General Manager, Plant Operations & Projects - Ubereness Nigeria Limited (GIVANAS Group of Companies) - Ibadan, Nigeria, Africa
(2025-02)
- Accelerated product line growth by 27% YoY, securing up to $2.3M in net-new enterprise revenue across multiple consumer categories.
- Spearheaded GTM strategies for high-impact product launches, successfully capturing an 18% market share footprint in the first 12 months.
- Optimized marketing efficiency by co-developing a refined lead-scoring framework, yielding a 15% surge in qualified leads and an 8% reduction in CAC.
- Performance Management: Directed a cross-functional team of fourteen sales and marketing professionals, implementing incentive structures that drove +95 % quota attainment.
- Customer Retention: Spearheaded a client-centric engagement and upsell strategy that boosted net revenue retention (NRR) to 15%
- Profit & Loss Management: Aligned production capabilities with top-line revenue generation to deliver multi-million-dollar growth and sustained cost efficiencies.
- Led plant operations, engineering, Utilities, projects, quality coordination, and facilities management for a multi-category food and beverage manufacturing facility.
- Designed and implemented a proprietary Manufacturing Execution System (MES) integrated with ERP and MRP systems, reducing production downtime by 15% and improving real-time production visibility across five production lines.
- Managed end-to-end setup of a new manufacturing facility, including equipment selection, layout planning, installation, commissioning, and workforce training, achieving a 10% improvement in operational efficiency during ramp-up.
- Directed cross-functional teams across Engineering, Maintenance, Finance, Quality, Investor Relations, and Facilities, delivering a 15% improvement in overall operational performance and compliance.
Factory General Manager - Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited - Renala Khurd, Pakistan
(2023-01 - 2024-06)
- Improved finished product quality by 30% through strengthened quality systems, tighter controls, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Implemented comprehensive safety policies and procedures, significantly improving workplace safety culture and operational discipline.
- Optimized workforce utilization, reducing staffing costs by 20% while increasing production capacity through coaching, skills development, and performance management.
- Partnered with leadership to review monthly financial performance, executing strategic actions that resulted in a 15% increase in profitability.
- Developed and deployed KPIs, SOPs, and structured problem-solving tools, reducing non-value-added activities by 20%.
- Delivered a 10% increase in workforce productivity through targeted, industry-specific training programs.
- Ensured full compliance with SMETA, FDA, PFA, PSQCA, and relevant food safety and quality regulations.
Senior Plant Operations Manager - Dalda Foods Limited - Karachi-Lahore, Pakistan
(2018-09 - 2023-01)
- Reduced plant safety incidents by 20% through structured HSE programs, risk assessments, and resource optimization.
- Improved ROI by 25% and delivered annual savings of PKR 30 million by optimizing spare parts lifecycle management and CEP/OCR initiatives.
- Successfully renegotiated vendor contracts to maximize operational efficiencies and maintain a competitive pricing strategy.
- Designed and implemented cost-saving supply chain mechanisms for raw and packaging materials, generating up to PKR 50 million in annual savings.
- Led deployment of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, WCM, 5S, Six Sigma, and QC tools, improving overall operational efficiency by 13%.
- Owned OPEX budgeting and cost control for operations and maintenance, ensuring disciplined financial governance.
- Developed KPIs for processing, filling, packaging, utilities, MTBF, MTTR, waste, and reclaim.
- Increased employee retention by 25% and productivity by 20% through mentorship, training, and leadership development initiatives.
Plant Operations & Project Manager - Dalda Foods Limited - Pakistan
(2015 - 2018)
Project Manager - Dalda Foods Limited - Pakistan
(2012 - 2015)
Chief Engineer - Asian Food Industries Limited - Pakistan
(2011 - 2012)
Plant Operations Manager - Almorrell International Inc. - Iraq
(2009 - 2011)
Regional Maintenance Manager - Almorrell International Inc. - Iraq
(2008 - 2009)
Engineering & Project Manager - Qarshi Industries Limited - Pakistan
(2008 - 2008)
Maintenance Manager - Haleeb Foods Limited - Pakistan
(2004 - 2008)
Assistant Engineering Manager - Noon Pakistan Limited - Pakistan
(2002 - 2004)
Engineering Supervisor - Binzgar Co-Ro Limited - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(1997 - 2002)
