Usman A. Email & Phone Number

Kuala Lumpur, My

Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Regional Procurement Manager for Foldable Packaging for Oceania (Australia , New Zealand, PnG,Fiji) and Indonesia Markets with a focus on delivering sustainable soultions in the area

Pakistan

Global Procurement Lead for Pakistan BU managing a spend of over 65MM$ in Packaging (Flexible Packaging and Corrugates) encompasing Strategic, Operational and Development initiatives and Category Strategy for Pakistan BU. Additonal responsibilty of Technology deployment across AMESA Sector. Secured record Productivity of 4.3MM$ for PK and 450Tons of CO2 emission reduction through innovation and structure optimizations.

Pakistan

Spearhead the largest Operation in BAT Pakistan (Leaf Warehousing and Transport Operation coupled with sourcing of Leaf Packing materials.) in 6 regions, 24 sites, 2 factories and GLT plant with an annualised budget of 3.8Mn USDResponsibilities:- Planning, Storage and Transport Operation of Green Leaf and Prized leaf for BAT Pakistan- Stock Management of Leaf for PTC ensure zero stoppages and 100% conformance to plan across both Factories- Sourcing, storage and transport of Leaf Packing materials of 2Mn USD for the company- Vendor and contract management.Manage multiple stakeholders both internal BAT and external (Government) - Ensuring compliance to BAT PI&T, PM&H and EH&S standards.- Compliance to all Control and Governance Process and SOX requirements with zero breakdowns.

Leading 6 departments of the factory including all warehousing (Wrapping Material, Prized Leaf and Finished Goods), Factory Procurement, Reclaiming Sales and Fleet. Manage multiple stakeholders both inside the factory and Head Office.Responsibilities:- Ensure all Wrapping materials and Prized Leaf required for Manufacturing are available as per production plan whilst conforming to agreed inventory levels, quality standards and avoiding OOS- Finished goods Storage and shipmentCompliance to BAT PI&T, PM&H and EH&S standards while ensuring all Control and Governance Process are being followed.- Lead Factory procurement function.- Contractor and Vendor Management

Islamabad

Cross functional move to Marketing as NPI Project Manager for Sri Lanka , Afghanistan, Maldives and Mayanmar markets.- Manage multiple stakeholders across varied Management levels and Functions in a cross-cultural environment to ensure all NPI projects are completed in time while complying with NPI Governance and processes- Support End markets in designing future NPI Cycle plans and possible sourcing solutions- Lead the BAT NPI project process and associated system (Nexus) and drive best-practices while ensuring full audit compliance.- Marketing Track & Trace spoc and part of process design team.Key achievements:

Jhelum

-Drive AMO and OEE improvements through line improvement plans while adhering to Quality and Safety standards-Liaise with multiple stakeholders Planning, Finance, Logistics and Warehousing teams.-Line capability development for NPI deployment for 100% delivery OTIF-IR Management-Personal and Skill development of team through Skill gap analysis and TNAs-Manage budget and WM reduction initiatives

Islamabad, Pakistan

Responsible for a portfolio of more than 70 Mn USD with a supplier base of 61 in Regional and Local Space. Responsibilities are:- Procurement of all the Packaging Materials and Flavours involved in the production of Cigarettes. - Budget forecasting for the company planning process.- Packaging material development for an improved quality or a cost effective solution.- Vendor Management and new vendor development with supplier Audits.- Developing and Agreeing SLAs with Vendors- Support to Planning for on time delivery of orders and ensuring zero stockouts- Development and delivery of NPIs(New Product Initiatives) with a 100% OTIF. Responsible from idea phase to the first production of all the material development, material procurement and production planning processes.- Quality improvement for all Wrapping Materials.

Walls, Lahore, Pakistan

Repair and maintenance of site services and utilities, and the general maintenance of the entire plant. Also looking after the Engineering store and leading the SAP Plant Maintenance implementation on site.Key responsibilities include:- Contractor based and general maintenance of the entire site.- Maintenance and repair of site utilities.- Planning and deployment of improvement projects for the plant utilities section (Electrical, Steam, Air and Refrigeration).- SAP Plant Maintenance Implementation lead and key user.- SAP Inventory management lead and key user.- Supplier/vendor negotiations for parts and services procurement.- Responsible for the Engineering Store- Standardisation and rationalisation of Machine spares, manageing inventory levels, ordering and followup of the spares.- Site Cost Effective (savings) Projects coordinator.- Ammonia Safety lead for the site.

Unilever Walls, Lahore, Pakitan

Responsible for the Mechanical and Instrumentation maintenance and machine upgradation of the Production and Processing facilites. Also was responsible for the machine deployment of new product innovations.key responsibilities were:- Maintenance of the Production and Processing facilities.- Maintenance of the PLC based systems with Profibus and Ethernet based communication, and DCS (Honeywell) systems. - Leading, managing, developing and implementing predictive and preventative maintenance strategies for increased plant availability, reliability and reduction in failure rate and maintenance costs.- Development of flexible maintenance plans that are in accordance with the Ice Cream business structure and also encompass opportunity based maintenance.- OEE improvement of the plant through improvement in the performance and availability rates.- Design and implementation of machine improvement projects for increasing plant reliability, productivity and flexibility while reducing wastages.- Perform Root cause analysis to identify root cause for repetitive breakdowns or other losses (speed loss, upstream loss)- Play a strong role as an executor of Kaizens across multiple technology circles and platforms.- Ensure 100% compliance to Hygienic Plant Requirements while executing all maintenance jobs.- Managing the repairs within the allocated repair budget.- Capacity enhancement and flexibility of the production process through machine modifications and process improvement.- Drive key projects in operations such as line efficiency plan, raw material and packing material wastage reduction, Quality improvement projects- Be a member of the Sourcing Unit Implementation Team (SUIT) to ensure smooth innovation rollout and vertical startup.- Machine trailing and rollout of new product and packaging developments.- Development of low cost local spares.- Training of Maintenance and operations teams on Maintenance techniques.

Walls, Lahore, Pakistan

Multifaceted role of Production and Maintenance contributing towards improved efficiency and productivity with decreased expenditure by using sound problem solving techniques, leadership skills, performance-building and trouble shooting skills. Responsibilities included - Production order planning, scheduling and execution for 100% plan delivery.- Raw and packing material usage control for maximum output, minimum wastage and give away.- Making, reviewing and correcting Cycle count reports. - Liaising with all stakeholder departments (Warehousing, Process, Distribution and Maintenance, Engineering) for material issuance, reparation of the mix for production and transfer to the cold stores, and necessary maintenance of the machines.- Leading and implementing wastage reduction projects through operational and machine improvement projects/Kaizens.- Design and implementation of machine layout improvement projects for a quicker and cost effective Operation.- Maintenance of the plant during the shift.- Downtime reduction through machine improvements and Staff training.- Machine trailing and de-bottlenecking of new product and packaging developments.- Ensuring and maintaining highest standards of quality, hygiene and consumer safety.- Implementation of Quality improvement projects on the production floor.- Implementation and ensuring OH&S standards for a zero injury environment.- Leading and implementing TPM activities on the floor.

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Mechanical Engineering

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