Ahsan Zia

Highly resourceful Supply Chain Specialist with 12+ years of experience in the U.A.E. & East Africa within earthmoving & automotive industries collaborating with well-known brands such as Caterpillar, Nissan, Ford, Kia, UD Trucks & TATA. I am highly analytical and have a knack for perfectionism; hence trusted to optimize processes and solve problems resulting in increased profitability and engaging the business successfully. I seek to leverage my strong leadership skills and have a high personal impact by designing, developing, and executing innovative business ideas for constant growth.

• Promoted to Supply Chain Manager in 2 years from an initial position as Logistics Coordinator at NEFC FZE due to outstanding performance and further achieved the below results.
• Improved market share and profitability by developing competitive strategies while doubling the profit (In 3 years) through cost reductions, decreasing waste and increasing operational efficiency.
• Reduced overall logistics costs by 20-25% in various departments by market research, choosing the suitable shipping method, volume concentration, improving documentation flow and renegotiating contracts with shipping lines / 3PL freight forwarders resulting in significant cost savings.
• Developed the U.D. Trucks business in Ethiopia by working closely with the sub-distributors G.M. and the Sales team, marketing campaigns and bridging the gap with the manufacturer.
• Increased the product range by sourcing & selling special purpose vehicles such as refrigerated trucks, armored vehicles, and ariel platform equipment in East Africa.
• Developed a working guideline for Letter of Credit sales, making the process accurate and efficient and speeding up the L.C. to cash conversion time by 50%.
• Facilitated the implementation of the ERP project in NEFC FZE as a process owner.

I love travelling, especially to natural environments like mountains, oceans or even camping in the wilderness and, for the adrenaline requirements, I feel there is nothing better than a 1000CC motorbike.