GEORGE SAEED

<p>Lead Group-level Planning & Inventory Management activities covering strategic planning, Annual Procurement Planning (APP), MRP, inventory optimization, budget alignment and performance management.</p><p> Establish planning standards, methodologies, calendars, reporting frameworks and governance across relevant Group businesses.</p><p> Lead the Annual Procurement Planning cycle for CAPEX, OPEX, materials and services, translating business requirements into structured procurement plans aligned with budgets and business priorities.</p><p> Coordinate with Business Owners, Procurement, Finance, Operations and other stakeholders to validate requirements, identify risks and improve procurement visibility.</p><p> Review historical consumption, inventory availability, previous purchasing information, pricing trends, lead times and payment terms to strengthen planning assumptions and procurement decisions.</p><p> Monitor APP execution and provide management reporting covering budget status, PR status, delivery status, deviations and corrective actions.</p><p> Lead MRP and inventory planning activities to balance material availability, service requirements and inventory value; use consumption patterns and ABC analysis to prioritize planning attention.</p><p> Identify opportunities to utilize existing Group inventory through stock transfers and internal redeployment before initiating external procurement.</p><p> Lead SAP-based MRP process improvement and automation; support SAP S/4HANA and Fiori process requirements and workflow design related to planning and procurement.</p><p> Strengthen Material Master Data Governance, including meaningful coding, classification and purchasing-related master-data controls.</p><p> Develop KPI, Balanced Scorecard and management reporting frameworks and use Power BI, Advanced Excel, SQL and Python to support data-driven planning and decision-making.</p><p> Lead planning teams, define responsibilities and KPIs, manage workload priorities, and support capability development and cross-functional problem solving.</p>

<p>Managed material planning and forecasting using consumption-based planning methodologies to support availability and effective inventory allocation.</p><p> Managed the Annual Procurement Planning team and developed annual procurement requirements aligned with organizational objectives.</p><p> Developed budget plans for company sectors and departments covering planning items, utilities, insurance and consumables.</p><p> Managed Balanced Scorecards and KPI frameworks across company sectors using Financial, Customer, Internal Process, and Learning & Growth perspectives.</p><p> Set objectives and KPIs for Planning & Controlling teams and monitored performance and development needs.</p><p> Managed inventory planning and optimization, including ABC analysis, stock classification and inventory value management.</p><p> Led implementation and automation of MRP processes within SAP.</p><p> Prepared complex planning analyses, technical reports and management recommendations to support operational and strategic decisions.</p>

<p>Led Supply Chain Planning activities covering strategic planning, forecasting, Annual Procurement Planning, MRP, inventory strategy, budget planning and KPI management.</p><p> Led and managed the Annual Procurement Planning process covering CAPEX, OPEX, materials and services, coordinating requirements with department heads and Business Owners.</p><p> Aligned procurement requirements with business plans, inventory availability, historical consumption, pricing trends, lead times and payment terms.</p><p> Managed consumption-based MRP and inventory planning to improve material availability and optimize stock levels.</p><p> Developed inventory strategies using ABC analysis and analytical planning techniques.</p><p> Led SAP MRP automation and process-improvement initiatives and managed material master governance and meaningful material coding/classification.</p><p> Prepared KPI, YTD and management reports and developed recommendations based on supply chain performance trends.</p><p> Supported budget planning, cash-flow requirements and cross-functional planning with Procurement, Finance and business stakeholders.</p>

<p>Managed MRP activities and planning requirements for stockable materials within the Supply Chain function.</p><p> Coordinated material availability, inventory planning and shortage resolution with Procurement and business stakeholders.</p><p> Supported planning parameter management and inventory optimization.</p><p> Defined responsibilities, objectives and targets for MRP team members and monitored execution.</p><p> Supported SAP-based planning processes and continuous improvement initiatives.</p>

<p>Managed material requirements planning for approximately 148 SKUs covering local and imported materials including tissue, diapers, pulp & SAP, jumbo rolls and adult products.</p><p> Served as a key user for Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning – Phase 2.</p><p> Forecast consumption trends and planned inventory requirements to support stock availability and turnover.</p><p> Monitored reservations against monthly production plans and created purchase requisitions at appropriate timing and quantities.</p><p> Compared actual material consumption with BOM consumption rates and coordinated with Engineering and Technology to improve BOM accuracy.</p><p> Defined responsibilities, objectives and targets for MRP controllers and coordinated delivery issues, shortages and recovery programs.</p>

<p>Managed MRP and inventory planning for imported items, fasteners, adhesive materials, consumables and painting materials.</p><p> Managed major commodities using economical order quantities, appropriate shipment methods and replenishment strategies.</p><p> Evaluated supplier and manufacturer performance and technical capability.</p><p> Maintained MRP planning parameters including lot sizes, lead times, supplier capacity, scrap allowances and safety stock.</p><p> Forecast consumption and planned inventory requirements using ABC analysis.</p><p> Managed inventory value and optimized stock levels against production requirements.</p><p> Coordinated material shortages, delivery issues and recovery actions and maintained planning data required for effective MRP execution.</p><p> Worked with Engineering on technical specifications and BOM accuracy and supported production scheduling.</p>

<p>Monitored reservations against monthly production plans and created purchase requisitions based on material requirements.</p><p> Managed MRP balances and planning parameters and followed purchase requisitions through material receipt.</p><p> Supported Master Production Schedule changes based on expected material delivery dates.</p><p> Analyzed actual consumption versus BOM requirements and coordinated BOM corrections.</p><p> Prepared forward shortage analysis and worked with Purchasing on recovery actions.</p><p> Monitored dead stock and supported corrective recommendations.</p><p> Worked with Purchasing to determine minimum order quantities and supplier lead times.</p>