Procurement and Supply Chain Manager
Al Jaber Optical
Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 4 Mois
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT:
Strategic Planning: Determined the vision and mission for the supply chain department goals and objectives to be aware of the opportunities and challenges and setting up the business plan that ensure achieving those plans.
Budget Planning: Set up annual budget that decreases expenses and generates revenues along with Inventory Management System using Safety Stock, Reordering Point (REP), Reorder Quantity (REQ) and Economic Order Quantity (EOQ).
Supplier Management: Build and maintained a good relationship with suppliers to get the best price with the right quantity in appropriate time. Moreover, developed and implemented an approved supplier list and introduced vendor assessment techniques to measure performance and quality of supply.
Product Pricing: Analyzed brands quotations and determined the most suitable product pricing.
Expediting: Checked materials as per requisitions (REQ) and purchase orders (PO’s) with proper reporting (over/short/damage report).
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Retail Space Planning: Designed shop profiling system and appropriate brands mix, based on sales performance, ongoing demand and stock in hand to increase inventory turnover and profitability.
Stock Management: Ensured the timely fulfilment of requirements and maintaining adequate and relevant stock levels at the store.
Inventory Control: Established, implemented and developed the Distribution, Redistribution, Returns and Stock Depletion Plan to conserve costs and increase profit.
Brand Categorization: Build a brand categorization plan based on the existing and potential customers that are consistent with the company's overall goals and strategies.
Target Orientation: Ensured growth in the sales and profit by implementing and developing brands target, quantity and value, for each category.
Market Segmentation: Carried out item segmenting and transferred items between region outlets and stock management.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT
Leadership and Control: Determined, measured, monitored, and reviewed business performance and providing leadership, managing day-to-day business operations.
Quality Assurance: Investigated and re-engineered, where appropriate, all processes and systems within department to improve efficiency and cost reduction and deliver the procurement strategy and action plan.
Continuous Improvement: Set up KPI’s for procurement and supply chain department on 7Ps to measure productivity and efficiency.
Managed all aspects of the procurement & Supply Chain department activities.
Prepared Procurement Plan based on ongoing demand and forecast.
Sourced and maintained good relationship/contact with vendors, especially overseas, to obtain better purchasing deals.
Classified vendors according to supplier performance analysis.
Contacted suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to overcome shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
Analyzed brands quotations and determines the most suitable product pricing.
Determined if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, and ordering more materials when necessary.
Warehoused and checked materials as per Requisitions (REQ) and purchase orders (PO’s) with proper reporting (over/short/damage report).
Planed the products flow starting from external suppliers till it reaches end users.
Researched, prioritized & analyzed branches’ trends and needs for products.
Prepared the distribution plan according to sales performance and stock in hand.
Organized the products according to the distribution plan.
Analyzed the sales and inventory performance to monitor the accurate operation of the plan.
Controlled the inventory levels in each operation phase through periodic and random physical count.
Analyzed statistics for all the products to measure its sales performance.
Calculated monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually profitability & turnover rates.
Prepared different analytical and performance reports for the top management.
Administrated with full control of MRB system.
Provided support for the preparation of the annual budget.
Participated in putting company’s strategic plan.
Created an environment which encourages team development and maintains trust and honesty.
Guided subordinates to achieve overall objectives and maximizes performance.
Negotiated and evaluated the suppliers on existing and the new products.
Reviewed stock purchase by monitoring market conditions, current stock levels, lead time required for receiving products, potential price increase, anticipation of new orders from customers, suppliers condition etc.
Responsible for the materials management function relating to the planning, storage and distribution of materials and products to meet company objectives and customer requirements.
Active follow-up with the vendors for the receipt of materials within the prescribed Lead Time.
Controlled purchasing department budgets.
Coordinated with Finance Team to get the vendor's payment related on time upon GRN (Goods Received Note).
Assisted the financial department in order to solve all problems linked to delayed payments fees issues.
Monitored the timely release of purchase orders by liaising with intra departments.
Ensured all purchase is approved within mandated guidelines.
Conducted competitive market survey related to price, quality and quantity.
Handled all purchase related activities.
Submitted monthly MIS (Management Information System) to the top management.
Researched, prioritized & analyzed branches’ trends and needs for products.
Worked closely with the marketing, stores and accounts team, streaming the purchase system.
Directed and administered inventory control, shipping and receiving, and materials stores.
Ensured location’s materials are maintained consistently, accurately and in accordance with the company policies.
Evaluated performance of each supplier.
Responsible for establishing and maintaining clear and effective purchasing policies and procedures.
Working on solving all the issues/problems related to the procurement team in order to make sure that the requestor needs are met in the most efficient way and adhering to the company's rules and procedure.
Provided support and function as a substitute in the CEO's absence.
Responsible under the direction of the CEO for systematic execution of procedures for the timely and cost effective purchasing of all products.
Complied information from periodicals, suppliers’ catalogs and other sources to keep informed on prices trends and fashionable products.
Received, analyzed and negotiated suppliers' proposals.
Provided the sourcing requisitions in time in accordance with the MRP.
Tracked the arriving status of POs and communicate promptly on all needs to meet the immediate customers’ demand.
Prepared price comparisons.
Participated in doing a market research to make sure that our imported products meet the market needs and prices.
Provided continuously clear and concise communications on all shortages and critical inventories to all relations involved. Proposed creative resolution plans to reduce them.
Compared the actual consumptions to plan. Identified the reasons of discrepancies. Informed and tracked the implementation of corrective actions.
Participated and implemented in definition of materials management strategies
Worked closely with warehouse supervisors to control the incoming and outgoing movements of products.
Worked towards optimizing inventory level to provide highest customer service with the lowest value of inventory and spare parts.
Make sure the master data for inventory are in line with the actual stock
Supported the Supply Chain department as required.
Collected data from customers.
Solved customers' complain.
Supplied the company clients with the needed information.
Opened new markets and sales opportunities.
Maintained excellent relation with customers.
Sold books to the American and British Schools.
Organized Book Fairs.
Sold Credit Cards.
Acquainted new customers.
Prepared sales reports.
Management Training Objectives Gaining more confidence. Raising your level of self-awareness. Delegating. Managing time more effectively. Creating trust. Setting clear and achievable goals. Becoming more decisive. Gaining better communication skills. Managing conflict. Giving appropriate feedback. Taking responsibility Encouraging and supporting direct reports.
Objective: To help individuals gain new communication skills to more effectively manage their employees and achieve their personal and team goals. Learning Outcomes: Identify the characteristics of assertive behavior and include them in your interactions. Ask directly for what you need without being aggressive. Confront problem behaviors successfully. Create equitable compromises with employees and peers. Hold others accountable. Manage conflicts to achieve productive outcomes. Learn to deal with difficult people effectively.
(CLS) Certified Louts Specialist, (CLP) Certified Louts Professional. Jupiter 2000 Authorized IBM Training Center. Designed and implemented part of a marriage website. Perfect Programming Knowledge of: Louts Domino specialized in the workflow applications from designing, testing, simulation, implementation and measurement of workflow processes. In addition to Louts Domino Database, the use of Java Script in Domino applications, Web Pages Authoring (HTML), Active Server Page (ASP). Proficient in all Windows Applications such as Word, Excel and Power Point. Excellent Research Skills.
Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration, Foreign Trade Department, the English Section, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. Over all grade good. 2001 GRADUATION RESEARCH PAPER: Electronic Commerce in the Developing Counties Under Globalization, Case Study: Obstacles & Opportunities facing the Egyptian Domestic and Foreign Market