A proactive, well-organized, and successful Warehousing & Procurement Professional with extensive experience of more than 12 years in all aspects of warehousing; distribution operations, Inventories & supply chain analytics, and procurement, by devising strategies to achieve company objectives and customer satisfaction.
Highly experienced and skilled in cost control, business waste reduction, stock replenishment & vendors’ performance analysis, inbound & outbound inventories operations & tracking, liquidation of non & slow moving inventories, negotiation, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management.
Interact extensively with all levels of employees regarding operations, productivity, and performance issues; openly promote and foster transparent accountability while consistently exceeding goals and expectations.
1) Collaborating with Facility Manager in strategically managing a 40k Sq.ft warehouse/Facility generating average monthly GMV PKR 280 Millions in compliance with the company policies.
2) Overseeing in-bounding, out-bounding, warehousing, and inventory maintenance operations.
3) Setting up the layout and ensuring efficient space utilization.
4) Initiate, coordinate, and enforce optimal operational policies and procedures.
5) Managing inventory control and ensuring inventory record accuracy on a daily basis
6) Ensuring all warehousing, handling and shipping legislations comply with the company policy.
7) Liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers and transport companies.
8) Producing reports and statistics regularly of inventory receiving & dispatch, inventory days of cover (DOC), GMV Vs availability of stocks, non-moving inventories, and tracking expiry dates in order to liquidate inventory on timely basis.
9) Planning duty rosters, assigning tasks appropriately and appraising results
10) Supporting HRM, Facility Manager in Recruiting, selecting, orienting, coaching and motivating employees
11) Receiving feedback and monitoring the quality of services provided
12) Maintaining automated storage and retrieval systems
13) Meeting productivity targets
14) Maintain standards of health, safety and security.
Key Accomplishments:
1) Improved Inventory Record Accuracy by implementing cyclic counting and touch point audit programs, resulting in an accuracy maintained at 99.98% of 1200 SKUs assortment.
2) Increased efficiency of warehouse operations by developing and implementing process improvements, resulting in 0% pendency of daily inbound and outbound operations.
3) Successfully managed a team of 42 warehouse employees, resulting in 95% warehouse employees’ retention.
4) Developed and facilitated training programs for warehouse employees, resulting in achievement of average 99.9% order fulfillment service level against the order value and business waste (Damages) controlled to 0.007% of the order value.
1. Strategically managing a warehouse in compliance with the company’s policies.
2. Overseeing receiving, warehousing operations, distribution, and inventory maintenance operations.
3. Setting up the layout and ensuring efficient space utilization.
4. Initiate, coordinate, and enforce optimal operational policies and procedures.
5. Managing stock control and ensuring inventory record accuracy on a daily basis
6. Ensuring all warehousing, handling and shipping / distribution legislations comply with the company policy.
7. Liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers and transport companies.
8. Producing reports and statistics regularly of inventory receiving & dispatch, non-moving inventories, and tracking expiry dates in order to liquidate inventory on timely basis.
9. Leading the team of stock replenishment and gauging vendors’ service levels by analyzing PO Vs Supplies.
10. Maintain standards of health, safety and security.
Key Accomplishments:
1. Producing reports and analytics on inbound outbound inventories, slow-moving, fast-moving, and non-moving inventories, deliveries against purchase orders, and vendors’ service levels.
2. Prepared and established excel based stock replenishment program to control inventory, monitor stock levels and figuring out reorder quantities in order to minimize delays and to ensure efficient inbound and outbound inventory operations.
3. Analyzing data to anticipate future needs.
Following and enforcing the company's procurement policies and procedures.
Sourcing vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
Participating in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.
Implementing best practices and risk mitigation strategies in procurement and vendor management.
Reviewing, comparing, and analyzing price, products and services to be purchased.
Preparing and processing requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
Maintaining records of goods ordered and received.
Analyzing market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
Assessing and assisting in the identification and mitigation of vendor risk.
Controlling purchasing department budgets.
Managing vendors to ensure policies and procedures are followed, background checks/vendor set ups are performed, established rates and contract terms are adhered to.
Conducting vendors’ shortlisting and selection exercise regularly to maintain the minimum requirement of vendors in numbers for each material/goods/equipment/services category.
Timely processing of vendor bills to accounts and ensuring the timely payment as per flow chart
Managing guarantee and warranty certificates of materials and following up with vendors in case of defect repairs.
