Muhammad Asim Akbar

Strategic Procurement Leadership:
Directed end-to-end procurement operations (P2P) for a CHF 36M portfolio, achieving CHF
1.4M annual savings (2023) through strategic procurement, vendor consolidation and lean
process optimization. Governed Capex/Opex alignment with organizational financial
objectives.
Supplier Ecosystem Management:
Negotiated high-value contracts (avg. 8-12% cost reduction) while maintaining 90%+ SLA
compliance. Revitalized supplier evaluation frameworks, improving vendor retention by 25%
through KPI-driven performance management.
Negotiated Contracts:
Led negotiations for supplier agreements, securing favorable terms and conditions to enhance
organizational value.
Ensured Compliance:
Implemented and maintained procurement policies and procedures, ensuring adherence to
organizational standards and minimizing procurement risks.
Cross-Functional Collaboration Partnered with finance, operations, and legal teams to align procurement strategies with business objectives. Delivered detailed performance reports, including cost analysis and savings tracking to management.

Yarn Acquisition:
Procured denim yarn per sales orders, ensuring quality and timelydelivery.
Vendor Sourcing and Negotiation:
Sourced and negotiated competitive pricing with local and international suppliers.
Collaboration with R&D:
Partnered with R&D to implement innovative technologies and organized yarn samples.
Supplier Management:
Secured yarn availability, negotiated rates, and tracked deliveryto meet production schedules.
Cost Estimation Support:
Provided accurateyarn pricing for marketing cost estimations.
Certifi cation:
Managed adherence to certifi cations such as BCI, GOTS, and OEKO.
Cost-Effective Strategies:
Developed procurement strategies to achieve cost savings.
Market Research:
Analyzed industrytrends and pricing fl uctuations.
Contract Negotiation:
Negotiated contracts to secure favorable terms and deliveryschedules.
QualityAssurance:
Collaborated with qualitycontrol to maintain high standards.
Inventory Management:
Optimized inventory levels and ensured accurate ERP updates.

Inventory Management:
Issue IWT for inter-branch SKU movement, audit and reconcile stock, ensure transaction
accuracy, investigate and resolve inventory inconsistencies, oversee supply chain
management per company guidelines.
Operation Management:
Prepare customer orders, coordinate with manager for unavailable items and optimized
resources.
Purchases:
Process requisitions, purchase supplies and equipment, request quotations, analyze vendor
quotes, obtain approval from operations manager, follow up on purchase orders, process
goods received notes, update stock in ERP, prepare IWT, and forward invoices to fi nance
department.

Operations & Production

Introduced and maintain new parties for production.
Scheduling the production plan.
Continuous coordination and follow-up with clients; in order to achieve uninterrupted production of woven fabric with planned quantity and quality.
Regular check on quality to meet the standards.
To make sure the scheduled production plan meets the deadlines.
Resolve previous issues of buyers and re-open accounts.
Issuance of P.O and maintain a proper follow-up.
Re-asses the vendors credit policies and revise them accordingly best benefitting the company.
Revise the credit policy to avoid any extra spending on spare-parts.

Reporting & Dispatching

Devise and develop Monthly stock report for stock keeping.
To make arrangement of transportation for dispatching.
Dispatching of woven fabric with proper documentation required at the time of delivery.
Continuous checking and scrutiny of reports and stock matching.
Prepare Invoices accordingly for dispatch.