Ali Asghar
Chester,United Kingdom
Summary
Dedicated logistics analyst with over 5 years of experience in logistics operations planning, warehousing, and materials management. Experienced data analyst with strong leadership skills and a strategic mindset, committed to providing metric-backed results and driving continuous improvement in all aspects of supply chain operations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Logistics Analyst
Meadow Foods
Chester
11.2021 - 06.2025
- Manage strong relationships with 9 suppliers and 3PL providers to boost the efficiency of supply chain operations
- Continuously track 3PL performance metrics and implement improvement actions to ensure service levels are met (maintained 99.99% adherence to SLAs)
- Supervised the restructuring of in-house warehousing operations to accommodate the expected growth in production volumes (improved storage capacity by 30%)
- Utilise advanced analytical tools to develop logistics operations planning and control system for managing an annual budget of £35M
- Conduct variance analysis and comprehensive risk assessments to identify strengths, opportunities, and challenges in supply chain
- Report rental inventory utilisation and identify cost optimisation opportunities to minimise total cost of ownership (optimised inventory levels by 15%)
- Develop reporting KPIs and maintain BI dashboards to analyse the financial performance of supply chain
- Analyse complex supply chain data sets (2.5m+ rows) to identify trends and generate actionable insights to drive continuous improvement
- Manage accurate stock levels across 12 warehouses and conduct audit checks to prevent inventory discrepancies (achieved 99% inventory accuracy)
- Leverage strong coaching abilities to train new hires and implement SOPs to ensure adherence to business standards (accomplished 100% compliance)
- Provide absence cover to support transport and warehousing administration
Project Engineer
AZ Engineering Solutions & Services Ltd
Lahore
10.2018 - 10.2020
- Supervised multiple warehousing solutions projects with budgets above £800K and effectively managed cross-functional support for 5 execution teams (20 members)
- Determined appropriate project management techniques to develop the most suitable and economically viable project execution plans (reduced completion time by 10%)
- Provided technical supervision in evaluation, selection, and installation of racking systems (standard aisle, drive-in, push-back) and material handling equipment
- Monitored actual progress of ongoing warehousing projects and identified areas for improvement to ensure the planned services are delivered to a high standard
Procurement Engineer
AZ Engineering Solutions & Services Ltd
Lahore
08.2016 - 09.2018
- Performed comprehensive market analysis to identify cost-optimal and quality-oriented vendors and suppliers
- Effectively managed the tasks related to the purchasing of technical goods and services
Education
Master of Science - Logistics, Data Analytics, and Supply Chain Management
University of Bradford
10.2020 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Engineering & Technology
08.2012 - 09.2016
Skills
- Supplier Management
- Stocktaking
- Stock Reconciliation
- Inventory Management
- Performance Management
- Warehouse Operations Management
- Storage
- Packaging
- Change Management
- ERP Systems
- SAP
- Microsoft Word
- Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot)
- SQL
- Power BI
- Data Cleansing
- Data Transformation
- Data Modelling
- Data Visualisation
- ISO 9001:2015
- GMPs
- UK Road Transport and Logistics Regulations
- UK/EU Packaging Regulations
- Export Procedures
- Effective Communication and Presentation
- Multitasking
- Collaboration
- Time Management
- Prioritisation
- People Management
- Transport Planning
Certification
APICS CLTD: Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution Certification, 05/2025, Association for Supply Chain Management, Chicago, United States
Affiliations
Member (MILT), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK
Languages
English
Urdu
Timeline
Logistics Analyst
Meadow Foods
11.2021 - 06.2025
Master of Science - Logistics, Data Analytics, and Supply Chain Management
University of Bradford
10.2020 - 10.2021
Project Engineer
AZ Engineering Solutions & Services Ltd
10.2018 - 10.2020
Procurement Engineer
AZ Engineering Solutions & Services Ltd
08.2016 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Engineering & Technology
08.2012 - 09.2016
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