Stephen Russell Fernandes, ASSISTANT MANAGER - DISTRIBUTION

Stephen Russell Fernandes

ASSISTANT MANAGER - DISTRIBUTION

Kout Food Group

Location
Kuwait - As Salimiyah
Education
High school or equivalent, Nil
Experience
31 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 11 Months

ASSISTANT MANAGER - DISTRIBUTION at Kout Food Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since February 2013

Working for Kout Food Group which is the authorized distributor for brands such as Burger King / Pizza Hut / Taco Bell / Applebee’s / Ayyame / Kabab-ji / Burg Al Hamam & Scoop a Cone.

Managing Warehouse and Fresh Productions Factory & Bakery since Feb 2013
Job Function
Responsible for the overall distribution of all products related to the brands as per schedule with the same quality functions as per specs that were done with McDonald’s brand.

ex.....Distribution Centre Manager at Allied Keystone Logistics
  • Kuwait
  • July 1990 to February 2011

Responsible for the overall functioning of Operations, as well as assisting with Customer Service, QIP (Quality Inspection Process), DQMP (Distribution Quality Management Process), HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points) in Kuwait which includes
Supply Chain Management (Logistics):
* Manage Strategic Delivery Schedule - Prepare delivery schedule on timely basis to 62 restaurants (and increasing) based on projections from McDonalds
* Plan Supply Chain - Demand & supply planning
* Manage Quality - Quality certificates, quality notifications (Non-Conforming Products), calibration of inspection equipment
* Manage Warehouse - Optimize pick face profile / operation planning, receive goods, pick-pack & compose consignments
* Manage Transport - Overlooking all activities for managing transportation within the Supply Chain (transportation to the customer, to and from the distribution centre)
* Control Execution Fulfillment -
Strategic monitoring / reporting - KPI’s, bench marking, best practices
Operational steering / monitoring - inbound / outbound etc.
* Service Policy - Right delivery service to the customer, right allocation of products & stock to all restaurants, obsolescence management.
* Set Goals & Objectives every year end and execute them as per plan
* Prepare CAPEX every year end
* Prepare budgeting of Headcount / Transportation every year end and review monthly

Education

High school or equivalent, Nil
  • at Don Bosco
  • April 1980

Specialties & Skills

Operations Training
Microsoft Excel
Supply Chain
BSEE/SUPPLY
FAST LEARNER
FOOD INDUSTRY
LOGISTICS
SUPPLY CHAIN
TRAINING
Logistics / Transportation / Warehousing & QA

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

DON BOSCO ORATORY
  • VICE PRESIDENT
  • June 2002
DON BOSCO PAST PUPILS ASSOCIATION
  • SPORTS SEC
  • January 2002

Training and Certifications

Food Safety / HACCP & Pest Control training Program for McDonald (Training)
Training Institute:
KEYSTONE FOODS
Date Attended:
July 2010
Global Standards for Food Safety Excellence (Training)
Training Institute:
KEYSTONE FOODS
Date Attended:
November 2006
ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001:2004 Internal Auditor Training (Training)
Training Institute:
TUV NORD - DUBAI UAE
Date Attended:
November 2010
2010 – ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001:2004 Awareness Training (Training)
Training Institute:
TUV NORD
Date Attended:
July 2010
Ecosima Training Course (Reviewing the restaurant ordering & storage (Training)
Training Institute:
McDONALDS KUWAIT
Date Attended:
May 2008
Heart Saver First Aid & CPR / AED (2005 Guidelines) Training (Training)
Training Institute:
JEBEL ALI INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL - UAE
Date Attended:
March 2011
First Aid & Fire Fighting Training Course No 201/11 (Training)
Training Institute:
Trakhees Dubai
Date Attended:
June 2011
Food Safety Overview for Distribution Centers (Training)
Training Institute:
KEYSTONE FOODS
Date Attended:
November 2006
Food Safety / HACCP & Pest Control training Program for McDonald (Training)
Training Institute:
KEYSTONE FOODS
Date Attended:
October 2009

Hobbies

  • PLAYING SOCCER / LISTENING TO MUSIC etc.....