Operations, Supply Chain Engineer

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

Current location:  Sindh, Pakistan - View on map

Nationality: Pakistani

Spoken languages: Arabic, english, Urdu

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.