Identifying the category needs, managing stock and non-stock procurement processes.Creating RFQs and overseeing competitive bidding cycles.Developing and implementing cost-effective procurement strategies and policies.Evaluating and strategic sourcing of potential suppliers and monitoring their performance.Negotiating contracts with vendors to secure the best deals and payment terms.Forecasting to predict future demand for goods, services, and purchase requisitions.Finalizing purchase details and approving purchase requests and purchase orders.Ensure the procurement process are in line with the policy, procedures & audit requirements.Managing procurement budgets and KPIs to reduce costs.Analysing procurement data, conducting spend analysis, and preparing reports.Compiling reports for the senior procurement manager and director as required

Supply chain operations - Logistics / Inventory and Distribution functions in CCAD - a world class health care provider in Abu Dhabi.

Ensure the Distribution & Logistic activities and quality standards for Hospitals, Retail Pharmacies & contract based deliveries to government institutions. Responsible for the total logistic & Supply Chain process from receipt to delivery including order processing, receiving, inventory transactions. Preform periodic stock counts & Generate Material requirement planning considering the product movement and expiry. Replenishment order planning as per the supplier lead time & Delivery structure, Inventory planning, demand forecasting. Monitor the refrigerated & oncology medicines supplies with cold chain system and update the temperatures on transit. Prepare reports concerning supply chain operations to finance dept. to verify the cost of deliveries & profit margins. Direct orders from the govt. institutions under SEHA, MOH & DHA are tracked and monitored to avoid late penalties. Documentations and coordination’s with regulatory requirements for clearing the medicines and avoid the delay. Organized new product launch and its availability as per the market demand and ensure the regulatory documentations. Coordinate stock level adjustments with warehousing, purchasing and management, and issue purchase orders to suppliers to ensure 100% complete and on-time inbound cargo. Preparing shipping details& analyzes all documents also ensure the temp logger and other quality requirements at store level before stock in. Establish and maintain collaborating relationship with the purchase dept. of all public & private sectors. Plan & execute accurate routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated. Process improvement to enhance point of sale and easier functionality for optimal services for valued customers. Accurately calculating total supply chain costs in relation to proposed new projects. Part of key roles in issues, distribution centers, warehouse planning, loss prevention, team management, training and develo

Category Purchase, supply chain and logistics coordination from international & local suppliers to the respective stock points. Negotiate & Finalize freight forwarders for bulk transfers of project materials. Planning the Logistics & material movements for new store openings & promotional offers. Forecasting the location wise inventory transfers by coordinating with marketing & sales team. New vendor purchase contracts are finalized in line with purchase dept. and plan the supply chain process as per the sales forecast. Strategically monitor ageing of stocks and follow up with category team to create prior STO’s & plan location wise transfers to reduce total cost. Market Studies to find innovative products & finalize the vendors. Negotiate for better price & promotional offers. Successfully handled supply chain operations for 12 retail stores providing personal care & Decorative items and ancillary services. Analyzed sales volumes and created forecasts in order to leverage market trends and minimize the impacts of seasonal downturns. Successfully managed the end to end transfer of SKU’s from Parent warehouse to different locations at peak seasons & Promotional offers. Challenging role in transferring different projects materials within the dead line of proposed store openings. Improved profit margins to 15% by executing the balanced stocks at nearby subsidiary warehouse as per the sales forecast.