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Gibu Varghese, Procurement Manager

Gibu Varghese

Procurement Manager·New Technology Bottling Co.(Abraaj water)

Kuwait

Master's degree, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 23 years, 10 months

Procurement Manager

December 2019 - Present

New Technology Bottling Co.(Abraaj water)

Kuwait

December 2019 - Present

Company industry:
Food & Beverage Production
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Assistant Manager Procurement

November 2006 - November 2019

Arabian Beverage Co. Ltd

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

November 2006 - November 2019

• Develop, lead and execute all procurement & Logistic activities.
• Achieving 5-14% savings in yearly raw material contract negotiations.
• Track and analyze new product launch against volume, revenue, and cumulative distribution point targets, and serve as demand planning lead on projects about product innovation, renovation, and packaging refresh transition.
• Lead Material Resource Planning project implementation.
• Acquire monthly procurement plan management approval.
• Identifies opportunities and recommend actions to meet efficiencies.
• Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities.
• Identified new and more cost-effective suppliers through participation in industry networking events, purchasing advantageous packages and cutting costs.
• Devised and implemented short-term and long-term plans, optimizing supply chain management and improving value relating to annual expenditures.
• Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
• Owned the S&OP process, including demand planning, supply planning, purchasing and logistics.
• Handled production, manufacturing, purchasing, procurement, warehouse management, logistics management, import and exporting and other supply chain functions to facilitate business operations.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Manager

March 2004 - October 2006

Kuwait Educational Centre

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

March 2004 - October 2006

• Overall day to day Institute Management.
• Proper support during the lab sessions for the IT students & scheduling the daily classes.
• Provided New students counseling and orientation.
• Increased operational efficiency by leading staff development and business planning.
• Arranged seminars for the promotion of educational activities and monitor and conduct the examinations.
• Maintained hardware and network in the Lab.
• Presented weekly and monthly reports to management.
• Established campaigns by collaborating with local schools and community groups.
• Correspondence with University officials.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Management

Accountant

August 2002 - January 2004

Sneha Jyothi Child Development Centre

Bengaluru, India

August 2002 - January 2004

• Maintained proper books of accounts which includes bank payments, general ledger, day book, and voucher entries.
• Prepared Annual budget.
• Monthly financial report preparation.
• Handled administrative responsibilities including daily activities, monthly meetings, and tours for children... etc.
• Accurately documented all cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses and line of credit transactions.
• Compiled general ledger entries on a short schedule with nearly 100% accuracy.

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Mewar University

January 2020

January 2020

Master's degree, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

India

GPA (rating): Very good

GPA (rating): Very good

Executive MBA in Logistics and Supply chain Management
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University of Madras

May 2002

May 2002

Bachelor's degree, Computer Applications

India

Computer Applications, Bachelor (BCA) from University of Madras, Chennai
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Skills

Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Planning
Expert
Planning
Expert
Sourcing
Expert
Sourcing
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
ADMINISTRATION
Expert
ADMINISTRATION
Expert
BALANCE
Expert
BALANCE
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
COMPUTER HARDWARE
Intermediate
COMPUTER HARDWARE
Intermediate
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Expert
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Expert
PERSONNEL
Expert
PERSONNEL
Expert
PROCESS ENGINEERING
Expert
PROCESS ENGINEERING
Expert
REQUIREMENTS
Expert
REQUIREMENTS
Expert
SALES
Expert
SALES
Expert
PROCUREMENT
Expert
PROCUREMENT
Expert
PURCHASING
Expert
PURCHASING
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Planning
Expert
Planning
Expert
Sourcing
Expert
Sourcing
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Intermediate

English

Expert

Hindi

Expert

Malayalam

Native Speaker

Memberships

American Purchasing Society

Certified Purchasing Professional Manager-CPPM

September 2018

American Purchasing Society

Certified Purchasing Professional-CPP

September 2018

Training and Certifications

Training
Awareness of ISO 9001 Quality Management System
Arabian Beverage Company
Jun 2014

Hobbies and interests

Travelling, Driving