Zain Ul Abideen Mughal

Head of Operations @ Kilcoy Global Foods

About

Seasoned, influential and market-driven senior executive with 14+ years of experience of transforming businesses, supply networks and manufacturing set ups. Renowned and highly regarded for re-engineering organization designs and operating models, optimizing supply chains, and implementing technology to boost performance. A maven, with rich experience in overseeing multi-category operations ensuring high quality standards and implementing continuous improvement strategies to deliver exceptional results. Visionary thinker who champions innovative solutions and advocates out of the box solutions to elevate organizational performance. An articulate communicator who speaks the language of both technology and people with diverse international and cross-cultural experience of South Asia, Far East Asia, Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. Fosters a culture of innovation, excellence & collaboration. Exceptional record of awards and recognition for transforming operations and managing successful greenfield projects. Area of Expertise: Business Transformation | Organization Design | Change Management | Business Analysis | Communication Strategy | Business Integration & Market Exits | Supply Chain Management | S&OP Processes | Stakeholder Management | Supplier Development | Customer Service | Purchasing | Lean Manufacturing | Leab Six Sigma | Operations Analytics | Inventory Management | Digital Transformation | Track & Trace | Quality Assurance | Total Quality Management | Labour Management | Projects Management | Feedback to Design | People & Culture | Talent Development | Coaching & Mentoring | Performance Management | Compliance & Audit | Business Continuity | Facilities Management |

Country

Australia

City

Kilcoy

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

ISO 9001, Risk Assessment, Incident Investigation, Performance Management, Manufacturing Excellence, Nicotine Pouches, Greenfield Projects, Modern Oral, Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement, Production Planning, Engineering, Automation, 5S, Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality System, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Root Cause Analysis, Manufacturing

Experience

Head of Operations

Kilcoy Global Foods

2025-8 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Queensland, Australia

Regional Head of Engineering - Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

BAT

2025-2 - 2025-7 · 6 mos

Indonesia

Head of Manufacturing

BAT

2024-7 - 2025-1 · 7 mos

Jhelum, Pakistan

Leading a premier multi-category manufacturing hub (Modern Oral and Filter Manufactured Cigarettes) driving the exports agenda servicing multiple Asian, African, European and South American countries. This facility serves as a global centre of excellence for the Modern Oral category within BAT and is recognized as a global benchmark for efficiency, productivity, and technical capability, supporting factories worldwide.

Factory Manager

BAT

2023-2 - 2024-6 · 1 yr 5 mos

Akora Khattak, Pakistan

Senior Projects & Transformation Manager - Middle East, South Asia & North Africa

BAT

2022-3 - 2023-1 · 11 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Production Manager

BAT

2019-11 - 2022-2 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Jhelum, Pakistan

Exports Start Up Manager and Track & Trace Lead

BAT

2019-2 - 2019-10 · 9 mos

Jhelum, Pakistan

Cluster Head of Engineering - South Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar)

BAT

2016-5 - 2019-2 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Jhelum, Pakistan

Engineering and Site Services Manager

BAT

2015-12 - 2016-5 · 6 mos

Akora Khattak, Pakistan

Heading Engineering function comprising of large and diverse teams of managers, business support officers, unionized and contractual staff managing Engineering Services, Utilities and Facilities, and Projects. Responsible for overall Engineering function as Head of Engineering for Pakistan - two manufacturing facilities with annual volume of 45 Billion (capacity 53 billion) cigarette sticks, and country-wide marketing and leaf operations. Single point of contact for all capital investment/expense for the company including new product initiatives (NPIs) and marketing investments.

Primary Manufacturing Manager

BAT

2013-11 - 2015-12 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Akora Khattak, Pakistan

Supply Chain Manager

BAT

2014-2 - 2014-6 · 5 mos

Myanmar

Quality Assurance Manager

BAT

2012-9 - 2013-10 · 1 yr 2 mos

Akora Khattak, Pakistan

Projects and Leaf Services Engineer

BAT

2011-11 - 2012-9 · 11 mos

Akora Khattak, Pakistan

International Management Trainee - Operations & Supply Chain

BAT

2009-10 - 2011-10 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Pakistan & Singapore

- Logistics and Warehouse Projects Manager, Singapore (Jun 2011 - Nov 2011) - Environment, Health & Safety Manager, Pakistan (Oct 2010 - June 2011) - Project 5S Manager, Lean Manufacturing Programme, Pakistan (May 2010 - Oct 2010) - Production Team Leader, Pakistan (Oct 2009 - May 2010)

Graduate Recruit

AkzoNobel

2009-7 - 2009-10 · 4 mos

Pakistan

Intern

BAT

2008-6 - 2008-8 · 3 mos

Pakistan

Intern

Unilever

2007-6 - 2007-7 · 2 mos

Pakistan

Education

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Mechanical Engineering

2005 - 2009 · 4 yrs

• 2nd Best Final Year Project "Design, Evaluation and Fabrication of a Self-Leveling Platform" in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering • Best Team from Asia and World Ranking of 2 in the International MOL Oil and Gas Contest "Freshhh2009" • Best Team among engineering universities in "Battle of Minds", Pakistan Tobacco Company's Nationwide Contest • Quarter Finalist in the 1st National Parliamentary Debates "Bolo Bolo" organized by GEO TV • Winners Trophy in GIKI Inter-Batch Parliamentary Style Debates for 3 consecutive years (2005-2008) • 2nd Best Speaker in All PAF Declamation Contest • Among Top 3 Delegates out of a total participants of 350 in the "Young Leaders' Conference 2007"