Noman Uddin

I have a long career of inventory management with large textile and steel manufacturing industries in Pakistan and international exposure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for managing large scale of diversified categories of SKUs that has seen me conquer the roles in both managing the operational and technological utilization/advancement of the inventory management. I have had direct experience managing a large operational network at multiple sites/warehouses, as well as leading a large team of highly technical individuals that support the customer department with uninterrupted supply of inventory with accuracy

I have been in Management roles since 2015, predominantly in the development of strategic set up of the warehouse, implementing controlling/optimization tools of the stocks and track record of the stock utilization as per requirement/BOM. My experience has always skewed toward managing performance and strategic development

Manager Cotton Inventory
June 2022 – To Date

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan 
Management of Cotton and Fiber (Raw Material) warehouses of Spinning units with Raw Comber warehouse and Finished Goods of Fiber Bleaching segment that produce the surgical cotton for export
Responsible for over 150K bales stock comprise of imported/local cotton/fiber/wastes on about 700,000 square feet area in 5 warehouses and handle raw materials and finished goods of fiber bleaching segment of the organization
Schedule and plan local/import consignments with procurement/import associates to release the logistics resource from respective warehouse in efficient manner
Coordination with customer departments for the smooth flow of materials
Put effective control to reduce depletion of the material in the warehouses
Ensure the physical lot tracking system is effectively integrated with oracle system (EBS)
Identification of aging stocks with the stake-holders and drive its remedial through consumer department
Planning of finish goods export containers loading along with fiber bleaching and shipping department leads and ensure the timely departure of the containers for export
Ensure the accuracy of the finish goods for export are loaded according to the packing list
Deal with external inspection team (when required)
Implementation of cycle counts
Suggest technological/process improvement in the warehouse to the management
Report of stock flows/positions to the management

Manager Warehouse
September 2020 – April 2022

Agha Steel Industries Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan 
Responsible for storage of stock up to 3000 Metric Tons and for distribution operations of materials
Involved in material planning process of imported items to maintain the stock at efficient level
Scheduling of the import containers for offloading with import department to evade detentions/demurrage
Cycle counts implementation
Lead monthly stock counts by internal audit team and annual statutory audit
Identification of aging stocks and their further treatment
Implementation of HSE norms
Regular/preventive maintenance schedules of MHEs under use of the warehouse with respective technical staff
Coordination with SAP consultant to propose/identify the improvements in SAP to enhance the controls on transactions
Propose the technological advancement to enhance the operations of the warehouse
Reporting of all store stock related affairs to the top management

Manager Planning & Warehousing
October 2015 – September 2020

Amna Industries (Pvt) Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan 
Converse with the customer for their order plans and coordinate with the production leads for the capacity accordingly
Develop production schedule with the production team and share the schedule with the customer accordingly
Coordinate with customer for the greige fabric arrival in the warehouse according to the schedule
Coordinate with the processing lead for the execution of the process as per the scheduling and allocation of processing resources to meet the delivery calendar
Keep track follow-up with the processing department till the lot/batch completes the processing cycle
Responsible for finished fabric warehouse and its quality checking team for over 250 tons of knitted fabric stock and forward the checking reports as per standard checklist to QA for further decision
Ensure effective application of lot tracking system till the completion of whole process of the fabric and deliver to the customer
Keep track record of the stock that is hold/reject by QA and does not meet the standards of customer and coordinate with processing for its re-working/processing 
Coordination with processing for the visible wastage control
Direct the contractual logistics resources in effective manner for distribution operations
Reporting of complete lot status to the top management
Ensure the dispatching of processed OKAY fabric as per agreed delivery schedule to the customers and meet the target of approx. 40 tons dispatching per day
Reports order wise delivered/balances to the top management

Manager Planning & Warehousing
April 2015 – September 2015

Alkaram Textile Mills Ltd – Karachi, Pakistan 
Responsible for finished fabric warehouse for over 200,000 kgs stock of knitted fabric for home textile
Ensure the availability of OK fabric as per running order(s) in the warehouse
Coordination with production head for wastages controlling on cutting floor
Reporting of stock to all stake holders and top management

Senior Deputy Manager Stores
February 2009 – April 2015

Cresox (Pvt) Ltd Former Renfro Crescent (Pvt) Ltd – Karachi, Pakistan 
Responsible to maintain inventory categories of Yarn, Dyes & Chemical, Packaging, and General & Spares which comprises of more than 8,000 items (imported & local) with accuracy and stocks reporting to the management
In depth coordination with production planning associates to plan production as per available stocks and planning of future needs
Assigned to align external deliveries of particular raw materials category as per mill production planning by coordinating with concern vendors
Identify slow/dead stock for further utilization/disposal 
Administer all external compliance audits of stores in association with the customer compliance regulations
Optimum usage of available inventory with control on new purchase indents
Identification of slow/dead stocks and coordinate for their further usage/disposal
Reporting of all stock movements and stock holdings to the management

Warehouse Incharge –Central Warehouse and Project Warehouse
August 2007 – January 2009

Binzagr Factory for Insulation Materials – Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
Responsible for over 1.5 million meter of insulation materials stock with inventory accuracy as per assigned projects and reporting to finance heads and project leads, 
Ensure proper recording of all projects requirements in reflection with their respective bill of materials and reporting of additional requirements by the project to the costing department
Handling of logistics resources efficiently to transport materials to the respective projects
Responsible to implement all HSE obligations that are mandatory to maintain on-site
Suggest technological advancement in the process

Executive Officer Central Inventory
June 2002 – August 2007

Feroze 1888 Mills Limited former Feroze Textile Industries (Pvt) Ltd – Karachi, Pakistan Key 
Engaged in implementation of Min-Max, ROL and EOQ system in all general inventories. 
Development of master coding structure for general & spares inventory module 
In depth working on stocks integration assignment of all general & spares inventories of all operation units in one window in collaboration with I.T team 
Align departmental activities in compliance of Organizational Quality Management System
Reporting of all inventory activities to the management

Education
Preston University – Karachi, Pakistan 
2017
MBA (2 Years) – Supply Chain Management

University of Karachi – Karachi, Pakistan 
2001
Graduation – Commerce (B. Com)
other professional courses
Dow Institute of Health Management – Karachi, Pakistan 
2015
Four Months Diploma : Supply Chain Management

IBA in Collaboration with SMEDA (Small Medium Enterprise Development Authority) – Karachi Pakistan
2011
One Day Workshop: Supply Chain Management
Noor College of Professional Education – Karachi Pakistan
2010
Two Months Short Course: Warehousing & Material Management
City College of Management & Information Technology – Karachi Pakistan
2002
Two Months Short Course: MS Office
Skill Development Council (SDC) – Karachi Pakistan
2001
One Year Diploma: Information Technology