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Karachi, Pakistan

• Driving organizational transformation by aligning people strategies with business objectives, ensuring the company's agility in navigating a dynamic market environment. Actively contributing to the C-suite to shape long-term growth and innovation.• Leading the implementation of integrated talent management frameworks, fostering a high-performance culture through leadership development, succession planning, and future-proofing workforce capabilities for sustained growth.• Championing a people-first approach to drive employee engagement and well-being, focusing on enhancing the employee experience (EX) through data-driven insights and human-centric initiatives, aligned with the company’s EVP of "feels like home."• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI): Spearheading DEI initiatives to create a more inclusive work environment, ensuring gender equity, and embedding a culture of belonging that reflects our diverse workforce. Leading the charge in implementing policies that foster inclusion at all levels.• Leading the digitization of HR processes, integrating cutting-edge HR tech tools to optimize talent management, streamline operations, and enhance workforce analytics, enabling real-time data insights to inform decision-making.• Orchestrating complex change management initiatives, reshaping the organization’s structure, processes, and culture to remain competitive in an evolving industry. • Leading well-being programs focused on mental and physical health, safety compliance, and holistic well-being initiatives, ensuring compliance with legal standards while elevating employee morale and productivity.• Overseeing Administration, Security, and Health & Safety functions across multiple locations, driving operational excellence and ensuring secure, efficient, and sustainable environments for our employees and assets.

Karachi

• Led a performance management system overhaul, introducing a competency framework to drive a data-driven culture and align performance with strategic objectives.• Designed and executed a talent retention strategy focusing on performance, potential, and flight risk, while launching engagement activities to enhance employee motivation.• Developed a pay-for-performance compensation model, ensuring budget alignment and timely communication to employees, fostering transparency and motivation.• Initiated career planning programs for fresh graduates, equipping them with essential workplace skills and promoting career progression within the organization.• Spearheaded company-wide employee survey initiatives, gathering and analyzing feedback to drive key organizational improvements.• Collaborated closely with department heads on workforce planning and budgeting, setting measurable KPIs to drive accountability across group companies.

Karachi

• Developed and implemented a Quality Management strategy, aligning quality objectives with the company's business plan and resource allocation.• Monitored quality performance across production sites, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) standards.• Planned and conducted Internal Audits to assess QMS and EMS compliance, delivering insights and implementing corrective actions across all locations.• Managed third-party Quality Audits, overseeing scheduling, communication, reporting, and follow-up actions.• Analyzed Quality Cost reports to recommend cost-control measures, optimizing operations across all company locations.• Led 5S housekeeping initiatives, ensuring best practices in workplace organization and cleanliness, driving efficiency and safety.• Collaborated with both customers and suppliers to resolve quality issues, maintaining high standards of product quality and satisfaction.

Karachi

• Spearheaded all Quality Assurance departments, including Incoming, In-Process, Quality Lab, Quality Engineering, Uniformity, X-Ray, and Reliability Engineering, ensuring seamless quality control processes.• Led comprehensive investigations on recurring defects, identifying root causes and driving actionable solutions to enhance product reliability and process efficiency.• Developed and updated the plant’s Q.A. Manual, along with creating a new Quality Management System (QMS) Manual. Delivered effective training programs on modern Q.A. techniques to elevate team proficiency.• Managed the calibration program for diverse tools, gauges, weighing scales, and lab equipment, ensuring precision and compliance.• Directed the plant-wide Statistical Process Control (SPC) program, including machine and process capability studies, to maintain consistent production standards.• Conducted internal quality audits in line with ISO 9001:2000 standards, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.• Actively contributed as a steering committee member for ISO 9001 certification, playing a pivotal role in achieving compliance and maintaining certification.

Karachi

• Optimized production process efficiency by streamlining the use of manpower, materials, and equipment, ensuring cost-effective operations.• Consistently met daily, weekly, and monthly production targets by maximizing resource allocation while upholding the highest quality and safety standards.• Reduced rejection rates and rework volumes through continuous monitoring and process improvements, boosting overall production output.• Provided comprehensive technical and administrative leadership for the assigned production area, driving operational excellence.• Administered logistics management for the production unit, including coordinating operations across five external mixing plants located in Sheikhupura, Peshawar, and Karachi.

Karachi

• Spearheaded the standardization of defect reporting and inspection procedures, ensuring consistent quality control across all production lines.• Played a key role in the successful implementation of the ISO-9000 certification, overseeing the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions to align processes with international standards.• Conducted thorough failure analysis on defective products, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions to improve product quality and reduce rework.• Acted as a liaison between internal teams, buying agencies, and external quality auditors, ensuring compliance with quality requirements and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders.• Led cross-functional quality audits, facilitating continuous improvement in production processes and ensuring adherence to the highest quality standards.

Karachi

• Led the successful implementation of quality systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards by developing and formalizing key procedures and policies.• Supervised process control activities, monitoring production lines to identify defects and improve overall quality outcomes through data-driven adjustments.• Managed the tool and gauge calibration program, ensuring precision and reliability of equipment, contributing to consistent product quality.• Designed and conducted training programs for workers, focusing on quality assurance techniques, process control, and effective use of calibrated tools, resulting in enhanced team efficiency and reduced error rates.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvements in quality processes, contributing to improved production efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Karachi

• Managed and executed comprehensive project planning for installation and commissioning efforts, employing PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) charts to track progress, address delays proactively, and provide detailed progress and resource analysis reports to management.• Played a pivotal role in key projects, including the Guddo Thermal Power Plant (Evaporative Cooler Installation), Cathodic Protection of Pipelines and Cherat Cement Expansion Project.• Coordinated cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless alignment between project goals, timelines, and resource allocation, while minimizing potential disruptions.• Conducted thorough risk assessments and developed contingency plans to mitigate any project delays, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of critical project milestones.• Liaised with engineering teams, contractors, and site personnel to ensure efficient resource utilization and adherence to technical specifications and safety standards.

Mdp, Management Development Program

Human Resource Management

Industrial Engineering, Gold Medalist

Activities and Societies: President Society of Industrial Engineers, Member Institute of Industrial Engineers