Senior Procurement Officer
Al Rawabi Dairy Co LLC
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :18 years, 8 أشهر
One of the leading dairy & beverage manufacturing company in the UAE.
•Handling a spend of almost AED 300 Million of direct material. \[Saved 6.6%on Y-O-Y spend in 2021\]
•Contract Management \[Implemented T&C for main category direct materials for all PO\]
•Demand Planning & Execution. \[Streamlined Inventory Holding YR 2020 from 100 days to 80 days\]
•Negotiation for Purchase OPEX and CAPEX \[Saving achieved in YR-2020 - over AED 10 million\]
•Increased Direct Material Strategic Sourcing vendor list (2021) by 21 new vendors after due product approval and sample and trails.
•IT systems integration with current Purchase process flow and authorization. (Improved PR to PO conversion efficiency from 30 plus days to below 20 days.
•TCO Optimization. (Enabled Total cost of Ownership reporting for better price/cost visibility to upper management for strategic decision making)
•Cost Optimization: Alignment of current prices with commodity index, PMI's and economic trends for enhancing time to procure.
•Handled L/C's Management and Inbound logistics. Saved almost AED 150, 000/- in demurrages.
Leading 3rd Party Retail Logistics Company.
Inventory Analysis & Forecasting, Procurement, Scheduling of Inbound & Outbound Logistics for Subway Franchisee for UAE/Oman Markets
* Demand Planning / Scheduling for Subway Restaurants & Kimberly Clark Professional.
* Procurement & Freight Scheduling for Subway & Kimberly Clark Professional.
* Achieved in 6-8 months a reduction in Inventory Stock Holding for Subway Restaurants for Food Items in Dry/Chilled/Frozen categories from around 110, 000 cases to 60, 000 cases.
* Handling 30 Inbound suppliers and 170 Subway Stores in UAE and 45 Stores in Oman.
* Ensuring timely arrival and clearance of imported food items and proper purchase to payment cycle.
* Ensuring proper stock rotation on FEFO basis.
* Prepare reasonable & accurate Demand Forecast based on Past Trends to schedule the Purchasing.
* Coordinate with Suppliers to ensure Purchase Orders are timely delivered based on agreed supply
chain criteria forecast & stock levels.
* KPI Monitoring & Analysis for key supply chain indicators
* Monthly review meeting with Clients for aligning the key KPI's and Service Level monitoring.
* Work closely with Accounts team to ensure month end closing activities are completed accurately & on-time.
* Working on Oracle Purchase/Finance Module and Infor/WMS Platform for day to day reporting.
A Downstream Aluminium Rod Mill and Overhead Line Conductor.
1)Increased planning accuracy to 78%
2)Improved on time of material for production by 75%
3)Reduced inventory days to 75 days, by better planning and lead time reduction.
4)Reduced PR to Payable cycle - 25%
5)Streamlined material handling process resulting in savings OMR 50, 000/-
6)Increased the average vendor ratings from 6 to 8, by constant followups with vendors on deliverables, quality and service.
Private as well as Own Brand Condiments manufacturer, with markets in 30 plus countries.
1) Execute Inventory Analysis - Reduced Inventory dollars - 15%.
2) Tracking inbound and outbound orders to prevent overstocking and out-of-stocks.
3) Oversee Stock Position. Reduced inventory holding days 120 days to 92 days in
2009
4) Achieved savings of OMR 150, 000/- in year 2009 over previous year on
Inventory losses.
5) Develop Strong relationship with commercial teams and internal stake holders to
deliver against business objectives (OTIF) by continously reviewing and improving
processes to deliver tangible benefits.
6) Coordinated with users & vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods
or services and determine corrective actions.\[Cost of non conformance quality
reduced by 10% in 2009 over previous year\]
7) Coordinate end to end life cycle in a timely and accurate manner including
production, plan to order, availability, transportation, documentation and receipt at
destination in compliance with internal policies and quality systems.
8) Vendor pre-qualification and audit for capabilities (Quality/Safety). \[Visited
India/UAE/China\]
9) Coordinated the MEET THE VENDOR program at GULFOOD 2010 in
Dubai, UAE for key material suppliers of AATCO Foods
10) Assisted Marketing/R&D on new product launch timelines by quick
identification of suppliers & procurement of ingredients.
USD 250 million turnover company dealing in Paints
• Handled the Warehousing and Despatch of Paints to various depots of Berger Paints India Ltd pan India from the Goa Manufacturing unit. Achieved a Fill rate of 83% in servicing depot's replenishment requirement through out west, central & south India.
• Handled the transport contracts along with cost accountant.
• Handled the commercial aspects with excise register maintenance and
coordinated with updation with Customs & Central Excise Directorate.
• Handled the ERP system integration from start to completion for Goa unit with HO.
Product Analysis from Raw Material to Finished Goods. \[Gluten content, Free Fatty content, Carton GSM
analysis, Kjedahl Analysis for Protein determination, Chocolate Tempering\]
* Conducted Sensory Evaluation of the companies Confectionery & Culinary products along with competitors’
products.
* Supervised the installation of machinery for the confectionary - Praline department.
* Transferred technology/process knowledge to the Chinese - Kitkat startup team.
* Wrote HACCP and other Hygiene factors SOP’s for confectionery & Culinary line
* Supervised SOP Trainings for operators and workers at Nestle Culinary unit.
* Coordinated the setup of the Culinary and Tasting laboratory at Nestle Bicholim.
* Developed Vendors for Chemicals and Glassware.
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