• Manage a team of 5 direct operational clerks.

• Manage key performance indicators (KPI’s) for continuous improvement.

• Maintains and reports the stock levels, identification of weaknesses in warehouses, ways and means to improve the procedures and systems in logistics operations.

• Responsible for planning and managing logistics & distribution operations including direct market/customers operations.

• Plan and manage inventory/ deployment of SKU’s/inventory, including recommendations to procurement about SKU rationalization and act as liaison between procurement and warehouse.

• Communication with 3rd Party Logistics for timely arrival of finished goods.

• Liaise with Warehouse and Customers Service as required.

• Evaluation of procedures, systems, and personnel’s in the department.

• Initiate programs that will progressively develop the skills and knowledge of team members.

• Suggests ways & means to improve the efficiency & to reduce unit operating cost.

Jul 2011- May 2012 Pak-Marine Technology

Assistant Logistics Officer

• Reporting directly to Manager about issues related to stock, deliveries and customers.

• Monitoring inventory levels on weekly basis to make sure availability of goods.

• Responsible for placing orders for purchasing of electrical/electronic goods from international suppliers.

• Dealing with freight providers (3PL) courier services for inbound and outbound of goods.

• Coordination with sales staff for forecasting sales of goods in future.

• Managing substitution of product to ensure availability is maximized.

• Analyzing movement of goods from tier-2 to last tier of supply chain (customers).

• Responsible for managing the team of field engineers.

• Support efficient replenishment models to reduce inventory improve service process within the business unit, forecast accuracy, continuous improvement.

Jan 2010 – Sep 2010 Apollo Telecom

Junior Network Engineer

• Reporting directly to Network Engineer for maintenance cost of hardware such as routers and switches of Juniper and Cisco.

• Interaction with client (PTCL) for solving problems.

• Designing and implementation of network layout plans on different sites of PTCL.

• To make timely and cost effective decisions on advice of technical supervisors.

Jul 2009 – Aug 2009 Siemens Pakistan Engineering Co. Ltd

Internee

• Took part in bid evaluation with the Buying department of Cisco networking equipment for LAN/WAN connectivity for installation in KESC offices located in Karachi, Pakistan.

• Enquire with customers on status of quotations and recording feedback to enable intelligent use of information to win future orders.

• Ensuring all enquires and feedback is back before the deadline to enable enough time to compare and compile quotations.

• To obtain best enquiry stage pricing by using appropriate negotiating techniques.

Academic Qualification

Jan 2011 – May 2012 MSc in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

Key Modules: Purchasing Principles and Law, Strategic Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Finance for Managers, Business Environment and Managing People.

Dissertation: RFID advantages and disadvantages on the area of operations of an organization and privacy of customers.

Societies and Accreditation: Member of Supply Chain Society (RGU), Accredited by CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Chain).

Jan 2006 – Feb 2010 Bachelors of Science in Electronics Engineering

Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.

Dissertation: Exploring automobile industry in use manual and introducing robotic technologies to minimize paint losses within production.

Key Modules: Engineering principles, Engineering economics, Induction Motors, Navigation Instruments, Electronics Engineering, E-Designing, PLC, Basic Electronics, Circuit Analysis, Probation and Probability.

Societies and Accreditation: Member of PEC (Pakistan Engineering Council). Accredited by PEC (Pakistan Engineering Council).

Computer Qualifications & Skills

• People Management • SAP • Microsoft Word

• Purchasing Strategies • ERP • Microsoft Excel

• Procurement • Nexpart • Microsoft Power Point

• Buyer-Supplier Relationship • Partswatch • Multicultural Understanding

• Problem Solving • JNCIA-ER • Time Management

• Critical Thinking • JNCIA-EX • HACCP

Achievements and Interest

• Received partial scholarship from Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology.

• Received a partial scholarship on merit basis from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

• Distinction holder for the final year project during my under graduate studies.

• Keen interest in researching on building long term buyer supplier relationship in blue chip companies.

Language and Writing Skills

• Fluent in English and Urdu reading, writing and verbal communication, excellent report writing and research capabilities.