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Sourced multiple chemical commodities and strategically managed a portfolio of key global suppliers:- Audited suppliers manufacturing sites, facilitated QA/QC procedures, and led periodic business reviews with major chemical products’ stakeholders (Suppliers’ and Schlumberger’s senior technical, sales, marketing and leadership teams); which resulted in development of long-term relationships with critical suppliers and improvement of their response time and quality of service- Conducted market intelligence analyses, developed sourcing strategies, optimized existing supply chain networks, led high-level negotiations with key suppliers, and implemented various cost-saving initiatives that resulted in achieving extensive savings for the Global Category- Created advanced data analytics models and KPI scorecards to monitor suppliers performance and identify improvement opportunities; also developed forecasting models for multiple commodities that improved inventory levels and led to additional savings

Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated with a Master of Engineering in Logistics (Supply Chain Management Program).

Managed administrative personnel, supervised multiple technical auditors and oversaw all clients’ testing/certification projects:- Optimized auditing procedures, monitored team’s productivity, and enhanced client support levels which improved customer satisfaction and reduced project delivery time by 25%- Collaborated with sales/marketing teams and redefined division’s operational, financial & sales metrics which enhanced performance evaluation and improved business opportunity identification; these efforts resulted in an AAGR of 7.5% in revenue in North America- Supervised and coordinated project management activities and business development initiatives with inter-company global teams which improved transfer of knowledge (talent & technology), and resulted in significant cost avoidances- Supported senior management with budgeting, P&L reporting, operations planning and performance monitoring of the division which streamlined strategy setting and implementation

Led the logistics teams and managed sourcing of food commodities from North America/Europe to Japan (annul spend $250M)- Performed a thorough analysis of the company’s suppliers and developed a selection criterion, which resulted in shortlisting the top four valuable partners within three months; these partners supplied 90% of the total business going forward- Negotiated with key partners and enhanced strategic relationships which improved their response time and quality of service by 25%- Prepared daily bids/counters based on forecasted demand, estimated delivery time and exchange rate fluctuations which increased the company’s procurement by more than 80%- Played as a key member of the company’s business process improvement (BPI) team that successfully increased profit by continuously evaluating, analyzing and improving the company’s business practices.

Led and supervised the Helpdesk & Purchasing teams within the IT department (annual spend $3.5M)- Enhanced the purchasing processes by redeveloping and streamlining all the steps and automating the procedure. These efforts simplified submission of purchase orders, reduced internal approval cycle time and improved product delivery time- Reduced equipment cost by centralizing the procurement of computer hardware (servers, monitors, desktops, laptop sets, and etc.) from a sole supplier- Worked with the datacenter and application group managers to prepare the annual budget proposal for the IT manager which resulted in a faster and smoother IT budget approval by the Controlling Department.

Led the purchasing team and streamlined the procurement and sourcing processes.