About Asad ul Azim

  • Gender  Male
  • Job Fuction  Management & Leadership Operations & Production Project Management Utilities 
  • Academic Level  Degree Bachelor
  • Degree Title  Chemical Engineering
  • Start Date  14-08-1988
  • End Date  14-08-1994
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About me

  • Demonstrated strategic leadership alongside operational execution. Transformed Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics and Warehousing functions through the development of People, Processes, and Technology in    multinationals such as PepsiCo, ICI, and AkzoNobel, as well as local enterprises including Gatron, Kashmir Banaspati and PepsiCo Multan Franchise.
  • Expertise in improving efficiencies by leveraging Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, Pit Stop, Upside Potential, and the PepsiCo Manufacturing & Warehousing Program combined with strong employee engagement strategies.
  • Led end-to-end projects for chemical plants and beverage production lines, covering feasibility, scope, design reviews, installation, commissioning and startup.
  • As GM PepsiCo Concentrate Plant held full P&L responsibility for USD 30 million, overseeing cross-functional leadership of Finance, HR, Admin, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.
  • “Management of Change” as site lead during digitalization, restructuring and two ERP transitions to SAP.

Education

  • 2025 - 1994
    University of the Punjab

    BE Chemical Engineering

    BE Chemical Engineering with 1st Division

  • 2007 - 2009
    Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

    EMBA

    Executive MBA with CGPA 3.64 from LUMS

Experience

  • 2023 - 2025
    Naubahar Bottling Co. (Successor of Shamim & Co)

    GM Supply Chain & Manufacturing

    A PKR +40 Billion company with 70 million CSD and Juices cases Sale. Procurement portfolio spans over PKR 12 Billion Plant is equipped with 9 production lines and Staff strength is 1500.
     PepsiCo recognised Best Improved Franchise 2024 for Water Conservation, Highest Recycled PET usage, 3 C Quality Results. Received Caleb Bradham Gold Award 2024, a prestigious global recognition for world class Quality, Food Safety and Manufacturing Excellence performance.
     Re-negotiated key RM Suppliers and initiated Operational Productivity Projects leading to PKR 1 Billion savings with little investment. Identified 700+ million initiatives requiring low investment.
     Organized, documented 1.2 Billion Stores and Spares Inventory. Transit Procurement and Inventory from Hardcopies and Excel to Software.
     Re-Structured Tech Function. Reduced seasonal work force by 50%.
     Led S.C. functional transition from SCL to JKSM and then acquisition by NBC without disruptions.

  • 2020 - 2022
    Gatron Industies Ltd

    General Manager Plant | Gatron Industries Ltd

    Gatron produces Polymer Resin, Preforms and is the largest Polyester Filament Yarn producer with annual turnover exceeding PKR 22 Billion. Staff strength is 2500 including 100 + engineers.
     Developed and executed Organizational Restructuring, Profiling and JD of Management Positions.
     Record time Installation and Commissioning of HFO Engines. Developed criteria for running most feasible Fuel and Engines for 22 MW Power House and Resin Plant.
     Prepared Cost Benefit Analysis, aligned MD and implemented the utilization of available 4 MW KESC Supply for less critical loads.

  • 2015 - 2019
    Pepsi Cola International

    Senior Manager Operations Pak & Afg.

    The role was responsible for steering implementation of PepsiCo Quality, Food Safety, Manufacturing Excellence, Capability and Sustainability objectives at 15 bottling plants having 0.5 B Beverage cases sale including CSD, Juices and Water. Develop and enhance Approved Suppliers base for all raw and packaging materials to support business growth. Lead Supply Chain development and Commercialization of Innovations.
     Enabled Juice drink staggering growth by improving profitability. First time in PepsiCo history developed Tetra Pack alternative supplier for packaging paper (25% saving) and machines (one third the cost of Tetra Pack). Led machine and process Design Reviews, suggested modifications, conducted FAT. Supervised commissioning and qualification on PepsiCo standards at Multan and Gujranwala plants
     Delivered over USD 12M of cost savings during 2017-18 by implementation of Value Engineering, Source Drift and Efficiency Improvement initiatives.
     Led On Time Commissioning and Qualification of 3 CSD, 6 Juice and 1 Water+CSD Line.
     Developed ABI Kabul as new Bottling Partners in Afg. and supervised plant startup.
     Instilled collaboration among different Franchises to drive Manufacturing Excellence journey by learning from each other and bench marking performance with national and Global Best Plants

