Karim Maher Aly

Sodic East Town, New Cairo, Egypt.

Tel. Cellular +2-010******** E-mail: ad2bl9@r.postjobfree.com WORK EXPERIENCE

Egypt Supply Chain Director & Executive Committee Member Pharaonia Pharmaceuticals – Nov’22, Present

• Led a supply chain team of 102 employees.

• Establish and manage optimal end-to-end supply chain integrated processes.

• Set supply chain department short and long-term plans.

• Work on re-structuring the supply chain department and supervise staff tasks.

• Facilitate communication between supply chain team members to ensure efforts are aligned.

• Collaborate with other functions across the organization to ensure the successful execution of supply chain support on many integrated efforts.

• Develop & govern the Sales and Operations Planning Process (S&OP).

• Prepare the supply chain budget, and monitor YTD results. Maneuvering with costs to ensure not exceeding the budget.

• Measure supply chain KPIs results VS target; accountable for course correction in case of deviation.

• Lean supply chain for less response time and enhanced speed to market. Egypt Supply Chain Director & Executive Committee Member Acrow Egypt – June’18, Oct’22

• Led a supply chain team of 65 employees.

• Re-structured the supply chain department, and develop a clear job description for each role.

• Formulated a process workflow diagram for the planning, warehouse & logistics departments.

• Set SMART objectives for all the team members, which contributed to the end-of-year performance appraisal.

• Established KPIs for the Supply Chain department; achieving 90% of annual targets.

• Created Supply Chain 5-year plan in accordance with the company OGSM plan.

• Achieved OPEX saving of 15% VS BGT; which is equivalent to EGP 300K.

• Attained 2021 revenue of 122% VS BGT.

• Utilized warehouse & logistics manpower that generates EGP 250K overtime reduction while increasing working hours to 3 shifts instead of 1 shift.

• Identified core jobs within the supply chain function; to start working on preparing successor plans.

• Introduced the Sales and Operations Process (S&OP) within the company, which improved OTIF by 10%.

• Assigned the role of production schedule to be under the Supply Chain, which improved the production scheduling adherence from 50% to 80% within 3 months.

• Slashed direct inventory value by 13 days, which enhanced the CCC.

• Decreased SLOBS from 11% to 7% within 1 year.

• Created SLA with the purchasing team that improved the RM delivery adherence by 25% within 1 year.

• Implemented 5S for 2 warehouses out of 4 within 1 year: with a 5S audit score of 95%

• Re-mapped of RM locators to ease access for running items.

• Introduced 2 fleet suppliers to have a total of 3, which increased the agility of fleet existence during peak periods.

• Maintained a wrong dispatch value of Zero EGP within 2020 & 2021. Egypt Supply Chain Director & Executive Committee Member Groupe SEB – Jul’17, May’18

• Led a supply chain team of 25 employees.

• Set supply chain department 5 years plan; matching EMEA SC BU strategy and country plan.

• Governed the Sales and Operations Planning Process (S&OP).

• Achieved 100% of Supply Chain KPIs

• Liaise with the EMEA Supply Chain BU regarding KPI’s results and corrective plans if exists.

• Concocted skill matrix for Supply Chain Team; followed by a development plan for each member.

• Prepared Supply Chain CAPEX and OPEX; with 10% OPEX saving VS BGT.

• Managed the Supply Chain activities in the Zahran Cookware acquisition with a 0% decline in cookware business KPIs.

• Integrated retail distribution concept within the logistics department for serving 5 retails.

• Decreased demurrage fees from EGP 600K to EGP 50K by registering the company in the Customs Whitelist.

• Negotiated with the customs to consider an item as RM instead of FG, which decreased its customs fees from 30% to 5% generating an annual saving of EGP 1.2MM.

• Owned the renovation of the warehouses and the movement of the FG warehouse from 3PL to in-house. Global Innovation Process Management Associate Manager - Global SC Johnson and Sons Inc – Apr’16, June’17

• Participated in global sourcing studies by providing input and information to support.

• Provided status reports and recommendations for the global management team regarding new products/base business projects.

• Trained different business functions on the new global End 2 End (E2E) process and monitor their performance to assure its integration within their functions sub-process.

