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Ahmar Sultan
Manufacturing & Digital Manager
Lahore, Punjab,PB
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Core Skills involve Digitalization in supply chain with over 4 years of high paced growth involving Digital in operations as a unique capability.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Digital Pillar Lead | Manufacturing
British American Tobacco
01.2024 - Current
- Lead large scale digital transformation for entire Pakistan Operations
- Develop detailed roadmap for deep rooted digital transformation on manufacturing floors
- Introduce the concept of "One Virtual Factory" connecting the entire operations all at once.
- Deploy clean data level integrations to lay the foundation for Machine Learning to find co-relations.
- Ensure strong partnership with Area, Region and Globe to ensure support priority for PK Operations.
- Focus on the deployment of A&D including I4.0 practices to support deployment of touchless production via reduction in non-value adding activities.
- Ensure priority deployment on Making and Packing Technologies for both Cigarettes and Modern Oral shop-floor.
- Ideation and roadmap development of Digital Twin for simulation.
- Strong collaboration with global teams for support especially in IDT protocols to ensure safe and secure deployment of digital technologies along with global Cyber Security policies deployed.
Cell Manager - Primary Manufacturing
British American Tobacco
11.2022 - Current
- Manage the entire end to end supply chain from leaf input till cut rag tobacco (CRT).
- Ensure safe working operations and top notch quality delivery to customer
- Develop and retain protocols to ensure On Time In Full for domestic and exports
- Manage Legal Compliance in CRT Exports, ensuring development of local talent to deliver and ensure zero gaps on exports.
- Build trust, collaborate and maintain relationships at all levels to ensure production integrity, smooth operations and navigation in a matrixed organization
- Work with Global Team - Engineering, Procurement, Quality and Supply chain in nonhierarchical order to support in key global deliverables in Technology support for touchless production, sourcing, product modification and leaf management systems.
- Work with Global Engineering on technology footprint support in other end markets.
Team Lead - Secondary Manufacturing
British American Tobacco
10.2020 - 11.2022
- Observed packing operations to verify conformance to specifications.
- Served as a role model for the team by demonstrating commitment to excellence, professionalism, and adherence to company values at all times.
- Influenced positive change within the organization through strategic thinking, innovation, problem-solving abilities, and consistent leadership style.
- Collaborated with other department leads to streamline workflows, improve interdepartmental coordination, and achieve business goals collectively.
- Lead a shop floor team comprising of 1 Master Tech, 2 Sr. Techs and 30+operators team for making and packing technologies to drive the agreed parameters of quality, safety and productivity
- Owner of the Global MES system throughout the site to ensure digital drive across the site
- Digital lead for both Primary and Secondary manufacturing departments. Leading GMES and data monitoring systems
Quality Systems Officer
British American Tobacco
05.2018 - 10.2020
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
- Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements.
- Developed a robust yet simple to use QA dashboard to help in quick analysis of the key KPI's of the department and analyze to contribute to product performance.
- Added value to Quality Technology Systems and improved efficiency and RCA/CAPA on QA Testing and Control Systems using the knowledge background of Computer Engineering
- Managed department activities and QA resources to support production floor and ensure all quality protocols are met as per Global Standards. Stand-in for Quality Manager.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
NetSol
12.2016 - 05.2018
- Identified potential risks early in the development cycle, allowing for proactive mitigation strategies to be implemented.
- Collaborated with QA analysts to establish, meet and maintain quality assurance thresholds based on best-practice tools.
- Increased code coverage by creating and maintaining a suite of automated tests for continuous integration pipelines.
- Developed test scripts to execute unit level tests. Involved in RFP for your new projects brought to the company.
- Identify and develop Test Automation framework components for desktop and web application on Test Complete.
- Business deliverables including software deployments and client communication.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of Engineering And Technology, Lahore
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Scholastica
Dhaka, Bangladesh 04.2001 -
Skills
Large Scale Digital Transformation
Data Analytics
Leading Large Teams
Automation and Digitalization
Manufacturing Process Optimization
Waste Management
Change Management
Problem Solving
Operations
Supply Chain Management
Power BI, Excel and Power Point
Accomplishments
- Achieved first phase of One Virtual Factory by introducing Power BI, Azure Cloud and Team Capability to unleash blind spots in shopfloor.
Certification
Certified Strategic Thinker
Interests
Racket Games
Timeline
Digital Pillar Lead | Manufacturing
British American Tobacco
01.2024 - Current
Certified Strategic Thinker
07-2023
Certified Design Thinker
07-2023
Cell Manager - Primary Manufacturing
British American Tobacco
11.2022 - Current
Team Lead - Secondary Manufacturing
British American Tobacco
10.2020 - 11.2022
Quality Systems Officer
British American Tobacco
05.2018 - 10.2020
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
NetSol
12.2016 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of Engineering And Technology, Lahore
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Scholastica
04.2001 -