Procurement Specialist
Middle East Hotel Supplies
Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months
• Liaison international logistics requirements for the company, ie both imports and exports.
• Created the company’s supply chain strategy
• Ensure that the supply chain needs of the company are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Review costs, develop relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Communicate and negotiate with suppliers and vendors to land more profitable deals
• Plan and track the shipment of final products according to customer requirements
• Plan & execute inventory, oversee warehouse efficiency and perform quality controls
• Collaborate with other departments to create coordinated plans for business growth
• Co-founded a startup specializing in web development
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements from clients based on technical needs
• Create website layouts/user interface in HTML/CSS with the help of javascript and design tools like photoshop and illustrator
• Point of contact for 3 applications.
• Design and Development of enhancements of Applications as per client requirement
• Unit and System Testing of the enhancements done
• Migration of code from Development to Testing region and Testing region to Production region in alignment to the schedule of the projects
• Support for User Acceptance Testing.
• Finding the root cause and implementing quick fix for bugs reported by the clients.
• Prepare weekly & monthly reports of team progress
Desktop/Laptop on-site and phone support; Printer/Fax support; Backup system support;
Updating current infrastructure; Deploying new equipment; Provide investigation, diagnosis, resolution and recovery for hardware/software problems.
When unable to resolve, escalate to second or third level in accordance with Help Desk escalation processes.
Support the following technologies: Microsoft Office 2007 products - Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Word, Excel, Access, Internet Explorer, Windows XP, desktops, laptops, printers, networked copiers, NIC’s, basic LAN/WAN connectivity and others as assigned.
Monitor Weekly backups. Manage service requests, software installations, new computer setups, upgrades, etc.