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Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Riyadh, Sa

SABIC is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, plastics, fertilizers, and metals with operations in over 50 countries.Led Americas growth for $35B global plastics and chemicals business unit. Provided supply chain strategic direction and leadership for 3 concurrent multi-billion-dollar Greenfield petrochemical manufacturing facility mega projects with 14.5 billion pounds of new production/sales across 5 businesses, 16 product lines, and 5 continents.Oversaw 3 direct reports and multinational, cross-functional project teams of 70+ team members worldwide.Responsible for designing, building, and implementing/operationalizing optimal end to end supply chains and site inbound and outbound logistics infrastructure ($830+ million in capital investment) to enable profitable growth.Selected accomplishments:♦ Saved $186 million in logistics infrastructure 20-year life cycle costs, executing third-party Design-Build-Own-Operate-Maintain strategies.♦ Optimized a multi-business global supply network and expanded 45% to a 8.9-billion-pound capacity system, and implemented new supply chain and logistics capabilities and service models.♦ Built end to end supply chains for multiple product categories spanning plan, source, make, and deliver value stream, developing and executing multiyear supply chain readiness strategy/roadmaps.♦ Executed multiyear logistics supplier contracts in excess of $120 million, reducing total cost of ownership $16.7 million.

Riyadh, Sa

Drove supply chain excellence across 4 global strategic business units. Developed and implemented company's long range global supply chain strategy and 5-year execution plans. Led supply chain transformation and continuous improvement initiatives, managed strategic direction on projects, and drove process excellence, innovation, and implementation of technology advances and best practices.Selected accomplishments:♦ Accelerated integration of a $1.8 billion business and ERP (SAP) system implementation.♦ Reduced working capital $15 million and cycle time 15% and achieved $2 million cost of capital improvement through end to end supply chain optimization.♦ Decreased cost $1+ million and automated processes by implementing outsourced logistics/3PL strategy. Implemented Logistics Technology Platform (transportation management system - TMS, visibility and event management, and integrated freight audit and payment solution).

Riyadh, Sa

Managed U.S., Mexico, and Canada logistics operations, including international logistics across 5 continents and 25 countries, and ocean, rail, barge, truck, intermodal, and air transportation and logistics services procurement for a $7 billion global specialty plastics business unit with 17 North America production plants.Directed a team of 18 and oversaw the performance and relationship of 3 major 3PLs, ensuring on-time delivery of 70K+ annual shipments and compliant and incident free operations across a global network of 4K+ lanes, while optimizing a $130+ million annual logistics spend.Responsible for developing and executing logistics operations and category procurement strategies, profit & loss (P&L), imports/exports, supply continuity, supplier relationship management, delivering world class service, cost to serve, and quality performance while assuring EH&S/regulatory/trade compliance.Selected accomplishments:♦ Delivered $15+ million in variable cost productivity over 3-year period through continuous improvement, exceeding annual targets.♦ Improved North America on-time delivery performance to a sustained 98%+ and ocean mode service reliability 24%.♦ Achieved $12+ million in contract rate cost savings, including a 21% reduction in ocean rates over 3-year period, and built strategic supplier relationships and implemented supplier KPI scorecards and performance reviews.

Riyadh, Sa

Directed manufacturing site production planning and scheduling, quality, customer order fulfillment, raw materials management, and inbound and interplant logistics and warehouse operations for a $700 million global specialty plastics business. Led a team of 20, including 11 direct reports.Responsible for scheduling 14 product lines and 1.2K+ product grade/color/package combinations across 32 compounding and chemical assets, on-time production and quality performance for 15K+ annual customer orders, raw materials planning, purchasing, and inventory control for $30+ million in working capital (440 SKUs), safety, and transportation planning and execution.

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Movement Control Team Commander, Detachment Commander