Sami Waraich

Experience

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  Nestlé

  May 2008 - Apr 2017

  Responsible for establishing & executing manufacturing strategy for 1.5 Billion Swiss Francs Infant Meals & Drinks Business Globally.Allocation of over 200 Million CHF in Capital Expenditure for the category globally. Drive Standards in Manufacturing for the category globally. Centrally coordinating industrialization phase of multi market I&R projects through regional structure. Long Term Strategic Asset Planning – Developing and monitoring long term asset utilization on a moving 8 year horizon. Capital Planning – Capital Expenditure (Capex) management Show less

  • Global Category Operations Manager

    May 2013 - Apr 2017

  • R&D End to End Manager

    May 2008 - Apr 2013
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  Gerber

  May 2017 - Sept 2019

  Associate Director Operations

  Continuously improving unionized factory of 100+ employees making infant formula (intact, hydrolyzed & soy based) for North America, Canada, Latin America, UK, Ireland, Honking & Singapore. Led the operations team that was nominated as the Most Improved Factory in Nestle Nutrition Global network in 2018 (based on safety, cost of non quality, asset intensity and Total Delivered Cost) Expertise in manufacturing infant Nutrition, industrial relations & union negotiations and TPM implementation. Show less

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  Nestlé

  Sept 2019 - now

  Strategic role overseeing global acceleration of pediatric and maternal supplements from manufacturing and supply standpoint Responsible for all aspects of manufacturing of 300+ Mio USD infant nutrition business. Driving efficiencies in operations to fund business growth initiatives. Managing an agile organization of 500+ FTEs, with consumer/customer centric approach.

  • Global Category Technical Manager

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Director Of Manufacturing

    Sept 2019 - Mar 2023