KHURRUM HUSSAIN
Derby,Derbyshire
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in FMCG production planning, ERP and MRP systems, and supply chain optimisation. Demonstrates proficiency in Preactor APS, RELEX, and Microsoft Dynamics AX to enhance demand and inventory planning while minimising waste. Skilled in lean manufacturing, data analysis, and crisis management, ensuring seamless operations amidst supply chain disruptions. Adept at balancing safety stock levels with sales forecasts and managing vendor lead times for optimal raw material availability. Committed to continuous improvement through advanced negotiation and logistics coordination, aiming to drive efficiency in high-pressure environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work history
Production Planner
Samworth Brothers (Kettleby Foods Ltd.)
2016.11 - 2026.10
- Plan weekly production up to 155 SKUs, prioritising approximately 50,000 cases orders per day.
- Create Plans to achieve 100% customer service-level, achieves service levels around 98.5%.
- Process and amend customer orders; create and sequence schedules and manually adjust them when required.
- Re-plan if production experiences issues due to machinery malfunctions, raw-material shortages and component issues, working with suppliers and other group factories.
- Generate customer shortage, order-variance, exception and daily service-level reports; analyse reasons for shortages and uses first short-life components to control waste.
- Cover Demand Planner responsibilities when required, update forecasts and analyse forecast accuracy and demand trends.
- Liaise with Technical on materials and components quality issues and communicate changes to Production.
- Train colleagues on complex software and newly created Excel files.
- Trained staff on new procedures, increased overall productivity.
Production Planner (Interim)
Savoury and Sweet Ltd.
2016.03 - 2016.11
- Led Demand planning and forecasting process, ensuring meeting high customer demand.
- Collaborated with Sales, Marketing and Production units to achieve high efficiencies of production lines.
- Re-managed plans around production issues and machinery malfunctions; monitored production and raw-material costs
- Reviewed production performance with senior management and identified efficiency improvements.
Materials / Production Planner (Interim)
Adelie Foods Ltd.
2015.11 - 2016.03
- Managed food-ingredient procurement and issued production plans for Boots, Starbucks, Urban Eat, Costa and Lidl.
- Verified material availability, maintained MRP data and supplied planning information to support demand and production requirements
Materials / Production Planner
S&A Foods Ltd.
2013.08 - 2015.10
- Tracked stock variations, calculated material requirements, raised purchase orders, and collaborated with Warehouse and Operations to ensure stable supply.
- Oversaw procurement of ingredients for meal production for approximately 90,000–150,000 meals daily; managed forecasting through MRP.
- Streamlined lead time by 33–50% while maintaining material supply at 98–100%.
- Administered live recipes and two-week planning forecasts to improve meal preparation efficiency and minimise waste.
- Improved production scheduling by implementing effective planning strategies.
- Ensured timely delivery of products by overseeing logistics arrangements.
- Coordinated with multiple departments for streamlined workflow.
Spice Department
S&A Foods Ltd.
2009.04 - 2015.10
- Managed traceability of spice ingredients and compliance with BRC requirements, maintaining a record of no non-conformance since 2010.
- Planned and directed spice production to meet daily and monthly forecasts, ensuring alignment with supply chain needs.
- Led team in Spice Department to improve collaboration and streamline workflows, fostering a more productive work environment.
Assistant Management Accountant
S&A Foods Ltd.
2006.08 - 2013.07
- Prepared monthly accounts and conducted variance analysis to identify cost trends; monitored material usage, yield, and direct labour to enhance financial reporting; managed live recipe costing to support profitability initiatives.
- Collaborated with departments to clarify company-wide expenses.
Education
Diploma - Marketing Management (DMM.)
Welingkar Institute of Management
Mumbai, IndiaDiploma - Java
Aptech Computer Education
New DelhiB.A. (Hons.) - Psychology
JMI University
New Delhi Higher Diploma - Software Engineering (HDSE)
Aptech Computer Education
New Delhi, IndiaLevel 2 Award - Food Safety
DerbySkills
- FMCG production planning
- Demand planning
- Supply chain management
- Supply Chain Optimisation: Managing vendor lead times and raw material availability
- Production scheduling
- Manufacturing planning
- Logistics coordination
- ERP & MRP Systems: Proficiency in enterprise tools, Preactor advanced planning and scheduling (APS), RELEX, Microsoft Dynamics AX
- MRP system understanding
- Bill of materials management
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Crisis risk management
- Resource allocation planning
- Supply chain analysis
- Specific Software: Microsoft Excel (Advanced), Preactor by Siemens and RELEX Supply Chain solution
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
Timeline
Production Planner
Samworth Brothers (Kettleby Foods Ltd.)
2016.11 - 2026.10
Production Planner (Interim)
Savoury and Sweet Ltd.
2016.03 - 2016.11
Materials / Production Planner (Interim)
Adelie Foods Ltd.
2015.11 - 2016.03
Materials / Production Planner
S&A Foods Ltd.
2013.08 - 2015.10
Spice Department
S&A Foods Ltd.
2009.04 - 2015.10
Assistant Management Accountant
S&A Foods Ltd.
2006.08 - 2013.07
Diploma - Marketing Management (DMM.)
Welingkar Institute of Management
Diploma - Java
Aptech Computer Education
B.A. (Hons.) - Psychology
JMI University
Higher Diploma - Software Engineering (HDSE)
Aptech Computer Education