Supply Chain Manager
Ultimatrue Company
Total years of experience :58 years, 7 Months
Job responsibilities
Supply Chain Planning and Strategy:
• Negotiate contracts, establish pricing agreements, and manage supplier relationships.
• Develop and implement global supply chain strategies and plans aligned with business objectives
• Conduct demand forecasting, market analysis, and capacity planning to ensure timely availability of materials and components
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and execute effective supplier management strategies
• Identify and qualify global suppliers based on quality, cost, capacity, and sustainability criteria.
• Monitor supplier performance, conduct regular audits, and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Production and Inventory Management:
• Coordinate production activities across multiple manufacturing sites to meet customer demand and optimize production schedules.
• Implement inventory control mechanisms, including safety stock, Kanban systems, and material flow optimization.
• Analyze production data to identify bottlenecks, optimize production cycles, and minimize lead times
Logistics and Distribution:
• Manage global logistics activities, including transportation, warehousing, and customs compliance.
• Collaborate with third-party logistics providers to optimize shipping routes, reduce costs, and ensure on-time delivery
• Implement supply chain visibility initiatives to track and monitor shipments in real-time.
Continuous Improvement:
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and cost optimization throughout the supply chain.
• Utilize lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to streamline operations and enhance productivity
• Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and implement performance metrics to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Risk Management:
• Identify potential supply chain risks, such as geopolitical instability, natural disasters, or supplier disruptions
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and business continuity plans to minimize potential impacts.
• Monitor and assess global market trends, regulatory changes, and trade compliance requirements.
Planning publicity strategies and campaigns
* Building relationships with the media
* Managing client relationships
* Work with advertisers for timely and useable ad submissions.
* Prepare agendas and conduct research.
* Work with manager and business units to determine event budget and
manage expenses to that budget.
* Coordinate all public relations activities
* Planning, developing and implementing PR strategies.
* Devising and coordinating photo opportunities.
* Organizing events including press conferences, exhibitions, open
days and press tours.
* Creation and management of specific publicity events, as needed
* Directs coordination of activities to prepare for the day of the event.
Supervise the work cycle between purchasing, procurement, production, expoert
and finance.
• Develop and implement new system, best practices, inventory control, demand
planning and other optimizations in order to grow the business
• Insure targets are met.
• Getting goods and services for the best price and value
• Building strong working relationships both internally and with key suppliers
• Contract management and negotiation
• Understanding and keeping up with new trends and regulations in the business
• Dealing with international suppliers
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to
determine product availability and terms of sales.
• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material
availability.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions,
policies, and procedures.
• Supervises other buyers in order to ensure they are performing their duties
efficiently
• Communicates with shippers in order to speed delivery as needed
• Supervise audit files
• forecasting likely levels of demand for services and products to meet the business
needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels to maximize business
efficiency
• conducting research to choose the best products and suppliers in terms of best
value, delivery schedules and quality
• liaising between suppliers, internal departments and warehouse
Job responsibilities
• Supervise the work cycle between purchasing, procurement, production, expoert and finance.
• Develop and implement new system, best practices, inventory control, demand planning and other optimizations in order to grow the business
• Insure targets are met.
• Getting goods and services for the best price and value
• Building strong working relationships both internally and with key suppliers
• Contract management and negotiation
• Understanding and keeping up with new trends and regulations in the business
• Dealing with international suppliers
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Supervises other buyers in order to ensure they are performing their duties efficiently
• Communicates with shippers in order to speed delivery as needed
• Supervise audit files
• forecasting likely levels of demand for services and products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels to maximize business efficiency
• conducting research to choose the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality
• liaising between suppliers, internal departments and warehouse
• identifying potential suppliers & building and maintaining good relationships with them
• forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities
• Forecasting products availability (fuel and raw material) in market and their impact on future prices.
Previous Job Experience: A. (Full Time Based)
• Create/develop purchasing orders and manage the annual contracts for local parts
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and subcontractors
• Create and improve procurement processes, working with the broader cross functional team, to improve efficiency
• Negotiate prices and cost break down structure
• Develop and execute ideas for annual cost saving
• Review prices dynamics and develop prices increase forms
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks
• Represents purchasing activities on program team and vice-versa
• Partner with Program Managers to represent purchasing and communicate program requirements/vehicle line overview.
• Determine the cost of purchased products/services
• Analyze the variance between given costs and standard costs
• Prepare estimated statements and reports
• Developing annual and quarterly budgets to keep track of the Procurement Teams financial activities
• Reviewing the suppliers files to ensure all the required paperwork is included and the contracts are up to date
• Supervising the processes of online purchasing and payment, keeping operations running smoothly
• Performing regular evaluations for all suppliers
• Reviewing procurement documents for internal auditing purposes
• Solving any problems in the procurement module to ensure that the workflow is running smoothly
Previous Job Experience: A. (Full Time Based)
Developing long-term relationships with suppliers, through managing and
interpreting their requirements.
* Plan and track the shipment of final products according to customer requirements
* Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer
services
* Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to
improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities.
* Developing a targeted long-term new business strategy
* Help in planning and maintaining of logistics policies and procedures
* Conduct or review environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage,
distribution, or transportation.
* Keep proper records of all forms of transactions relating to the company’s logistics
operations
* Contacting potential suppliers via email or phone to establish rapport and set up
meetings
* Identifying new sales leads
* Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer
services
* Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle
* Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
* Negotiating tender and contract terms and conditions to meet both client and
company needs.
* Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and
efficiency
* Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives
* Working closely with the marketing department to develop bespoke campaigns to
relevant prospects
* Calculating client quotations and administering client accounts.
