Jan 2022 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Oman/UAE

• Core competencies on the job: Domain knowledge expertise in General Management, Strategic planning ,Leadership of large teams ,operations management, Business development accross regions, Digital and process innovation
• P&L responsibility for Logistics/Freight managing the a very large 3PL facility (55000 sqmtrs) catering to all business verticals ambient/Cold/cool chain dealing with several electronic/FMCG/Hitech/Pharma top brands. Pharma logistics management all leading brands .Responsibility for inventory/stock management bringing in the best process/controls in the warehouse managing the various warehouse/Transport teams of 225 plus staffs reporting directly/indirectly. Handling a P&L reporting to board , Managing last mile distribution of leading brands and LTL trucking from Dubai and regional distribution. Responsible for fleet size of 150 trailers optimization and revenue.
• Managing the freight forwarding bossiness and build global freight agency networks and secured GSAs..
• Handling Suhail Bahwan group all divisions Electronics. healthcare, FMCG ,Pharma, Automobile (all brands of vehicles), IT(HP).Telecom, Building materials entire supply chain
• Handling food(FMCG) and Pharma distribution of leading pharmaceutical brands including Pharma producing factory.
• Group Level:
• Align Supply Chain process to create efficiencies
• Design RFID solutions & IOT for Logistics & Retail operations
• Strategic management of Stocks – Forward cover, Demand planning, replenishments, ageing stocks & inventory management
• Sales & Operations Planning
• E-Commerce operations for Saudi Arabia and GCC countries
• Identify metrics and key performance indicators for tracking progress of all initiatives
• Tactical ‘on-the-floor’ implementation
• Reporting to the board and managing MIS.
• Powered by massive data and Innovation, started Bahwans Digital trucking platform to bring in Disruptive Technology in Logistics through Aggregation, Market place and end to end logistics platform.

Jun 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos · UAE

• A leading player-Managing Supply chain ,procurement process and implementation expert , end to end consulting and projects.
• Heading FREIGHT/NVOCC, Logistics,warehousing,procurement across Dubai/GCC
• Heading end to end logistics including warehouse fulfillment and last mile for leading brands.
• Freight(FCL/LCL/LTL/AIR)/logistics/supply chain/fleet management and managing distribution .
• Regional business development across verticals
• Warehousing real estate outsource sourcing in the region and transport fleet outsource
• Ecommerce , last mile implementation from platform stage including vendor , customer onboarding including warehouse fulfillment and last mile distribution
• Industrial projects oil and gas
• Last mile and courier logistics
• GCC trucking
• Industrial projects,chartering,break bulk shipping
• Ship agency
• In the past decades that have been here have been handling chartering and bulk freight management through out.Was responsible for wallenius wilhelmsen lines ,Bnyard,MUR,Thorsen,NYK,Hinode several bulk liners handling projects ..Again was involved in chartering,bulk charters during stint with sumitomo/mitsui on their project movements.Was handling all chargers/fixtures for RAK ceramics on their raw material fixtures.Been regularly involved in industrial projects and bulk project moves as a part of project cargo freight forwarding.Was also dealing in wet trade on oil moves to Africa.Have been regularly chartering tugs and barges for uppergulf and project cargo movement of oil and gas/steel pipes to Iran/Iraq sectors.Regularly working with bulk shippers on their vessel fixtures.Well connected with owners and operationally sound on project logistics end to end.
• Procurement/supply chain in terms of man/machine/infrastructure/consumer goods and supply chain integration.
• Supply chain ,procurement process and implementation expert , end to end consulting and project management FMCG.
• E commerce last mile Managing PAN GULF market place

