Ali Jalal

Chief Procurement Officer @ Fine Hygienic Holding

About

A highly experienced Chief Procurement and C Suite Executive with strong leadership, organizational and commercial capabilities. Currently Chief Procurement Officer for Fine Hygienic Holding in the UAE with responsibility for over 300 million USD of spend and incorporating the role of Chief of Sales for Jumbo Rolls responsible for over 100 million USD in sales. A strong result and delivery-orientated professional, operating to the highest standards of personal integrity and industry best practices with a proven track-record in building high performance business teams, developing individuals, developing excellent stakeholder and supplier relationships and negotiating highly favorable commercial outcomes. Widely recognized for a strong ability to problem solve and move rapidly from concept to deliverable outcomes. - Chief of Jumbo Roll (Tissue Parent Rolls) sales. In charge of sales and full P&L responsibility for of 80k tons of tissue sales, covering Europe and MENA Region. - Chief of Procurement for Fine Hygienic Holding overseeing all Procurement activities across all countries and Operations, managing spend in excess of 300 million USD. - Group Supply Chain Director for Nuqul Group overseeing centralized procurement, Strategic Demand and Supply planning, Network Optimization and Logistics. - Regional Director of Operations for largest supplier of Tissue products in the Middle East in two of its three regions of Operation covering eight manufacturing plants servicing ten countries. - Operations and Supply Chain Experience at the world leader in HVAC and Refrigeration Systems. - Internship at a global investment bank in New York as part of an internal consulting team - Two years experience at a Jordanian pharmaceutical company, working at process supervision and Quality assurance - Beta Gamma Sigma Scholar, Fulbright Scholar and Purdue University - Krannert Scholar - MBA, MTM, CSCP and SCOR-P Certified.

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

Paper & Forest Products

Skill

Relationship Development, Relationship Building, People Management, Communication, Analytical Skills, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Operational Excellence, Quality Management, Low Cost Country Sourcing, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Process Improvement, Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Change Management, Forecasting, TPM, Team Building

Experience

Chief Procurement Officer

Fine Hygienic Holding

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for all procurement activities across the groups sites, covering raw materials, spare parts and goods, services, & logistics as well as main machinery and equipment.

Chief Procurement Officer and Chief of Jumbo Roll Sales

Fine Hygienic Holding

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

United Arab Emirates

Responsible for the sales and profitability of 3rd party sales of Tissue Jumbo Rolls (Parent Rolls) to customers across 4 continents.

Supply Chain Director

Fine Hygienic Holding

2012-12 - 2018-12 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Amman Governorate, Jordan

Responsible for groups logistics, demand and supply planning and procurement.

Regional Area Operations Director

Fine Hygienic Holding

2008-10 - 2012-10 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Egypt

Leading and managing all Operations functions coving manufacturing, supply chain, safety and business excellence for North Africa Region with over 100 million USD in sales across 5 countries. Develop regional manufacturing strategy for the construction and operation of 2 additional plants in Egypt and Morocco and the operation of rented factory in Algeria. Champion Egypt and Morocco construction projects from feasibility to execution within 2 years. Champion the implementation of TPM in Egypt factories with over 1 million USD in savings over 2 years and the improvement of OEE by 20% and reduction of waste by 15%. Develop a low cost operation model for Sudan factory that assisted in turning the factory into profitability, based on focus manufacturing, outsourcing un-profitable lines and selling of idle assets.

Area Operations Director

Fine Hygienic Holding

2006-1 - 2008-10 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Jordan

Regional Operations Director for FINE Levant Area covering 4 manufacturing sites in Jordan and Lebanon and responsible for Supply Chain activities for the region covering Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Palestine.

Deputy General Manager

Fine Hygienic Holding

2005-5 - 2006-1 · 9 mos

Amman Governorate, Jordan

Procurement Manager

Fine Hygienic Holding

2004-6 - 2005-5 · 1 yr

Amman Governorate, Jordan

Manager Supply Chain Projects for EMEA

Carrier HVAC

2001-7 - 2003-11 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Paris Area, France

• Responsible for managing and coordinating sourcing projects with low cost sourcing countries. Project management included supplier identification, evaluation, negotiations and implementation planning. • Introduce and support online auction projects for the different EMEA sites, through identification of new projects, training and implementation. • Led virtual factory transformation for Plymouth site, through outsourcing of Metal, Tube and Paint Operations. • Conducted four bid events for Air Freight, Cardboard, Metal and Copper sourcing with total EBIT savings of $US 2.0 million. Projects included supplier sourcing, evaluation, qualification and making award decisions. • Support internal operations for cost reduction activities. • Led Business negotiations with key suppliers for several product and non-product commodities for over $US 3.0 million of spend.