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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Led business valuation projects for new ventures initiated by Group for the retail and automotive industry.• Performed asset valuation & viability studies for multiple warehouse acquisition projects.• Working on supply chain optimization projects for the retail and F&B industry.• Leading IT transformation project to transition from legacy systems to state-of-the-art software solutions for freight forwarding, WMS, and ERP to effectively automat processes and implemented controls to streamline operations.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Data Analytics• Synthesize data and build Dashboard/ Scorecards/ Reports to monitor and track operational, financial and sales performance against a target/ budget thereby increasing data visibility throughout all business functions.• Spearheaded presentations to the management team (C Suite) highlighting business insights, current gaps and strategic initiatives to overcome them.• Developed financial budget for the company along with forecasting expenses, Capex and manpower requirements.• Developed company wide P&L along with Internal P&Ls for 9 different revenue streams highlighting key areas for improvement such as just in time procurement, consolidating and restructuring departments.• Developed dashboard to manage fleet performance and track cost per liter per vehicle across group.• Analyzed multiple supplier contracts which resulted in cost optimization through appointing alternate suppliers and write backs.Projects• Developed business models for multiple transportation warehousing projects for various MNC across different sectors such as the Retail FMCG, Pharmaceutical Automotive industries.• Researched, planned and developed the logistics activity for 2 marketplaces.• Forecasted resources and manpower requirement for multiple retail automotive projects for various companies across the GCC.• Headed multiple tender based projects in the automotive and retail sector• Planned and forecasted space requirements for a warehouse extension project.• Involved in setting up 4 Warehouse facilities including setting up the WMS for the facility.• Involved in setting up an ERP system for a particular revenue stream.Business Strategy• Assisted in developing cooperate strategy to increase market presence in the region.Process Improvement• Created company wide SOP and policies to standardize processes and set up operational guidelines.• Followed process mapping methods in different functions to help identify bottlenecks and standardize procedures.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai

• Led 2 different teams, including 35+ team members who were responsible for ATM facility management services• Led ATM transportation, installation and inventory management projects across the United Arab Emirates (First Abu Dhabi Bank Merger)• Developed an integrated dashboard to monitor & track KPI's based on ATM performance across the bank’s ATM network• Developed a supplier scorecard to facilitate supplier selection and evaluate supplier performance• Developed RFX scenarios including negation of all supplier contracts• Achieved 20% operational and administrative costs savings by creation of an online portal facilitating ATM cleaning, maintenance and auditing services• Remodeled internal operations network resulting in increased customer service level and reduced working hours by 33%• Increased the company client portfolio by 225%• Responsible for estimating costs for various project• Forecasted sales of services for 13 clients with 90% accuracy• Hired and trained 6 employees in the best practices of the industry

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Biotechnology, B.Tech.

Specialized in Environmental Biotechnology. Worked on water treatment for my final year project using acrylate and meth acrylate beads.