Altaf Ahamed
Supply Chain Management Professional Doha, Qatar
+974-30881308, +91-6380008737
altaf.ark@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/altafahamedkotur/
Personal Details:
DOB: 17th February 1983 ? India
Nationality: Indian ? Married
Accomplished and resourceful leader with proven track-record of success directing overall supply chain operations for various well-reputed organisations.
Provide leadership in strategic sourcing, cost reduction, globalisation, and capacity expansion in support of the company’s long-term growth objectives. Effective business builder and mentor with a keen insight to solving business and operational issues. Adept at creating synergies enabling business growth through accelerated throughput, reduced product lead times, increased capacity, reduced inventory, and increased cash flow in both stable and unstable environments. Strong commercial acumen self-starter and culturally aware people manager, has proven and demonstrable international success designing, implementing, and measuring integrated Supply Chain Performance “turnaround” strategies.
Areas of Expertise
• Supply Chain Management
• Budgeting & Cost Control
• Inventory Accuracy & Optimization
• Order Processing & Fulfilment • Demand & Supply Planning
• Process/Resource Optimisation
• DC/Plant Operations
• Operations Management • Warehouse & Logistics Operations
• Lean Management
• Procurement/Vendor Development
• Distribution Requirements Planning
Career Experience
Manager – Logistics & Operations, Group10 Project Development Consultants, Doha, Qatar 2016 – Present
Led and train team of 26 professional associates to handle department operational metrics for timely and cost-effective delivery of shipments through execution of comprehensive plan as per client requirements. Interact with suppliers to review quality of purchased goods, create, and implement procurement strategies for commodities, and allocate process excellence systems. Deliver trainings to staff members on new debt collection methodologies, evaluate performance of new implemented processes, and execute technological changes.
? Maximized collections by 45% and reduced failures by 65% through implementation of pipeline review and collection monitoring system to develop healthy portfolio for Qatar region.
? Successfully recovered QR 500K through identification of system processing error and directly reported to senior management.
? Improved year-end productivity by 3.5% and achieved on-time delivery by 86% through strategic planning and analysis. Optimised functionality of synergies as per global supply chain strategy through development and delivery of supply chain operations in Qatar region.
? Collected QR 3M within six months by analysing account receivable and negotiating outstanding payment plans with previous due accounts. Secured business expenses by 12% through development of in-house IT department.
? Increased business profitability by 10% through cost reduction, quality improvement, margins augmentation and converting to more value-added items.
? Minimised business expenditure by 2% and reduced average delivery time by 30%, and improved customer satisfaction by 4% through deployment of more resources with minimal disruption.
? Decreased material purchases by 3%, secured business revenue of QR 900K and constantly maintained organisation’s purchase cost under 0.8% of total expenses/spend through execution of lean initiatives within domestic vendor sourcing program.
? Led implementation of continuous process improvement process by managing supply chain performance for Qatar region. Successfully executed improvement plans to meet customer service and quality standards.
? Improved operational efficiency by scheduling projects, identifying workforce requirements, and strategic allocation of resources.
? Designed and regularly updated information communication system, including site signage noticeboards, email distribution lists, monitor displays, and web pages.
Associate Manager - SCM, Wildcraft India Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India 2010 – 2016
Devised and executed new supplier strategy for production plants located in Northern India to optimise production of local materials with minimum expense. Oversaw implementation of Lean Manufacturing methodology to enhance operational efficiency for Solan Factory. Idealised, created, and introduced new standard job procedures for operational, inspection, and evaluation of the area. Developed and introduced 5S auditing system to evaluate and enhance maintenance and plant performance. Planned and carried out inventory management programs to mitigate aged & financially unhealthy lines within stock. Led and driven the Operations team to ensure that operational metrics like TAT, Documents Accuracy, Inventory accuracy, Order Fill-rates, OTIF, Compliance Check / matrix are achieved and sustained.
? Boosted productivity by 20-folds through creation and implementation of inventory database to organise orders for multiple stores. Decreased the lead time in production by 8% through implementation of Muda, Material requirements planning, 5S, Poke-yoke, Kanban (Visual Signboard), Just-in-time, Value Stream Mapping.
? Reduced annual labour cost by INR 1.3M through implementation of warehouse efficiency plans.
? Improved equipment efficiency by 45% to 86% through monitoring and maintenance of tools.
? Enhanced product quality by 25% and minimised customer complaints by 20% through utilisation of quality auditing processes and implementation of strict quality checks.
? Maximised uptime by 85% from 50% and shrunk employee turnover rate by 110%.
? Automated procedures of product bar-coding and reduced by 70% off-time spent packaging and shipping orders. Implemented new logistical solutions to achieve 100% on-time delivery.
? Decreased operational cost by INR 1.1M through introduction of continuous improvement metrics and processes for expedited Less-than-Truckload (LTL) network.
? Successfully inaugurated manufacturing unit in Northern Region to improve operational efficiency.
? Introduced new supplier strategy for manufacturing plants in Northern India to enhance levels of local materials production with minimum product cost.
? Consolidated suppliers for reducing inventory levels 50 % through JIT implementation.
? Played a key role in installing timer on light switch, minimising work week from 98 to 78 hours, and recycling of all shipping boxes to meet requirements of rush shipment methods.
? Successfully achieved 100% Wiki range production/volume delivery targets during peak period of consumer season. Devised inventory management initiatives that reduced over-stocked aged & financially unhealthy lines.
Additional experience as Manager – Operations (2008 – 2009) at ICICI Securities Ltd.
Educational Background
Masters of Business Administration (Marketing) - K.L.E’s Institute of Management Studies and Research, Hubli, Karnataka University, Dharwad.
Bachelors of Computer Applications - Karnataka Science College, Karnataka University, Dharwad
Certifications: APICS CSCP | SAP (SD) | Lean Management, Simplilearn – PMI: 2013