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Toronto, On, Ca

Paris La Défense, Fr

-Strategically implement a consolidated business plan for the organization’s supply chain planning vertical. Establish alignment between business units to optimize S&OP process.- Optimize demand planning strategies and manage supply, improve the efficiency of distribution networks, warehouses, or logistics operations.- Manage and lead an extensive forecasting process by collaborating with stakeholders from sales, marketing, finance, production, and operations.- Drive continuous improvement in short- and long-term forecasting, including adding features, improving accuracy, service, and automation in the process.- Integrate technology to aggregate level data and create a productive network of inputs between various stakeholders to derive detailed planning- Develop metrics/dashboards, drive best practices, lead process and tool improvements to manage inventory and forecasting that are aligned with the strategic priorities.- Implemented the S&OP process and supervise a team of 4 direct reports to manage demand and supply planning, Master data management, KPI reporting and process improvement.

Hospitalet De Llobregat, Barcelona, Es

Manage supply chain planning and lead the Sales & Operations planning for Canada. Drive processes to develop a consensus forecast which is used for inventory, sales and financial planning. Facilitate continuous improvement of Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Integrated Business planning process/systems.Core Responsibilities:- Manage and execute the S&OP process for the entire organization characterized by a single set of Demand Numbers (agreed by Finance, Sales, and Operations) for the purpose of short, mid and long-term planning.- Establish and Lead Consensus meetings with Sales, Marketing, Finance and the Executive S&OP reviews. Work with stakeholders, to build bottom up, update and follow up the forecast, including baseline, launches and promotions.- Driving continuous improvement of the sales forecasting processes and systems to ensure forecast accuracy, inventory management and service.- Develop the Supply plan of the entity based on the validated sales forecasts.- Create item-customer level or item-market level forecast using historical data, shipment patterns, and intelligence from Customer, Partnership, and Marketing- Use history cleansing & standard statistical modelling techniques to generate the baseline statistical forecast.- Quantify risks & opportunities by understanding POS trend, regional DC inventory level, customer constraints- Maintain stock levels and ensure proper supply of components across the value chain.

Paris, Fr

Complete ownership of the process to produce forecasts that will be used in Sales & Operations Planning. Driving continuous improvement of the sales forecasting processes and systems to ensure forecast accuracy, inventory management and service. Demand planning and supply planning of a category with high SKU count across channels.Key responsibilities:- Lead and coordinate the sales forecasting process, both in monthly and weekly.- Challenge and work collaboratively with all stakeholders, in order to build bottom up, update and follow up the global forecast, including baseline, launches and promotions.- Main owner of baseline forecast, analyzing and cleaning the historical data, seasonality, trends and all the external events, as well as choosing the most suitable statistical models for an accurate forecast at all levels.- Ensure the consistency and the consensus on global forecast in units and value versus the controlling trend, commercial objectives and historical sales.- Optimize the catalogue challenging the Business for the best “in/out” rationalization.- Managing several KPI’s including forecast accuracy at M-3 and M-1, inventories in value and coverage, SLOB, catalogue and service rate.- Ensure the smooth execution of the planning process in order to guarantee the availability of the product while optimizing customer service, cost and improving the quality of stocks.- Build the Supply plan of the entity based on the validated sales forecasts.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Development of products either new or existing across the value chain. Ensuring timely planning, forecasting, purchasing, coordination, feasibility and project management of entire product development and promotions in direct collaboration with all stakeholders.Key responsibility:- Construct demand/supply plans for product development, either new/existing or promotions- Ensure timely & adequate supply of components to manufacturing sites and warehouses for NPD/EPD/promotions.- Assesses the feasibility of new and existing product development plans to ensure only profitable ones are implemented.- Support & Safeguard NR Growth by effective assessment of the profitability of products.- Improve Gross margin while controlling CAPEX by Contributing to GM improvement through COGS reduction.- Identify all steps in launching a new product from its concept to bulk production through Critical Paths Schedule (CPS).- Coordinate with Marketing, Production, Quality, Packaging, R&D, Procurement, Warehouse and Planning for all initiatives.- Implementation of all Savings/Squeeze Projects and Prepare/Manage Bill of materials.- Lead Supply Focal person for Fuel initiatives: filtering all cross functional feedbacks, working. through function specific constraints, collating the required information in desired format and presenting to Marketing before implementation, system integration and roll outs.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Supply and Material Planning with inventory management and purchasing from various sources(local and global)Key responsibilities:- Prepare detailed supply plans, forecasting, scheduling & purchasing requisitions for a broad range of packaging materials. - Ensure timely & adequate supply of components to manufacturing sites. - Manage/maintain stock policies & packing material inventory to meet delivery targets.- Prepare complex materials analysis, including integrating supply/demand views, customer forecasts, inventory positions, material life cycle & changes in supplier capabilities. - Implement & improve planning processes like pull replenishment, forecast drivers & plan for quantity & schedule of material required.- Analyze Bill of Materials (BOM’s) to ensure material availability and manage the phasing of material delivery to minimize risk of running out of stock.- Recommend changes to key material planning parameters like safety stock, MOQs, replenishment cycle, & planning process workflows.- Communicate packing material delivery schedules & expedite required materials.- Manage and optimize excess & obsolete inventory through re-balancing of supplies.- Partner with Procurement for a lean, effective & compliant process for planning & purchasing of company’s packing material needs.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Create demand plan that supports the company’s strategic direction in the Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment process. Core Responsibilities: -Communicate to leadership regarding the health of demand, changes in business trends, and risks & opportunities to the operating plan.-Provide input to developing demand planning strategies on existing products, new product transitions, and product EOL.-Analyze, communicate, and monitor the impacts of demand changes to the Supply Chain and Operations teams.-Drive improvements to the forecasting process by developing rigorous analyses using historical data and in-depth knowledge of the business, changing the forecast model to meet business needs as required.-Provide accountability to the demand management processes by reporting performance metrics, improvements, and monitoring historical performance.-Evolve operating procedures for supply-demand process and business systems. Proactively drive operational improvements.

