Mathew Alexander

Leading supply chain function for two best in class Nestlé food factories which manufacture and supply Nescafe, KITKAT, Maggi, Starbucks, NAN,S-26, Mackintosh’s Quality Street & NIDO to 36 countries. Leading material requirement planning, Inbound/outbound material management, production planning, logistics coordination, warehouse space & 3PL cost management,factory business continuity management.

Key Achievements:
● Eliminated Raw and Pack Storage in 3PL for Nestle Dubai Manufacturing
● Optimized 30% Raw and Pack Storage cost in 3PL for Nestle Middle East Manufacturing
● Optimized above $30 Mio raw and pack value of Inventory
● Improved factory schedule attainments to above 98%. Improved customer service levels to above 98%Improved supplier performance for above 50 vendors. Improved supplier
service levels to above 98%
● Ensured supply successfully during COVID, Suez Canal blockage, Global logistics crisis & Red Sea crisis
● Established effective governance and routines across areas in factory supply chain operations
● Synergized supply chain team of two factories into one. Built autonomy of supply chain function for factories
● Enabled growth of 20+ people to move one level up through growing talent and team
● Built winning supply team that deliver high performing results on service, cost, and inventory
● Played instrumental role for factories to receive certification for Industrial 4.0 Digital Leader

Led Planning and Procurement functions for best in class Nestle factory which finishes NIDO, NIDO Growing up Milk, NAN, KITKAT, Mackintosh’s Quality Street and export of finished goods to 35 countries. Led materials requirement planning, production planning, capacity, resource planning, Lean.

Key Achievements:
● Reduced $10 Mio cost from material prices, inventory optimization, upstream logistics cost, 3PL elimination, Routine early shipments, line loading, air freights, demurrage & detention charges
● Improved customer service levels to 97%, factory schedule attainments to 97%
● Reduced $8 Mio value of Inventory while improve supplier service level to 97%
● Implemented Supplier Facing Supply Chain six local suppliers. Implemented Just in time (JIT) replenishment
● Developed & implemented new raw and pack inventory optimizer tool
● Led LEAN value stream for factory supply chain
● Led factory business continuity planning & management

● Implemented shipment track and trace, free port storage, elimination of inspection lead-time for clearance
● Led digital transformation and paperless office for factory supply chain function

Led production planning activities to achieve highest service at minimum cost of operations and inventory for Dairy, Confectionery, Nutrition BU’s . Led Production Planning, Inbound Material Management (IMM) for Nestle Middle East.

Key Achievements:
● Optimized finished good stocks by 14 days at factory while improving customer service levels above 97%
● Led, piloted, maximized line loading. Implemented raw & pack optimizer tool in Middles East factories
● Successfully ensured supply of KITKAT when production lines were 100% utilized for a year
● Led inbound material management & production and capacity planning for the region
● Led implementation of S&OP related to factories - Production reviews in Middles East factories

Managed inter market finished goods supply of Nestle dairy products from Nestle and Non-Nestle factories across globe to Middle East countries. Set end to end supply network of Nestle Dubai Manufacturing factory.
Key Achievements:
● Piloted Supply Planning on SAP APO
● Led and piloted Nestle Continuous Excellence for Nestle Middle East Demand & Supply Planning team

● Led synergy of Supply Planning and Master Production Scheduling roles in Nestle Middle East
● Optimized finished goods inventory days by 28 days for Dairy. Improved case fill rate to above 95%

Demand and Supply Planning of P&G and Master foods products for UAE. Facilitated S&OP process for the organization with Sales, Marketing/Brand, Finance and Supply Chain. Plan Supply of Gillette, Oral B, Duracell, Vicks, Pringles, Olay, Pampers, Always, Mars, Galaxy, Twix, Bounty, Milkyway to UAE. Coordinated import and logistics coordination of supplies to UAE.

Key Achievements:
● Improved customer service from 94% to 98% in two years. Improved demand plan accuracy from ● Optimized UAE on hand inventory by 30 days for Gillette, Oral B, Duracell, and Olay
● Led the launch of Gillette Fusion in UAE. Managed 3PL operations and co-packing
● Led Inbound logistics coordination for UAE and reduced demurrage and detention charges drastically
● Improved customer business planning. Improved supplier performance and 3PL service levels launch of Gillette Fusion in UAE

GE issued credit cards under brands of Walmart, JC Penney, SAMS Club, American Eagle, Gap etc. Handled customer service specialist role in the first six months in JC Penney Portfolio. Following 9 months, worked under risk management team scanning, detecting, and eliminating bad debts from fraudulent activities.

- Risk Management - Fraud Scanning- Fraud Detection

Key Achievements:

● Developed and simplified processes to reduce bad debts of the organization
● Promoted in 6 months from Customer Service Specialist to Fraud Prevention Specialist

• Training on Lean Six Sigma