Aug 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Delivering value with end-to-end consulting solutions and providing best in class products and services with focus on logistics and supply chain.
• TRANSPORT.-OIL AND GAS PROJECTS,RIGS AND HEAVY LIFTS,PIPE MOVEMENTS FOR OIL AND GAS PIPE LAYING ,INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS,CHARTERS,TUGS AND BARGE COMBI FIXTURE
• Business development/key account management/sales functions to meet budgets.
• Ship agency/NVOCC
• Freight forwarding/cold chain/cool chain FMCG specialist in Logistics and distribution
• HEADING SUPPLY CHAIN/LOGISTICS/WAREHOUSING/FREIGHT FUNCTIONS.P&L responsibility. FMCG/CHEMICALS/ELECTRONICS SUPPLY LEADING-LEADING JAPANESE/KOREAN/EUROPEAN BRANDS SUPPLY CHAIN.Courier last mile specialist and order fulfillment for e commerce companies.Cold chain/Toll manufacturing and packaging specialist.
• Created operational processes and controls in logistics/warehousing
• Worked closely with the dedicated tech team to develop our in-house last mile and transportation system
• Developed & maintained very aggressive KPI's and SLA's overall objectives are met
• Focused on customer experience (delight) by putting their needs and requirements first, and designing our operations to serve those needs (continuous process improvement)
• PROCUREMENT SIDE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN RAK CERAMICS IN SUPPLY CHAIN/DEMAND PLANNING AS UNDER :
• Experience in Procure 2 Pay operations, Strategic Global / Regional sourcing, Spend analysis, Contract manufacturing, Vendor development, Reverse Auction, SRM,
• Managing procurement operations in 5 countries & 8 locations and a team of 12 direct Cross Border & Multicultural Reportees across the globe
• Presently handling Annual Spend Budget of US$ 50 Million.
• Handling Cross Borders Suppliers from countries like France, Italy, Turkey, Japan, Korea, Thailand, UK, China, Dubai, India
• Implementing P2P process & driving cost saving projects.
• Procurement/supply chain in terms of man/machine/infrastructure/consumer goods and supply chain integration.

Aug 2015 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos · UAE

• Expertise in Industrial supply chains
• Managing supply chain/procurement/SAP expert/ logistics/warehousing/products/distribution channels-GLOCAL.
• Managing millions of square meters of tiles inventory and 50,000sqmtrs of Sanitary ware inventory managing the whole gambit of warehouse/logistics/supplies and distribution. Managing inventory produced out of 14 factories.Paints/building material regional logistics.
• Responsible for entire Logistics/supply chain and procurement managing a team size of 800 people covering warehousing, logistics, central stores,transportation,freight(28000 containers).
• Procurement: Involved with all procurement on stores of various verticals being serviced out to meet 12 factory requirements through central stores covering electrical/mechanical and civil.
• Shipping/Freight forwarding,Transport,Distribution procurement through vendor screening and selection including ARIBA reverse auction. Annual spends several million dollars across MEP projects,spares/raw material/civil/energy/mechanical/services/Pallets/packing/energy sourcing.
• Cost saving , MAKE or BUY and outsource vs in source ,shop in shop decisions.
• Good vendor/sourcing networks in place/Material management of man/machine/infrastructure.
• CENTRAL STORES: Responsible for all raw material procurement as well as mechanical/electrical/
• Civil/spare parts/stores of power plant etc. Sourcing and vendor management globally/China.
• Periodic audit/WMS/MRP(reorder and safety stock)/PR-PO-Delivery process management/managing moving-non moving inventory A,B,C analysis etc.
• Transportation/Freight: Managing pricing/negotiations with vendors/approvals on SAP/fleet management 100+own vehicles plus outsourced 150 trucks/day for managing local distribution and exporting/shipping 2000 containers/month. Bulk shipping/charters.
• Supply chain/Warehousing and distribution:
• Cross functional supply chain management in conjunction with production and sales through demand vs supply planning through SAP.

Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 · 5 yrs · Dubai

• JUMAL AL MAJID GROUP:2012-2014,one of the largest Dubai based groups, heading supply chain -COLD/COOL warehousing, procurement and logistics/Freight of the various business verticals within the group. Managing warehousing and distribution of Berger paints/Japanese Chuckuku marine paints etc. Exhibition division dealing with global exhibitors/chambers etc and bringing them for exhibitions in Dubai world trade center/Expo etc.
• Pharmaceutical supply chain quality/MOH compliance,leading and supervising warehouse operation team distributing Life Science products (Pharmaceuticals- all temperature regimes) into GCC
• Procurement/supplies from China/global markets.Contracts drafting/pricing.
• Achievements :
• When taken charge in various assignments inventory was cleaned up and made the large stocks manageable in SAP, improved TAT and through put, reduced errors, optimized procurement of various verticals, economies of scale across verticals achieved , MRP implementation is stores, setting up new warehouses space to fill gaps in supply vs demand .ABC analysis in stores and inventory, improving channels of distribution and sizing inventory carrying cost and inventory turnover ratio, SAP WMS implementation.Raw material stock management/optimization/control and streamlined the regional supply chain at the European and middle east stock locations at Germany,UK,France,Italy and other parts of Middle east.
• Turn around re engineering specialist with proven track record basis good overall experience in various facets , have played strategic pivotal role as a part of the strategic team putting the company on the right profit trajectory on its way from being GOOD TO GREAT organizations with functional expertise in below domains:
• A. Large scale operations transformation
• B. Strategy development
• C. Procurement and Supply chain
• D. Business planning / due diligence
• E. Technology and Process
• F.Good knowledge of mergers/financial statements/amalgamation/due diligence consulting.,

