Overall responsibility to lead, recommend, and implement change management strategies to turnaround business growth, reengineer processes to drive cost efficiencies, and maximize ROI. Additional responsibilities include organizational and people development to streamline the structure and job descriptions for effective implementation of KPIs with responsibility and accountability across the board.

Spread-headed multiple projects and initiatives implemented cost optimization strategies, achieving substantial savings while enhancing operational effectiveness.Major projects:• Enabling PCR achieving 25% less use of virgin plastic by 2023 (aimed 100% by 2025).• Completed two projects PSLG & PML in 2022 with gold rating in skincare category.• Localized molds reduce dependence on foreign vendors yielding PKR 500 Mn in annual savings.• Business Process Reengineering in sauces segment moving away from glass to multilayer flexi-packs.• IML technology implementation across Pakistan.• Other initiatives include ‘should-cost model’, ‘mold lifecycle management’, and ‘tube strategy redesign’.Major successes:• Project Shift: Optimized high-speed factory packaging achieving PKR 30 Mn in annual savings.• Conducted supply chain analysis, rectifying contamination, and swiftly onboarded new suppliers.• Led localization initiatives resulting in cost savings and reduced carbon footprint.• Spearheaded Magnum wrapper localization to achieve a 50% reduction in carbon footprint and PKR 100.5 Mn in savings per year.• Managed change of ice-cream packaging to a sustainable, smart plastic box to improve cost.

Project Shift – Factory Revamping (Savings: 30 Mn PKR): Develop and implement a procurement strategy to create margin accretive packaging for high-speed factory machines and remove constraints from volume delivery on LUP.Quality Improvement at Supplier End: Conducted a supply chain analysis for weevil contamination in IC cups, suggested improvements for supplier premises, logistics, and IC factory, and developed a new supplier quickly to ensure business continuity.Localization: Localized IC Spoon by switching from wood to plastic, resulting in base savings, equivalent to saving 75 million wooden spoons or about 200 trees a year. This also led to a 20% spend reduction, 90% inventory reduction, and saved 0.07 million Euro.By localizing of IC Tubs from Belgium we are able to reduce: 90% on Carbon Foot print, 75% in Leadtime & 80% on DOH Along IML technology built at supplier end without any Unilever Investment.Localized Magnum wrapper to reduce lead time and DOH, resulting in around €32 thousand material cost savings, a 70 bps improvement, and a 50% reduction in carbon footprint in IC category after 2 years of extensive trials.

• Ensure that all innovation and remodeling projects are delivered on schedule by coordinating with Marketing & Packaging Development.• Coordinated with system development planning to assure VMI, prompt ordering, and P.M. availability.• Coordinated with Accounting & Quality to make sure that suppliers are paid on time.• Coordinated with suppliers and quality assurance to fix errors and quality issues.• Finding potential areas for savings. To achieve the desired savings, separate out the saving projects and put them into action.• Evaluate supply and demand properly, identify and manage market risks and opportunities, and analyze the material and economic markets.• Assigning daily assignments to 3P subordinates and monitoring the timely completion of deadlines.• Improve the responsiveness of the supply chain and shorten lead times to increase time to market.

• Effective & Efficient Procurement of local and import Packaging Materials of Foods categories.• The development of strategic cost models, while inspecting new or potential suppliers and analysis of supplier’s cost structures.• Optimising relationships with suppliers and negotiating the best possible prices on the basis of cost structures and market intelligence.• Co-ordinate with Regional Supply Management, and local reporting for savings, price forecasting and benchmarking exercise.• Coordinate with Marketing & Packaging Development for on time delivery of all innovation/renovation projects.• Coordinate with planning for system development to ensure VMI, timely ordering & availability of P.M.• Coordinate with Accounts & Quality to ensure smooth payments of suppliers.• Coordinate with Q.A & Suppliers to resolve defects & quality problems.• Identifying the possibilities of savings. Carve out the saving projects and implement them to realize the targeted savings.• Analyze material and economic markets; accurately assess supply and demand; identify and manage market risks and opportunities• Delegating daily tasks for 3P subordinates, ensuring deadlines are met on time.• Deliver improvements to the supply chain responsiveness and reduce lead-times in order to enhance speed to market.

• Effective and efficient procurement of domestic and foreign food packaging materials.• The creation of strategic cost models, together with the examination of new or prospective suppliers and a review of the cost structures of suppliers.• Improving interactions with suppliers and obtaining the best deals based on cost structures and market research.• Coordinate local reporting for savings, price forecasts, and benchmarking exercises with regional supply management.• Work together with marketing and packaging development to ensure that all innovation and remodeling projects are completed on schedule.• Work together with system development planning to assure VMI, prompt ordering, and P.M. availability.• Work together with Accounting & Quality to make sure that suppliers are paid on time.• Work together with suppliers and quality assurance to fix errors and quality issues.