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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Accomplished and familiarized new route study in record time and implemented the same.• Guided and mentored new staff on transportation skills and customer service.• Achieved and maintained a consecutive 97% OTR track record for the past 3 years.• Ensure safety standards are met by maintaining compliance with NHVR regulations.• Ensure efficient and effective customer liaison and client management.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Defining the procurement plan by preparing timelines, managing stakeholders’ involvement, evaluating dependencies of other projects or departments, making calculative assumptions with expected outcomes and managing potential risk factors that might affect the project.• Conduct commercial negotiations of new and ongoing strategic contracts at local and regional levels, procuring end-to-end life cycles of projects to meet contract obligations in line with group policies and procedures for… Show more • Defining the procurement plan by preparing timelines, managing stakeholders’ involvement, evaluating dependencies of other projects or departments, making calculative assumptions with expected outcomes and managing potential risk factors that might affect the project.• Conduct commercial negotiations of new and ongoing strategic contracts at local and regional levels, procuring end-to-end life cycles of projects to meet contract obligations in line with group policies and procedures for all major CAPEX and OPEX sourcing activities.• Driving the evaluation process of tenders from potential suppliers and developing an evaluation matrix considering costs, quality, delivery time and supplier capabilities, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation is made to make an informed decision about supplier selection.• Work with cross-functional teams, such as operations, legal, supply chain, quality assurance, risk management, finance and logistics, to ensure sourcing activities are aligned with company objectives.• Develop vendor performance matrix aligned with business requirements to drive continuous improvements, maximize vendor performance linked to contracts, and share with business stakeholders for feedback. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Oversee relationships with key suppliers and vendors, fostering partnerships, exploring new business opportunities, and promoting continuous improvement.• Creating procurement analytics dashboards to track spend, overall supplier performance, procurement commercial and risk KPIs, sustainability, and specific business focuses.• Collaborate with key stakeholders to meet business objectives, ensuring procurement processes deliver high-quality outcomes that align with organizational… Show more • Oversee relationships with key suppliers and vendors, fostering partnerships, exploring new business opportunities, and promoting continuous improvement.• Creating procurement analytics dashboards to track spend, overall supplier performance, procurement commercial and risk KPIs, sustainability, and specific business focuses.• Collaborate with key stakeholders to meet business objectives, ensuring procurement processes deliver high-quality outcomes that align with organizational goals.• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to develop accurate forecasts, ensuring effective planning of procurement and production schedules.• Optimised commercial terms, pricing and supply security through the establishment and improvement of competitive supply markets for the purchase of goods and services.• Establishing category and sourcing strategies based on market research and whole-of-life cost analysis to optimize value-for-money outcomes, by capturing sustained and competitive value and managing reputational, legal, commercial and supply risks.• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures within the company and take all reasonable care to ensure that my department's actions or omissions do not impact the health and safety of internal and external stakeholders. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Collaborate closely with internal department leaders to develop short and mid-term procurement strategies, review all supplier contracts, and support all departments in achieving the best overall cost/value practices.• Identify and assess suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships. Establish robust procurement processes to ensure materials consistently meet quality and delivery standards.• Capable of identifying and managing risks while seizing opportunities for… Show more • Collaborate closely with internal department leaders to develop short and mid-term procurement strategies, review all supplier contracts, and support all departments in achieving the best overall cost/value practices.• Identify and assess suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships. Establish robust procurement processes to ensure materials consistently meet quality and delivery standards.• Capable of identifying and managing risks while seizing opportunities for innovation in procurement practices.• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and achieve buy-in for strategic procurement initiatives. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Collaborate closely with internal department leaders to develop short and mid-term procurement strategies, review all supplier contracts, and support all departments in achieving the best overall cost/value practices.• Identify and assess suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships. Establish robust procurement processes to ensure materials consistently meet quality and delivery standards.• Capable of identifying and managing risks while seizing opportunities for… Show more • Collaborate closely with internal department leaders to develop short and mid-term procurement strategies, review all supplier contracts, and support all departments in achieving the best overall cost/value practices.• Identify and assess suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships. Establish robust procurement processes to ensure materials consistently meet quality and delivery standards.• Capable of identifying and managing risks while seizing opportunities for innovation in procurement practices.• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and achieve buy-in for strategic procurement initiatives. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Perform market analysis to understand the investments, risks, and capabilities of potential suppliers.• Identify, negotiate, and develop effective supply or development agreements with new suppliers as needed.• Persuade internal stakeholders and customers to adopt and adhere to strategic sourcing and procurement management policies, processes, and systems.• Oversee supplier performance measurement, communication, and issue and risk management during initial development phases… Show more • Perform market analysis to understand the investments, risks, and capabilities of potential suppliers.• Identify, negotiate, and develop effective supply or development agreements with new suppliers as needed.• Persuade internal stakeholders and customers to adopt and adhere to strategic sourcing and procurement management policies, processes, and systems.• Oversee supplier performance measurement, communication, and issue and risk management during initial development phases, before transitioning to procurement for launch. Show less