Amir Bajwa

• Responsible for sourcing and purchasing AC, WG & SDA categories
• Successfully sourcing items cost effectively
• Assisting sales team in AC, WG & SDA categories sales
• Currently managing brands like GE, MABE, Speed Queen, Royxon, Master Chef, Magic Chef, Home
Elite etc.
• Implementing technologies, processes, policies, and procedures to support the purchasing process
• Develop and review purchase requests & forecast procurement needs
• Creating purchase plan for the entire range of products in compliance with the sales plan
• Administering an Internal purchasing system and create a successful procurement process
• Studying sales records and inventory levels
• Coordinating with suppliers and placing orders
• Conducted thorough research to discover vendors that provided top-quality products at best rates and
enhanced the consumer experience as well as increased profit for company
• Giving sourcing input to colleagues to aid business planning & development
• Managing vendor relationships and building effective supply chain partnerships
• Managing monthly sales review and analyzing trends
• Independently creating yearly budget for each brand

• Responsible for BEC brand
• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, developing and implementing product strategy to achieve
desired revenue and maintain margin targets
• Managed marketing and product management simultaneously
• Purchase planning and distribution for the specific category based on store, channel profile and
requirements
• Develop and review purchase requests & forecast procurement needs
• Achieving product revenue numbers whilst effectively managing inventory
• Execution of promotion strategies including trade promotions, consumer promotions and consumer
advertising / marketing
• Maintain and analyze PSI (Purchase, Sales, Inventory) data to ensure efficient store ranging and real
time consumer preferences are gathered and acted upon in order to select and optimally place
product on store shelves
• Develop and Maintain display matrix
• Analyze sales, stocks, channel, promotions, competitors
• Track shipment and follow up with supply chain department and supplier on delivery
• Foster collaborative and supportive relationship with stores, key accounts and head office support
function to leverage full support
Highlights:
• Successfully implemented new PSI format to ensure timely planning according to history and forecast
sales.
• Above ensured no more stock outs which resulted in improved sales

• Responsible for finding new products especially SHW & WG according to market trends
• Currently managing all well-known brands of white goods including Panasonic, WWH, Sharp, Midea,
Ignis, Samsung, LG, Bosch etc
• Implementing technologies, processes, policies, and procedures to support the purchasing process
• Develop and review purchase requests & forecast procurement needs
• Draft the production plan for the entire range of products in compliance with the sales plan
• Administering an Internal purchasing system and create a successful procurement process
• Studying sales records and inventory levels
• Coordinate with suppliers and placing orders
• Conducted thorough research to discover vendors that provided top-quality products at best rates and
enhanced the consumer experience as well as increased profit margins
• Giving sourcing input to colleagues to aid business planning & development
• Managing vendor relationships and building effective supply chain partnerships
• Managing monthly sales review and analyzing trends
• Independently creating yearly budget for each brand
Highlights:
• Successfully launched Safes category across all Best Al Yousifi Stores which contributed 5% in total
sales
• Was able to convince management for new product tags in stores to enhance customers shopping
experience as well used as a tool for sales team

• Responsible for working closely with the selected supplier and managing the company’s procurement
activities. Also providing leadership for the purchasing department and motivating staff to achieve
maximum performance and efficiency. Making sure that the purchasing department works within all of
the companies Operational Procedures
• Responsible for Order Placement Timing, Supply / Demand Alignment, Material Replenishment and
Supplier Performance
• Managed all well-known brands of SHW including Philips, Wansa, Princess, Daewoo etc
• Continuously monitoring, evaluating, and improving supplier performance
• Projecting stock levels
• Controlling the purchasing budget
• Monitoring delivery times to ensure they are on time
• Ensuring the adequate supply of all required materials, components and equipment
• Delivering cost savings for the company
• Managing the procurement supplier relationships for the company
• Helping to source alternative items for buyers and customers
• Regularly contacting suppliers to renegotiate prices
• Promoting best practice across the company
• Comprehensive understanding & experience of purchasing strategies and also inventory
management
• Resourceful and well organized
• Extensive knowledge of purchase order systems and related software
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Sound knowledge of SAP
Highlights:
• Successfully launched Health & Wellness Category in collaboration with product manager across all
15 xcite stores which contributed 10% in SHW sales
• Achieved white belt in operations excellence by regulating delivery installation trucks routine


Purchase Officer:
• Negotiating with suppliers, getting proformas & creating purchase orders, follow up for shipments in
transit, costing & stock updating.
• Purchasing WANSA, DAEWOO, KARCHER, PETRA, TOSHIBA, WINDMERE, VAX, & VALERA,
BLUE AIR,
• Sound knowledge in SAP & B.O. System
• Receiving Purchase request from Product team
• Preparing Purchase orders in SAP after checking
• Releasing purchase orders in SAP (in absence of Purchase Manager)
• Independent coordination with vendors
• Receiving requests from vendors & issuing inbound from SAP
• Generating reports in BO (Business Objects) for daily requirements such as Stock & Sales report,
Pending Orders report etc.
• Preparing payment for consignment vendors
• Acting as hub between Product Management Team & vendors
• Creating outbound based on returns
• Complete follow up of return until supplier picks the goods
• Submitting monthly/Quarterly/ purchase report to buying Director/Group Control
• Visiting market weekly & presentation has been forwarded to purchase manager for his information
• Monitoring ageing stock reports/Monthly
• Comparing Reports on monthly purchase price variances
• Responsible for all vendors agreements


System Coordinator + Warehouse Supervisor:
• Played a lead role in implementing Exceed (WMS System for Pwc-Alghanim).
Responsible for creating item codes (skus), create advance shipment notes, print receipt
confirmation, volume calculation dimension, preparing replenishment reports for all showrooms,
responsible for distribution to all showrooms, creating pick tickets, shipping out, stock queries and
modification when needed, overall complete data operations.
• Responsible for all inbound and outbound activities in 20, 000 plus - square foot distribution center
along with 15 dry store locations.
• Part of a team to have implemented SAP system (Warehouse Management System for Alghanim) in
a newly built high-tech warehouse in Jahra.
• Over 3 years experience assisting in the training of new warehouse employees to meet standards of
working with a nationally known electronics retail leader.
• Backup of all receiving & shipping supervisors when they are on leave.