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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Team Leadership & Management- Lead and mentor a team of 7, providing guidance, training, and support to drive performance and professional development.- Thoroughly monitor the KPI’s set for the team and measure their productivity.- Review the portfolio/brands handled by each on monthly basis for all further supply chain strategies.- Provide training sessions to the team quarterly basis on all supply chain activities/tools/principles.- Presentation and communication with the senior management and relevant stakeholders.- Prepare cost, business case and project plan for all phases of the project.- Prepare and distribute scheduled and ad hoc reports in a timely manner.Process Improvement- Implemented n amount of process improvements to optimize the supply chain activities that aligns with company strategy and goal.- Identified non-value-added processes and redefine the value stream ensuring proper information flow.- Lead cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and achieve operational excellence.Procurement & Supplier Management- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers/vendors (includes brands, forwarders, and truck) negotiating favorable terms and contracts to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.- Build contracts with key business partners ensuring long-term relationship.Supply Chain Strategy- Lead the development and execution of supply chain plans aligned with the company's business objectives and market demands.- Play crucial role in developing brand performance by understanding the commercials.- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including disruptions, delays, and quality issues.- Develop contingency plans and strategies to minimize risk and ensure business continuity.- Implemented lean methodologies such as Kaizen(PDCA & VSM), Poke Yoke, Kanban, Pareto Analysis

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Supply Chain Planning- Generate demand forecasts after reviewing the brand/portfolio with relevant stakeholders.- Improve demand forecast for multiple distribution channels based on past sales and consumption.- Conduct root cause analysis on forecast errors, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions.- Ensure all orders are released by the team as per the lead time with respective suppliers.- Review purchase orders for accuracy and completeness prior to submission, minimizing errors that could impact scheduling or budgeting efforts downstream in the process.Inventory Management- Oversee inventory planning and management processes, ensuring optimal levels of inventory to meet demand while minimizing excess and obsolete stock.- Implement inventory control measures to track inventory movement, reduce stockouts, and improve inventory turnover.- Assess stock OOS risk on a weekly basis and feed the information with relevant stakeholders.- Conduct monthly review on expiry exposure, stock projection, non-performing inventory analysis and order planning check.

United Arab Emirates

• Teamed with sales and marketing teams to confirm that product availability meets customer demand.• Consolidated supplier base while maintaining redundant sources of supply to reduce transit expenses and improve timely delivery.• Spearheaded initiatives focused on process improvements within the supply chain function, driving efficiencies across the departments logistics, warehouse, and supply planning.• Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.Enhanced supplier relationships, negotiating better pricing and terms for cost savings.

Dubai

• Reduced transportation costs by negotiating favorable contracts with carriers.• Scheduled and coordinated truck, ship and air transport to maximize productivity and maintain organized calendar.• Updated and maintained databases to track shipments and inventory.• Conducted thorough market research to identify optimal suppliers based on price, quality, and reliability factors.• Registered vendors and customers on database to maintain updated roster.• Assisted in development and implementation of logistics policies and procedures to provide roadmap for daily operations.• Negotiated freight rates with third-party vendors to acquire cost-effective contracts.

Kochi, Kerala

As an intern I tried to analyze the lead time in the manufacturing process of the company I recommended few implementation methods to reduce the lead time and improve the throughput time. Throughout the study, enhanced my knowledge in the manufacturing sector and understand lean concepts, their implementation process, barriers to implementation and various other aspects.

Trivandrum

Its a 450 bedded super specialty hospital with the most modern medical equipments. Trained on maintenance and repair of medical equipments such as syringe pumps( BBraun), infusion pumps(BBraun), ventilators (Drager, Maquette, Siemens), defibrillators, monitors(mediaid, datex, schiller, mec), dialysis machine( Gambro, Fresenius), Ultrasound machine (Philips), etc,

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Lean Operation & Systems, 62%

Activities and Societies: Creative Designer, Photography Club MBA in Lean Operations & Systems

B.Tech, Biomedical Engineer, 77%

B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering

Higher Secondary, Biological Science, 78%

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