Hoosen Suleman

As a Senior Consultant, Hoosen is responsible for delivering consulting services in asset management, maintenance and reliability engineering to our clients.

Areas of specialist expertise

• Asset criticality assessments
• Asset Management
• Autonomous Maintenance
• Business Analysis
• Business Management
• CMMS implementation
• Critical spares assessments
• Defect Elimination
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
• Focussed Improvement
• ISO55000 methodologies – including AM Maturity Assessments
• Lean Six Sigma
• Maintenance Management
• Management of Change
• Operations Management
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Project Planning and Management
• Reliability Centred Maintenance and PM optimisation
• Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Studies
• Risk Analysis and Risk Management
• Risk Based Inspection
• Root Cause Analysis
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Value Stream Mapping
• Work Management Process Development
• Work Planning and Control Procedures
• World Class Manufacturing

Industry specialisations

• Mining and mineral processing
• Oil and gas
• Water utilities
• Manufacturing

Key successes

• Improved Manufacturing and Warehousing efficiency by 4% for a large multi-national manufacturing company
• Reduced warehouse stock holding cost by 25% at a manufacturing company

Professional experience

• Assetivity (April 2025 – current)

  Senior Consultant

• Verbrec Asset Management (2024 – 2025)

  Lead Asset Management Engineer

• PepsiCo – Pioneerfoods (2020 – 2024)

  SSA Manufacturing and Warehousing Lead

• Pioneerfoods (2018 – 2020)

  Regional Asset Care Manager

• Pragma Africa (2013 – 2018)

  Business Area Manager

• Pragma Africa (2009- 2013)

  Key Account Manager

• Pragma Africa (2006- 2009)

  Junior Asset Care Engineer