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Dubai, AE

Menomonee Falls, WI, US

• Global Procurement Role managing Logistics, Packaging and Capex, total Spend $50M yearly, delivery of Savings year to date of $3.0M
• Managing the Strategic Procurement for Logistics, Packaging and Capex for the Global Manufacturing and Warehousing network of Enerpac Tool Group (China, Australia, USA, Netherlands, UK, Spain)
• Managing an annual Spend of $ 20 Million, with a Supplier base of + 30 suppliers (Freight Forwarders, Packaging, Capex)
• Managing and coaching the local procurement teams with 4 reports based in USA, China, Netherlands and UK, to develop their skills, implement both Cost savings and Lead time reduction Initiatives.
• Responsible for Capex, & Investment Procurement, managing large Projects with value > $1M achieving best cost, best service with the suitable technology according to operational requirements
• Driving Packaging Cost Reduction initiatives to reduce cost & optimize specifications with usage

CH-1009 PULLY/LAUSANNE, Switzerland, CH

• Team Leader for the Procurement Team, with a total spend of Eur 80 Million in the GMEA Cluster (covering all Arab Countries, Pakistan, and Africa) and 5 Direct Reports
• Direct Procurement – Food Processing Machinery Installation Projects - Managed a Team of 3 Senior Buyers supporting the Tetra Pak Processing Projects - Managed the Strategic sourcing of “Hardware” – Tanks, Vessels.
• Indirect Procurement – Packaging Factories - Managed a Team of 2 Senior Buyers supporting the Tetra Pak Packaging Factories in Africa - Designed and implemented the strategic sourcing for the following categories –.
• Management and Development of a team of 5 Senior Buyers in Pakistan, South Africa, Tunisia and Kenya
• Spearheaded implementation of e-Procurement solutions for contract management, e-tendering and reversed auctions
• Setup Strategic Sourcing Plan for the Categories & implemented the Contracting, Tendering and Global Initiatives

Dubai, AE

- Managing a Portfolio of $200 Million of Packaging Materials- Key contributor in the New Product Development Process with new Packaging materials, alternative suppliers and shortest time-to-market- Negotiation of Long Term Agreements based on Raw Material Indexes and Cost breakdowns- Collaborating with Coca-Cola Global Procurement - Cross Enterprise.

Dubai, AE

Managing an Indirect Spend budget of $50 million per yearAppointed to setup the procurement implementation plan for 8 Indirect CategoriesRegional role covering MEA footprint from Oman to Egypt also including Iraq and Algeria. * Freight: Led the negotiation of Outbound Sea Freight Logistics contracts. Achieved cost savings of up to 40% on container freight..

New York, New York, US

- Managed e-RFQ on SAP Ariba for Potassium Nitrate- Total Spend USD 1.5 Million - Achieved 10% through supplier consolidation- Contributed to Global Labels RFQ Team, with WW Spend analysis, total spend USD 10 Million

Palma De Mallorca, Mallorca, ES

-Introduction & Implementation of the Procurement Strategy and process at a Home Developer in Spain.-Design of the Purchasing Strategy for the different Categories.-Negociation of Supplier discounts and Rebates with Second Tier Suppliers.- Indirect Procurement Implementation- Production Materials Procurement-Change Management with Internal Clients

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE

- Implementation of mySAP EBP online Catalogue- Categories: Stationery and Workshop Tooling- Testing of change requests- Training of +200 users- Change management

Berne, BE, CH

- Buyer at the purchasing team of Losinger Construction - Categories: Concrete, Pre-fabricated stairs and other constructive elements, Windows.- Definition of Needs, respect of delivery term.- Delivery / Quality Problem solving.- Supplier selection.- Price breakdown.- Consolidation of needs among construction sites.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Intern Corporate Purchasing-Business Intelligence-Best practices in Purchasing -Price Comparison & Alignment-E-Sourcing, Price Tracking -Supplier Categorization-Negotiations at European Level: Cumenesulphonate & Waterglass.

Milano, Lombardia, IT

Saint-Ouen, FR

Wiener Neudorf, AT

Montreal, Quebec, CA

Managing incoming and outgoing student job placements

Mba, Supply Chain Management

Cips, Purchasing And Supply

Masters, Purchasing

Arabic 2, Modern Arabic

Erasmus, Business

Business Adm., Business Economics