Muhammad Waleed Sabur
Luxembourg
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Planning manager
Amazon EU SARL
2024.04 - Current
- Responsible for strategic decision making for customer fulfillment and cost optimality for the Germany Amazon network.
Snr. Production Planning Lead
Amazon EU SARL
2021.12 - 2024.03
- Responsible for leading the production planning team for the German Amazon fulfilment center network (8 FCs planned by 4 Analysts)
- Core responsibilities include; delivering of a 13-week capacity plan on a weekly basis with high level of performance planning accuracy and a robust hiring strategy
- Key stakeholders: Operations finance, Supply chain, Hiring team, Regional directors.
Production Planning Analyst
Amazon EU SARL
2019.08 - 2021.11
- Responsible for the Production Planning as well as cost and service optimization for fulfilment centers in Germany, Poland and Czech Republic
- Interacting with and influencing business and finance customers to gather, calculate and present data
- Supporting with input forecasting using trend analysis and statistical modeling to drive decision making
- Building short/medium- and long-term operational plans to minimize variable costs associated with staffing Analyzing and solving business problems with focus on understanding data deviations, their root causes, and driving forward-looking opportunities Communicating complex analysis and insights to stakeholders and business leaders, both verbally and in writing
- Participate in global operational and production planning initiatives and project roll outs to cater to growing business needs Propose, develop and promote process improvement and standardization across all sites in the network The position involves remote communication via Amazon Technologies with colleagues and teams in EU/worldwide
Materials Management (Regional Vendor Scheduler – Pakistan and China)
The Coca-Cola Company
2018.02 - 2019.07
- Responsible for the purchase, logistics and import of direct materials for the entire Coca-Cola Pakistan Portfolio, comprising of over 150 Raw and packaging materials from 57 suppliers (global and local) with an annual spend of over 1.4 Million USD
- Additionally, assigned the purchase of direct materials for Coca-Cola China Juices portfolio (45 materials)
- Also appointed as the backup for Coca-Cola India
- Supplier Management and Development – Direct materials Pakistan and China Import and logistics management – Direct materials Pakistan Purchase Order Management – Direct Materials Pakistan and China Business Planning (preparation of materials / ingredients requirement) Vendor innovation management
Demand Supply Planning - Distribution Requirement Planner
Nestle Pakistan Ltd
2015.09 - 2018.01
- Responsible for maintaining stock covers at all 3 national distribution centers for all portfolios supplying Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Directly managed and scheduled a fleet of over 70 vehicles working along with global logistics experts such as Allied, Agility and DHL
- Total Quality Management, Focus Improvement Pillar Member Supply Chain Total Quality Management, Goal Alignment Pillar Leader D&SP Achievement of Variable distribution cost targets (2016-2017) Transport planning accuracy achieved (OTIF) Freshness of Stock maintained at 95% Achievement of Finished Goods target inventory levels at 96% Collaborated with inter market supply planners for replenishment of stocks in various countries.
Physical Logistics - Team Lead Operations
Nestle Pakistan Ltd
2014.06 - 2015.08
- Led a team of 36 individuals responsible for incoming and outgoing finished goods at the national distribution center, averaging around 60 vehicles per shift (1400+ pallets) Total Quality Management, Goal Alignment Pillar Leader Physical Logistics Total Quality Management, Focus Improvement, Lean value stream Pillar Member Physical Logistics Streamlined liaising between 3 teams (NDC and HUB and RP) Achieved labor productivity beyond target to reap Savings of 0.13 million rupees in under 6 months
- Minimized loading abnormalities
- Devised the Operational Master Plan for entire Physical logistics Pakistan Improved old and developed new KPIs (key performance indicators) for Physical logistics Pakistan Timely coordination with Distribution Requirement Planner and Demand Supply Planner for internal shifting to avoid incurrence of extra freight cost.
Inventory Associate (Supply Chain) at the Materials & Services department
Engro Eximp
2014.01 - 2014.05
- Looking after a total of 8 green warehouses spread across the country leading a team of 4 inventory officers managed to streamline the cycle count process Managed to bring up Inventory accuracy from 66% to 99.79% by performing fastidious cycle counts.
Project Lead (TAT) at the Materials & Services department
Engro Eximp
2013.09 - 2013.12
- Project: To measure turnaround-time (TAT) of vehicles in paddy season and reduce it to 3.5 hours from 9 hours per vehicle
- Developed systems to gather and monitor data pertaining to truck TAT.
Field Service Internee at the Technical Services Department
Tetra Pak Pakistan
2011.07 - 2011.08
- Assigned to troubleshoot the new A3/Speed packaging machine at Haleeb Foods LTD
- Weekly report drafting of the workings of the machine
- Understanding of PLC operation and training of operators on basic PLC operations.
Education
BSc. Engineering Sciences (Semiconducting and Superconducting devices) -
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Skills
Academic knowledge of Technical Report Writing, Project Management, Human Resource Management & Total Quality Management.
Pivot table, SQL linking, DB pulls.
- Capacity Planning
- Demand forecasting
- Materials Management
- Supply Chain Coordination
Awards
- Member of Black belt team to successfully complete the first Black belt in Nestle Pakistan for developing a sustainable & effective value chain for Popularly Positioned Products generating
- Certified "Train the Trainer"
- Winner of best DMAIC project Nestle Pakistan (2016)
- 2nd Prize for Best Final Year Design Project for the "Synthesis of YBCO, its Characterization and Optimization" (2012)
- Academic Scholarship holder, Salamat-ICAS (2006-2008)
- Vice-President Literary and Poetry Society, Salamat-ICAS (2007-2008)
Extracurricular Activities
Outside of work, I am an avid footballer, a fitness fanatic and I dabble a little bit into modeling as well. I play my guitar on the weekends and try my luck at cooking.
Projects
WIG: Demurrage and detention reduction on imported materials Black Belt Team Member: Developing a sustainable & Effective Value Chain for Popularly Positioned Products White Belt Project Leader: 20% Reduction of office supply buying (1 Million PKR savings) White Belt Project Leader: Reduction in Bad Goods by 20% Synthesis of YBCO using the sintering technique was done using precise weight measurements of Yittrium oxide, Barium and Copper Oxide. Optimization; attaining superconductivity at higher critical temperature, was experimented with during the oxidation phase by varying the exposure time.
Timeline
Production Planning manager
Amazon EU SARL
2024.04 - Current
Snr. Production Planning Lead
Amazon EU SARL
2021.12 - 2024.03
Production Planning Analyst
Amazon EU SARL
2019.08 - 2021.11
Materials Management (Regional Vendor Scheduler – Pakistan and China)
The Coca-Cola Company
2018.02 - 2019.07
Demand Supply Planning - Distribution Requirement Planner
Nestle Pakistan Ltd
2015.09 - 2018.01
Physical Logistics - Team Lead Operations
Nestle Pakistan Ltd
2014.06 - 2015.08
Inventory Associate (Supply Chain) at the Materials & Services department
Engro Eximp
2014.01 - 2014.05
Project Lead (TAT) at the Materials & Services department
Engro Eximp
2013.09 - 2013.12
Field Service Internee at the Technical Services Department
Tetra Pak Pakistan
2011.07 - 2011.08
BSc. Engineering Sciences (Semiconducting and Superconducting devices) -
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
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