Denny Sebastian

Experience

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  PALATHRA CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

  Project Engineer

  • Expertise in supervising personnel, conducting design reviews, maintaining budgets• Managed the project out close and hand over of completed project to Bureau staff• Preparation of project master planning schedule using PRIMAVERA• Preparation of enquiries to receive quotations for the materials, services• Keep track of the project as per planning schedule and co-ordinate with higher management• Conducting weekly site visit to monitor the work progress and collecting progress from the concerned Engineer/Site Supervisor for updating the progress• Inspected and observed work in progress to ensure that the procedures followed and the materials used confirmed to the project specifications and quality standards• Prepared the quantity take off for materials Show less

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  Valmont Industries, Inc.

  Feb 2011 - Sept 2015

  Mechanical Engineer - Supply Chain

  Valmont is an American MNC and the World’s largest manufacturer and distributor of Mechanized Irrigation Machines• Work closely with the Engineering, Customer/Dealers, Supply Chain and Manufacturing & Distribution facilities worldwide to ensure timely order fulfillment• Maintain Inventory levels based on the forecasts made and provided by the Sales Managers • Identifies opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies(Member of the Lean Mgt. Committee to implement many lean tools like KAIZEN, HEIJUNKA, FISH BONE )• Train & support Clients and Dealers(coordinator of the Dealer Dev. Meeting in Dec’13) • Work with Valley’s manufacturing locations to select the optimal facility to accept new products• Monitor performance of business partners to ensure timely receipt of high quality, low cost material• To negotiate and manage extra costs resulting from any technical or contractual modifications• Developed engineering skills on rotary and stationary equipment like pumps-VTP etc.Some of My Accomplishments/Top Quoted Projects* Constant follow-up with the Customers and the idea of Special Prices for the Dealers helped to increase the Spare Parts business by 9%* Introduced Value Stream Mapping(VSM) at Supply Chain Department that reduced the lead time (by 1 day) required to respond to the Customers which was highly appreciated by the Management* From Jan 2014, also handling the Ancillary Department(Pumps, Motors and Hook Ups), which was newly started as a Business Development Program* NSPO (National Organization for Military Production) - Egypt - 160 Systems - 33.12 Million AED* Daltex - Egypt - 40 Systems - 15.01 Million AED Show less

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  National Plastic

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2018

  Supply Chain Manager

  * Reviewing the performance of the supply chain and identifying areas that can be improved* Working closely with suppliers and customers to improve operations and reduce cost* Communicating needs & objectives to Managers & key personnel in Procurement, Stores,Logistics & Distribution* Issues inquiries, negotiates prices, terms & conditions with Vendors within scope of work* Planning of procurement, production, inventory control, logistics and distribution* Extensive knowledge of coordinating all of the entities involved in a Supply Chain* Managed multiple projects and prioritized with changing requirements* Negotiating rates with local, national and international transport companiesKey Achievements* Introduction of MSL, ROL helped to have upper hand in negotiation for the prices with theSuppliers, helped to improve delivery, fill rates and Customer satisfaction & repeated orders* Increase space utilization by changing stores layout. Created an additional 1000cbm storage area* Reduced Non-moving stock to Zero level by initiating various strategies (Resale, Scrap, Repair,Re-engineering, Recycling) which also resulted in savings of AED120,000 by taking out a Warehouse Show less

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  Hira Walraven

  Oct 2018 - Sept 2021

  Supply Chain & Logistics Manager

  HW is a joint venture between Netherlands based Walraven group and Dubai Headquartered Hira Industries LLC. HW is placed among the Top 3 Pipe Support System Suppliers in UAE and has a marginal presence in GCC, MENA and South, Central and Far-East Asia• Handling Supply Chain & Logistics network of 90+ trade partners, across 20+ countries effectively with main distribution countries as UAE, KSA, Egypt, India, Sri Lanka etc• Stakeholder in Sales and Operations planning - by regularly reviewing systems and processes for distribution, product compliance, forecasting, inventory controls and scheduling, achieved through development of key performance indicators for each link in supply processes• Managing and Mentoring a team of Tactical Buyers, Export Team, Warehouse & Inventory Team at HW Headquarters and in 6 member countries and delivering effective performance mgt• Developed Logistics division as a profit center & brought logistics cost down by 11%• Handling Purchase & Procurement from 15+ countries, 30+ International Suppliers and Vendors mainly from Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey, China & India. Manage suppliers: scaffolding, office works, plumbing and office accommodation etc.• Improved Inventory accuracy from 82% to 99% by regular cycle counts and audits and reduced Inventory carrying cost by 7% by proper resource utilization Show less

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  Vetticad Diagnostic Equipments and Chemicals

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2023

  Supply Chain & Logistics Manager

  • Managed end-to-end SC Operations – In charge of Demand & Supply Planning, Procurement, S&OP, Logistics, Inventory & Warehouse Management and thorough understanding of MENA Customs Laws• Manage and oversee all Suppliers/Freight & Logistics providers required for all the relevant projects and their associated activities on time and budget and conclude SLAs• Identify systems, implement and manage Key Performances Index (KPI’s) for associates to achieve overall Organization goals• Lead sourcing strategy to drive savings through RFPs, volume consolidation and revise Commercial SLAs Show less

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  Voestalpine Bohler Welding Middle East & Africa Region

  Jul 2023 - now

  Supply Chain Manager META Region

  - Responsible of the Inventory strategy and deployment to deliver availability, service level and working capital targets- Leading S&OP- Supply Chain Operations