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Managing 250+ stock keeping units (SKU) spread across categories of Resins, Polymers Paper, Paper Pulps & Agricultural Products, Fruit Pulps & Concentrates, Flavours, Ingredients, Flexible Packaging, Corrugated cartons, chemicals etc across two plants.Championed AED 120 Mio annual spend; regulated team of one non-managerial staff. Negotiated best prices with vendors and verified smooth procurement of Raw & Packaging Materials. Supported continuous factory operations and regulated… Show more Managing 250+ stock keeping units (SKU) spread across categories of Resins, Polymers Paper, Paper Pulps & Agricultural Products, Fruit Pulps & Concentrates, Flavours, Ingredients, Flexible Packaging, Corrugated cartons, chemicals etc across two plants.Championed AED 120 Mio annual spend; regulated team of one non-managerial staff. Negotiated best prices with vendors and verified smooth procurement of Raw & Packaging Materials. Supported continuous factory operations and regulated existing supplier relationships; procured sustainable supplies and managed vendor development. Budgeted purchasing activities and implemented new systems including e-procurement strategies. Show less

Agthia Group PJSC is a leading Abu Dhabi based food and beverage semi government company consisting an excellent portfolio of integrated businesses and brands providing high quality, trusted, and essential food and beverage products for customers and consumers across the GCC, Turkey, and the wider Middle East.Principal Responsibilities• To recognize, understand and contribute towards the medium to long-term objectives of the Procurement Department and to support the Procurement… Show more Agthia Group PJSC is a leading Abu Dhabi based food and beverage semi government company consisting an excellent portfolio of integrated businesses and brands providing high quality, trusted, and essential food and beverage products for customers and consumers across the GCC, Turkey, and the wider Middle East.Principal Responsibilities• To recognize, understand and contribute towards the medium to long-term objectives of the Procurement Department and to support the Procurement Director – Indirect in the execution of the Procurement Business Plan • Lead, define and deliver a complete end to end Procurement service for a defined set of Categories using a Category Management process with clear [short, medium and long-term] fiscal and service targets for delivery• Responsible for building strategic relationship with key vendors considering all the stake holders interest • Tender management / e- tendering and administration for high value and high priority requirement; manage the supply contracts for indirect materials. cost reduction initiatives, review and approval• Manage Negotiation Process with service providers/vendors covering costs, commercial and contractual terms etc• Formulates the supply strategy for relevant product categories • Manage multiple procurement projects simultaneously, prioritize according to company's strategic, financial and operational requirements • Responsible for preparing and publishing tender documents• Develop a database of high end suppliers and spearhead negotiation discussions• Manage supplier selection and evaluation• Conduct Techno commercial evaluations of supplier bids and align with stakeholders• Recommendation with justification on awarding of contracts• Overall management of contracts across the Group• Manage, train and mentor the buyers group • Analyze and implement KPIs for the team and ensure continuous personal development programs are in place. Show less

Masafi & Co. LLC, UAE as Purchase Manager - April 2008 to February 2017A premium brand in the Middle East with interests in Water, Tissue Paper, Juices, Gourmet & part of the Al Ghurair Group. I manage the Companywide Purchases of Raw Material, Spares & other products. Principal ResponsibilitiesHeading the Procurement, MRP, Ariba e-sourcing & spend management solutions of the companyMain KPIs/KRAsReduction in COGSPrice variance over budgetSavings… Show more Masafi & Co. LLC, UAE as Purchase Manager - April 2008 to February 2017A premium brand in the Middle East with interests in Water, Tissue Paper, Juices, Gourmet & part of the Al Ghurair Group. I manage the Companywide Purchases of Raw Material, Spares & other products. Principal ResponsibilitiesHeading the Procurement, MRP, Ariba e-sourcing & spend management solutions of the companyMain KPIs/KRAsReduction in COGSPrice variance over budgetSavings generated through e-auctionsInventories ValuationExpiry of Raw MaterialImplementation of Ariba’s Sourcing & Spend Analysis Platform across many business verticalsCategorizing of Spends (Indirect, Direct)Identifying savings leakage and securing savingsAnalyze & develop RFP, RFQ’s and RFI based on requirementManage and ensure that savings targets are achieved and implemented through Ariba.Complete responsibility of the procurement of raw materials, packing materials, spares and other items including Capital items Purchases.Tracking the commodity markets covering Plastics, Concentrates / Fruit Crops, Sugar, Currencies etc. to insulate the company from rampant fluctuations. Price negotiation for key input raw materials to ensure lowest possible costs.Identifying and analyzing risks associated with raw material procurement (Price, Volume, etc.) and designing strategies to mitigate the same.Complete ownership and responsibility of the strategies followed for achieving the best possible scenarios for the company.Evolving a philosophy of buying from the source / manufacturer directly thereby eliminating middlemen.To lead a team of members and guiding them to achieve the desired departmental objectivesACHIEVEMENTS;Redefined the methodology to procure major raw materialsPositive budget variances in all the years of execution.Average inventory days of 30 days Successful implementation of e-sourcing solutions and realization of identified savings generated through e-auctions Show less