ARSLAN WAHEED BUTT

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CNH Industrial

Material Planner

March 2022 – June 2022 Fargo, ND, USA

Controlled and scheduled the flow of goods, information, and resources.

Procurement of material/parts, warehousing and distribution of raw materials, goods-in process, inventory management.

Controlled the commercial impact of the complete range of activities (Including receiving, locating, and dispatching, sourcing, purchasing, and optimizing inventory levels).

Analyzed contractual commitments, customer specifications, designed changes, and other data to plan and develop logistic program activities from conceptual stage through life cycle of product.

Developed and implemented program activities, coordinated efforts of subcontractors, suppliers, production departments, and field service personnel, and resolved problems in area of logistics to ensure meeting of commitments.

Developed suppliers regarding improving their delivery performance.

Analyzed MRP to ensure firm period schedule changes get incorporated into the supplier delivery schedule.

Firmed the orders in a timely fashion to allow the suppliers enough time to fulfill CNH’s needs.

Minimized obsolescence exposure for parts that engineering intends on changing.

Coordinated expedites from suppliers as needed to support production needs.

Maintained appropriate inventory levels ensuring the suppliers ship on time.

Worked with suppliers to ensure they can meet future capacity needs.

John Deere

Supply Management Planner

July 2021 – March 2022 Fargo, ND, USA

Scheduled and expedited the delivery of purchased materials to support a production plan including recommendations for premium logistic alternatives when appropriate.

Processed suppliers’ non-conformances and expedited corrective actions.

Worked with the Supply Management Specialist to maintain an ongoing relationship with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve supplier performance; measured the performance of the suppliers and defined corrective actions; negotiated with suppliers to resolve short-term performance problems.

Executed inventory plans using systems parameters and material replenishment strategies to achieve inventory/asset management and material flow goals.

Derived continuous improvement in terms of performance with the supply base using Achieving Excellence process and criteria.

Executed the logistics requirements for the supplier concerning containers packaging methods and parameters; arranged agreements with the suppliers on appropriate logistics processes.

Worked with Supply Management Specialist managing low-to-medium complex commodities and supply base.

Resolved shipping and receiving problems to ensure prompt and accurate payments to suppliers.

Ritchie Bros.

Procurement Specialist

January 2020 – September 2020 Vancouver, Canada

Managed and lead the procurement process including preparing specifications; created and issued documents; analyzed submissions; lead and facilitated evaluation teams; negotiated and executed documents in an ethical manner.

Prioritized and responded to internal procurement requests, made decisions on when to escalate, liaise with other stakeholders, or execute requests and documents.

Managed the procurement processes including identifying specifications, creating and issuing documents, and executing documents as per the company’s requirements.

Communication and teamwork: liaised with legal, I.T. department, and other related business departments.

Processed urgent requests for purchasing and performed troubleshooting to ensure operational integrity.

Created payment packages for the A/R team concerning our suppliers.

Actively involved in the procurement to payment cycle.

Onboarded new suppliers after conducting the requisite due diligence. Made purchase orders to be shared with suppliers.

Mustang Survival

Supply Chain Administrator

November 2019 – January 2020 Vancouver, Canada

Processed requests and filed shipping documents.

Fulfilled responsibilities for procurement, storage, and documentation of materials according to production needs, working closely with production managers to understand requests and targets.

Managed network of vendors, distributors, service providers and sub-contractors to meet quality, service, delivery, cost, risk mitigation and vendor capabilities.

Implemented and negotiate vendor agreements to protect the company’s interests. Managed and communicate with Purchasing, Shipping, and Receiving Personnel.

Storage management for all inventories including housekeeping of storage areas.

Managed tracking systems for shared tools and equipment throughout shop.

Minimized unnecessary stock of materials, consumables, etc.

Managed return of defective or unwanted products, including credit negotiation.

Established and monitored metrics to evaluate performance of overall supply chain.

