Ali Shah

About Ali Shah

Results-oriented global operations and business strategy leader with 25+ years of experience building and scaling complex supply chains, energy services, and international business operations. Skilled at leading multi-country teams of 2,500+ and managing portfolios exceeding $1B in annual revenue.Proven success in delivering operational resilience by standing up hub-and-spoke distribution models, driving technology alignment with customer SLAs, and embedding HSE and quality governance. Key achievements include leading 35+ international deployments, growing KSA operations by 30% to ~$1B, and optimizing European distribution networks that increased service efficiency and lowered costs.Trusted partner to C-suite executives, boards, and regional leaders, with expertise in global P&L management, supply continuity, risk mitigation, and digital transformation. Passionate about developing cross-functional teams, stabilizing operations in challenging markets, and aligning commercial and technology roadmaps to deliver sustainable growth.

Experience

1. Director Global Operations

   Archer - the well company

   Nov 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Spearheading global procurement strategy for $0.5B+ portfolio across energy services, logistics, and manufacturing, optimizing category spend and supplier engagement.· Negotiating enterprise supplier agreements, achieving cost savings while improving service levels, reliability, and delivery performance.· Directing supplier risk, ESG compliance, and digital procurement modernization, enabling real-time visibility, resilience, and regulatory alignment across 40+ markets.· Partnered with C-level leadership to redesign the global supply chain footprint, optimizing inventory management and reducing working capital YoY.· Championing advanced analytics transformation, raising sourcing efficiency, spend transparency, and decision-making speed.· Introducing supplier innovation partnerships (digital twins, AI-driven demand forecasting) to accelerate delivery timelines and improve quality compliance.· Establishing global procurement scorecards and PMO governance, aligning category leaders across regions and creating executive-ready dashboards to monitor value creation.

Education

• McGill University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering

• Imperial Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Project Reviews
• Management
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Hpht
• International Logistics
• Energy Industry
• Hse Auditing
• Field Operations
• Well Logging
• Wireline
• Formation Evaluation
• Risk Reviews
• Logging
• Oilfield
• Drilling
• Offshore Operations
• Petroleum
• Upstream
• Offshore Drilling
• Deepwater
• Qhse
• Oil & Gas
• Well Intervention
• Well Integrity
• Onshore
• Business Strategy
• Leadership
• Onshore Operations
• Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (Qhse)
• Business Growth Strategies