  • 2010 - 2015
    Pepsi Cola International

    GM Concentrate Plant

    Reporting to Divisional Headquarter in Ireland. As GM Conc. Plant, supervised the Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, HR, Quality, Food Safety and HS&E functions of the facility. Plant is situated at Hattar industrial estate with annual turnover of USD 30 million and staff strength of 100.
     Initiated Sales and Operational Planning and Improved Forecast Accuracy from 50 to 80%. Inventory levels reduced to 131 days in 2015 from 259 days in 2011. Sustained OTIF levels between 99.8 to 100 % despite Inventory reduction.
     Highest Savings years 2011 to 2014, over USD 0.6 to 1 million each year.
     Led Management of Change during transition from Oracle to SAP and Divisional to Matrix structure.
     Restructured Management Team. Steered team building process by instilling Trust and Higher Purpose Vision. Employees Engagement Index improved from 66 to 88 %. Best improved site in 2011 Global Employees Engagement Survey. Sustained the index at 83 % in 2013.
     Received PepsiCo Global Harvey Russell Diversity and Inclusion 2015 award from Chairman in USA as a recognition of high Impact CSR projects involving nearby community especially hundreds of students through financial assistance, medical camps and provision of clean drinking water.
     Awarded with ‘’ Global Plant of the Year 2014 ‘’ in recognition of site transformation.
     Represented ASIA Region Manufacturing in PepsiCo Global D & I counsel (Conc. Division)

  • 2009 - 2010
    ICI Paints (AkzoNobel)

    Production Manager

    Largest national Paints manufacturing facility capable of producing over 4M liters of Decorative and Industrial products. Production crew comprised of 210 contractual and 40 permanent (unionized) staff.
     Applying Lean Manufacturing and DMAIC approach established a system for gathering and sharing data for production loses and quality discrepancies. Prepared Production department Improvement Plan and coaxed support from other functions.
     Disciplined unionized work force by developing JD’s of operators and initiated accountability fixation with HR.
     Carried out Succession Planning for Contractual workforce. Identified efficient workers, cross trained and replaced them with careless workers at critical duties. Revised salaries of efficient workers.
     All Manufacturing KPI’s improved. Overtime cost reduced by 30%. Cycle time by 13%, Right First Time by 10%, Productivity by 5 % and Customer complaints by 40%.

  • 1996 - 2009
    ICI Polyester Fibres

    Trainee Shift Manager to Section Head | ICI (AkzoNobel)

    Joined ICI Polyester through Management Trainee scheme. Learnt and contributed at Petro Complex for 14 years. Gradually elevated to Section Head while taking up assignments such as Shift Manager, Shift Coordination Manager, Development (Process Control) Manager, Laboratory Manager and Utilities Section Manager (including power generation, Waste Water Treatment Plant etc).
     Switched to alternate suppliers of raw materials after careful assessment of performance on process and downstream operations. Replacement of Titanium Di Oxide, Antimony Tri Oxide and Spin finishes are a few examples.
     First time in the history of Dupont U.S.A technology Resin unit, stopped use of Di-Ethylene Glycol injection. The deficiency was made up by process optimization.
     Reduced the pack startup failure rate from 25 % to less than 5 %.
     Designed De-bottlenecking PTA powder conveying section from 240 tpd to 320 tpd by replacing minimum hardware.
     Led commissioning of Two 5.6 MW Gas Turbines with WHRBs in 2008. Supervised staff training, equipment and installation checks, integration with existing system and trouble-free startup.
     Prepared feasibility study for Asset Modernization and Improvement Project (AMIP). The 3.5 years pay back focused on internal savings through efficiency improvements. The AMIP came on line in Q-1 2006.
     As a core project team member supervised mechanical completion, pre-commissioning and startup activities of capacity expansion projects including 65 K ton Green Field start up in 1997 and subsequent expansions 44 K tons in 2002 & 20 K tons in 2006.

  • 1994 - 2025
    Dewan Salman Fibre

    Shift Incharge

    First Job. After familiarization with Sam Young Korean technology at Polymer Plant Unit-1, participated as Project Team member in mechanical completion, installation and start up activities of 133 tons per day Polymer section. After successful startup worked as Shift In-charge at Polymer Resin Section.

Expertise

Savings
PET Technology
Polyester and Spinning
Polyester and Spinning

Languages

English
Proficient
Urdu
Proficient
Punjabi
Proficient

Honors & awards

  • 2014

     Global Plant of the Year 2014

    : Manufacturing Excellence and Employees Engagement

  • 2015

     Harvey Russel Diversity and Inclusion 2015 :

    CSR Projects at Hattar, received from Ms Indra Novy in NY.

  • 2017

     Above and Beyond 2017 PepsiCo Asia Pk:

    Developing a first ever Tetra Pak alternative supplier in China.

  • 2018

     Winners Find a Way 2018 PepsiCo Pak BU:

    Productivity and Cost Avoidance Projects worth USD 9 M.

  • 2024

     PepsiCo Global Caleb Bradham Gold Award 2024:

    Excellence in Quality & Food Safety, Sustainability & Manufacturing.

Skills

Budgeting and Tracking DMAIC Executive Support & Calendar Management, Inventory Management KIZEN KPI Development Planning PMP Process Improvement Restructuring SAP Savings Strategy System Oriented team development

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