Planning, monitoring, and controlling inventory.
Helping purchase officer in purchase/ local procurement.
Maintaining good supplier relations.
Key Accomplishments:
Successfully revised SOPs; Procurement, Vendor Shortlisting & Contracting, and Inventory Management.
Conducted vendor pre-qualification exercise and shortlisted vendors to maintain the minimum requirement of vendors in numbers for each material/goods/services/equipment category.
Successfully developed procurement administration system, which helps in following up for pending purchasing/deliveries, pending payments against purchases, and partial purchase records.
Successfully developed Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and a tracking system for inventories in each category to maintain stock levels.
Responsible for the successful and timely flow of inventories inbound – outbound operations.
Establish and maintain inventory control systems for all raw and finished materials; keep inventory current at all times; notify internal stake holders of any inventory shortages.
Assist in the preparation of and/or conduct time studies necessary to establish accurate job completion targets.
Work with team to maintain order of warehouse.
Recommend tools, fixtures, equipment or layout changes to improve work flow, productivity, quality of performances.
Recommend improved methods, records, etc. to enhance quality and efficiency.
Ensured inventories are well stocked for and adequate to support the company’s business operations.
Motivated warehouse team to meet or exceed goals and standards.
Ensured compliance of all inventory, QA/QC SOPs.
Cleared vendors’ invoices and debit adjustments.
Supervised in daily warehouse and dispatch areas including filling and stock transfer orders.
Established work procedures to meet production schedules.
Provided daily, weekly, and monthly reports to warehouse manager, Commercial, production and PPC manager.
Key Accomplishments:
Successfully developed procedures of receiving inventories and getting the quantities verified against OGP/packing lists
Successfully developed procedures of carrying out quantity & quality inspection of inventories and categorizing in A, B, and C grades.
Prepared inventories analysis for production and commercial team to do follow up with vendors.
Formulated documentation and procedures of receiving inventories from vendors, carrying out quality control operations, dispatching QC passed quantities for packing, and coordinating with vendors for re-works on rejected quantities.
Successfully developed final packing estimation methods to analyze finished and balanced quantities.
Processed invoices of inventories.
Calculated and reported leftover stocks after meeting planned quantities for each article.
Successfully established performance measures and personal development goals, prearranged, supervised, and evaluated the performance of assigned staff, and delivered coaching to staff for improvement and development.
Led inventory planning and procurement activities for goods and services, including managing vendor performance, mitigating supply issues, effectively managing stock, and replenishment activities.
Successfully organized and revised goods and service requirements with end-users, using actual demand history and detailed inventory planning information, guaranteeing all requirements were clearly understood.
Skillfully analyzed proposals inclusive of price, order quantity, discounts, terms, lead-time, and logistics costs; managed financial reports and other suppliers/market data and information to determine the best value for business and customers.
Key Accomplishments:
Formulated cost or benefit analysis to determine the optimal product order quantities based on pricing, warehouse capacity or utilization, delivery schedules, risk assessment, and inventory carrying costs.
Formulated variance reports, analysis, negotiated with suppliers and resolved problems, identified strategies, and created procedures for managing return of damaged goods, replacement items, incomplete orders, shortages, and appropriate credit arrangements.
Processed purchased orders for materials and subcontractors, monitored procurement and delivered of materials for all solutions, and coordinated with vendors to get quotes for purchases and presented results to executive leadership.
Directed responsibility for monitoring, analyzing, and planning regular qualitative and quantitative research plans for products in all stages of the product life cycle.
Identified and developed relationships with new and existing client relationships and strategic partners and updated contact details, activities, and relationship strategies for each client.
Maintained timely, strategic communication in all appropriate forms with direct manager providing relevant reporting on the progress of delivery of business development strategy.
Successfully performed research, data collection, economic, statistical and demographic analysis using professionally accepted techniques and methodologies.
• On the basis of weekly production schedule, organize manufacturing operation in order to deliver the product on time.
• Establish good house keeping, cleanliness and effective control on man, machine and materials.
• Revise / write standard operating procedure for new / existing equipment as the case may be.
• Prepare with comments and submit to production manager daily / monthly production report.
• Conducting Production fault analysis
• Coordination with Quality Assurance and Control Department for eliminating quality related issues.
• Reporting to the General Manager
Mehmood blends creativity and innovation with organization and strategy.
I found him a very good resource.