Management Supply Chain

Louai Hossam Eldin Shokri Mohamed

B.sc of Pharmacy , MBA

** *** ****** ****** / **** City/1St district/Cairo/Egypt.

Telephones # +20(2) 24046385, Mobile: +201*-***-**-**.

Email: ***********@*****.***.

References available upon request

Executive summary:

• Goal-driven professional with +14 years of significant, progressive production experience that is highly applicable to production and supply chain management.

• Core knowledge and skills areas includes , Lean manufacturing practices , Operation improvement , Safety Standards and compliance, Project management, Cost control , GMP Guidelines and Procedures.

Professional Experience and Accomplishments:

Packing Section Head – Lean Leader, AstraZeneca Egypt, 12/2007 - Present.

• Working with AstraZeneca global Lean team in embedding LEAN manufacturing concepts at AstraZeneca Egypt (LEAN thinking and continuous improvement culture).

Packing Section Head, 12/2005 – 12/2007.

• Member in the facility start up team, the manufacturing philosophy based on housekeeping (5S theory), lot size reduction, machine setup reduction (SMED) and machine run rate improvement.

• Working with AstraZeneca global security team on implementing of anti counterfeit and product security at AstraZeneca Egypt.

Selected Accomplishment includes:

• Improve machines OEE “Overall Equipment Effectiveness” by more than 35%. Through reducing machine setup by 50% and increasing machines run rate by 25%. This achieved by applying lean tools (SMED, RCA), generating ideas with machine operators / technicians and engineers , improve operating team technical skills , engage and empower the operating team , use RCA” root cause analysis tools” to minimize waste and maximize repeatability , assigning resources and prioritizing improvement ideas .

• Slashed finished products inventory by more than 65% through “Pulling instead of Pushing” , applying Rhythm Production concept ,

• Cut process lead time from 15 Days to 10 days through constraint management at bottleneck operations (VSM), visual management boards and improving cross functional team work.

• Visualize workshop floor and implement 5S concept throughout 70% of operations, by demonstrate the role model, applying learning by doing and conducting extensive training.

• Improve Lean behaviors (promote right from me attitude, team work, team empowerment).

• Improve operating team technical capability by applying technical flexibility matrix.

• Align the organization to lean by applying process centric organization (Flat Organization).

Production Supervisor, Bristol Myers Squibb Egypt, 1999 – 12/2005.

Production supervisor direct team of 35 foremen, machine operators and packers, managing production volume exceed 35 M Packs per years and in charge for the following:

• Setting user requirement specifications, risk assessment for production machines.

• Perform machine operators technical assessment and qualifications.

• Managing process key performance indicators, Departmental objectives, departmental budget and evaluate manpower performance.

• Prepare validation plans, protocols, reports, work instructions, standard operating procedures, batch records, materials composition sheets and master files.

• Schedule, monitor, supervise production operations and ensure that the production process is done in compliance with SOPs and cGMPs and safety standards.

• Lead quality investigations concerning Customer Complaint identifying the root cause and prepare the appropriate Corrective / Preventive Actions.

Significant achievements include:

• Productivity award Bristol Myers Squibb Egypt 2002, 2003, 2004.

• Participated in achieving TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration – Australian GMP) compliance certification.

• Launch of 12 new products on planned time and within budget.

Production Pharmacist Alkan /Lilly Egypt 1998-1999.

Production pharmacist direct team of 18 machine operators and packers, managing production volume exceed 9 M Packs / year , and in charge for the following:

• Manufacturing of Creams/ointment/suppository /liquid/disinfectants / solid dosage forms and capsule filling.

• Supervise the third party manufacturing at different pharmaceutical companies GLOBAL NAPI / SEDICO / RAMIDA/OCTOBER Pharma and Alexandria Pharmaceutical Company.

• Significant achievement includes build good business relationship with third parties manufacturers and passed different G.M.P audits from different companies PARK- DAVIS / Eli-LILLY/BAYER.

Production Pharmacist Chemical industries development (C.I.D.) Egypt .1996-1998.

• Responsible in the solid department for preparation and compression of solid dosage forms. (Wet granulation /direct compression /capsule/ powder preparation/film/sugar coating).

Education:

• Master of Business Administration (EMBA) 2010 from Nile University, Nile University provides the degree in collaboration with IESA business school

• Total Quality Management Diploma from American University Cairo 2005.

• B.Sc, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assuit University 1995.

• Theoretical courses of Masters Degree in Industrial Pharmacy with general grade “Excellent”.

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