Ali Aliakbari
Owner and CEOSupply Chain Expert House
San Mateo, CA, United States
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General
About
Supply chain professional with 15 years extensive experience managing purchasing, logistics and warehouse initiatives with major international corporations such as Nestle, i2 (Nokia Distributor Company) and Sasol Polymers. Outstanding leader with a proven track record as a senior manager, capable of driving profitability and reducing costs through the implementation of strategic and innovative business development strategies. Exceptional leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, coupled with industry insights into emerging opportunities, trends, issues and challenges led to providing deliverables on time and within budget during ever-changing and very competitive market.
Haves
• Diversified background in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Telecom and Oil & Gas Industry
• Extensive experience in developing strategic procurement, inventory management, logistics optimization, warehousing and distribution
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Warehouse Management System (WMS) implementation
• Proficient in MS Office, MS Dynamics (AXAPTA Solution), and IFS Solution
• Fluent in Persian; Basic French
• Extensive experience in developing strategic procurement, inventory management, logistics optimization, warehousing and distribution
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Warehouse Management System (WMS) implementation
• Proficient in MS Office, MS Dynamics (AXAPTA Solution), and IFS Solution
• Fluent in Persian; Basic French
Professional Experience
Apr 2010 - Present
Owner - CEO
Supply Chain Expert House
Supply Chain Expert House
Our expertise in “Supply Chain Expert House” focuses on significantly improving supply chain performance. Working collaboratively with your organization and team, we identify and eliminate gaps in business processes that often sub-optimize performance. Those efforts often generate improved bottom line results while meeting and exceeding your expectations.
Apr 2010 - Present
Owner and CEO (Business Owner)
Supply Chain Expert House, 2010
1 - 10 employees
Logistics and Supply Chain
San Mateo, CA, United States
Supply Chain Expert House, 2010
1 - 10 employees
Logistics and Supply Chain
San Mateo, CA, United States
Founder, Owner and CEO
Oct 1997 - Sep 2001
(4 years)
(4 years)
Chief of Purchasing
Azarab Industries
Azarab Industries
• Managed day-to-day purchasing operations including maintaining costs, developing supplier relationships and coordinating cross-functional groups to ensure availability of materials • Supervised staff of 12 buyers and logistics officers
Sep 2001 - Apr 2005
(4 years)
(4 years)
Purchasing Manager
ISOICO
ISOICO
• Managed supplier relationships, drove savings, maintained costs and ensured availability of materials
• Achieved 12% reduction in costs through applying the “strategic sourcing” policy
• Successfully supervised 8 buyers, 4 logistics officers and 3 planners
• Achieved 12% reduction in costs through applying the “strategic sourcing” policy
• Successfully supervised 8 buyers, 4 logistics officers and 3 planners
Apr 2005 - Apr 2006
(1 years)
(1 years)
Logistics Manager
Nestle
Nestle
• Successfully pioneered the logistics department through integration of all supply chain activities
• Re-organized warehouses, developed physical logistics procedures, and improved control on cycle and pipeline inventories, resulting in 35% reduction in company’s working capital
• Managed over $25M logistics budget through constant optimization of working capital • Led monthly collaborative logistics meetings with factory and production planning team, resulting in 25% improvement in efficient and on-time deliveries
• Re-organized warehouses, developed physical logistics procedures, and improved control on cycle and pipeline inventories, resulting in 35% reduction in company’s working capital
• Managed over $25M logistics budget through constant optimization of working capital • Led monthly collaborative logistics meetings with factory and production planning team, resulting in 25% improvement in efficient and on-time deliveries
Apr 2006 - Feb 2007
(1 years)
(1 years)
Purchasing Manager
Nestle
Nestle
• Managed over $65M purchase budget through constant cash-flow and working capital analysis
• Successfully implemented “Procure to Pay” best practices and “Standard Operation Procedures” within supply chain area
• Developed strategic sourcing activities and reduced costs of goods sold by 15%
• Successfully pioneered implementation and customization of “Strategic & Operational Buyer” structure • Improved timely arrival of raw & pack material and reduced the average lead time to 4 weeks
• Successfully implemented “Procure to Pay” best practices and “Standard Operation Procedures” within supply chain area
• Developed strategic sourcing activities and reduced costs of goods sold by 15%
• Successfully pioneered implementation and customization of “Strategic & Operational Buyer” structure • Improved timely arrival of raw & pack material and reduced the average lead time to 4 weeks
Feb 2007 - Feb 2009
(2 years)
(2 years)
Supply Chain Manager
Itsalat International Company (Nokia Distributor)
Itsalat International Company (Nokia Distributor)
• Successfully managed orders and logistics of products through collaboration and coordination of activities with Nokia Logistics
• Managed forecasting, demand planning and inventory management, resulting in planning accuracy increase from 64% to 89% • Ensured stock replenishment for 6 branches by collaborating with corporate office, distribution team, and showrooms, resulting in decrease in “stock out” incidents to 6%
• Achieved over 30% increase in on-time deliveries through continuous logistics monitoring and lead time analysis
• Managed forecasting, demand planning and inventory management, resulting in planning accuracy increase from 64% to 89% • Ensured stock replenishment for 6 branches by collaborating with corporate office, distribution team, and showrooms, resulting in decrease in “stock out” incidents to 6%
• Achieved over 30% increase in on-time deliveries through continuous logistics monitoring and lead time analysis
Feb 2009 - Apr 2010
(1 years, 2 Months)
(1 years, 2 Months)
Inbound Warehouse Manager
Sasol Polymers
Sasol Polymers
• Successfully implemented standard replenishment and inventory methodology through MRP
• Increased and maintained the overall stock accuracy (value of $18M) to 99.3% • Ensured 100% stock availability of raw materials and strategic critical spares
• Created and measured warehouse Key Performance Indicators and constantly monitored Supply Chain Scorecard
• Applied stock preservation strategies to improve shelf life of chemicals, raw materials & critical spares
• Increased and maintained the overall stock accuracy (value of $18M) to 99.3% • Ensured 100% stock availability of raw materials and strategic critical spares
• Created and measured warehouse Key Performance Indicators and constantly monitored Supply Chain Scorecard
• Applied stock preservation strategies to improve shelf life of chemicals, raw materials & critical spares
Education
1987
Isfahan University of Technology
1995
Allameh Tabatabai University
2003
AOTS
Contact Details
Business
West Hillsdale Blvd., 94402, San Mateo, CA, United States
http://alialiakbari.wordpress.com/
aliakbari@email.com
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First Name
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Aliakbari
My Affiliations
AOTS, Iran Logistics Society
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