Kiran Zaib

- Leading procurement of key dairy ingredients including stabilizers, emulsifiers, pectin, and cultures. - Managing supplier relationships, negotiations, and contract execution to ensure cost efficiency and supply continuity. - Collaborating with R&D, quality, and planning teams to support product development and production requirements. - Driving demand planning and inventory optimization to ensure timely availability of critical ingredients.

• Manage the entire procurement, production planning, and dispatch operations, ensuring seamless coordination across all supply chain activities and alignment with business requirements. • Lead a team of 3 in production planning and scheduling, translating sales forecasts and confirmed orders into actionable daily and weekly production plans, and driving weekly alignment meetings with Production and Sales teams. • Oversee RM (Raw Material) and PM (Packing Material) warehouse operations, inventory management, and stock counts to ensure optimal material availability, accuracy, and timely replenishment. • Monitor production progress and dispatch schedules, adjusting plans proactively to manage downtime, urgent orders, and material availability, minimizing disruption to delivery timelines. • Manage MRP execution, ensuring timely procurement of RM and PM, maintaining optimal inventory levels, and coordinating with warehouse teams to support smooth production flow. • Oversee supplier performance, ensuring on-time deliveries, resolving issues related to quantity, quality, or shipment delays, and maintaining accurate purchase order and documentation records. • Prepare regular supply chain, procurement, and dispatch reports, including stock coverage, pending POs, and supplier performance, while driving continuous process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and cost control. • Own the entire procurement spend of Al Barakah Dates Factory, including technical categories, ensuring alignment with production requirements and budgetary goals. • Coordinate cross-functionally with production, sales, and warehouse teams to streamline workflows, improve on-time delivery performance, and reduce operational bottlenecks. • Implement process improvements to reduce waste, optimize inventory, and enhance overall supply chain efficiency.

• Managed procurement and material planning for Packaging Material (PM) and Raw Material (RM) with a total annual spend of AED 12.6 million. • Delivered savings of AED 0.34 million • Developed and implemented material plans using MRP, aligned with production schedules to maintain optimal inventory levels and prevent stockouts. • Conducted detailed spend analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize supplier performance, and improve procurement strategies. • Oversaw the complete Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle, ensuring accurate and timely execution of purchase orders and payments. • Revamped SAP processes to enhance procurement and planning efficiency, ensuring accurate data management and streamlined workflows. • Managed and updated the Bill of Materials (BOM) in collaboration with R&D, production, and planning teams to ensure alignment with product requirements. • Developed and implemented material plans using MRP, aligned with production schedules to maintain optimal inventory levels and prevent stockouts. • Drove new development projects in collaboration with internal teams, suppliers, R&D, and key stakeholders to meet evolving business requirements. • Built and maintained strong supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and conducting performance evaluations to achieve cost efficiency and quality enhancements. • Engaged with cross-functional stakeholders, including production, quality, R&D, and finance teams, to ensure alignment and seamless execution of procurement activities. • Analyzed supply chain risks and implementing mitigation strategies to ensure continuity of supply and minimize disruptions to production.

• Managed Tactical Procurement Portfolio for Electrical, Instrumentation, and Lubricants with a net annual spend of USD 8 Million. • Led a team of 6 professionals to execute procurement strategies and ensure alignment with project requirements. • Ensured accurate KPI reporting and delivered monthly departmental progress presentations to top management. • Collaborated with engineering, production, and quality assurance teams to align procurement activities with project requirements.

- Oversaw raw material procurement for the MENAP region with an annual budget of €31 million, focusing on materials for dairy and ice cream production, including oils, fats, emulsifiers, stabilizers, flavors, colors, specialties, and various commodities like cocoa, sugar, and lactose. Ensured spend was within budget and aligned with supply chain objectives. - Delivered €5 million in savings (16% of total spend), achieving 150% above the KPI for cost and cash efficiencies. - Developed and executed comprehensive category strategies that supported business goals, aligned with market capabilities, and ensured 100% sustainable sourcing of raw materials. - Negotiated contracts and pricing to ensure continuous supply of materials at optimal cost, quality, and quantity for all Business Units. - Monitored commodity price trends, applied strategic buying techniques, and prepared category-wise material budgets to maintain a competitive edge. - Created contingency plans in collaboration with R&D, QA, and Planning departments, while also leading supply resilience programs, including localization initiatives, to mitigate supply security risks. - Conducted annual supplier evaluations, quarterly performance reviews, and managed key supplier relationships to drive performance improvement and innovation. - Supported new business development by selecting suppliers and defining the commercial approach, ensuring alignment between business areas and the Supply Chain organization. - Led initiatives such as Supplier Innovation Day and annual cost savings workshops, engaging with internal customers and business heads to optimize procurement wellbeing and align on multiple strategic initiatives.

-Managed €12 Million Business Service portfolio at FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited. - Achieved €280,000 in savings through strategic sourcing and cost optimization. - Developed and implemented sourcing strategies for Marketing, Sales, and IT. - Ensured compliance with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle, from tendering to invoicing. - Enhanced supplier performance by engaging alternate vendors and maintaining market competition. - Led cross-functional teams on procurement projects, fostering collaboration and strategy integration. - Monitored supplier performance, ensuring contract adherence, quality standards, and timely delivery.

- Did shift in soaps plant, tea factory and ice cream factory located in RahimyaarKhan, Khanewal and Lahore respectively. - Was responsible for managing shifts to deliver the good standard of quality, services, safety and efficiencies in line with company policy. - Managed manpower resource effectively to make sure all business objectives are met. - Have done root cause analysis (RCA) and raised EWOs to prevent future break down. - Line lead for Soap line (ACMA 5), Tea lines (Oscar & Jar line) & Ice cream lines (Autobrick, Viking, Flex, DeepBlue and Coldex). Imporved OEE by 5%, 6%, 5%, 8%, 6% and 6% respectively. - 99% elimination in major major breakdown on brick pack line. - Worked on outer wastage and reduced it by 0.5% - Worked on machine ledger to overcome chronic issues

- Worked with capex procurement team. Negotiations, contracting and supplier relationship management were key faucet - Ensured P2P cycle run efficiently as per Unilever buying policies - Maintained weekly Order & Shipment Tracker dedicatedly for Raftaar Project. It included 100+ Offshore orders with 200+ Planned Shipments. - Lead buying for BPC HC Fragrances for interim period during covid - Ensured timely availability of fragrances at SITE in tight Pandemic situation and arranged alternate material wherever possible to meet the market demand and making sure zero production loss at SITE-