This document is a resume for Mohammed Firasath Ullah, who currently works as a Supply Chain Manager for Philips in the Middle East and Turkey. It summarizes his experience managing operations and logistics for various companies in Saudi Arabia over the past 20 years. His roles have included demand planning, procurement, order processing, warehousing, and insurance management. He has certifications in change management, lean management, and ISO standards.

1. Mohammed Firasath Ullah
PO Box# 25609, Riyadh – 11476, Saudi Arabia | +966556436546 | mohammed.firasath@philips.com
Profile
 A highly efficient operations specialist with extensive experience of supporting all key
departments like Supply, Marketing, Sales, Finance & Production by reviewing, developing,
defining theiroverall operations strategies.
 Comfortable working in a fast paced,hands-on,growth orientated work environment and
possessing a proven ability to ensure accurate operations planning and its efficient execution.
 Can relate well with people at all levels and hasthe flexibility of working well as part of a team
or individually.
Education
 Bachelorof commerce | Osmaniauniversity,AndhraPradesh,India
Experience
 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER | PHILIPS,MIDDLE EAST & TURKEY | SEPTEMBER 2012 TILL DATE
 LOGISTICS MANAGER | SONY –MODERN MEDIA SYTEMS– AL- FAISALIAH GROUP, KSA | APRIL 2002 TILL
SEPTEMBER 2012
 SENIOR IMPORT & EXPORT ACCOUNTANT | SHAMSAN INDUSTRIALGROUP,KSA | MARCH 1997 TILL MARCH 2002
Achievementstill date.
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
 Part of post-mergerintegrationteamforjointventurebetweenPhilips Lightingand General
Lightingwhich weretwo leadingplayers in lightingmarket of KSA.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
 Effectively participatedin the projectfor integrationof SAP andOracleERP systems as at the time of
formingjoint venture.
PROCESS MANAGEMENT
 Successfullyrevampedentire operatingproceduresforPurchasing, customs clearance Freightforwarding,
WareHousing,Distribution , Inventory & Insurance underthe guidelinesof ISO-9001:2008
PLANNING &EXECUTION
 Achievingat least95% accuracy levelfor rollingforecasts throughoutthetenurein Philips
Lighting.

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Jobs portfoliotill date
DEMAND PLANNING& FORECASTING
 Key member of annual operations planning team (AOP) representing supply chain function where
Management ReviewCommittee which includes colleagues of production, marketing, sales, Finance and
supply team mutually set sales/production targets for the coming year based on feedback & trend analysis.
 Lead the sales and operations weekly pulse check meetings and facilitate to achieve the set target for the
month, plus have 3 months pinned sales plan in advance.
 Updatethe top managementandthestake holderswith roll overforecasts every monthto accommodateand
adjust plans with updated on ground situations.
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
 To developnewreliablesourcesof suppliesfor existingand newraw materialsfor procurementof raw,
packagingmaterials,machinery,equipment's,consumables finishedgoodsandmiscellaneousitemsfrom
both local& foreignsources.
 To get most competitiveprices throughnegotiationsatthe time of obtainingoffers from approved Suppliers
 Takingownership in SupplierEvaluation with the agreed KPI’s and sharingthe report with the Management
ORDER PROCESSING
 In S A P, Owner of complete work flow(O2C)related to distributors(AFS,Cigalah,HeshamSewedy/andend
customers’ Purchase orders.
 Approving& releasingthe order confirmations, purchaserequisition,purchaseordersfor the coordinatorsto
convert in to Suppliers Purchase order
 To ensure distributors and end customers receive timely Order acknowledgement, delivery dates and
scheduleof their orders, with in the agreedKPI’S and over all status of their orders viabi-weekly back order
status report.
FREIGHT FORWARDING, CUSTOMS CLEARANACE AND LOGISTICS
 Engagein negotiationsfora better rate in relationsto import and Export shipmentsby havingthe forecasted
numbersof container/trucks/requirementper year and signcontracts with forwarding / service suppliers.
 Wellversedwith allthe Saudi customs laws, proceduresin terms of importing,re-exportingcargo& clearing
the cargo from the Customs, coordinating with the agentfor smooth & ontime clearanceof the shipment.
 Managethe coordinatorswho dealwith the forwarders at the origin& destinationfor effective & fast
movement of the Cargofor on time delivery.

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WAREHOUSING,INVENTORY AND, DISTRUBTORMANAGEMENT (WMS)
 Oversee the complete operations of the ware house, providing solutions in case of disputes for any
discrepancy about in or out flowof the Inventory with the Distributors.
 Receiptof thecargo from customs, rackallocationofthe cargoto the preassignedrack,Labelingofthe racks
for easy identification.
 Daily inventory report to all the stake holders, Reconciliation of the stocks, Conduct Annual and Midterm
Inventory.
 Maintain minimum stock level (MRP) and have re-order plan in place at product level to maintain agreed
inventory levels at the distributors.
 Assigningtasks to the worker best suitedfor the Job in order for smooth & effective functioningof the day to
day activity of the ware house.
 Control the delivery to distributors, branches, end customers & project sites.
INSURANCE
 Owner of filing claims incase of short, damagedshipments,supervisein preparationofthe required
documentsfor filingclaimfollowup with the insuranceCompanytillthe claimis settled.
 Submissionof monthlyinsurancedeclaration& coordinatewith Airlines,Airport Authority, Customs,
Forwarder, Clearingagent&Loss adjustersto help in settlingthe claims at the earliest.
Certified Training
 Change Management
 Lean Management
 Kaizen
 ISO 9000
 Lead Auditor
Personal Information
 Nationality: Indian
 Date of Birth: 22/09/1972
 Marital Status: Married
 Address: PO Box# 25609, Riyadh – 11476, Saudi Arabia
 Cell# +966556436546
 Email ID: mohammed.firasath@philips.com

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