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United Arab Emirates

• Managed 6 direct reports, a 12-strong team, and a $multimillion import-export budget• Increased capacity & optimized transit times to reduce transportation costs by over 30% • Introduced IoT & AI technology in transportation, reducing stock cover & working capital• Set up Robotic Process Automation, freeing staff for value-adding customer services • Implemented LEAN Office for customs clearance documentation, streamlining processes • Forged relations with regulators for projects: Free Port Storage, One Touch Delivery, etc. • Onboarded 4 entities to the Authorized Economic Operator program of Dubai Customs• Implemented Trade Compliance via product classification with HS Codes and tariffs• Ensured compliance with FTA requirements & facilitated the refund of VAT for exports• Piloted the Green Lane initiative with Dubai Municipality for imported material clearance• Deployment Lead for Europe for the roll out of an Ocean Freight management system

United Arab Emirates

• Managed road, sea & air export shipments with a $multimillion budget• Optimized usage and routes of road shipments to cut green house gases• Triangulated the use of sea containers to further cut the carbon footprint • Set up multi-shift operations & maximized the utilization of transport assets• Introduced an improved tendering process and leveraged competition

Dubai

• Key team member, setting up a Distribution Hub for the Middle East market• Led the optimization of transport between Nestle factories & hub operations• Negotiated contracts with 3PL service providers & introduced volume projection • Led Value Stream Mapping to optimize warehouse activities for more efficiency

United Arab Emirates

• Managed a Nestle warehouse with capacity of 17K pallet locations• Led, trained and motivated a 65-strong team with 10 direct reports• Re-engineered order processing to improve work schedules and output• Implemented cycle counts & reconciliations for 100% Inventory Accuracy • Provided proactive alerts of stock ageing for on-time decision making • Cut safety incidents & near misses via proactive BBSHE observations• Implemented ABC Analysis of all picking and put-away operations

Masafi, Fujairah Emirate, United Arab Emirates

• Managed a warehouse with a throughput of 5M+ cases of bottled water p.a.• Introduced counts & audits to increase inventory accuracy & customer service • Introduced WMS & racking solutions for the warehouse with 16K pallet positions

Sohar, Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman

• Setup a state-of-the-art data centre in the main factory location • Introduced a new ERP including vendor evaluation, contract, etc.• Managed the IT asset inventory to ensure effective use of assets

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

• Managed the entire IT infrastructure of Oman operations • Agility Team Leader in SAP implementation for key customers• Used a Warehouse Management System to control inventory

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

• Led the implementation of more than 10 applications• Managed project team members and a $150K budget

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

• Managed communications infrastructure with Windows, Novell, Unix and Cisco• Key player in implementing an Inventory Application in stores across the country

Kannur, Kerala, India

• Junior programmer and Level 1 user support provider

Certified Supply Chain Professional, Supply Chain

Yellow Belt In Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, A

Post Graduate Diploma; Mba, Supply Chain Management; Technical Management

Hsm, Information Technology

Bachelor Of Science, Chemistry

First Class)