Incorporated and supported a culture of continuous improvement to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.

H&H Exchange Company (Pvt) Limited

Senior Manager Operations

August 2015 – September 2019 Lahore, Pakistan

Reconciled the bank and branch's account on daily basis.

Directly involved in dealing with the corporate clients by providing them with proactive and efficient service.

Maintained a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger.

Managed the monthly and quarterly bank compliance activities performed in a timely and accurate manner, also supported the budget and forecasting activities.

Responsibilities included End to End Procurement to Payment Cycle and understanding of financial risks with emphasis on liquidity, profitability and going concern issues.

Procter & Gamble

Procurement Specialist (Middle East, Europe, Asia & Pakistan Flexibles, Labels & Rigid Packaging)

September 2013 – August 2015 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for collaborating with over 65 vendors for quarterly and bi-annual price updates; managed the budget of $1.5 million annually of buying flexibles and rigid packing material for the MENA region.

Worked on SAP Material Management (F6P& F5P).

Initiated a cost saving procurement project with P&G supplier in Germany for 5% cost reduction in their business.

Delivered annual targets for Cost & Cash, complexity and innovation projects, value improvement plans, payment term extensions, inflation reductions, and complexity reduction.

Worked closely with the R&D teams to drive big global projects and to get new materials and suppliers on board.

Managed blocked invoices of all the suppliers, responsible for releasing invoices after completion, as well as conducting thorough analysis on reasoning.

Conducted monthly forecasting, and managed inflation mitigation for “Contact Flexibles”, materials for the cluster countries.

Influenced stake holders as well as internal partners including, (Procurement Operations, Planning, and R&D packaging) teams on the strategy and executing the strategies to fruition.

Interacted with accounts payable team to release the payment of the vendors as per supply terms.

Managed all procurement files to ensure they meet all certifications required by the government and all customers also generate PO’s.

State Life Insurance Corporation Largest Insurance Company of Pakistan having assets of USD 4 Billion

Assistant Manager Procurement (AP Region)

December 2011 – August 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Proactively identified new processes to improve business performance and efficiencies on assigned projects.

Effectively communicated, contributed, and consulted senior managers and top-level management of various Vendors, developing a strong personal collaboration.

Provided support to the planning team and purchasing manager in all aspects of the operations activities, including but not limited to purchase orders.

Evaluation of claims/requests for contract variations and maintaining follow-up until closeout of the contract period.

Interaction with accounts payable team to release the payments to the vendors as per supply

terms.

Developed and maintained price mechanisms with primary suppliers.

Reviewed updates and maintained purchase orders until they were closed.

Habib Bank Limited

One of the largest banks in Pakistan encompassing a nationwide network of branches Investment Manager

April 2008 – December 2011 Lahore, Pakistan

Team leader for carrying out test of internal controls on business processes and substantive testing of various transactions.

Report and escalate issues to the line manager when required.

Developed procedures to foresee and assess risks associated with the asset in terms of maintenance cost, parts availability, redundancy, and to initiate the upgrading process.

Raised awareness and communication of risks to those charged with governance through meetings, formal management letters and presentations.

Actively engaged in the preparation of planning and strategy documents for audit.

Carried out review for improvement of existing practices and gave presentations to senior management.

EDUCATION

Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) August,2007

Lahore School of Economics

BBA, Honors July,2005

The University of Lahore

FSC 12th Standard (Pre-Engineering) May,2002

Government College University Lahore

Additional Skills & Experiences

Strong negotiation, relationship building, excellent inter-personal skills, influencing skills and stakeholder management skills.

Literacy of SAP, Oracle, Epicor, QuickBooks, CMS and Microsoft Office Suite.

Fluency in written/spoken English & Urdu.

Highly motivated and diligent individual with an academic background combined with excellent leadership quality and service.

Enthusiastic team player and outgoing personality with a desire to complete challenging tasks, commitment to continuous learning, desire to set and achieve goals.

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