JOHN GEORGE

***-**, **** ****, *** Floor Apt, Bellerose, NY – 11426

US Phone # 516-***-**** / Mobile # 516-***-****, Skype: jibygeorge7

UAE Phone # 009****-*******, Email: ab569n@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Challenging Position in an International Supply Chain Management environment that requires a high level of Co-ordination, Operational, and decision making skills in an Organization that can offer innumerable challenges.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant GM: Retail Supply Chain June 2009 till date

Al Futtaim Retail – Corporate HQ (www.al-futtaim.com).

Promoted from a Brand Logistics Role to Handle a Global Corporate role.

• Formulate International Retail Supply Chain Strategies for AF Retail Division having global brands - Marks & Spencer, Ikea, Toys R Us, Watches & Jewellery, ACE, Hasbro, Ladybird, Intersport, Danier, Plug-Ins Electronics, Guess, Esprit, in order to help the business achieve company’s key objectives on sales, margins and stock levels.

• 200 Retail Outlets, 9 Countries – 3 Million Square ft. Retail Space.

• Group Financial Turnover : USD 10 Billion (Retail Division : 2 Billion)

• Direct Reports – 3 Senior Managers Based in UAE, Egypt, Lebanon

• Dotted Line Reports – 5 Brand Logistics Managers and 4 Assistant Managers

Key Achievements

• Project Manager for DC Relocation of 2.1 Million singles of Garments from an Existing Facility to a brand New Fashion Logistics Centre without any disruption of the business for Marks & Spencer.

• Delivered Balanced Budgets on Logistics Spend from 2009 to 2012. Annual Logistics Spend : USD 35 Million

• Setup Fast Fashion / Speed to Market Concept with Fashion Brand Principles in Asia(China, HongKong, Sri-Lanka, Indonesia and Europe (Italy, UK) . Successful Implementation Yielded Savings of 15 - 20% on Supply chain Costs, Reduced Lead times and Increased Availabilities in Stores

• Delivered 20 % saving on Freight Costs to the Retail Business by Direct Tie up’s with Shipping liners, despite Capacity and Price Challenges Globally.

• Setup a Retail Logistics Structure from Inception for Egypt, Levant and GCC.

• Nominated for “Young Achiever of the Year in Logistics” by LOG.LEO Middleast Awards for 2009.

• Part of Retail Leadership Team to Design and Deliver the SupplyChain Strategy for the 5 Year Plan to achieve a Sales Target of USD 4 Billion by 2016

Logistics Manager – Service Office. January 2008 - May 2009

IKEA, UAE (www.ikeauae.com)

Promoted to Country Office to Handle Key Logistics Functionality of a territory that does Volume in Excess of 8000 TEU’s annually.

• Direct Reports – 2 Senior Managers Based in IKEA UAE Regional office

Key Achievements

• Worked Closely with IFPM (IKEA Franchise & Project Management Team, in Greece) in Implementation of Sales Stop / Quality Issues for UAE within the Project time frame.

In Store Logistics Manager. October 2004 – December 2007

IKEA, UAE (www.ikeauae.com)

Recruited to be a member of the Project team (Logistics) on the most high profile project of building of the IKEA, DFC store costing over USD $ 100 Million - 25,400 M2 within 18 months.

• Direct Reports– 3 Senior Managers (Inventory, Recovery, Warehouse)

• Dotted Line Reports– 62 (4 Assistant Managers, 58 Warehouse Operative)

Key Achievements

• Introduced and Implemented the Internal Audit function within the in store logistics department to ensure process controls.

• Passed the Commercial Review for In Store Logistics with 75% Score, conducted in January 2007, IKEA Dubai, UAE – The only Store to pass in the region in 2007.

• Delivered the Store opening with complete Success on all Logistics Activities – More than 1500 Tasks in the Project time plan including Recruitment of the Management Team, Training, Goods Flow, System Implementation and Migration.

Head of Ops & Contract Manager: Retail Logistics. September 2000 -2004

GAC LOGISITCS, DUBAI - UAE (www.gacworld.com)

Joined as Shift supervisor, Promoted to Head of Operations and Contract Manager for Major Fashion Retail Client: Marks & Spencer with 2 years of Employment.

• Direct Reports – 4 Senior Managers.

• Dotted Line Reports – 55 Warehouse Operatives

Key Achievements

• Independently Managing the M&S/ACE Hardware Warehousing/Logistics & Supply Chain Management Contract from an Operational & Strategic perspective including Client liaison at all levels on Operational activities.

• To maintain the Budgeted costs vis-à-vis actual costs involved for the Logistics operations. The M&S/ACE distribution budget is worth USD$ 4.5 million / annum

• Managing more than 25,000 SKU’s, and during peak operating with a monthly volume of nearly 1.5 Million individual singles for Inbound/Outbound Shipments.

• Consistently Maintained KPI’s on Picking and Delivery Accuracy at 99.90% during 2003 / 2004

Management Trainee. July 1999 – August 2000

MAERSK LINE, INDIA (www.maerskline.com)

Recruited directly from the Business College Placement Unit to be part of the Maersk management Trainee Program based in Bangalore, India

Key Achievements

• Secured Milestone targets in business acquisitions with Key suppliers - Foods, Chemicals for Exports out of Bangalore to US & Europe within 6 months of Trainee program

EDUCATION

MBA - Master of Business Administration (School of Management Studies): 1997 –

1999 Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala, India (www.smscusat.org)

COMPUTER SKILLS

• MS-Office Packages (Excel, Word, Power Point, MS Project )

• SAP : ECC6 : IM & WMS Modules

• Navision : IKEA In store logistics & WMS .(Super User Status)

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

• Trainings on Retail Logistics & Store Operations for Supply Chain Integration, Lean Logistics in Europe with Inter IKEA Systems BV.

• Management & Leadership Development Program.

• Balance Scorecard Practioner from GAC Logistics Academy

HONORS / CERTIFICATIONS

• Certifications from United Nations for General Knowledge – 1987 - 1992.

• Certification from Major Daily – Young Times for Young Reporter – 1990

• Key Note Speaker at Various Supply Chain Seminars and Conferences in UAE

International References Can be provided upon request.

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