Supply Chain-Demand Planning-Operations
Resume:
PARVEZ AHMED
+ Additional Details
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: May 3rd 1981
Marital Status: Married
Dependents : 4
+ Contact Details
Dubai, United Arab
Emirates
******.*****@*****.***
***********@*****.***
+ Education
Bachelors of Science-
Chemistry 1997-2002
Software Programming-
NIIT.
1999-2002
+ Hobbies
Writing
Reading
Cricket
l Demand & Supply Planning l Business Intelligence l Strategic Planning and Implementation l Warehouse Management l Pricing Strategy l Project Management l Process Improvement l Distribution Planning l Operations l Sales Administration l Inventory Management l SAP l CRM l
+ About Me:
Dedicated and professional expert in business operations. Worked in different areas of planning and execution, have developed extensive decision making and communication skills. With Strong Analytical Skills and diverse background in Demand and Product Planning, Looking forward for an extended career in Supply Chain.
+ Professional Experience
Head Of Operations – Continental Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, KSA
• Led Warehousing, Sales Administration, Business Intelligence, Market Planning, Key User, Order Processing and Distribution Activities in the kingdom.
• Smooth Transition to new Warehouse and Distribution Service Provider.
• Set up Warehouses in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.
• Implemented system and processes to improve efficiency to reduce cost.
• Improved Forecasting Process, considering all the aspects from Business intelligence, Pricing, Competition Analysis and
• Played a key role in Optimizing Product Portfolio.
• Working within the monthly budget meeting and going above projected revenue goals.
Key Achievements:
Ramped up 3 Warehouses in the region.
Implemented Standard operating procedures in all areas of the business. Jul 18 –
Present
• Aligning and reconcile Business Inquiries and Orders with Forecast.
• Interact with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers.
• System Support to Central Order Desk Team.
• Run the feasibility check for Demand plans before finalizing the details.
• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
• Data Cleansing and generating monthly statistical forecast reports.
• Managing Product Portfolio.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• Head Preview Meeting for Monthly and Yearly Estimates.
• Prepare Yearly Budget Plan.
Key Achievements:
Ramp up new Warehouse in Dubai.
Improved operating procedures to ensure optimum mission readiness for Base Supply for current and future operations. Developed, wrote, and published Base Supply Key Control which increased accountability by 90%.
Head of Distribution and Planning, Continental Middle East Dubai, UAE
Apr 16 –
Jun 18
+ Language
Hindi – Native
English – Fluent
Market Planner– Continental Middle East –
Dubai, UAE
• Aligning and reconcile Business Inquiries and Orders with Forecast.
• Interact with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers. Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Customer Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
• Run the feasibility check for Demand plans before finalizing the details.
• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
• Prepare Yearly Budget.
Key Achievements:
Improved Forecast Accuracy from 13% to 24%.
sales and statistical forecasts performance reports on aggregate level as well as item level for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings. Oct 14 –
Mar 16
Consumer Demand Planner – Goodyear Middle East & Africa
– Dubai, UAE
Feb 13 –
Sep 14
• Data Cleansing and generating monthly statistical forecast reports.
• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
• Maintaining Product Portfolio.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• Aligning and reconcile Business Inquiries and Orders with Forecast.
• Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
Key Achievements:
Enhanced forecast Accuracy from 22% to 45%.
Created multiple reports in Microsoft Access on raw data files. Used by production planners to determine order quantities, analyze service level, slow moving inventory etc.
Demand Planner – Nestle Bahrain and Qatar – Manama, Bahrain Jun 09 – Jan 13
• Lead forecast and inventory planning meetings with Marketing Managers, reviewing recommended sales forecasts and inventory goals Managing Stock Cover by Materials based on the Allotted Target.
• Proactively facilitating, re-engineering, best practices & consensus between functional experts (Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Sales & Marketing, Operations, and Finance).
Key Achievements:
Improved Forecast Accuracy from 67% to 78%.
Installed Standard Operating Procedures in both NBT and NQT Organization.
Sales Administration Officer – Nestle Bahrain and Qatar – Manama, Bahrain (2 Direct Reports)
Feb 05–
May 09
• Handling Direct Delivery Operations.
• Managing & Monitoring Budgets with creation of Different Trade Activities in the CRM / SAP System.
• Organizing Monthly Management Meeting with all the Relevant Stakeholders.
+ Projects
GLOBE Implementation.
Forecast Accuracy
Vendor Manage Inventory
Improving Service Level
KPI Implementation
Block Production
Warehouse Ramp up.
DOT Optimization
+ Certifications
Continental EMEA
Leadership Development
Program,
Germany / Spain
Awards
Employee of the Qtr.
Award (2012-2013)
Goodyear ME.
Fast Tracker
Continental Middle East.
Dubai, UAE.
+ Training Attended
-Time Management
-Presentation Skills
-Direct Delivery
-7 Habits of Highly
Effective People.
-TIRE Basics Training.
-Wellness & Stress
Management.
-Project Management.
-Leadership Development
Program
-APO SAP
- FIRE SAFETY
+ Training Delivered
- Presentation Skills
- Direct Delivery
- SAP Training
- MS Excel
- MS Access
- APO Training.
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