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Sara El Sayed A.Aziz Ali

Sara Ali

Summary

Leading organizations in improving business performance with enhancing people capabilities to achieve business goals, using modern and disruptive technologies, and meeting personal career aspirations.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Director, Operational Excellence & Digitalization

CPS Egypt- Coca Cola
07.2025 - Current

Leading Operational Excellence /Continuous Improvement activities in functions of the plant, in order to meet BP objectives; ultimately improving productivity & efficiency to absorb volume increases, enhance resources utilization, increase customer satisfaction, increase flexibility, reduce complexity, lower operational costs and seek value creation/optimization opportunities across all functions. Also, Leading Site digitalization to drive performance through using different digitalization tools (e.g. power BI, power apps) to present site dashboard KPIs and roll out to other plant functions.

Leading Site “ Plant of the Future “ Project through managing different phases; Business Excellence maturity assessment, PoF Bootcamp, data collection, deep dive data activities, short list for opportunities and design & implementation of use cases.

Women in Supply Chain (WiSC)Lead

CPS Coca Cola
06.2023 - Current

Leading strategic female empowerment and professional advancement across the organization. By directly supporting the CPS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) agenda, our focus is to elevate career development and enhance the personal well-being of women in Supply Chain. This initiative ultimately aims to cultivate a strong culture of engagement and inclusion, thereby optimizing diverse team collaboration to achieve key business objectives.

Operational Excellence(GPS) Section Head

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
09.2016 - 10.2020

Work with SLT, ELT, FLLs to develop their capabilities to be able to lead, manage, coach and develop their employees, Lead day to day deployment of the GPS as well as all related improvement activities at site level (business impact on safety, quality, cost, people and innovation), Track progress of the site GPS deployment road-map and self-assess the site GPS maturity level, Leading & supporting continuous improvement initiatives to achieve site business priorities, Efficient use of lean tools and lean methodology to drive business priorities.

Site Business Change Lead (BCL)- STA

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
08.2019 - 03.2020

Leading the transformation at the Cairo site, overseeing the site's business change strategy, ensuring adherence to the M-ERP Program deployment timeline, monitoring the implementation of M-ERP Program Training and Education plans, coordinating M-ERP Communications and Stakeholder Management Plan, enhancing the business change capabilities of the site project team, and actively engaging in the network of site business change for the Program.

Risk Management and BCP Coordinator -STA

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
05.2016 - 08.2016

Led risk management initiatives for Cairo and Giza operations, enhancing RAA capabilities to proactively identify and manage potential threats. Developed and maintained robust business continuity plans for all critical business processes, outlining specific contingency measures, and recovery protocols to ensure operational resilience.

QC/Stability Analyst

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
10.2010 - 04.2016

Analyze and test bulk, finished products, stability samples and intermediates as well as finished products according to validated method of analysis and approved protocols and specifications, Operate departmental section equipment and instruments according to approved SOP’s e.g. HPLC, GC, UV/Vis, IR and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, balances and other analytical equipment. Implement and maintain GMP, GLP and EHS requirements relevant to job.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences & Clinical Pharmacy

Misr International University
Cairo, Egypt
04.2001 -

Skills

    Effective leadership and change management

    Proficient in managing multiple tasks

    Technical expertise and analytical skills

    Adaptable and growth-oriented

    Skilled in high-pressure environments

    Effective teamwork and independent work

    Effective organizational communication

    Effective prioritization skills

    Analytical skills

    Interpersonal flexibility

Timeline

Director, Operational Excellence & Digitalization

CPS Egypt- Coca Cola
07.2025 - Current

Women in Supply Chain (WiSC)Lead

CPS Coca Cola
06.2023 - Current

Site Business Change Lead (BCL)- STA

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
08.2019 - 03.2020

Operational Excellence(GPS) Section Head

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
09.2016 - 10.2020

Risk Management and BCP Coordinator -STA

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
05.2016 - 08.2016

QC/Stability Analyst

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
10.2010 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences & Clinical Pharmacy

Misr International University
04.2001 -
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