Supply Chain professional with 13 years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing in diversified categories. Site Head since past 5 years with a proven track record for Supply Chain Transformation. Have an exposure and expertise to build, train, motivate and lead different teams in Supply Chain. Pragmatic leader driven by Purpose, Entrepreneurial mindset and passion for People. Love to coach, mentor and build future talent and effectively managing large teams. Part of Supply Chain leadership team from last 5 years. Stakeholders Management Entrepreneurial Mindset Passion for people Auditing & Training Strategic business planning Manufacturing/ Operations Management Quality Assurance/ HSE Manufacturing Excellence
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Manufacturing
Unilever Pakistan Limited
06.2021 - Current
Responsible for demonstrating executive level leadership with overall responsibility for COGS, ROA, Asset sweating, unlocking - efficiency for Biggest IC manufacturing site of South Asia
Devise & recommend long term site/ category strategic plans to Global Category and SC teams in line with Business strategy
Develop and implement continuous improvement plans to deliver site targets – manufacturing performance management
Enabling factory operation to achieve Business Plans including high level of Customer Service at optimal cost
Responsible for Product Quality and HSE compliance in large, highly automated high hazard plant
Effectively Managing Employee Relations & external relations with goverment authorities and regulatory bodies
Key Achievements:
Building highly motivated, consumer centric, forward-looking team
15% Capacity unlock through driving Manex, active engagement, leveraging digitalization
40% Material wastages reduction, fueling business growth
500 Bps improvement in Production Cost as % of TO, bringing site in Top 5 country league on per ton production cost
Building strategic resilience on key semi finish goods
Develop & implement robust People develop strategy leveraging local technical education institutes and top universities
Partnership with government bodies in up-skilling workforce
Bringing female blue-collar employees and apprentices for 1st time on factory floor by creating conducive environment
Brining double digit improvement in employee engagement score in Global Employee satisfaction survey.
Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
Factory Manager
Unilever Pakistan Limited
11.2019 - 06.2021
Responsible for Managing two Manufacturing Sites (Own + Co - Packer) to meet business volumes requirement
Develop and drive long and short-term manufacturing strategy including operating plans, budgeting to deliver market demand in a cost-effective manner for sustainable and profitable growth of category
Drive Manufacturing Excellence program at Site & delivering Manex KPI's
Quality and Safety standard implementation - delivered innovations FTR, Risk Assessments, Behavioral base safety and lean manufacturing manning model
Effectively Managing Employee Relations & external relations with govt authorities
Key Achievements:
Site transformation via technology upgradation old legacy lines to High-Speed Machines with optimize Manpower & safe operations 12%+ Capacity unlock through active engagement, leveraging digitalization driving focus improvement plans
Taking site energy load to 55% sustainable source by installing 800 KWH Solar Plant
100% Core job compliance by rationalizing contingent labor through responsible separation with Zero ER/ IR disruption
Singly handling leading the tea separation with Global Puccini team, smooth transition with Zero business disruption
Ensuring proper resources are being hired & onboarded to ensure smooth handover to new Tea company.
Communicated factory operational needs, objectives and performance standards with senior management and earned full upper management support.
Led productive, motivated and loyal manufacturing team and generated factory-wide customer focus and pride in workmanship.
Spearheaded product and process quality initiatives with full compliance to internal, industry and customer quality standards.
Drove productivity and financial performance and managed achievement of corporate and factory level metric goals.
Delivered factory-level communications and tactical direction and drove achievement of quality, delivery, productivity and financial performance goals and objectives.
Orchestrated and maintained vibrant continuous improvement and lean manufacturing culture within factory.
Evaluated employee performance and provided feedback and training as needed.
Manufacturing Manager
Unilever Pakistan Limited
05.2018 - 10.2019
Led Manufacturing/ Operations for Category
Execution of Manufacturing strategies according to Business ambitions at lowest costs
Responsible for Production plan compliance, Efficiency, Wastages, Utilities, R&M for Own + Co-packer site
Ensuring 100% OTIF for all Capex Investments
FSSC/ OHS implementation for Plant, in addition to Unilever's Quality Requirements
Key Achievements:
Establishing resilience through development of collaborative manufacturing
Creating flexibility to beefed up category portfolio through localization of machine change parts
Fueling category GM through material wastage reduction.
GTM Quality Manager
Unilever Pakistan Limited
06.2014 - 04.2018
Responsible to ensure a wholesome finished product which not only meets consumer safety standards and adequate product performance but also the perceived consumer requirement
Leading Consumer Relevant Quality Standards assessments for the e2e business of Unilever Pakistan, linkage of process to SAP
Developed, deployed, and implemented continuous improvement plans to deliver quality improvements
Worked with suppliers to implement plans to ensure and improve quality from materials and facilitate supplier certification
Worked categories in improving Product Quality in the market as well as reduce quality complaints
Assessed the training needs and ensure delivery of relevant quality training programs
Key Achievements:
Increase share of voice for Quality across organization by active engagement at all levels
Achieved 50% reduction in retail & make related defects by driving improving Projects at Last Mile
Defined local consumer relevant Quality standards in BPC & Foods Category
Getting Halal certification for Foods/ IC & BPC category.
Category Assistant Quality Manager
Unilever Pakistan Limited
08.2011 - 05.2014
Responsible for Managing Quality (Control/ Assurance) of PC category by devising, evaluating and implementing continuous improvement programs, overlooking 3 factories (1 UL owned & 2 Co-Packers)
WCM (World Class Manufacturing) Quality Pillar Lead
(2nd pilot Sites Across SA)
Site MR & HACCP coordinator responsible for arranging IMS/ regional audits
Providing support to R&D in on-going development projects (innovations/ renovations/ VIP's)
Strong liaison with suppliers (RM/ PM) in improving their Quality systems & driving QIP's