Karam Malas, Supply & Procurement Manager

Karam Malas

Supply & Procurement Manager

Ezdihar Sports Company - EVOX

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, International Business
Experience
11 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 10 Months

Supply & Procurement Manager at Ezdihar Sports Company - EVOX
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2021

▪ Developed a new procurement strategy that has been inventive and cost-effective.
▪ Sourcing new reliable suppliers.
▪ Negotiating with suppliers to secure the objectives of the company.
▪ Reviewed and renewed existing contracts with suppliers to ensure a stable feasibility.
▪ Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
▪ Issuing and approving purchase orders and organizing and confirming delivery of goods and services.
▪ Performed risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
▪ Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement
costs.
▪ Overseeing and managing the systems I created that track supply of goods to every branch.
▪ Preparing procurement reports based on CAPEX and OPEX.
• Created an SOP and Business Process for other department to guide them on how deal with
procurement department in order to confirm smooth transactions of workflow.
• Managing supply chain operations.
• Preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms.

Supply Chain Manager at Argan Package Est. for Trading
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2020 to February 2021

Planning & Organizing the source of information and controlling the process of the SCM that consists of procurement, shipping, clearance and warehousing

▪ Assist logistics process for the development of new products, inventory maintenance, manufacturing, shipment, and delivery, and returns on products.
▪ Keep detailed records, generate reports, and develop presentations to help management understand the logistics perspective.
▪ Build relationships with external parties, such as suppliers or distributors.
▪ Develop and review comprehend legal documents, such as contracts or import/export agreements.
▪ Overseeing and approving the accounts payable for all suppliers.
▪ Collaborate & Coordinate with others department to identify problems and find solutions.
▪ Develop new strategies, Reduce Costs and Increase efficiency.
▪ Lead the supply chain team and measure the performance based on a KPI system.
▪ Manage all activities of sourcing the procurement of necessary materials that are needed to meet the changing levels of product demand.
▪ Work with freight forwards to determine the most effective shipping plans at the lowest possible cost.
▪ Oversee and organize the inventory by keeping updated and detailed database showing the availability of the products and the expected usage based on the sales forecast.

Operations Manager at Beez Logistics
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2020 to June 2020

- Recruit, select, train, assign, schedule, coach and counsel employees.
- Communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising and reviewing job contributions.
- Plan and review compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
- Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends.
- Forecast requirements; prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiating corrective actions.
- Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; develop, implement, enforce and evaluate policies and procedures; develop processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management and shipping.
- Analyze process workflow, employee and space requirements and equipment layout; implement changes.
- Maintain safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Accomplish operations and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
- Meet or exceed operations labor and fleet optimization by increasing the utilization per vehicle
using the overlapping method.
- Manage staff levels, wages, hours, contract labor to revenues.
- Responsible for all department managers and supervisors, with review/approval responsibility for all operations employees.
- Responsible for all aspects of vehicle and heavy equipment rentals.
- Review and approve all operational invoices and ensure they are submitted for payment.
- Communicate customer issues with operations team and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems and complaints
- Work closely with CEO and management team to set and/or implement policies, procedures and systems and to follow through with implementation.
- Communicate all operating policies and/or issues at department meetings.
- Work closely with the inventory team and team to perform analysis of our inventory and ensure we are utilizing our inventory effectively, purchasing the right equipment, maintaining solid inventory data and reduce sub-rental expenses.
- Manage a team consists of 120 Captains, 12 Officers and controlling 125 vehicles.

Supply Chain Senior Officer at ABUISSA HOLDING
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2016 to November 2019

In charge for all Supply Chain operations in KSA, leading a team of 4
staffs.
Responsible for overseeing and managing the Group’s Logistics
Warehouses across KSA.
Plan, manage and coordinate the activities of the logistics
Warehouses either directly or through subordinate managers and
supervisors to ensure goals and objectives are met.
Create and drive a business plan strategy that successfully meets
goals and expected profit margins.

- Responsible for overseeing and managing the Group’s Logistics warehouses across KSA.
- Buying after coordinating with relative brand managers.
- Coordinate and track shipments.
- In charge directly with all processes and operations related to customs clearance.
- Registering food products, by managing the company’s account on SFDA’s platform.
- Chose the customs clearance broker who can best fit to give an excellent results with no failures.
- Managing the company’s account on Fasah.sa using its facilities in all, such as, authorizing new customs clearance broker, pledge issuance, vat reports, customs clearance track history and customs declaration printout.
- Assigning and coordinating with forwarders and shipping lines to ensure the shipping rates meet the company’s budget.
- Implemented a logistics process setup to avoid mistake or errors that will result in consuming the firm cost and time.
- Assure the delivery is on time as per the agreed contract with the suppliers.
- Verify the check report by the warehouse team to ensure the safest delivery procedure.
- Plan, manage and coordinate the activities of the logistics Warehouses either directly or through subordinate managers and supervisors to ensure goals and objectives are met.
- Assist in setting high standards of performance for all team members.
- Create and drive a business plan strategy that successfully meets goals and expected profit margins.

- Develop and implement successful project plans that lead to realize the strategic initiatives at the operational level.
- Responsible for developing new projects and analyze future requirements and recommend alternatives for logistical needs.
- Ensure timely, accurate and secure shipping and distribution.
- Management of existing business suppliers and clients.
- Involve team in operation with decisions and promote employee engagement.
- Prepare and present reports for upper management.
- Registered the company in SFDA, ECOSMA, MDNR, FASAH and SABER.
- Use software to track, check, prioritize and route orders.
- Manage all important documents such as advanced shipping notice, pick slips, bills of lading etc.  Direct the flow of packages from preparation to shipment.
- Collaborate with warehouse, purchasing and other managers to optimize processes.
- Resolve issues regarding shipped orders.
- Ensure compliance to legal regulations and company policies.

Logistics Manager at Saudi Etqaan Group for Constructions
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2015 to December 2015

Leading a team consists of 7 staffs to operate the cycle process of
the organization’s Import, Export, Inventory and Delivery.

Procurement and Logistics Officer at Saudi Etqaan Group for Constructions
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2012 to January 2015

In charge for the procurement process with full coordination with the suppliers. Securing the orders up to the warehouse for inventory check before the final delivery.

Education

Bachelor's degree, International Business
  • at Multimedia University
  • March 2012
Diploma, Marketing
  • at Al-Faisal Institution
  • January 2003

Specialties & Skills

Cost Planning
Strategy Work
Logistics Planning
Supply Chain Management
DELIVERY
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS PLANS
LOGISTICS
MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIC
SUPPLY CHAIN
APPLICATIONS
COACHING
digital marketing
purchasing
key account management
merchandising
materials
sales coordination
negotiation
marketing
operation
problem solving
people management
planning
supply chain management
logistics planning
logistics management
materials management
warehousing operations
project execution
project planning
procurement
program management
primavera p6
negotiating contracts
operations management
accounting
warehouse layout
site supervision
supervising
labor management
plan execution
quantity surveying
project supervision
primavera
teamwork
microsoft powerpoint
team leadership
team management
outbound
purchasing management
purchase contracts
quotations
purchasing negotiations
office administration
office work

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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
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Training and Certifications

Primavera 6 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2018
Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2018