Director of Production and Manufacturing

Professional Experience

Director of Production and Manufacturing

Allstate Printing & Packaging, Clifton, NJ, 2007 – 2015 Allstate manufactures plastic cards such as gift cards, SIM cards, and prepaid phone cards for Fortune 500 clients.

• Grew company revenue from $4 million to $12 million in a three-year expansion period and increased productivity by 23%. Built new departments and new products.

• Managed manufacturing of more than 1.1 million products per day, including planning, labor and costing.

• Upgraded plant production with new technology featuring expanded manufacturing capabilities. The changes eliminated service contracts for a savings of $75,000 over five years.

• Surpassed daily production targets, reduced downtime, and improved production methods in accordance with customer demand.

• Negotiated with vendors on product upgrades, equipment, technology, warranties, and trade-ins, equipment delivery, installation and training.

• Evaluated and resolved risk management issues.

• Served as a point person for cross-functional teams: floor supervisors, quality control, management, sales, schedulers, IT, main tenance, construction and planning.

505 Rockview Ave., North Plainfield, NJ 07063 • E-Mail: ************@***.*** • Mobile: 973-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ahmad-bazbaz-pmp/13/740/289 Production Ahmad Manufacturing, and Bazbaz Supply Chain Professional About

Energetic manufacturing and technology manager with expertise in business expansion, process improvement, quality practices, and employee engagement. Enjoys the challenge of solving customer problems.

Career Highlights

Director of Production

and Manufacturing

Managed critical expansion of a plant

overhaul to meet customer demand

for mega card orders (100,000 or

more). Reduced per-card cost by 20%

and turn-around by 70%. Mega card

orders became deliverable within 24

hours.

Director of Production

and Manufacturing

Developed a new department to

service Fortune 500 companies who

require point-of-sale activation cards.

Purchased $2 million in new equip-

ment and managed the recruitment

and training of new staff. Allstate

became a major player in POSA

card manufacturing and business

increased by 40%.

Supply Chain / Sourcing Manager

Managed sourcing and collaboration

between three companies to accom-

plish a complex product manufactur-

ing request. The client was delighted

and placed $680,000 in orders in the

first year.

Supply Chain Manager

On personal initiative, adopted the

just-in-time inventory system, Near

Zero Inventory. Successful imple-

mentation resulted in annual savings

of $200,000, smaller inventories,

reduced staff, and a 40% cut in work

time.

n Proficient

at diagnosing

hitches in

operations,

manufacturing

and

production.

n Focused

on improving

processes and

procedures.

n Delivers

high-level

customer

service and

relationship

management.

n Builds

global

business

networks.

n Ensures timely production that meets

manufacturing standards and cost expectations,

while adding product improvements to boot.

Professional Experience continued

Supply Chain / Sourcing Manager

Allstate Printing & Packaging, Clifton, NJ, 2004 – 2007

• Developed policies and procedures for cost-effective operations.

• Managed all procuring and outsourcing. (20% of business was outsourced.)

• Created a unique inventory system that cleared storage space to accommodate new products coming from the company’s expanded revenue streams.

• Coordinated house and drop-with ship IT, shipping, goods on inventory specified and timelines. fulfillment to

• Managed warehouse safety standards.

• Introduced logistics systems that minimized costs and increased customer satisfaction.

• Expanded the company’s vendor network by creating a one-stop approach to multi-line deliverables, from in-house and out- sourced channels.

Ahmad Bazbaz - Production, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Professional page 2 Skills

LEADERSHIP

Strategy

Risk Management

Profit and Loss

Budgeting

Team Building

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Custom Product Development

Contract Negotiations

Strategic Partnerships

Customer Acquisition

Talent Acquisition

OPERATIONS

Quality Control

Systems/Procedures

Lean Operations

New Technologies

Process improvement

Safety & Environmental Management

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PMP

Lean Six Sigma

Customized Solutions

Documentation and Reports

SUPPLY CHAIN / SOURCING

MANAGEMENT

Internal/External Collaboration

Inbound/Outbound Operations

Supply Chain Improvements

JIT Lean Inventory System

Metrics/Measurements

Education

n Rutgers Business School, Executive Education: Mini-MBA, Business Essentials.

n Certified PMP by the Project Management Institute. n Rutgers Business School, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. n Bergen County Community College, Paramus, NJ,

AS Information Technology.

n University of Jordan, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, MS.

505 Rockview Ave., North Plainfield, NJ 07063 • E-Mail: ************@***.*** • Mobile: 973-***-**** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ahmad-bazbaz-pmp/13/740/289

Contact this candidate