Head Of Procurement - commercial

• Jan 2021 - Present

• Heading the finished goods division at Napco Trading.• Manage a budget of $100 + million annually.• Negotiate annual contracts and SLAs.• Review regular reports prepared by the team and prepare quarterly and annual reports to the senior management.• Hire, Train and develop the purchasing and procurement team.• Ensuring that procurement best practices are always applied.• Ensuring ethical sourcing of goods and services.• Part of the procurement digitization and internal process departments.

Supply Chain Manager

• Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

Supply Chain Manager

• Jul 2019 - Jan 2021

Muvi Cinemas and Ezdihar sports Company are sister companies specialized in various entertainment sectors across KSA. Already well established as the leading first 100% homegrown Saudi Cinema brand, the sister company is also becoming a leader in the fitness world through Evox Gyms. The companies are also foraying into Feminine beauty through their 2 brands “The Nail Shop & Spa” and “Kerastase” in addition to a health food concept called “Simply Fresh Salads”Duties &Achievements:• Part of the pre-opening team for the first ever location for Muvi, Evox. Kerastase & Simply.• Plan and implement the overall supply chain strategy for procurement, logistics and warehouses.• Member of the planning and implementation committee for Microsoft’s Dynamics ERP system implementation.• Plan procurement staffing requirements for Muvi Cinemas and Evox Gyms• Budgeting and planning CAPEX procurement.• Department development: policies & procedures, hiring, training, creating job descriptions.• Identifying and managing major spend categories.• Supplier relationship building on both local and international levels.• Warehouse management and inventory control.• Managing SLA’s with food and non-food suppliers and service providers• Manage and identify required 3PL & 4PL contracts.• Setting up departmental KPI’s, action plans and budget targets.• Preparation of regular reports to the senior management regarding major spend categories, major strategic agreements, warehouse management status, and financial outlook• Ensuring that procurement best practices are always applied.• Ensuring ethical sourcing of goods and services.

Supply Chain Consultant

• May 2019 - Jun 2019

Luxury Food Company is a subsidiary of Luxury group KSA – a diversified holding company investing in various business sectors. Luxury food is the F&B division which currently is holding 2 sub franchises and 4 franchises.Duties &Achievements:• Plan and implement the overall supply chain strategy for procurement, logistics and warehouses.• Setting up budgets and plans CAPEX investments.• Department development: policies & procedures, hiring, training, creating job descriptions.• Identifying and managing major spend categories.• Reviewing and suggesting relevant ERP systems• Setting up Contract and bid management, strategic agreements and contracts with major vendors on behalf of the company.• Setting up warehouse management and inventory control procedures.• Manage and identify required 3PL & 4PL contracts.• Strategic planning regarding new shop openings schedules.• Setting up departmental KPI’s, action plans and budget targets.• Preparation of regular report templates to the senior management regarding major spend categories, major strategic agreements, warehouse management status, and financial outlook.• Setting up procedures to ensure that procurement best practices are always applied.• Setting up procedures and guidelines to ensure ethical sourcing of goods and services.

Procurement Team Leader

• Oct 2015 - Mar 2019

Azadea Company Limited is a regional company that is present in more than 15 countries and that is diversified in the fields of fashion, F&B, entertainment, IT and furniture. With more than 55 brands under its umbrella it is one of the market leaders in its field.Duties &Achievements:• F&B and non-F&B procurement team leader, servicing a total of 45 shops in KSA.• Managed the opening of 10 full-fledged F&B branches, 4 kiosks and 3 fashion shops during 3 years in terms of procurement budget, project planning, supplier agreements, contracts, deals, and supplies.• Championed the ordering process optimization which lead to significant savings in terms of time and money.• Taking part of the group initiative to reduce overall G&A costs and achieving the pre-set target. • Achieved an average of 15% YOY in savings resulting from revised contracts, competitive bidding and accurate forecasting and planning ahead of seasonal fluctuations and cost control initiatives.• Part of Azadea’s shared services transformation project, took the lead on country level to achieve invoice digitization, procure to book, electronic payments and electronic invoices targets.• Manage and allocate suppliers all over KSA and international suppliers as well.• Draft and review contracts to have the terms in favor of the company• Support all functions within the operations department.• Setting up procurement budgets for new store openings.• Continuously assess CAPEX/OPEX for new/existing business units to identify cost optimization opportunities.• Manage contractors required for new/renovation projects.• Train and support all the procurement team.• Contract negotiation and following 3PL deals and contracts.• Prepare regular reports about spending; purchases; savings and expected cost impact.• Ensuring that procurement best practices are always applied.• Ensuring ethical sourcing of goods and services.• Overview an annual budget of over 40 million USD

