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Saba Jalal

Redmond,WA

Summary

Strong leader with over 9+ years of experience, adept at managing cross-functional teams, executing projects, and possessing strong skills in manufacturing, project planning, managing supply chain, operational excellence in implementing scalable solution. Seeking to leverage my expertise to contribute in a dynamic organization.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Program Manager

Amazon.Inc
09.2021 - Current
  • Lead and manages a team that works on identification, design and development, implementation of processes & technologies for Amazon Import Network.
  • Managed performance and capacity requirements of the West Coast Transload network throughout post-pandemic port congestion and labor disruptions in Los Angeles, Oakland, and Seattle throughout 2021 and 2022.
  • Partnered with ACES in implementation of AFT-X (Amazon fulfillment technology for external partners) which provides flexible and cost-effective warehousing solution.
  • Drove initiatives to increase delivery efficiency, reduce errors, and decrease costs in Amazon's North American transportation network.
  • Coordinate with Product teams globally on shared requirements and pilot new concepts.
  • Facilitated stakeholder communication, leading to improved alignment between business objectives and program goals.
  • Established clear performance metrics for tracking program success, enabling informed decision-making processes throughout each project''s duration.

Quality Engineer

CT Automotive
02.2018 - 09.2021
    • Led Quality dept. in NA region and managed a team of 8 quality inspectors.
    • Identified process and quality problems and assist with their resolution through root cause analysis, failure analysis, corrective & preventive actions, nonconformance documentation and reporting.
    • Performed detailed analysis with customer/suppliers to investigate and solve quality issues using Pareto, basic statistical analysis, 8D reports, fish bone diagram, etc.
    • Assisted and ensured quality of product from concept through product launch/design & development phase for major OEMs (VW, Nissan, Ford, Tesla, Karma, Lucid, GM, etc.)
    • Participated in development & refinement of TPS, APQP, FMEA, SPC, Control Plan, PFD, PPAP documentation, ISO/TS 16949.

Industrial Engineer

Vibco Vibrator
01.2017 - 06.2017
  • Achieved company's objective of increasing sales by 20% by using statistical data analysis, supply chain and lean tools, resulting in efficient use of resources.
  • Designed shop floor and work flow layouts to maximize efficiency, capacity planning and line balancing
  • Developed Resource planning model based on forecasting for operations, which can be reviewed on weekly basis to check the availability of resources.
  • Delivered 80% just in time products in two work cells by creating a Kanban Card Pull System for finished goods.
  • Conducted VSM and time/capability studies to improve throughput by 26%, eliminate bottlenecks and ensure adherence to customer specifications.

Executive- Technical Services

Coromandel International Ltd.,
01.2013 - 10.2014
  • Led multiple projects of 30-40 people with an average CAPEX of $1 million each.
  • Negotiate pricing, timelines, services and terms with vendors.
  • Created and maintained project timeline, project documentation, plans and progress report using Microsoft project
  • Served as technical resource for production lines, material, logistics, OEM Engineers and other cross functional groups.
  • Saved organizational annual budget by increasing the efficiency of existing Multi Effect Evaporator from 60% to 95%.

Education

Master of Science - Engineering Management

Northeastern University
Boston, MA
08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

National Institute of Technology
Raipur
05.2012

Timeline

Senior Program Manager

Amazon.Inc
09.2021 - Current

Quality Engineer

CT Automotive
02.2018 - 09.2021

Industrial Engineer

Vibco Vibrator
01.2017 - 06.2017

Executive- Technical Services

Coromandel International Ltd.,
01.2013 - 10.2014

Master of Science - Engineering Management

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

National Institute of Technology

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