Umar Saeed Email & Phone Number

Lahore, Pk

Pakistan

• Managing warehouse operations, optimizing storage systems, and ensuring seamless inventory control. • Overseeing end-to-end production planning to ensure efficient resource allocation and timely fulfillment of operational targets.• Leading transportation strategies to enhance distribution efficiency, reduce costs, and improve delivery timelines.• Collaborating cross-functionally to align logistics with business goals and customer demands.• Implementing process improvements to boost overall supply chain performance and minimize bottlenecks.• Developing and mentoring a high-performing team to enhance productivity and accountability in logistics functions.• Monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive continuous improvement in planning, warehousing, and transportation activities.

Pakistan

• Leading the material planning team to execute Base Materials replenishment and optimizing inventory levels for the region EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa – 11 factories). • Continuously assessing and challenging optimal inventory levels, including safety stock and cycle stock, for cost reduction. • Reviewing Service Level Agreements with suppliers to ensure On Time and In Full deliveries with opportunities to minimize cost by transport optimization and evaluating new logistics routes. • Leading regional interaction with Base Material suppliers, managing agreements, forecasting, and handling changes/deviations. • Driving material ordering and replenishment process compliance, ensuring adherence to standards, local policies, safety guidelines and continuous improvement. • Stakeholders’ management by liaising with other departments (warehousing, logistics, production planning, customer service, quality assurance) to meet requirements for efficient supply of raw materials into production. • Overseeing recording of Base Materials related KPIs, taking proactive actions to address deviations. • Developing reports and tools for identifying and addressing BM supply issues, leading Business Continuity Planning (BCP) when needed. • Directing material planning team activities, ensuring optimal performance and capability development. • Involving in regional Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects for paperboard supply. • Driving continuous improvement in Base Materials supply capability and logistics, including yearly allocation process. • Leading the development of backup and succession plans within the material planning team.

Pakistan

• Leading material planners in Planning Hub of the region Greater Middle East & Africa to execute material replenishment of five factories located in Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kenya & South Africa.• Responsible of ~130 inventory SKUs with buying & imports from multiple locations across the globe including America, Europe, Turkey, Arabia, Thailand, Singapore, China etc.• Securing optimal inventory level, optimizing logistics cost, driving and participating in material supply capability activities with central team. • Reporting and monthly analysis of inventory KPIs including RPM and Inventory Days with reason of deviations and key action from respective stakeholders.• Process flow mapping, lead projects and productivity improvement activities.• Working on data analytics using PowerBI to develop user-friendly reports on demand, supply & inventory.

Pakistan

• Monthly rolling forecast review and forecast deviation analysis with escalation to sales, demand and customer service teams. • Monthly KPIs review and analysis of inventory deviation from optimized levels.• Involved in cluster team for developing SOPs of all processes related to supply planning.• Development and upgradation of Business Intelligence Reports for Data Analysis using PowerBI• Driving cluster activities of inventory reporting including idle stocks, safety stocks, inbound logistics, bad costs etc. in coordination supply planning teams of 5 different factories

Lahore, Pakistan

• Leading a complete portfolio of Additional Materials with planning, ordering and importing.• SAP APO (Advance Planning Optimizer) super user for Raw Materials Planning.• Collaboration with multiple stake-holders and developing Service Level Agreements on process changes.• Safety Stocks review with varying demands and making changes in Master Data.• Imports documentation and regular tracking of on sea shipments for timely delivery.• Customs clearance and managing in-land transportation with good hand-shake of Logistics and Warehouse Teams.

Lahore, Pakistan

• Purchase Orders (PO) creation of Raw Materials and continuous monitoring of inbound shipments from supplier’s factory to arrival at factory with order and booking confirmations, shipping documents and on sea shipments tracking.• Handling payments of Raw Material suppliers in coordination with Finance Department and ensuring timely release of payments against overdue invoices.• Controlling the inland transportation with a good hand shake between supply planning, logistics and warehouse team to prioritize warehouse arrivals as per requirement and warehouse off-loading capacity.• Meeting the timelines, agreed with suppliers in terms of forecast sharing, arranging material for urgent requirements and regular ordering as per total lead time.• Participating in World Class Manufacturing (WCM) activities for improvement initiatives and bringing the innovation.

Lahore

Involved with SMEDA (Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority) – JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Agency) Technical Support Program (TSP), to strengthen auto parts industry of Pakistan, in Quality & Productivity.-- Selection of KPIs, deciding calculation formula, and monthly recording of data along with activities, observations & results after setting the target.-- Teaching and coaching over myriads of philosophies & tools such as FUNDOSHI, 5S, 5T, KAIZEN, FMEA, Why-Why Analysis, Pareto Analysis, OEE, SMED etc.-- Addressing the individual technical issues relating to different manufacturing techniques like Sheet Metal Working, Casting, Welding, Plating, Painting, Machining, Assembly-line etc.-- Spear-heading the team during follow-up visits in the absence of JICA Experts, to assess supplier’s performance and provide assistance in understanding the Experts’ advices and to improve the two-way communication.-- Conducted 2-day workshop on "KPIs; An effective tool of monitoring and improving the performance" at PAAPAM on 6th & 7th January, 2017.-- Delivered a one day seminar on "Introduction to TOYOTA Production System' at PAAPAM on 13th April, 2017.

Lahore

-- Lead, coordinated and organized all production and maintenance related activities in my dedicated area of responsibility within established procedures and practices in order to ensure meet periodic volumes.-- Commenced with documentation of all the products of Interwood, and composition of processes catalogs comprised of drawings, detail drawings and detailed wood working procedure.-- Structured time-calculators for standard sets to deal with customized batch size and projecting optimum production activities to reduce bottle-necks.

Lahore

Sheikhupura

Sheikhupra

Executive Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

B.Sc Engg., Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Cgpa 3.5/4.0

Activities and Societies: ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) IMEC (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Club) PSIE.