Saira Munir, Supply Chain Analyst

Saira Munir

Supply Chain Analyst

Alshaya Group of Companies

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Human Resource Management
Experience
16 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months

Supply Chain Analyst at Alshaya Group of Companies
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2020
Supply Chain Assistant-Import&Export at Greenhouse Foodstuff Trading LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2017 to January 2020

Overseeing the ordering and packaging process while making sure suppliers and store have enough stock to meet the demand.
- Monitoring stock levels as per company requirement and Keep track of the orders, containers, ETA & ETD.
- Planning delivery timetables and Liaising to brand managers shipping schedules.
- Maintain Data base of accurate product, contract, pricing and invoicing information. - Working closely with suppliers and customers to improve operations and reduce cost.
- Providing accurate routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated.
- Liaising with forwarders overseas companies to arrange collections and the consolidated containers of the shipments and ensuring that the consolidated containers are accurate filled and loaded.
- Negotiate process and terms with suppliers, vendors or freight forwarders.
- Coordinate with the ports and local shipping line agents and Utilising the space of the containers.
- Maintain an updated schedule all the time on the shipments and follow up for the relevant process.
- Responsible for all sort of inbound and outbound shipments whether air or sea shipments.

Responsible for all the Export process, which included the following;
- Documentation process
- Coordination with Dubai Municipality for the Certificates such as Health & Origin and get them approved for the successfully delivery.
- Registration process in Dubai Municipality of New food item.
- Issue the LPO using the oracle system.

Assistant Manager Procurement Packaging & Raw Material at PepsiCo. Int. - Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • February 2017 to April 2017

Key Achievements:
 Successful installation of Weighing Scale within the premises for online maintenance and tracking of in/out quantity of Sugar through weighing the track record.
 Successfully initiated the policy of Scrap and aligned the stakeholders accordingly.
 Successfully initiated Five Layer Packaging Project of finished goods.

Core Responsibilities:
 Timely availability of local/Import materials through liaison with existing supplier, development of new suppliers after complete scrutinizing the constancy reliability.
 Manage, organize and control the timely and cost efficient purchasing of all CAPEX & OPEX according to operations, marketing, sales and realized annual savings (Cost Avoidance, Cost Saving, Cash Flow) of USD 900k out of total spend of USD 95 million.
 Liaison with Finance& Audit team for tender process of disposal of fixed assets and obtain documentation & approvals accordingly.
 Develop sourcing strategies for every-spend above PKR 2millions and prepare contracts/ agreements & POs and follow accordingly.

Purchasing Analyst – Business Services Group & CAPAX Management/DME at Coca Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2014 to January 2017

Key Achievements:
 Certified successfully supported marketing team by providing the entire required product in time within the budget to commence “Fanta Citrus” and help to promote & advertised in the local market by chosen the potential vendors/suppliers.
 Successfully Implemented online Contract Management in SAP.
 Managed and controlled independently the complete Portfolio of DME & Sales.

Core Responsibilities:
 Played an integral role in improving the TCO of managed categories while reducing lead time.
 Ensure compliance, cost savings, and performance measures are established, tracked, and achieved.  Facilitates configuration implementation and updates to the software.
 Bringing on new Suppliers to create competitive environment resulting in improved Lead time and huge Savings.
 Managed, organize and control proactively the timely and cost-efficient purchasing of all Material & Services according to the company’s standard quality, quantity and in accordance with budgetary requirements.
 Leverage technologies (e-Requisition, e-Sourcing, Spend Analysis & SAP) to optimize sourcing and transnational processes locally.
 Enhanced the service level of the vendors that is on-time in-full (OTIF) from 55% to87% through better planning and coordination with the vendors Organization development.

Short Term Assignment (Three Months)
 The assignment was given by the Management to perform at CCBPL Multan Plant & Green Field (MGF) to support operations and set off effective purchasing systems.

Assistant Manager Sourcing & Project at WARID TELECOM LIMITED
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2013 to January 2014

Key Achievements:
 Established Contract & Compliance Department according to company policy along with Legal stakeholder cooperation.

Core Responsibilities:
 Closely worked with internal stakeholders including Legal Department and local suppliers in drafting and signing-off Legal agreements & SLAs.
 Drove compliance of Annual Contracts for Administration as per designed and approved policies.
 Developed system based platform to Identify and qualify the potential vendors for cost effective sources for Goods and Services & Liaison with suppliers and Finance (Internal) to expedite suppliers' payment.
 Negotiated pricing, terms and conditions with key vendors for all marketing projects, Procurement functions and shared services. Lead various negotiations for locking the rates with vendors & contractors.

Procurement Executive Technical /Imports/ Marketing Services & Finance at Philip Morris International (PMI)
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2006 to April 2012

Key Achievements:
 Established a control policies of Marketing Services department merged with Marketing Finance, designed the PMI standard procurement strategy for the same compliant with Standard PMI procedures.

Core Responsibilities:
 Implemented & Scheduled Inventory management, planning and procurement of technical materials (spares, equipment & annual services) for the manufacturing facilities of PMPKL.
 Strategize supervise and operate with procurement systems (SAP, Spent Analyzer) to assure data Integrity and proper maintenance of the procurement documentation.
 Develop sourcing strategies for every-spend above PKR 2millions and prepare contracts/ agreements.
 Consolidated technical material, facility supply & services purchases of POSMs, Logistics service provider for fabricated spares and finalized long term price and master supply agreements with vendors.
 Analyzer-evaluated and to revise reordering timelines & quantity to optimize inventory levels of Raw Material SKUs.
 Partake in activities that focus on planning, storing, & distributing of imported materials.
 Strategized factory-wise distribution of Raw Material to meet production schedules.  Bi-annual audits of documentation of Executed Material Purchases Locals & Imports.
 Participated and cooperated with Efficiency Improvement teams for work process optimizations, existing system & implementations of quality and cost efficiency improvements.
 Coordinated logistic and warehousing activities & Established follow ups and track departmental budget.
 Coordinated with Finance for timely payments within agreed credit period re-engineered processes in liaison with internal controls for Point of Sale Materials (POSM).

Education

Master's degree, Human Resource Management
  • at University of Karachi
  • July 2010

Behavioral Sciences Contemporary Managements Economic Analyses Financial Accounting Fundamentals of Public Administration Human Resource Management Office Management & Communication Organizational Behavior Theory & Practice Research Method for Business Statistics for Management Statistics for Management

Specialties & Skills

Order Processing
Materials
Production
Computer user
Negotiation
Project Management/Contract Management
Supplier/Vendor Management
Category/Inventory Management
Negotiation Skills
Hands on experience - SAP
Repoting base on-system - SAP

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Supply Chain Management (Procurement) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2015