Shoaib Ahmed
Lahore
Summary
Accomplished Food Technologist with extensive experience, specializing in Quality Assurance and Research & Development. Proven track record in leading Technical projects, quality systems and implementing effective data analysis strategies. Adept at driving continuous improvement, while fostering strong cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Manager
Dawn Corp
Lahore, Pakistan
01.2025 - Current
- Leading Quality Assurance for Pakistan's largest baking industry at two factories, with a combined output of 750,000 buns and 170,000 loaves of bread per day.
- Developed and implemented the CRQS quality standard across sites.
- Initiated and led the design of HACCP for each category.
- Leading supplier development program and supplier quality assurance.
- Initiated and developed an analytical and sensory lab with a Capex of $0.2 million.
- Working as the food safety lead for external audits (YUM, SQMS, FSSC, HACCP, HALAL, RBI), as well as for regulatory affairs.
- Developed and implemented a sensory evaluation mechanism for all sites.
- Investigated customer feedback and developed strategies for addressing complaints quickly and efficiently
R&D & QA Technologist
Unilever
Lahore
05.2022 - 12.2024
- Lead the Nutrition category R&D and QA department for CM sites selection, audits, onboarding, technology transfer, plant trials, commercial runs, capability development, Systems design and day-to-day QA and R&D affairs (includes noodles, dressings, savory food products, and corn oil), while unlocking capacity of more than 5000 ton/annum
- Lead the Nutrition category supplier development and supplier quality assurance program.
- Lead the SAP QM module for the nutrition category, and the nutrition category analytical and micro lab.
- Worked on HACCP and designed HACCP for products across the nutrition category.
- Lead more than 50 main plant trials for the nutrition category, including new product development, resilience-derived trials, machine innovation, sustainability, and CMI-driven trials from both QA and R&D ends.
- Lead FSSC, HACCP, Halal, YUMS, SQMS, FSMS, Supplier Audits, Customer/Consumer Complaints resolutions.
- Working with Operations, Brands, Sales, Planning, and Procurement for technical challenges and supporting business KPIs.
- Making data-driven decisions for quality, innovations, and resilience projects.
- Working with government bodies for regulatory affairs
- Leading Quality digitization for Nutrition Category using cloud based online interface Build App and Quality One
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
O! Food
08.2019 - 05.2022
- Overseeing the whole QA department functions i.e
- Development, Implementation & Maintenance of Quality Systems
- Leading regulatory affairs for company including PFA, PSQCA etc
- Handling of customer complaints from RCA, CAPA to customer satisfaction
- Development and implementation corrective and preventive action (CAPA)
- QA data analysis, visualization and interpretation using multiple QA tools to implement continues improvement
- Supplier development & improvement program
- Development and implementation of FSMS, QMS (ISO 9001-2015), HACCP, HALAL and other customer, statuory and regulatory requirements
- Assisting R&D team in product and specifications development
- Packaging design development
- To ensure that products are produced according to set procedures and specifications
- Being the leader of Food Safety team, Halal Team and MR, responsible for the verification of FSSC, HACCP, HALAL & QMS periodically and holding of management review meeting according to set frequency
- To conduct training of staff on GMP, food safety, and other relevant standards
- Working as team leader for external audits of FSSC 22000, HACCP, HALAL, ISO 9001-2015
- Nutritional evaluation of products and enforcing its compliance to statutory and regulatory requirements
- Conducting external audits as team leader
Research and Development Executive
Big Bird Foods
11.2016 - 08.2019
- New product development
- Yield analysis and costing for newly developed products
- Coordinating with sales, customers and suppliers for NPD
- Working with operations and quality department at first production run of new products
- Working as an team member for development of product specification and standards for all primary and further processed products as per FSSC 22000 and SQMS requirements
- Running operations for marination department
- Working as team member for internal audit as per FSSC 22000 requirements
- Coordinating with supply chain department for raw materials procurement and transfer of marinated products
- Specification update/revision
- Standard reference chart establishment
- Shelf life study of all existing and new products
- Running Microsoft dynamics ERP for products consumption and transfer
Shift Incharge
Millac Foods Pvt. Limited
06.2016 - 12.2016
Education
Master's degree - Food Science and Technology
University of Agriculture
Faisalabad01.2016
Bachelor's Degree - Food Science and Technology
University of Agriculture
Faisalabad01.2014
Skills
- Design HACCP
- Supplier Development
- Technical Project Lead
- New product development
- Microsoft Power BI
- Food safety
- Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
- Quality Management
- Specifications Development
- Auditing
- Sensory evaluation
- Process optimization
- Root Cause Analysis
- Data analysis
- Quality Systems
- SAP
- HACCP
Certification
- HACCP Certification by SGS
- Power BI Data Analyst by Davidson College
- FSSC V6 by SGS
- FSSC Lead Auditor Bureau Veritas
- 2 Days Halal Training
Awards
Certificate of Appreciation, Received 3 certificates of appreciation on multiple projects delivery at Unilever.
Accomplishments
- Awarded three times as a high performer by the supply chain at Unilever for successfully completing projects as the technical lead
- Led and delivered a successful CM site development project for Unilever's Nutrition Category for noodles, sauces, and savory food products
- Lead and developed analytical lab worth 0.2 million USD for Dawn Corp
- Lead and designed SAP, CRQS, Sensory Mechanism and Quality systems at dawn Corp
Timeline
Quality Assurance Manager
Dawn Corp
01.2025 - Current
R&D & QA Technologist
Unilever
05.2022 - 12.2024
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
O! Food
08.2019 - 05.2022
Research and Development Executive
Big Bird Foods
11.2016 - 08.2019
Shift Incharge
Millac Foods Pvt. Limited
06.2016 - 12.2016
Master's degree - Food Science and Technology
University of Agriculture
Bachelor's Degree - Food Science and Technology
University of Agriculture
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