Meraj's CV
Meraj Khalid
Employee Services Manager | Inventory Control & Industrial Operations Expert
Profile summary
Strategic Employee Services Manager with 17 years shaping industrial operations, inventory control, and facilities management. Known for directing large scale employee services, warehouse strategies, and vendor negotiations while maintaining strict safety and regulatory compliance. Committed to driving operational efficiency and supporting workforce welfare across manufacturing environments.
Career highlights
Employee Services Management: Shaped complete employee services and facilities operations, managing 2,000+ employees across a 90-acre site operating 24/7 in a three-shift production model.
Inventory Control and Operations: Maintained 99.5% material availability for production and engineering through ABC and XYZ analysis, FIFO and FEFO methodology, and cycle counting.
Working Capital Optimization: Optimized working capital through SLOB liquidation, stock ageing control, and monthly KPI reporting to factory management, reducing inventory holding value by up to 15%.
Key skills
Professional experience
Defines employee services strategy, steering residential facilities, transport fleets, annual budgets, and government regulatory compliance across a 90-acre site operating 24/7 in a three-shift production model for 2,000 employees. Directs stakeholder engagement, vendor management, and employee welfare initiatives as the primary operational contact.
- Directed large-scale industrial operations serving 2,000 employees per shift, covering menu planning, food safety, hygiene audits, government visits, and events.
- Managed employee transport and pool car fleet operations by planning van availability, monitoring driver performance, and overseeing preventive maintenance.
- Controlled annual HR and administration budgets through monthly variance reporting and petty cash management, maintaining a clean audit record.
- Negotiated SLA-based contracts for catering, transport, security, janitorial, horticulture, laundry, and grocery suppliers to strengthen vendor accountability.
- Oversaw residential and hospitality facilities including a 50+ room internal hotel, hostels, executive colony, sports complex, gymnasium, and day care center.
Shaped inventory and warehouse operations strategy, steering material availability and compliance across the facility. Directed Procure-to-Pay processes, warehouse safety standards, and cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintained 99.5% material availability for production and engineering through ABC and XYZ analysis, FIFO and FEFO methodology, safety stock calculation, min and max reorder points, and cycle counting.
- Enforced warehouse safety standards including 5S, HSE compliance, rack and forklift safety, and chemical and fire safety protocols, achieving zero Lost Time Accidents.
- Optimized working capital through SLOB liquidation, stock ageing control, and monthly KPI reporting to factory management, reducing inventory holding value by up to 15%.
Education
Management Sciences (HR)
Certifications
Languages
English · Professional
Urdu · Native