Ahmed Farid, Purchasing Manager

Ahmed Farid

Purchasing Manager

Elezaby pharmacy

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Master's degree, Administration And Business Administration
Experience
7 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 5 Months

Purchasing Manager at Elezaby pharmacy
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since October 2021

Develop, direct, and implement efficient purchasing strategies. Monitor and track key functional metrics to reduce expenses and accelerate business growth. Create negotiation strategies and acquire profitable deals. Closely engage with stakeholders to ensure assess and document requirements accurately. Forecast pricing and market trends to detect shifts in the buyer-supplier balance. Forge strong and productive relationship with vendors and suppliers. Analyze and mitigate market risks while efficiently reporting and conducting cost and market analysis.
● Efficiently managed and directed 40 staff members to ensure smooth business operation.
● Achieved all sales and profit targets and boosted company’s revenue.

Commercial Project Manager at El Ezaby pharmacy
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2019 to October 2021

Lead the development and implementation of new patient program while administering new product launches and relevant brand initiatives. Monitor KPIs related with patient support programs and engage with internal and external partners to identify actionable insights and opportunities. Create long-term development strategies for product categories and manage order placement processes
to ensure product availability as per customer requirement. Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
● Increased sales by 30% annually for three consecutive years.
● Managed 20 customer accounts efficiently and facilitated revenue generation.

Category Manager at Elezaby pharmacy
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2017 to January 2019

Managed merchandising and assortment of products. Strategized and implemented effective promotional plans to maximize sales and margin for beauty and cosmetics department. Collaborated with the retail merchandising team to determine and implement sales-driving initiatives while cross-channeling synergies, and business growth possibilities.
Maintain accurate product information while educating customers on various products.
● Supervised 20 suppliers with 1200 products and controlled order availability efficiently with no overstock and 92% products availability.

Education

Master's degree, Administration And Business Administration
  • at Arab Academy For Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
  • March 2021
Bachelor's degree, Pharmacy
  • at Cairo University
  • November 2000

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
Data Analysis
Category Management
Retail Purchasing
Procurement
supply chain management
logistics
negotiation skills
negotiation
quotations
Microsoft Excel
Time management
Administration
Business Analysis
Microsoft Word
Team Leader
purchase contracts
logistics management
purchasing
purchasing negotiations

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

google data analytics certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2023