Nicolas Saba Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

As the Purchasing Manager and Cost Controller at Pastel on the Rocks, I played a pivotal role in the establishment and successful launch of this vibrant restaurant concept. Over a dynamic 1 year project, I contributed to the overall operational efficiency and financial success of the venture.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Cultivated strategic sourcing opportunities with vendors, utilizing reverse auctions and tendering procedures to reduce costs by 30% and increase overall performance.
• Spearheaded import-export operations, managed food inspections & product approvals, improved documentations standards in accordance with local municipal regulations; initiated demand forecasting across 50 brands to.
• Observed regional & global trends to identify areas of improvement for adapting organization's supply chain cycle; yielded an average cost savings of 40%.

United Arab Emirates

• Collaborated with stakeholders & cross-functional teams to implement seamless integration of procurement within finance, logistics, operations and sales, resulting in a 20% quicker purchase process.
• Drove continual assessment of supplier performance & risk management execution to identify potential exposure & develop strategies for mitigating risks, improved sole supplier contingencies by 15%.
• Spearheaded the improvement of existing procurement procedures by introducing quality checks and revised workflow steps.

Beirut, Lebanon

• Streamlined purchasing operations by training 8 staff in good receiving and storage methods, decreasing product damages by 50%.
• Established system controls to minimize organizational risks associated with procurement activities, resulting in a 50% rate decrease of supplier disputes.
• Developed and maintained procedures to ensure compliance of procurement processes, driving a 25% cost reduction in purchasing budget.

Dbayeh

• Manage the operation of the purchasing department, train employees on proper good receiving and storage methods.
• Handling all the accounts payable for the whole company and ensure the payments for all the suppliers.
• Creation and distribution of Purchase Orders utilizing corporate ERP systems across all company branches.
• Interviewing, hiring staff and oversee training to ensure a proper data entry in the back-end process

Dbayeh

Lebanon