Purchasing and Procurement Manager - Fruits and Vegetables Division

• Feb 2013 - Sep 2015

• In charge of all purchase orders from international suppliers (USA, Holland, Spain, Ethiopia, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, etc….)• Manage the warehouses and the supply chain fleet.• Improved the request – order – deliver process time.• In charge of managing the order and delivery process to all branches in a timely manner.• Forecasting demands and seasonal fluctuations to ensure smooth supply during high demand seasons.• Negotiated annual deals with all global suppliers which lead to an average of 10% YOY savings in purchasing costs due to reduced prices and improved terms.• Tracking and maintaining all the purchasing logs, invoices, reports and payments.• Minimized waste and damage from unsold items by 20%• Increased purchases of certain items by more than 50% by enticing the sales team to do “push” sales strategies.• Continuously researched possible suppliers to find the best product price mix and ensure constant flow of goods.• Minimized shortages due to missed forecasting techniques.• In addition to purchasing duties, I have worked on many business development tasks and secured various important accounts on the national level throughout all Saudi Arabia. Some of those names include Godiva Chocolate, Azadea Group (owners and operators of Paul Restaurants, Butcher Shop & Grill, Kosebasi in all Saudi Arabia) and Bay La Sun hotels.

Purchasing officer, cost controller

• Aug 2011 - Oct 2012

• Conducted cost control studies to minimize waste without the need of additional capital investments.• Minimized non-medical purchasing costs by more than 20% due to improved contracts, resource management, planning and alternating suppliers.• Studied current business processes to find techniques to minimize waste and increase efficiency.• Improved the request – order – deliver process time.• Conducted feasibility studies to consider whether to undertake certain projects or reject them.• Reviewed and oversaw the implementation of major purchasing and maintenance contracts.• In charge of following up and preparing major purchasing deals with suppliers.• Ensuring that the studies done by the Medical Purchasing Agent and Non-Medical Purchasing Agent were properly done and that the information was reliable.• Reviewed product utilization and consumption. Analyzed variances and prepared action plans.• Forecasted demand of medical and non-medical supplies and assessed P.O.s accordingly• Continuous market research to stay up-to-date on suppliers, customers, products, trends and price fluctuations.• Researched and defined business opportunities; studied the best product-price mix to ensure the best deals.• Management of employee absences and conducting capability reviews while dealing with short/long term issues. • Adhering to the company’s legal and health & safety requirements at all times.

Location Manager

• Nov 2009 - Dec 2010

Manage day to day operations of student cafeteria to ensure its smooth functioning.Hire, train and supervise staff and schedule them for optimal coverage.Review daily deposits for accuracy and manage inventory.Participate in weekly management meetings and contribute to develop and implementing marketing plans.

Billing Officer

• May 2008 - Mar 2009

A leading hospital in the North Lebanon Region and Nationally. It is a five star hospital, and it is continuously audited by European institutions to monitor its quality.

Supervisor

• Apr 2007 - Apr 2008

Totally responsible for overseeing a shift including 7 employees in the showroom and 5 in the kitchen to ensure the smooth operation of the business.Handled a variety of customer problems and issues, resolving them to the customers' satisfaction, assuring repeat business.Managed inventory to maintain constant in-stock condition with minimal wastage.Recruited, interviewed and hired new employees. Provided in depth training, focusing on customer service and efficiency.Prepared employee schedules, taking into consideration peak customer times, ensuring appropriate coverage while managing salary budget.Maintained cleanliness and repair of warehouses, showroom and kitchen.Began as Cashier and was rapidly promoted to Supervisor in July 2007; AchievementsConsistently achieved /exceeded sales targets during second shift.Supported third shift in achieving target sales goals.Significantly reduced production waste by creating a waste log, which identified the biggest waste sources. Developed process for reducing the waste and loss of production materials.Increased the frequency of catering events and birthday parties on and off site, which pushed sales and let to achievement of goals.Increased repeat customers in bakery and catering events, due to close attention to customer service.