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Zaheed Ali

Hayward,CA

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Warehouse Manager (Supply Chain)

Lonza AG
Hayward, CA
08.2021 - 12.2024
  • Managing 7 Associates supporting Manufacturing Orders to produce Clinical Stage Drug products
  • Managing Finish Goods Drug product to be stored -80 degrees Freezer until ready to ship
  • Working along 3PL Warehouse for same day receipts, picking, cycle counting and ensuring assigned training completed regularly
  • Maintaining SAP transaction and data cleaning
  • Scanner team to integrate scanners to site for picking and shipping
  • Developing Shipping process for Finish Goods along with Raw Materials with Standard Operating Process for training and ensuring process are followed
  • Performing GEMBA walks monthly along with Department GEMBA Quarterly walks
  • Daily Meetings with MFG and Quality Supervisors on daily workload to ensure production scheduled is completed on daily
  • Monitoring KPI’s on picking accuracy, deliveries, cycle counts, budget and training
  • Adhering to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) along with holding team accountable for not following practice
  • Working with Planner Manager and Scheduler to ensure Raw Materials are on schedule to arrive on time to ensure MFG schedule is on track
  • Process improvements for shipping department, cycle counting, picking, deliveries and safety
  • Performing weekly checks on Warehouse Cleaning Scheduling
  • Signing off on Freezer Logs for monthly actions (opening/closing of freezers, loading of freezers, shipments and maintenance)
  • Working along with Supply Chain Director on head count, finance support, and escalations
  • Scheduling GMP vendors on improvements to warehouse
  • Performing monthly 1on1’s with associates on performance
  • Developing process improvements for associates as needed
  • Approving time cards along with time off
  • Performing year end reviews
  • Ensuring day to day activities are completed

Operation Manager

Express-Freight Systems
San Leandro, CA
10.2020 - 07.2021
  • Managed 2-man team to ensure day to day warehouse duties are completed
  • Assigning tasks to warehouse associate to meet daily expectations
  • Order creations for all orders leaving warehouse on a day-to-day basis
  • Communication with customers regarding inventory balance, status of orders and availability of product
  • Utilizing excel sheets to ensure inventory of product is accurate and maintaining correct inventory to meet customer demand
  • Working with temporary workers to offload floor loaded containers
  • Planning workload for container offloads on a weekly
  • Verifying orders to be shipped
  • Loading trailers
  • Integrating WMS program to better warehouse operation
  • Weekly meeting with Management for planning/ updates on workload
  • Performing monthly cleaning of warehouse related to food grade audits

Operations Manager

XPO LOGISTICS
Fremont, CA
10.2016 - 08.2020
  • Ensure efficient day-to-day operations of the shipping department by leading a team of more than 20 associates
  • Supervise team; provide them with training, guidance and coaching as needed
  • Monitor work quality to consistently deliver exceptional customer service
  • Work with Vendor to ensure on-time delivery of products
  • Prepare schedules
  • Give evaluations
  • Adhere to and enforce XPO related policy and procedure to ensure quality measures are followed and met
  • Communicate effectively with leadership, team members, other departments as well as outside vendors and contractors
  • Adhere to the XPO 7S program to maintain a clean environment at all times
  • Implement continuous improvement action plans
  • Work within provided budget and help shipping department work effectively and efficiently to keep overtime low

Senior Material Handler Lead (Shipping Lead)

MENLO-CONWAY/XPO LOGISTICS
Fremont, CA
05.2013 - 10.2016
  • Pull/stage orders daily for contractor pick up
  • Ensure all work is performed safely and accordingly to safety procedures
  • Provide on-the-job training to new associates on department processes
  • Participate and direct team using Lean warehousing methods
  • Perform departmental processes and safely operate equipment to complete duties

Warehouse Technician/Supervisor

RENEWAL BY ANDERSON
Hayward, CA
11.2012 - 04.2013
  • Pulled/staged orders daily for contractor pick up
  • Delivered materials/parts to contractors across the bay area
  • Maintained an accurate inventory of warehouse items
  • Performed job site visits to ensure customer satisfaction
  • Assisted contractors with window installations
  • Purchased items needed for specific jobs from Vendors
  • General duties pertaining to all aspects or warehouse

Warehouse Supervisor

SAFELITE AUTO GLASS
Union City, CA
03.2011 - 10.2012
  • Oversaw and supervised warehouse employees including drivers
  • Ensured orders were processed and delivered to customers in a timely manner
  • Maintained schedules for warehouse employees
  • Performed semi-annual inventory and maintained accurate account of parts/materials
  • Dispatched drivers to assigned routes and sustained logistics
  • Responsibility of staffing warehouse and relieving employees of duties
  • Supervised the operational activities of multi warehouse functions
  • Sustained principles of health and safety, security and hygiene

Warehouse and Production Lead

MULTIS LTD.
Union City, CA
06.2009 - 02.2011
  • Led warehouse and production teams responsible for supporting remanufacturing operations for a major electronic equipment manufacturer
  • Achieved 23% increase in warehousing inventory accuracy, successfully implementing a Quality Improvement Program
  • Achieved 25% increase in production Team’s output, successfully implementing a Productivity Improvement Program
  • Eliminated overtime in both warehousing and production operation

Receiving Lead

BERKELEY BOWL MARKETPLACE
Berkeley, CA
11.2003 - 04.2009
  • Interim Manager in absence of Receiving Manager; attended monthly manager meetings
  • Assisted manager with employee schedules
  • Responsible for checking in vendors, signing off on deliveries and offloading trucks using forklifts and cherry pickers
  • Communicated with vendors and store management to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of products
  • Communicated with forklift vendors to ensure standards and forklift maintenance was kept up
  • Assisted with preparing paperwork for return to vendor products
  • Took initiative to have garbage/recycling products ready to be picked up by trucks on a daily basis
  • Ensured all pallets of products were secure in warehouse at the end of each day; stacked pallets in a neat manner
  • Attended weekly safety meetings to ensure good workflow, minimize injuries and to maintain a safe workplace
  • Assisted customers in finding products on shelves and price checked items for customers
  • Helped stock shelves when needed

Timeline

Warehouse Manager (Supply Chain)

Lonza AG
08.2021 - 12.2024

Operation Manager

Express-Freight Systems
10.2020 - 07.2021

Operations Manager

XPO LOGISTICS
10.2016 - 08.2020

Senior Material Handler Lead (Shipping Lead)

MENLO-CONWAY/XPO LOGISTICS
05.2013 - 10.2016

Warehouse Technician/Supervisor

RENEWAL BY ANDERSON
11.2012 - 04.2013

Warehouse Supervisor

SAFELITE AUTO GLASS
03.2011 - 10.2012

Warehouse and Production Lead

MULTIS LTD.
06.2009 - 02.2011

Receiving Lead

BERKELEY BOWL MARKETPLACE
11.2003 - 04.2009

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