- Managing G&A and IT Sub categories for Indirect Procurement Spend by ensuring Goods/Service delivery and commercial requirement are met through Agile Procurement. Working closely with cross functional teams and setting the foundations for successful procurement based on sprints and supporting bottom line agenda.- Develop category and sourcing strategies aligned with business needs and product road mapping.- Working alongside with Global and Regional Procurement teams to execute local agreements and contracts- Accountable for savings for the respective categories, and maintain a high level of compliance and reduce reputational and supply risks across all third-party engagements.- Vendor performance evaluation and manage relationship with key local and global vendors- Lead the execution of required governance and process changes to ensure compliance to relevant policies.- Subject Matter Expert for SAP Procure to pay modules- Implemented new vendor management and negotiation tool e-sourcing) for better cost management and performance- Manage the Third Party Risk Management process for on-boarding of all new vendors to ensure the relevant risks are identified and mitigated.- Implements the Sourcing & Supplier Management Framework, Responsible Procurement & Global compliance tools and processes to ensure alignment with the Global Procurement principles- Partner with finance and key stakeholders to deliver cost improvements, free up operating cash flow (inventory), and flexibility to business needs.- Led many successful tenders across Australia and New Zealand.- Focused on risk mitigation, accessing innovation and speed to market

- Part of Regional Team, independently working and responsible for sourcing of services included in Facilities Management & Real Estate subcategories.- Responsible for the saving/cost reduction, optimization and value enhancement by challenging and benchmarking FM & RE services, launching FM & RE services optimization initiatives and developing Market Intelligence. (Integrated Facilities Management, Integrated Security Management, Vendor Managed Inventory – PPE & Lab Consumables; Real Estate Advisory and Transaction Services & Time Utilization Study).- Adapt and deploy, according to country specificities, the FM & RE strategies in relationship with the Local Business partners under the guidance of Regional Category Domain Head and the Global Lead Buyer. - Plan and manage the end to end Procurement Lifecycle in close partnership with functional stakeholders. Ensure excellent execution through better coordination, evaluation and negotiation for category and sub categories.- Manage supplier performance by setting up KPIs, and monitor their compliance and adherence- In alignment with Business Long Range Plan and Budgets, Develop and execute best sourcing strategies and track its progress against each action item and deliver expected savings for category and sub categories.- Drive and coordinates SRM and sustainable development activities for the categories and sub categories.- Enhance procurement knowledge by collecting category related market/product information through different workshops, newsletter and web portal, sharing the same with peers in the region as well with the business stake holders.- Work with a network of buyers for the various categories and sub categories across region.- Develop strong customer relationship at country or multi-sites level, build a network of key specifiers to drive standardization plans in major repetitive categories of spends.- Identify and initiate synergy opportunities cross all responsible sites.

Develop strategies regarding Category sourcing (ICT, HR), analyze and stream line transactional processes and policies and drive change management projects.Develop and coordinate sourcing activities. Manage and drive the E2E process for RFx and liaise with Risk, Legal and the Business to bring the contracts to an executable state.Develop alternative suppliers or supply solutions where it effectively mitigates risk and ensures continuity of supply to business.Facilitate and finalize complex negotiations that deliver quantifiable benefits, based on a category expenditure allocation and according to yearly agreed benefits targets. Identify cost reduction opportunities and potential sourcing/negotiation strategies. Actively support Product teams in supplier short listing and selection for portfolio products; Receive specifications, service level and customer requirements from product team Support Product team in collecting supplier information and supplier short listing Determine bargaining position for developing negotiation tactics. Negotiate and evaluate suppliers to provide recommendation to product team. Establish vendor governance model for strategic vendors with regular meetings to address BAU activities against SLAs and address key performance issues with the supplier.Establish vendor selection criteria and evaluate vendor responses to select finalistsProvide input to SRM for contracting (T&C) as agreed during negotiation period. Work as a contributing team member to the Procurement Category Management team in a busy environment, sharing ideas, insights and working collaboratively to improve policy & process. Work closely with the Contract & Vendor Manager to maintain a system of compliance monitoring, benefits measurement, and enforcement.

