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- Identify vendors and administer bidding processes and contracts for vendor performance/compliance within established standards.
- Lead negotiations with key suppliers and ensure adherence to contractual terms and conditions.
- Source and procure fresh fruits and fresh exotic vegetables locally and globally from approved suppliers timeously and in accordance with quality standards.
- Manage the category of the business within the outlined budgets whilst ensuring that the full capabilities of the supply market are leveraged using commercial, technical and cost efficiency levers.
- Make recommendations upon a thorough analysis of spot and forward fundamentals, market conditions and price-determining factors (market structure, key players, value chain, cost elements, value drivers, competitive dynamics and economics).
- Work closely with Quality Assurance department and sales team for the purpose of introducing strategic suppliers and optimizing raw material purchases within approved specifications.
- Conduct periodic competitor, supplier and cost analysis and benchmarking.
- Long Term Contract by Hedging of Aluminum Metal to buy 2 piece Alu. Can.
- Plastic Preforms Contract for Bottles based of Sabic Price + Conversion Cost.
- Glass Bottle Annual Contract Prices.
- Booking of Tomato Crop from China and Al-Jouf at Right time.
- Booking of Crop of Mango at in April, based on expected Crop performance.
- Paper & Packing Product like Corrugated Carton and Duplex boxes, My market knowledge on Price trend and Technical Process knowledge in very strong, Our Annual purchase is 130, 000 MTon of Paper from GCC, Europe, USA and Far East.
- BOPP Film - Annual Rebate Contract with manufactures in GCC . And Good Technical knowledge in flexible packing products.
- Sugar - Logging in Order at Prices Level when rates are below our budget cost, to ensure that we have Annual lower cost than last year.

- Manage the day to day commercial issues between the business and supplier and measure performance.
- Interviews and confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
- Work with suppliers to develop continuous improvement plans and metrics to monitor performance.
- Negotiate lead-time constraints with suppliers to negate missed commitment dates.
- Makes tactical buying decisions with respect to the placement and management of all purchases within assigned portfolio to meet scheduled demand. This process encompasses order placement, rescheduling, expediting, cancellation of items, and/or receiving and invoice issue reconciliation and approval.
- Assisting in the development of new processes to improve lead-time and reduce the inventory.
- Applying lean manufacturing concepts to support projects for lean material flow.
- Align correct quantity of required materials with scheduled due dates to ensure master production schedule is met.
- Review all delivery issues and take appropriate corrective action to avoid schedule impact.
- Responsible for managing all Obsolete, Inactive & Excess Inventory items.
- Attend All meetings as scheduled to ensure that all the required materials will be delivered as it planned to be.

- Review forecasts and usages of Ingredients and Packaging with Central Planning Manager.
- Review working capital and stock levels with Central Planning Manager and D&L manager
- Review constraints in supply with Operations Purchasing and resolve where possible.
- Review master data for accuracy of information and inform Master Data Team of changes where appropriate.
- Run MRP program as required.
- Monitor and approve system generated or manually generated requisitions.
- Monitor slow moving stock to reduce obsolescence.
- Provide information to Central Planning Manager on supply issues.
- Ensure the generation within the SAP system of all new material master data and the uploading of all new BOM information.
- Generate variance analysis report of raw materials (Forecast vs Actual usage)
- Generate variance analysis report of raw material delivered vs. call off plan.

- Use automated computer systems for procurement purposes.
- Creatively solves problems and understand budgetary constraints.
- Work closely with the corporate procurement manager for the purpose of purchasing equipment and supplies, and possibly negotiating rates for those supplies Researches all suppliers to ensure the best equipment is procured for the lowest price.
- Track budget expenditure and producing procurement reports.
- Identifie discrepancies within invoices and resolves them.
- Maintain and promotes sound relationships with suppliers, stakeholders and the business community.
- Demonstrate progressive success in meeting business objectives relating to procurement.
- Act as a change agent and demonstrates resiliency as changes occur.
- Provide analysis and support of decision making.
- Manage performance of suppliers.
- Attend staff meetings.