Experience

Resolute Food Industries LLC

• United Arab Emirates
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Heading the HACCP FSSC22000 certified SFDA approved state of the art Production facility produce over 100MT. Managing Production, Procurement, Warehousing, Logistics, Distribution, Import & Export divisions. Reducing Food-Cost/ COGS without compromising quality and food safety. Setting up procedures and process to ensure the SLA with the internal and external customers are achieved. Staff training and motivation to achieve the team and corporate goals. Finding appropriate channel partners and making agreements/contracts with last mile delivery, 3PL providers, FF etc. Show less



Majid Al Futtaim

• United Arab Emirates
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Planning Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  Carrefour Central kitchen at National Industries Park. Reporting to Head of Operations, Managed daily Production Planning, Procurement and Inventory with Six direct reportees. Setting up BOM, Routings, FG and sub-recipe work orders planning in ERP and aligning the same with operations. Material Requirement Planning based on forecast/consumption. Ensuring Raw + Packaging materials availability for new projects as well as existing SKUs. Helping Sales/Marketing team on planning new product launches/delisting a non-performing SKU. Achieving service level within agreed timeline without compromising quality. Implementing Procedures, SOP, supporting FS/QA on forward/backward traceability Show less



MAM Foodco LLC

• United Arab Emirates
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Logistics Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2020

  Mohamed Aaly Maghrabi and Sons Food Co. operates three divisions QSR Restaurants >> 25 Papa Murphy’s & 2 Project Pie Pizza Restaurants across the UAE Manufacturer >> An HACCP, ISO22000 & BRC Certified Halal Food Manufacturing plant and Distributor/Exporter >> RTE Meals & Sous-vide Proteins to HoReCA and Retail customers in GCC > Directed logistics operations, including shipping and receiving of wide range of products > Review purchase/sales orders received from customers/suppliers for conformance to the company policy. > Arranging export/import documentation as per customer’s specific requirements. > Responsible for order planning Ingredients, Raw and Packing Materials. > Organized importation of Raw and Packaging materials via air, ocean and land. > Worked with vendors to schedule daily pickups and weekly deliveries. > Monitored performance of external vendor supply chains while handling internal logistics. > Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods. > Analyzed statistical data and reports to ascertain trends in performance, resulting in maximum effective and efficient use of logistical resources > Deployed logistics systems and outsourced transportation to maximize efficiency, cost and benefit. > Managed Warehouse operations, Inventory, commercial fleet own and leased. > Implemented Standard Operating Procedures for department. > Ensure that all functions under supervision operate in accordance with health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff. Show less



Chef Middle East

• United Arab Emirates
• Food & Beverages
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2015

  > Handled entire supply chain of the key QSR accounts such as Subway, Papa Murphys, Project Pie, N_K_D Pizza, Charley’s Subs, Dairy Queen, Papa Johns, Pizza Express, Pizza Inn, TPC. Eggspectations, Menchie’s, Wendys and make sure none of the signature ingredients run out of stock> Drove key performance indicators and continuous improvements throughout logistics and supplier operations.> Displayed exemplary negotiation skills when communicating with suppliers and vendors regarding contracts, policies and deadlines.> Delivered substantial cost savings by securing discounts from third-party logistics services providers.> Managed shipments frequency, lead times, routing and Inco-terms contracting to optimize cost> Reduced days of inventory 40% over two years. Success attributed to improved controls, leveraging the ERP system; and implementing a new S&OP process. Show less

• Purchasing Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Feb 2012

  > Responsible for releasing orders for perishable, seasonal, emergency and regular stock items on time to the appropriate approved/listed suppliers in US, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, UK, Japan, Indian continental, Turkey and GCC countries then follow-up for timely arrival by air, sea and land.> Making sure that all procured items meet the required quality standards as per the UAE & CME purchase specification> Claim management – with insurance company/vendors for price discrepancies and wrongly products/ shortage/damages etc.> Managed stock holding as per policy and stock days are not exceeded Show less

• Assistant Logistics Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Feb 2009

  > Managed the right products are delivered to the right customers at right time at right condition> Responsible for inventories that are stored in multiple locations at different temperatures> Conducted periodic stock-counting along with internal & externals auditors > Provide Stock & Logistics related reports to RGM, RFM, & RSM> Recruit, train and manage annual vacations and overtime of the warehouse and delivery crew.



Spinneys Abu Dhabi LLC

• United Arab Emirates
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Inventory Control

  • Nov 2005 - Nov 2007

• Logistics Officer

  • Jun 2003 - Nov 2005


LRC Chemicals India Pvt Ltd.
• Accounts Manager

  • Jan 1999 - Jun 2003