Purchasing Manager
Zahran Operation & Maintenance Company
Total years of experience :20 years, 9 Months
Forecasting procurement needs.
• Building and developing relationships with key suppliers.
• Securing (3-5) manufacturers for each product at varying costs and qualities.
• Obtaining best import and agency terms with our manufacturers/suppliers.
• Obtaining best credit facilities, terms of payments and profit margins with our manufacturers/suppliers.
• Closely monitoring our competitors’ prices and product list.
• Performing a market survey on our competitors’ prices, discount rates and products every quarter.
• Reviewing quotations; negotiating prices, delivery terms with our manufacturers and suppliers.
• Preparing purchase requisitions, approving and issuing purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
• Maintaining procurement files in orderly fashion and updated by the day.
• Training purchasing Clerks.
• Ensuring that the customs clearing agents are clearing our goods at the quickest and shortest time possible at a reasonable and competitive fees.
• Discussing defective or unacceptable delivered goods with manufacturers and transporters to determine cause of problem while taking corrective and preventative action immediately.
• Managing vendor relationships and assisting in building effective partnerships with manufacturers/suppliers.
• Initiating and designing department policies & procedures in developing and implementing purchasing strategies for products.
• Responsible for planning, developing and buying materials, parts, supplies and equipments in a timely and cost effective way; timely manner while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications.
• Developing and reviewing purchase requests and ensuring authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of hotel supplies products.
• Performing related duties and special projects as assigned by management
RH - Multimillion-SR. company selling automotive supplies and parts
, Lubricants and Grease.
ABHA - Full-service advertising, marketing and PR agency
• Responsible for planning, developing and buying materials, parts, supplies and equipments in a timely and cost effective way; timely manner while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications.
• Developing and reviewing purchase requests and ensuring authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of hotel supplies products.
• Performing related duties and special projects as assigned by management
Advanced through a series of promotions, culminating in oversight of group copy division and 6-member
creative team. Created concept and copy for journal ads, direct mail campaigns and sales collateral for
diverse clients and projects.
Selected Accomplishments:
Served as primary copywriter on advertising campaigns for multimillion-Saudi Riyals accounts and
successful product launches.
Assumed a lead role in pitch team meetings due to strengths in presentation and negotiation skills,
and helped close major accounts (SR500K to SR1M+ initial contracts).
Generated campaign response-rates of between 6% and 8% (up to 4 times the industry average).
Graduated with high honors Portfolio on Request Available for Relocation
