Danijel Blazevic Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Managing day-to-day operations of procurement function. - Managing contract creations, execution and analysis for maximizing operational and financial performance and minimizing risk - Establishing a procurement strategy for key projects. - Managing procurement for Innovative Future Technology Department on Expo2020

Dubai

- Liaising with key company employees to determine their product and service needs- Researching new products and services to meet company's goals- Building strategic relationships with suppliers and vendors- Completed organizational spend analysis to facilitate sourcing strategies- Strategic sourcing reduced procurement lead time by more than 35%.- Managing team of 7 people- Creating policies and procedures- Implemented supplier optimization, negotiated new supply agreements, $2M in cost reduction- Deployed eProcurement sourcing process - $3M in cost reduction - Reduced warehouse cost of 20% with optimization in supply chain

- Monitoring business trends and product availability to pay the best price for company goods and services without sacrificing quality or delivery times- Identifying and researching potential new suppliers- Researching new products and services to meet company's goals- Improved accuracy of budget forecast - Implemented electronic catalog system- Developing and implementing strategies for procuring, storing, and distributing goods or services- Achieved annual savings of 10% of total budget.

- Developing strategy that team will use to reach its goal- Providing any training that team needs- Leading a team in Etisalat Channel Partnership for SMB- Monitoring team members / assigning KPI’s - Managing the flow of day-to-day operations- Creating reports to update the company on the team's progress- Annual increase of 10% in sales- Achieved reward for top team Leader 2016 from Etisalat SMB

- Controlling the purchase and supply of all procured items & services (IT equipment, hardware and software, CCTV, access control) - Administrating local network and users- Negotiating price and terms of products with suppliers- Managing, developing and improving the purchase team- Quoting end users, preparing PO`s, invoices, offers- Dealing with customs, imports/exports, organizing shipments and deliveries- Managing warehouse- Preparation of tenders, proposals and the negotiation of contracts- Maintaining records of supplier contracts, agreements- Created supplier diversity program, hosted numerous events and achieved 16% diversity spend

- Responsible for organizing and maintaining central facility for the purchase of electronic and telecommunication cables and IT equipment- Approving purchase orders and following safety stock levels and reorder through planning- Conducting technical, business and process analysis, identifying areas for process improvement and providing advice to senior management

- Creating policies and procedures for logistics activities- Directing distribution center operations to ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy- Dealing with national and international import/export legislation, effectively troubleshooting any issues that may arise in international freight transportation.- Organizing deliveries of equipment to customers- Negotiating with suppliers or customers to improve supply chain efficiency or sustainability.- Planning, coordinating and monitoring the receipt, order assembly and dispatching of goods- Keeping stock up to date and making sure inventories are accurate- Planning future capacity requirements

System And Network Engineer, Computer Science

Ciscp, Certified International Supply Chain Professional

Ciscm, Certified International Supply Chain Manager

Chemical Engineer, Physical Chemistry

Mini Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations