Supply Chain Planning

IMRAN HOSSAIN LEON, MBA

Demand & Supply Planning l Manufacturing l Inventory Management l SI&OP l IBP Scarborough, ON; ***********@*****.***; 437-***-****; https://www.linkedin.com/in/imran-hossain-leon-917a8939/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Focused and result oriented Supply Chain Professional with over 13 years of track record in diverse functions of Supply Chain: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics and Distribution. Experienced in SAP (APO, PP, DP, SD), EPICOR & Kinaxis. Looking for opportunities to bring difference in organizational value chain with efficient and future ready solutions utilizing my skills and experience. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Demand Planning Supply Planning Production Planning Inventory Planning

Distribution Logistics Manufacturing Continuous Improvement

Management Reporting Budgeting SI&OP / IBP SAP, EPICOR, Kinaxis PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Boston Scientific

Senior Supply Chain Planner July-2022 to Till Date

Lead the Supply Management of monthly SI&OP cycle.

Analyze Demand Plan and build product family wise monthly Production Plan for 100+ SKUs based on line capacity, labor & raw material availability and guide line-planner for execution of weekly plan.

Interact frequently with sales & marketing, Global Supply Chain and Project Team to balance supply and demand to minimize backorders and increase service level.

Report any Demand variation and develop Inventory scenario, Component Heat map, Manufacturing Strategy and Distribution roadmap. Validate against the high side and low side Demand Plan identifying gaps and proposing solutions / recommendations to resolve gaps.

Lead Transfer planning of 8 product lines from Canada to Costa Rica (creating Finished Goods & component inventory projection, updating production plan with Regulatory timeline, Planning Ramp up Ramp down of manufacturing locations etc.)

Work on operational excellence projects and ensure supply chain readiness to meet project deadlines.

Lead all purchasing activities for projects including sourcing, price negotiation, execution of supply agreement, PO placement, expedite shipments if required to ensure on time Raw Material availability. Key Achievements:

Reduced backorder to 0.2% from 1.8% and increased service level to 98.3% from 95.2% in 2023 by implementing SI&OP, OTDM and streamlining process flow.

Successfully led all FD planning (both Production and Material) activities from LMR to FMR in coordination with GSC, NPI, Planning (MIS & CR) and Purchasing team. TerrAscend

Demand Planner November-2021 to June-2022

Create province wise SKU wise Monthly Demand Plan for 100+ Cannabis product with an annual value of 40 million CAD based on historical data, industry trends, provincial and retail customer inventory levels to avoid out of stock situation as well as stock obsolescence.

Executed the demand planning process, resolving ambiguities, addressing forecast biases, and delivering customer-level demand forecasts.

Developed and monitored process metrics to drive adherence, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Lead IBP Step-2 Meeting and present category wise demand plan to Management committee.

Effectively managed product life cycle in the demand plan by accurately tracking product launches, phase- outs, and limited production items, ensuring seamless transitions and inventory optimization.

Led the collaborative forecasting process with customer and channel teams to establish baseline dollar forecasts, ensuring alignment with lower-level SKU forecasts. Key Achievements:

Introduced Bottom-Up Demand Planning process and achieved 76% forecast accuracy for M-1. Anatolia Tile+Stone

Production Planner December-2020 to October-2021

Provide production team with accurate Production Orders, Work Instructions, drawings and product labels.

Perform all production related SAP tasks from creation of item masters to releasing finished goods to warehouses.

Estimate and order raw materials required for production accurately and timely.

Maintain an accurate and up-to-date inventory of raw materials and consumable through coordinating monthly physical counts and accurate material consumption. Key Achievements:

Reduced inventory variance of Merchandising Department from 136000 CAD to 2700 CAD within 10 months by streamlining workflow, improving efficiency and accurate input in SAP. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

Merchant Support Officer January-2020 to November-2020

Investigate and resolve exceptional, invalid or incomplete retail and non-credit customer requests by Data analysis and using ECIF, TSYS and COINS software; provide complete and accurate statistics and reports as required (e.g. work and time sheets, statistic gathering, investigative reports) for review by Team Leader. Berger Paints BD Ltd. 9 Years 8 Months

Manager Distribution Network August-2019 to October 2019

Responsible for Inventory Planning and Replenishment Planning of Finished Goods; manage, control and strategize the overall supply network operation, inventory management and Logistics of 22 warehouses across the country to support the paint business of 400 million CAD per annum.

Develop and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams (Procurement, Vendors, 3PL, Sales, Manufacturing and Finance) to ensure desired customer service levels is achieved.

Support in smooth functioning of Inventory replenishment and monitor to minimize Slow-moving, Non- moving and obsolescence/ damage of Inventory at the Sales Depots. Key Achievements:

Designed and executed plan for optimization of national distribution cost through bringing uniformity in own transport fleet and effective vendor management ensuring annual savings of approximately 40000 CAD. Manager - Category Demand Planning February-2015 to July 2019

Lead Monthly Consensus Demand Planning process to develop sales location wise SKU wise unconstrained demand forecast for 18 months horizon based on historical data, industry trends and gathered intelligence from customer, sales, and Marketing, focusing on maintaining monthly theme accuracy and minimizing Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and BIAS.

Serve as the primary liaison among relevant cross functional departments like Sales & Marketing, Finance, Production, other stake-holder units of Supply Chain (Purchase, Customer Service, Distribution and Logistics) following changes / launches to ensure accurate forecasting.

Co-ordinate and lead monthly Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) cycle with cross functional team consisting of Marketing, Sales and Finance to align to an unbiased forecast number.

Highlight Risk and Opportunities of Demand Plan in S&OP meetings on regular basis and provide appropriate recommendations on mitigation activities.

Create demand plans for Long Term Capacity Planning (LTCP) and AOP for the assigned portfolio.

Act as the custodian of Master Data for all Finished Goods in the SAP ERP system. Key Achievements:

Managed portfolio of approximately 900 active SKU and 35 Brands worth 150 million CAD per Year while achieved Forecast Accuracy of 77% in 2019 from 72% in 2015 for M-1.

Lead Innovation & Renovation (I & R) process and Meetings to ensure launching of 6 new brands and revamping of 4 existing brands in 2019 (Jan-Oct) generating additional revenue of 1 million CAD.

Built Customer wise Sales Database which is used extensively for forecasting of B2B products; helped in reduction of Slow moving/ Nonmoving stock by 15%.

Assistant Manager-Production January-2014 to January-2015 Production Officer March-2010 to December-2013

Prepare production plan of finished goods worth of 100 million CAD per Year in collaboration with supply chain (Master Production Scheduler and Customer Service) to optimize utilization of equipment, processes and manpower; and maintain desired stock level of finished goods, raw materials and packaging materials.

Key Achievements:

Introduced semi-automatic water and emulsion charging system in water-based plant which increased productivity by 6%.

EDUCATION

MBA, Finance, University of Dhaka 2010-2012

B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology 2004-2009

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