Karachi, Pk

Key Responsibilities:To undertake business process reengineering (BPR) initiatives for the selected strategic thrusts as defined by the senior management of the company; inclusive of delineating challenges associated with ‘change management’, ‘operational efficiency’ and process control’ targets. Achievements: - BPR of “disconnection & reconnection process” to reduce turnaround time (TAT) and putting control over the process- Evaluation, redesign and automation of “irregular billing” processes. o Migrated from manual to automated platform (SAP) resulting in average TAT reduction and identification & categorization of consumers (industrial, commercial, residential and GOP) & their load per connection.- Rationalization of SAP users across KE user base. - Business process management & implementation of SAP in Integrated Business Centers. o Monitoring & evaluation (as per existing policy) of “Allowance” cases and “New connections”. o Evaluation of Faulty meters & remedial diagnostics for their optimization. o Reporting and process analysis for Meter Change Advise.- Requirements and process development of smart grid. o Strategic assessment and analysis of operational business processes among LT & HT networks. o Inventory management for smart grid execution. o Coordination for Mapping of PMTs and feeders in the system

Karachi, Pk

- Analyze processes, SOPs and business requirements, identify impact and propose solution.- Automation of business processes by offering optimized solutions- Liaise between the internal customers / business departments and the solution providers throughout the project life cycle. Perform UATs, upgrades, and deployment activities.- Develop Project plan, deal with operational issues, direct project resources. - Manage the project taking into account integration across all areas and engage with stakeholders. - Report to the steering committee, raising strategic issues. . - Negotiate and resolve issues as they arise across areas of the project and where they impact on other activities, systems and projects. - Organize and chair project reference group meetings and workshops - Manage the development of Software Applications following the best practices- Document project scope, deliverables, functional requirements, and added value services.

Factor identification and modeling various parameters of a planned urban city (Urban modeling and Design).* Complete infrastructure model of an urban city & modeling of transportation system in an urban city* Project: Modeling and performance analysis of IT City, Karachi.

Gained insight on how the basic telecommunication network works(microwave and optic-fiber)and thestructure of BTS sites(ZTEC); on field and site experience of BTS Towers* OMCR(operation, management and controls room) experience; how to manage, restore BTS sites and bysoftware* Managing and updating the server with faulty or restored BTS sites & Correspondence

Bachelors, Electronics Engineering

O And A Levels, Pre Engineering