Juma Al-Hooti

May 2023 - Present
Inventory Management Specialist
Blue Waters SPC
A subsidiary of Oman Food Capital

• Oversee and optimize the flow of goods and materials within the company.
• Develop and implement inventory control procedures to optimize stock levels and minimize carrying costs.
• Coordinate with vendors, procurement, planning, and end user departments to ensure timely and accurate delivery of goods and seamless movement of inventory.
• Analyze data and forecast future demand to determine optimal inventory levels and minimize stockouts.
• Conduct regular audits to ensure inventory accuracy and identify discrepancies.
• Guide the store staff to optimize store layout, receive orders, store materials, and improve picking strategies.
• Establish and manage a comprehensive inventory management system in the ERP Microsoft Dynamics 365 including item registration, item request, purchase request, item receipt, inventory adjustment and periodic reports.
• Utilize the ERP system to streamline operations, improve visibility and automate manual processes. Apply reorder point, ABC Analysis and Safety Stock.
• Ensure safety regulations, procedures, and measurements are applied and followed in all stores and minimize accidents/incidents that occur during the store operations (loading, unloading, packing, unpacking and other inventory operations).
• Work with procurement and finance departments to close Purchase Orders and process payments to suppliers.
• Work with QHSE department to resolve audits findings and improve safety in the warehouses.

Oct 2015 - May 2023
Sr. Purchasing Executive
Qurayyat Independent Water Project
Currently owned by: IV3 Aqua

• In charge of the purchase of goods and services for Qurayyat 200MLD Independent Water Project QIWP (Construction and O&M phases).
• Able to draft a comprehensive procedure for the Department.
• Assisted in setting up a new ERP system (Oracle NetSuite) for the procurement and warehouse/inventory departments (2022).
• Contributed to obtaining ISO 14001:2015 certification for the company (2022).
• Perform ISO9001, 14001 & 45001 internal audits for the different departments within the company.
• Negotiate, draft, and issue simple service contracts/agreements to the services providers.
• Assist contracts department in preparation of complex contracts.
• Attend 06 monthly management review meetings, monthly HODs meeting and weekly HSE Toolbox Talks (TBT).
• Perform internal trainings for different staff within the company.
• Set up targets and KPIs for the department employees and regularly following up on their performance.
• Identify the company’s requirements by setting up meetings and internal discussion with end users/requestors.
• Commercial & Technical evaluation of the received offers.
• Independently negotiate and deal with the suppliers of the company.
• Able to source locally and internationally.
• Follow up on the orders delivery and tracking of the purchased items.
• Coordination with store department & end users to receive the orders.
• Work closely with finance department to process payments and close orders.

Dec 2014 - Sep 2015
Junior Procurement Officer
Asyad Shipping Company (subsidiary of Asyad Group)

• Control 5 vessels for the procurement of:
- Spare Parts
- Staff Provisions
- Safety Items
- Charts/Maps
- Paints & Chemicals

• Tendering process assistance.
• Monthly reviews of all vessels in terms of the monthly total price of items per category purchased.
• Proactively following up on the delivery orders and tracking of the purchased items.
• Assisted in the negotiation with the suppliers of the company.
• International meetings organization.
• Delivery process coordination with the vessel captain and end-user/office engineer.
• Commercial and technical evaluations of offers.
• Generated Purchase orders daily using the DANAOS system