• Participated in a global team that developed and rolled out a SharePoint site to house best practices, templates, training materials, and capability tools for all project managers across the globe. Global Innovation Process Management Associate Manager - Europe, Middle East & Africa SC Johnson and Sons Inc – Dec’14, Mar’16

• Member of EMEA Regional New Product Commercialization Council.

• Audited EMEA project managers to confirm the use of the published information and navigate them to close any gap.

• Set the production location strategy for the cluster, as well as the portfolio strategy. Product Commercialization Project Management - Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan SC Johnson and Sons Inc – Apr’13, Nov’14

• Represented the MENAP region within EMEA Business Region Product Supply to ensure the alignment of the regional strategies with the International Market Platform strategies.

• Identified and managed the launch of new products across the region and the phase-out projects. Logistics Manager

SC Johnson and Sons Inc Egypt – July’10, Mar’13

• Succeeded in achieving a 140% of the cost-saving target with a total annual saving of USD 500K. Lean Architect (6 months assignment)

SC Johnson and Sons Inc Egypt – April’11, September’11

• Succeeded with the lean team to increase the OEE for the main production line from 65% to 88% Supply Chain Planning Supervisor

SC Johnson and Sons Inc Egypt – January’09, July’10

• Managed to reduce the Inventory coverage days from 63 days to 48 days in 2 years scoring the highest Customer Service level of 98% – which is a record for the Egypt subsidiary. Supply Chain Planning Specialist

SC Johnson and Sons Inc Egypt – July’07, December’08

• Improved the Case Fill rate from 89% to 96% in 7 months by applying control measures to achieve the daily production plan.

International Account Advisor

Vodafone Egypt – October’06, May'07

• Provided Second Level Technical Support to Australian Vodafone Customers in troubleshooting complex issues with advanced third-generation (3G) technology applications. Assistant Logistics Manager

Shell Marketing Egypt – December’05, September’06

• Created a contractor management system that raised the “Seven Pillar Audit” rating from “unsatisfactory” to “developing”. Fleet Engineer

Shell Marketing Egypt – January’05, November’05

• Managed 4 lubes oil transport contractors including safety, organization structure, and administration. TRAINING

• Breakthrough Essentials – SC Johnson Learning Institution – Mar’15

• Crucial Conversation – Vital Smarts – Mar’15

• Influence Without Authority – University of Wisconsin – Aug’13

• Risk Management – The George Washington University – May’13.

• Introduction to Project Management – The George Washington University – Apr’13.

• Project Management Skills – Meirc (PMI Certified Training Center) – Dec’12.

• Principles to Management & Situational Leadership – SC Johnson Learning Institution – Jan’10.

• Supply Chain & Inventory Control Training – Oliver White England – June’09.

• “TRIPOD” Investigation Training – Shell Marketing Egypt – June’06. EXTRA CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

• Safari Club Head, AUC

• Activities Committee Chairman, Student Union, AUC

• Elected as a Freshmen Representative, AUC

• Member Handball Team, El-Ahly Club

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

• S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. – Recognition Certificate, managing source change project that generates saving of USD 800K.

• S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. – Thank You Certificate, Continuous Improvement

• S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. – Thank You Certificate, Improving Products, Services, and Processes

• S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. – Thank You Certificate, Reducing Inventory Days & Improve Customer Service

• S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. – Thank You Certificate, Effort / Results of Lean Transformation

• Office of Student Affairs Certificate – Distinguished Student Leader in Student Union

• Student Union Certificate – Leadership Certificate EDUCATION

Enrolled MBA, Supply Chain Management, Arab Academy for Science & Technology & Maritime Transport, Egypt. January 2005 BSc, Mechanical Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt. SKILLS

Computer skills: Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, OneNote); SAP, and Oracle. Language skills: Fluent in both Arabic and English. Technical Skills: Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Risk Management, Project Management, Planning Management, Logistics Management, Warehouse Management, Procurement & Purchasing Management, and Lean Management. Soft Skills: Leadership, Active Listening, Responsibility, Teamwork, Problem-Solving, Organized, Integrity, PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth: September 1, 1981 Nationality: Egyptian Marital Status: Married

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