Ramsha ALI
Supply Chain Manager
Calgary
Summary
Senior Supply Chain and Operations Leader with 14+ years of experience in global supply chain management, including procurement, manufacturing, and distribution. Proven track record in driving end-to-end supply chain strategies, improving productivity, and mitigating risks. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, negotiation, and strategic decision-making. Expertise in optimizing logistics and procurement to reduce costs and enhance performance within tight deadlines and budgets. Seeking a challenging managerial role to leverage and further develop my skills in supply chain and operations leadership.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Supply Chain Manager
Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd
6 2018 - 12.2023
- Directed, trained and motivated team of 6 Assistant Managers
- Outstanding communicator and negotiator with the ability to collaborate with and influence key decision-makers
- Excellent at problem-solving, critical thinking, team building, decision-making, analyzation and leadership through process improvement.
Regional Sales Manager - Karachi region
07.2016 - 05.2018
- Managed the senior management Sales and planning dashboard, identifying and mitigating project issues and risks
- Responsible for Nationwide sales of Lubricants and achievement of targets
- Coordinated and conducted rigorous follow up, trainings and meetings with Spare parts managers
- Define Business score card point scoring system for improving sales
- Redefined sales profile and implemented new sales training program
- Upgraded the sales team and implemented a new culture of winning solutions
- Conceptualized, implemented and tracked quarter and annual sales promotional programs of SGP and SGO
- Perform opening and closing of showroom and daily store operations, including cash handling, inventory count, deposits, crisis management, and shift procedures to improve efficiency
- Provided feedback of 28 store associates regarding work performance on an ongoing basis and spearheaded recruiting, hiring, and performance evaluations.
Assistant Manager - Parts Administration
02.2008 - 07.2016
- Responsible for the following aspects of the supply chain and procurement: Sourcing, Purchasing and Logistics
- Procurement planning of Spare parts keeping in view of continuous demand variation and placement of orders to all foreign sources based on demand history
- Procurement of raw material from international market
- Negotiated with Suzuki subsidiaries and Global suppliers for optimum rates to procure quality materials
- Prepared purchase orders and followed up with vendors for quick and just in time delivery of materials
- Implemented systems to avoid situations like over-stocking or out-of-stock which cause customer and financial losses
- Prepared Inventory Control Procedure and ensure compliance on them.
Accomplishments
Export of Apparels from Suzuki Pakistan to all European Suzuki Subsidiaries.
Developed strategic pricing policy criteria accordance to parts movement.
Introduced a well-defined system to reduce dead inventory of dealers.
Increased service ratio by designing Back order system.
Introduced Automated Ordering System and Live Stock Portal for dealerships of Suzuki.
Reduce the time required for taking receiving in i-series software by designing online RV
system.
Development of SGO / Ecstar Engine Oil in Pakistan.
Education
Four Years Bachelors in Public Administration -
04.2007 - 05.2009
Skills
Logistics Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Warehouse Operations
Logistics Planning
Transportation Management
Supplier negotiation
Procurement expertise
Staff Management
Strategic Sourcing
Budgeting
Vendor Setup
Data Analysis
Excel Proficiency
KPI Identification
Problem-Solving
Self-Motivated
Team Leadership
Continuous Improvement Initiatives
International purchasing
Travelhistory
- UK
- Japan
- Germany
- France
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- Switzerland
- Spain
- USA
- Turkey
Training
- Certified from Pakistan Institute of Management Sciences for “Material Management Course”.
- Introduction to Career Skills in “Data Analytics” by Linkedin
- “Marketing Analytics: Setting and Measuring KPIs” by Linkedin
- “Marketing Strategy for Designers” by Linkedin
- Certified for maintaining HSE standards (In-house Training).
- “Data presentation & Advance Excel” by Asim Alee
- “Import and export management” from Recknor’s college
- “Project management” from AUC technologies.
- “Data presentation Generating Graphs & Charts in MS Excel” by Innovative.
Additional Information
Special Assignment:
Procurement planning and logistics
Planning and development of new Accessories
Network or Business Channel Expansion
Alternate sourcing for cost reduction
Pricing of Spare Parts
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Certification
Certified from Pakistan Institute of Management Sciences for “Material Management Course”.
Timeline
Regional Sales Manager - Karachi region
07.2016 - 05.2018
Assistant Manager - Parts Administration
02.2008 - 07.2016
Four Years Bachelors in Public Administration -
04.2007 - 05.2009
Supply Chain Manager
Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd
6 2018 - 12.2023