Worked as supply chain manager, established the entire department process and procedures.

Responsibilities and Achievements in the following aspects of the supply chain at group level: Distribution Control – by smart planning/designing distribution system thru demand planning. Fleet maintenance with proper KPI’s.Inventory Control – reducing inventory value by evaluating the demand/forecast with reasonable buffer stock. Reducing the number of SKU’s by identifying the fast-moving itemsPurchasing Control – transferring sales forecast into Supply Chain forecast to determine which product, which location, which season an item will sell, find vendors, and arrange deals to maintain regular supplies in order not to have over/short of stock.Purchase Budgeting – after converting SFC into SCF, preparing a purchase plan to inform finance department to arrange funds in due course.Purchase Costing – identifying the hidden costs (demurrages, container detention, and unnecessary transportation) and including them into overall costing to increase profit margin.Manpower Improvement – by using education, experience and knowledge transforming normal employees into valuable assets by training and coaching them with the latest and modern working techniques. Warehouse Management – identifying & creating spaces in warehouses for proper receiving and stocking shipments, expediting the deliveries by using modern SOP’s. timely & proper physical count. Integration – connects the flow of work and information among all links/departments in the supply chain to maximize efficiency.KPI – creating key performance indicators at all levels.

DUTIES: Organizing the entire fleet, proper maintenance/dispatch/tracking.Working closely with suppliers and customers to improve the quality of operations and reduce cost.Creating and providing the personal safety and safe working environment. Proper communications have been maintained to managers and key personnel in procurement, logistics & distribution for their needs and objectives.Negotiating contracts to reduce costs and achieve maximum efficiency. Accurate calculating total supply chain costs in relation to proposed new projects.

DUTIES: Controlling the purchase and supply of all procured items and services.Negotiating and finalizing prices and terms of products with suppliers and vendors.Managing/developing and improving the performance of the logistics team. Managing own trucking fleet by timely maintenance and proper scheduling.Receiving/reviewing/discussing, annual sales forecast with sales department. Making a full year forecasted purchase plan for local, national & international suppliers.Planning, arranging and organizing non-stop, trouble free, continued shipments from various suppliers around the globe.Preparing/analyzing/arranging all the required documents for shipment clearance from the ports (air, sea & land)Managing all the activities in warehouses Kingdom wide, receiving and stocking shipments.Managing and organizing inventories, timely, monthly, quarterly, half yearly & annually.