Mar 2000 – Apr 2010 · 10 yrs 1 mo · Dubai

• Managing supply chain and logistics for one of largest UAE groups and fortune 500 Japanese consortium's.
• OIL AND GAS VERTICAL OF SUMITOMO/MITSUI SUPPLY CHAIN INCLUDING MOBILISATION INTO CIS,IRAN,CHARTERS,YARD MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.
• Involved in the Dubai Metro project logistics from conception stage till implementation doing the entire supply chain for same.
• Managing sumitomo/Mitsui regional logistics and supply chain requirements in steel/chemical food and oil and gas verticals covering the entire gambit of procurement/warehousing/supply chain.
• Integrated purchasing including material demand forecasting based on sales history/trend analysis, Materials planning based on in stock inventory and generating bill of materials, placing purchase order after price/terms negotiations and EOQ, maintaining reorder/safety stock levels through ABC analysis, transport/scheduling and follow up minimizing manufacturing/transport lead time, Inventory management.
• Coordination with factory/R&D on packing/specific documentation requirements.
• Some of the Accounts managed over the years include Hyundai, Sumitomo steel,Yamaha,Pioneer,Sony,Brother,Panasonic,Unilever,Dow ,BASF chemicals,Johnson and Johnson,Roche,Ford,Audi,Pan emirates furniture,General mills,BAT ,HP,Compaq etc to name a few.
• Managing supply chain / logistics/Trade controlling around 25,000 sqmtrs warehouse and distribution center. Handling.Handling some of the major Japanese/Korean /other multinational companies who are dealing in electronics, FMCG , Furniture,Auto parts,Oil field etc. deliveries/systems etc controlling a team size of around 170+ people.
• Sumitomo/Mitsui who are partners traditionally being trading companies involved in sourcing/purchasing various products like chemicals/electronics/automobiles/FMCG basis market requirements/customer requests sourcing through sumitomo /Mitsui global channels.
• Procurement and supplies for KBR/US Army in Afganisthan/Kabul.

Jan 1996 – Feb 2000 · 4 yrs 1 mo · DUBAI

• Worlds largest ship agency company.
• Heading Safmarine marketing/sales
• Handling some of the major Japanese/Korean /American/European and other multinational companies who are dealing in electronics, FMCG , Furniture,Auto parts,Pharma,chemicals,Oil and gas etc covering all facets of warehousing and supply chain for them.
• Trade lane development and managing team
• Handling break bulk vessels wilhelmsen lines
• Warehousing and distribution-Samsung/LG.
• Freight forwarding/Logistics
• Chartering/ship broking/bulk vessel management under BARWIL the worlds largest bulk vessel agency company
• Representing the line at pricing conferances for Europe/Far east trade lanes.
• Break bulk agencies under Barwil marketing
• PROCUREMENT/SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALISATION:
• Purchasing, Sourcing Strategy, Negotiation, Commercial Agreements, Industry Analysis, Supplier Analysis, Leveraging, Linking, Networking, Connect & Develop, Innovation, Report Writing.

Jan 1994 – Feb 1996 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Sharjah

• Swedish global shipping/freight conglomerate
• Warehousing/Logistics and distribution/Cargo gulf/freight forwarding/handling team
• Supply chain and logistics functions at Jebel ali distribution centre managing various multinationals like 3M,energizer and Unilever

Apr 1992 – Mar 1994 · 1 yr 11 mos · DUBAI

• AGENTS MAERSK,MITSUI,SCI
• Marketing and Business development

Feb 1991 – Feb 1992 · 1 yr · COCHIN

• 150 YEAR OLD BRITISH CONGLOMERATE,LOOKING AFTER LINER-POLISH OCEAN LINES/TRANS AMERICA LEASING/LLOYDS SURVEY AND REPRESENTING THE PRICING CONFERANCES