Served Shared country procurement department by implementing global sourcing practices for all the business units of Novartis Pharma Pakistan Ltd i.e. (Novartis Pharmaceutical, Novartis Consumer Care, & Sandoz) for indirect procurement. It includes but not limited to procuring of different commodities and services Facilities Management, Real Estate (FM & RE) & Marketing. Responsible for the management of end-to-end procurement process which includes market and demand/specification analysis, risk assessment and preparation of documents (RFXs), receipt of offers, and coordination of supplier evaluation, selection, negotiation and execution of contracting process across multiple Indirect categories.Experience in leading cross functional strategic projects across different FM & RE categories and execution of contracts in CLM.Develop strong business partnering with stakeholders to implement different Local and regional procurement strategies and objectivesWork closely with Head of Regional Procurement and Global Lead Buyers for strategy implementation plans. Also responsible for reporting of monthly indirect savings against the difference projects to the Novartis Global.Single point of contact in the procurement for all the indirect supplier (RP) responsible procurement process. Local admin for the launch of E-shop for all the Novartis divisions. E-shop is the global initiative which replaced old purchasing system. E-shop automates the purchasing process, enabling fully automated work flow from requisition generation to approval, ordering and goods receipt. Conducting regular performance review meetings with suppliers under different contracts and responsible for ongoing audits of key suppliers ensuring all suppliers & sub-contractors are beneficial in the areas of quality, innovation & risk under Indirect Procurement.

Responsible for the Public sector projects called by Board Of Revenue Land Department, Responsible for Agile Project Management against agreed scope, budget schedule & client expectations doing this whilst supervising.Conducted awareness sessions for stakeholders, responsible for training as per corporate client’s requirements, leading and motivating project team of multi-discipline employees.Responsible for complete correspondence and liaison work between PMU, AOS and vendors as well, accountable for the goals, deliverable, required resources and project result timely, to make sure that everyone associated is productive according to work breakdown structure, aligning the task as per requirement, getting issues resolved as identified to meet results accordingly.Managing project scope by ensuring any changes to scope according to priorities, track and reporting on project milestones set earlier providing status to client and employer timely.Responsible for end to end sourcing includes supplier evaluation, selection, negotiation and finalization across multiple Indirect Categories (IT, Fleet Management, Travel Management, Telecom, Marketing, and Facility Management).Experience in creating, analyzing and implementing proposals- RFI, RFP & RFQ and ensure appropriate contracts are put in place to optimize service delivery (CLM).Conducting regular performance review meetings with suppliers under different contracts and responsible for ongoing audits of key suppliers.Responsible for delivering saving targets and report savings to stakeholders and procurement leadership team based on different KPI’s.Experience in leading cross functional strategic projects across different indirect categories.Responsible for strategic implementations like: Demand Management, E Shop, E Sourcing Cash in Lieu, Preferred Vendor, Making sure all are beneficial in terms of Procurement Compliance & KPI’s.

Accountancy Outsourcing Services Ltd., is a multinational Business Process Outsourcing & Consultation firm including (Business Process Re-Engineering & Change Management) involved in mass level government IT projects most of them related to land management. http://www.aoserv.com/Sourcing & buying of all indirect materials / Services for all Departments. Local purchases and imports.Contracting with vendors for Lab Consumables, Transportation and Civil & Engineering works & materials across the country.Managed service level agreements (SLA) with contracted suppliers for all related services.Assist in the execution of an accelerated sourcing strategy and implementation.Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders to understand and deliver key business requirements.Working with Logistics department and clearing agent for the clearance of various imported equipment, Machines & Spares.Negotiating with Vendors on Cost for Indirect Materials & Services.Responsible for major supply based issue resolution e.g. recalls in case of unacceptable quality of product and services.Business Key User for SAP Materials Management module.

Ensure full compliance of buyer programs, Requests and amendments on each assigned order, which involved periodic reporting of progress on each order with quantity, quality and specification details.Very close coordination with “Demand and Supply Planning” team in order to ensure in-time availability of required stocks and managing the safety stocks level.Working with 3rd Party service providers and initiating / managing all the contracts & commercial terms with these service providers. Other relevant functions are also involved to ensure compliance with company & client’s policies and COC (Code of Conduct).Relationship building with carriers and most frequently used origins in order to negotiate better import rates.Scrutiny of all trade documents, correspondence with vendors, buyers and banks. Responsible for cargo booking, shipment tracking, coordination for timely shipments, dispatches of documents and cargo group age air freight bookings rate negotiations with freight forwarders and shipping lines.

RHDC International is one of the largest Consular legalization Letter of Credit document preparation & Trade Finance Company in the United States, serving freight forwarders, banks and exporters for over two decades.Responsible for Scrutiny Points of all the documents under Letter of Credit. Correspondence with the US clients in the regard of following:•Planning delivery timetables•Ensuring stores have enough stock•Making sure suppliers have enough stock to meet demand•Monitoring stock levels•Tracking products through depots to make sure they arrive at their destination•Responsible for import shipments execution both free hand and nominated. Negotiation of rates with counterpart and quote to customer in case of FOB shipmentsDaily reporting to the Manager in US, responsible to conduct weekly online conference for the betterment of work.