SYED MADANI ASSADULLAH
Riyadh
Summary
Resourceful Demand & Planning Manager with background overseeing various top-level planning activities. Expert at reviewing reports, crafting strategies and coordinating with business leadership team. Proven history of assessing needs and driving improvements.
Ambitious Planning Manager with 23 years leading organizational planning functions in support of overall business strategy and goal achievement. Knowledgeable industry veteran with background analyzing report data, controlling inventory and forecasting. Innovative with history crafting new strategies for planning process and tactics to boost sales.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Demand & Planning Manager
Al Rabie Saudi Foods Company
04.2015 - Current
- MAJOR ROLE: STOCK ORDERING & INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ACROSS KSA BRANCHES
- Business execution - KSA Stock Ordering management, Review & Update of KSA orders thru IPR for every branch based on their stock requirement in terms of 07 DOI for Nearer branches and 10-12 days DOI for farther branches
- Review & validate additional orders received from branches on day to day, and subsequently arrange shipments as per stock available in factory, in coordination with commercial team, production dept
- Managed inventory flow to meet inventory turn goals.
- Manage & prepare shipments of Direct deliveries, bulk orders, received from various branches for timely supplies, in coordination with dispatch section
- Reviewed historical sales trends, researched demand drivers and prepared forecast data to develop statistical forecast models and evaluate forecast results.
- Address demand related issues to management timely
- Prepare and process daily shipment schedule and forward to: - Factory warehouse - for reservation process, Logistics team - for truck booking, Dispatch team - for shipment process
- Confirm and acknowledge all commercial team on their planned & scheduled shipments
- Control & manage Internal transfer of stocks thru transport task, with required justifications
- Review, Control & Manage healthy inventory levels at all the KSA branches, as per recommended DOI, both for drinks and non-drinks
- Tax liability - Control / manage branch inventory level of “A” class / taxable sku’s to exceptionally control in reduction of tax
- Stock Allocations, Manage & Updates of stock allocations as and when received from commercial, (or) at time of stock limitations and ensure it is timely / evenly dispersed to all the branches
- Miscellaneous job responsibilities, like inter departmental coordination’s, (QC, Finance, dispatch, warehouse etc.,) or any other special request from branches
Warehouse and Fleet Manager
Al Rabie Saudi Foods Company
04.2010 - 04.2015
- Prepared for highway patrol investigations by collaborating with various departments and examining potential risks.
- Streamlined operations to increase productivity and oversaw employees to maximize outcomes.
- Provided all drivers with pertinent safety materials regarding rules and regulations.
- Suggested actionable improvements to increase efficiency and reduce expenses.
- Effectively handled overseeing an operation involving Van power of 60 fleet Vehicles with different pallet capacities and Manpower of 150 personnel in terms of, a) Warehouse operations, b) Order planning & timely stock arrangements by warehouse personnel. c) loading and unloading of sales vans, ensuring organizing warehouse ethics meeting all standards of hygiene and QC regulations, warehouse temperature, van temperature, staff hygiene, Vehicle hygiene.
- Oversee effective and safe forklift operations, space management, finished goods staking procedures and policies under WMS. Periodically training of staff, educating and implementation of safety policies.
- Working shift arrangements of the warehouse and fleet personnel in line with the business needs in a cost effectiveness manner.
- Coordinated safety meetings to educate team members on best practices to mitigate hazard opportunities.
- Supervised yearly equipment overhauls to drive improved inventory and increase equipment longevity.
- Proactively identified and solved complex problems that impacted management and business direction.
Dispatch Coordinator
Al Rabie Saudi Foods Company
04.1997 - 04.2009
- Coordinated regular inspections of vehicles and scheduled preventive maintenance.
- Developed understanding of transportation management platforms to drive content integration with client systems and platforms.
- Controlled costs with optimized route plan to maximize daily appointments and minimize time or field waste.
- Checked weight of vehicles and load parameters against customer specifications and DOT requirements.
- Responded to high volume of phone and email requests to provide logistics information.
- Organized paperwork and explained individual job parameters for each assignment.
- Monitored driver locations in field and solved discrepancies to keep team on-track.
- Developed and implemented process enhancements to drive continuous program improvement.
- Monitored and tracked dispatch communication systems.
- Scheduled and organized delivery routes.
- Communicated with warehouse staff to facilitate proper loading and unloading of orders.
- Tracked and monitored vehicle performance and maintenance.
- Monitored flow of paperwork and directed information to appropriate departments.
- Preserved accurate records of dispatched orders, deliveries and receipts.
- Managed customer accounts and invoicing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Zology
C. ABDUL HAKEEM COLLEGE
India06-1987
Skills
- Supply chain optimization
- Market trend analysis
- Statistical modeling
- Collaborative planning
- Product lifecycle management
- Capacity planning
- Production scheduling
- Data analytics
- Plan review
- Project management
- Demand forecasting
Languages
English
Native language
Arabic
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Demand & Planning Manager
Al Rabie Saudi Foods Company
04.2015 - Current
Warehouse and Fleet Manager
Al Rabie Saudi Foods Company
04.2010 - 04.2015
Dispatch Coordinator
Al Rabie Saudi Foods Company
04.1997 - 04.2009
Bachelor of Science - Zology
C. ABDUL HAKEEM COLLEGE
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