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Volume 1, Issue 1
Activities of an
IE at MOL Pakistan
Hi, my name is Muhammad Abid. My job is to manage
inventory by adapting a proactive approach, through
optimization of key parameters, ensure safe operation,
employ standard operating procedures and contribute
to the company’s social and financial uplift. I ensure to
provide support to functional departments throughout
material flow process to meet production schedules
and customer requirements.
As a material & inventory specialist it is my core responsibility to improve operational efficiency throughout the inventory flow process by standardization of
material specifications/descriptions, executing various
improvised inventory analysis and reduction exercises
using a proactive approach.
The management aspect of this job can become com-
Engr. Muhammad Abid
MOL Pakistan—Materials Engineer,
Contracts and Supply Chain Management
plicated if inventory items start to go missing, because
as material specialist I will be held accountable for it
unless they can prove where the problem is and who is
causing it. This is one area where knowing each and
every worker on a personal and professional level can
be very beneficial.
For example, when I joined MOL Pakistan, inventory database had a lot of duplications which create serious problems at the time of ordering. So the task assigned to me was to eradicate the duplications and rectify the inventory database.
My typical day has a good balance of engineering work done on the computer where I analyze the BOQ
(Bill Of Quantities) received from projects department. This BOQ needs to be comprehend thoroughly and
then finalizing which materials will be required for the upcoming projects.
Other activities performed during my day are: