Experience

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  Spark Middle East

  • Dubai

  • Production Manager

    • Sep 2014 - Aug 2016
    • Dubai

    • Responsible for overall production, quality and deadlines of agency accounts.• Start to finish project management; selecting vendors, estimating costs, insure outgoing files meet vendor specifications, attending press approvals and insuring projects reach their final destinations on time.• Responsible for project tracking via internal proprietary database, Purchase Orders, Statements of Work, closing invoices and delivery tracking.• Works closely with Creative, Account Management and agency or client vendors to ensure delivery of high-quality creative product consistent with company standards.• Participate in client status meetings.• Participate in brain storming sessions, creative planning and facilitate client presentations.• Participates in with account services to review billing worksheet and insures all PO's are completed and closed in a timely manner

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  Magnet Advertising Marketing LLC

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Operations Manager

    • Apr 2012 - Aug 2014
    • United Arab Emirates

    • Oversee the overall process for planning, production and installation.• Proactively holding the organization accountable to critical dates to ensure production schedule is met• Identify, gather and define print product requirements from Customers• Identify opportunities for operational improvement and recommend solutions and implementation of roadmaps• Oversee implementation/improvement of purchasing/ planning system and set up processes/rules to improve efficiency of cost quoting and production process.• Development of team’s knowledge of cost analysis, campaign setup and assurance towards quality expectations• Performance management of all artists and coordinators; delivery goals and expectations and measuring performance• Work proactively with suppliers to ensure continuous improvement and optimal production solutions for new and existing materials and concepts• Develop specifications for new components with suppliers, negotiate effective pricing structures• Communicate supply chain issues to CEO and coordinate solution implementation• Liaise with finance on budgeting, forecasting and actual product cost analysis compared to proposed supplier and technology investigations• Participation and leadership of relationship and business reviews with key partners and suppliers• Work proactively to promote a quality driven working environment; promote open and positive communication; educate the business • Promote quality assurance and the use of best practices within the department and across projects• Direct accountability and management of team of artists and coordinators to facilitate the production of printed products

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  MGT Print LTD – Tanzania

  • Tanzania

  • Production Manager

    • Nov 2011 - Apr 2012
    • Tanzania

    Managing a production unit, supervising and providing production training for over 30 staff within this general purpose manufacturer of scratch cards. An on-going, problem solving role. Responsible for keeping the production lines going at optimum levels, maintaining output and quality on all products. • Achieve production efficiency and timely Dispatch of Produced inventory to clients globally, with Process implementation.• Developing a preventive and curative maintenance procedure for all machines related to production.• Job card management (opening, closure and filing).• Instrumental in achieving and maintaining ISO quality standards.• Route card follow-up and reporting daily.• Daily production productivity report follow-up.• Production staff shifts management and evaluation.• Stock re order follow-up.• Management of PIN data base• Pins rejection management • Continuous Cost efficiency in production• Timely delivery of produced inventory.• Production Waste Management• Timely reporting of all production documentation.

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  Visual Magic Commercial Publication LLC

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Production Manager

    • Apr 2007 - Nov 2011
    • United Arab Emirates

    • Planning, coordination and control of printing processes.• Ensuring that goods and services are produced efficiently• Involved in both the pre-production (planning) stage as well as the production (control and supervision) stage. • Overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule • Ensuring that the production is cost effective • Making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality • Working out the human and material resources needed • Drafting a timescale for the job • Estimating costs and setting the quality standards • Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed • Responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment • Monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programs• Liaising among different departments, e.g. suppliers, managers • Working with managers to implement the company’s policies and goals • Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed • Supervising and motivating a team of workers • Reviewing the performance of subordinates • Identifying training needs.