Madi Azar, Procurement and Inventory control Specialist

Madi Azar

Procurement and Inventory control Specialist

ZRE

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
Experience
18 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 5 Months

Procurement and Inventory control Specialist at ZRE
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2022 to December 2023

Conduct sourcing activities in accordance with established policies and procedures to meetbusiness needs and participate in negotiations to establish and review supply arrangements
●Research potential vendors, and interview them to gather information about products to beordered
●Prepare and follow-up on tenders
●Negotiate contract terms of agreement and pricing
●Implement and contribute to the development of contract management plans, resolve issues, monitor performance
●Ensure availability of safety stock, and timely re-stocking upon need
●Supervise the activities of the warehouse keeper
●Perform cost analysis and set appropriate benchmarks

Procurement Specialist at Mersaco
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2021 to January 2022

Interacting with Quality, Marketing and Supply Chain departments Project
Managing inventory, including auditing, forecasting and planning
Preparing SLAs for approved and qualified Vendors
Analyzing the demand forecast and set the Procurement plan and yearly budget.
Evaluating approved existing and potential suppliers (price, production time, payment agreement, quality, product varieties…etc.) and updating or terminating contracts with suppliers.

Vendor Management Officer at Mersaco, Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2019 to April 2021

● Vendor Evaluation of new potential and existing on Approved List
● Assisting in the Yearly Budget preparation
● Sourcing for best products according to requirements and specs provided by technical
advisors
● Negotiating Contracts of yearly services and renewals and Assets Maintenance
provided
● Purchasing of consumables through stock Min/Max
● Searching for backup/alternative items with the better competitive price

Procurement and Maintenance Officer at Pharmagroup, Lebanon
  • September 2017 to July 2018

● Handling Facility Management (3 facilities HQ, Factory and Pharmacy)
● Coordinating of Budget with Director of Operations
● Tracking orders, contracts and negotiating with suppliers for updated/new contracts
● Leading maintenance and security team to ensure proper operations of works
● Searching for backup/alternative items with the better competitive price
● Managing of Assets
Ana AQRAA (NGO), Lebanon

Business Consultant at MetLife Alico, Lebanon
  • June 2016 to May 2017

Connecting with potential customers, extract their needs, recommend the best product
regarding requirements and budget and follow up with policies requirements in order
to close the deal

Market Research at Infopro, Lebanon
  • January 2017 to May 2017

Analytic research based on information provided
● Traveling all over Lebanon for implementing data from different schools selected

Supply Chain Supervisor at Zerock Construction Congo SARL
  • January 2015 to February 2016

Supervising the supply chain team (contracts and legal, maintenance, logistics,
warehouse and fleet delivery) in order to maintain the normal flow of work
● Implementing internal rules and regulations for main Warehouse
● Working closely with Lebanon HQ in order to prepare stock items orders from abroad
● Searching, negotiating and contract signing appropriate housings, furniture for
expatriates according to the living conditions proposed, and handling maintenance

Purchasing Officer at Mitsulift And Equipment S.A.L. , Lebanon
  • March 2011 to July 2014

Sourcing in the Local Market such as steel, tools, stainless, wood and different electronics
and decorative items
● Handling purchase needs by receiving purchase requisitions, sending enquiries to
suppliers and following up on offers receipt
● Outsourcing new potential suppliers, and test trial for new brands for Quality approval
● Negotiating payment terms and delivery deadlines with suppliers and handle their
accounts
● Controlling stock value and site receipt vouchers

Procurement Officer at L.E.H Engineering And Contracting S.A.R.L., Lebanon
  • March 2009 to January 2011

Preparing and analyzing quotations for best purchase package in terms of quality,
price, payment terms, delivery deadlines and service level
● Proceeding purchase orders and documents and follow up delivery
● Coordinating delivery of tools and fleet management to sites

Purchasing and Customer Service Officer at Manuella Restauran
  • January 2004 to January 2009

Greeting customers
● Placing orders of missing items on a daily basis
● Managing stock

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at USEK
  • January 2005

courses: USEK, Kaslik Baccalaureate in Life Science Lycee Francais, Nahr Ibrahim Lebanon

Specialties & Skills

Working Under Pressure
Communicator
Administration
Follow Up
Negotiation
MANAGEMENT
NEGOTIATION
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DELIVERY
QUALITY
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGETING
COMPETITIVE
ELECTRONICS
e procurement
purchasing negotiations
materials
purchasing
quotations
supply chain management
purchase contracts

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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