* Attending conferences, meetings, and industry events
* Create and supervise the Department Key Performance Indicators and track
business activities and measurements for achieving the intended objectives set by
the top management.
* Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data
storage system.
* Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling
expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
* Manage stock control and reconcile with data storage system
* Prepare annual budget
* Strategically manage warehouse in compliance with company’s policies and vision
* Forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities.
* Developing an organization’s purchasing strategy.
* Managing Supply Chain including Customer Order to Delivery.
* Negotiate prices with suppliers to purchase the highest quality of product with the
lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
* Following up the procurement process for all PRs and POs on daily bases (Order
cycle).
* Following up the transportation process of the purchased items ( from Supplier to
the warehouses )
* Create strategy plans, coordinating and scheduling updates actions
* Negotiating and agreeing contracts and monitoring their progress - checking the
quality of service provided
* Verify offers from different suppliers
* Follow up the operation process, and solve any problems immediately.
* Monitors prime contractor performance in executing the Technical Order process
and evaluating technical order products, price, and delivery time.
* Reviews and tracking logistics operation, supplying, stocks and the consumption
demand.
* Daily follow up to Insure HFO, Diesel and raw material supplies are deliver on
time with suppliers and warehouse, and insure that they delivered the whole quota.
* Tracking preparation process, and assists in finalizing contractual requirements.
* Advises and assists technical writers/editors to write technical orders.
* Monitor and manage warehouse stock control.
* Cost management and reporting.
Strategically planning and managing logistics, warehouse, transportation and
customer services
* Directing, optimizing and coordinating full order cycle
* Liaising and negotiating with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
* Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
* Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and
efficiency
* Follow up and motivate staff.
* Direct and manage corporate governance
* Preparing weekly report and estimated budgets for fuel (Diesel, HFO, Used Oil,
transportation) according to our available cash, to the top management.
* Preparing daily supplying reports for (Raw Material- Fuel, paper bags).
* Determine the cost of purchased products/services
* Analyze the variance between given costs and standard costs
* Prepare estimated statements and reports
• Strategically planning and managing logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services
• Directing, optimizing and coordinating full order cycle
• Liaising and negotiating with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
• Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
• Follow up and motivate staff.
• Direct and manage corporate governance
• Preparing weekly report and estimated budgets for fuel (Diesel, HFO, Used Oil, transportation) according to our available cash, to the top management.
• Preparing daily supplying reports for (Raw Material- Fuel, paper bags).
Previous Job Experience: A. (Full Time Based)
• Business Development and Project Manager (Act as Head of department) at Living In Interiors Company From January 2010 till Sep. 2013
Job responsibilities
• Responsible for a team of over 12 staff that include juniors, technicians, drivers and warehouse operatives.
• Planning and managing logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services
• Directing, optimizing and coordinating full order cycle
• Liaising and negotiating with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
• Actively and successfully managing the sales process: from lead generation and pitching new clients; negotiations; getting agreements signed; and then handover the deal to the account management team.
• Solving customer problems in contributions and help them choose the right package and the work of special offers for companies
• Manage an existing customer base while working to ensure they renew their contracts.
• Create weekly/monthly forecasts on revenue/target management and end of month reports on revenue and market performance
• Closely monitor individual client usage and address deficiencies on a timely basis.
• liaise and negotiate with customers and suppliers;
• develop business by gaining new contracts, analyzing operation problems and producing new solutions
• Manage all purchasing related to the projects requirements
• Create break down and provide customers with quotations
• Resolve customer complaints regarding sales, operation and services, installation and after sales.
• Determine discount rates or special pricing plans based on the cooperate agreement between supplier and the customer.
• Giving advice and guidance on product selection to customers.
• Fully negotiations among clients to set the payment terms, project conditions, delivery time and penalties.
• Analyzes and evaluates design concepts and integration support requirements
• Responsible for the operational planning
• Drives the design, development, implementation and management of logistics solutions for Customer
• Scheduling the delivery of goods and cargoes.
• Identifying & delivering operational cost reduction and cost avoidance initiatives.
• Making sure that project deadlines are met.
• Completing and filing compliance documentation for import, export and supply chain security.
• Ensuring that all targets are achieved.
• Managing supplier delivery performance and maintain supplier contracts.
• Negotiating pricing with local carriers.
• Visiting company sites around the country.
Responsible for all requisitions related to Safety, Operation, Admin, services &
fabricate.
Implementation of all contracts with subcontractors working in the plant.
Issue all related Purchase orders and contracts to the above departments’
requisitions.
Follow up the purchase orders until delivery and payment process to the
suppliers.
Update the purchasing follow up sheet and all related reports to the purchasing
department.
Evaluate the suppliers according to quality and prices.
• Job responsibilities included: -
Responsible for all requisitions related to Safety, Operation, Admin, services & fabricate. Implementation of all contracts with subcontractors working in the plant. Issue all related Purchase orders and contracts to the above departments requisitions. Follow up the purchase orders until delivery and payment process to the suppliers. Update the purchasing follow up sheet and all related reports to the purchasing department. Evaluate the suppliers according to quality and prices.
• Job responsibilities included: -
Responsible for all requisitions related to Safety, Operation, Admin, services & fabricate. Implementation of all contracts with subcontractors working in the plant. Issue all related Purchase orders and contracts to the above departments requisitions. Follow up the purchase orders until delivery and payment process to the suppliers. Update the purchasing follow up sheet and all related reports to the purchasing department. Evaluate the suppliers according to quality and prices.
• Planning publicity strategies and campaigns
• Building relationships with the media
• Managing client relationships
• Work with advertisers for timely and useable ad submissions.
• Prepare agendas and conduct research.
• Work with manager and business units to determine event budget and manage expenses to that budget.
• Coordinate all public relations activities
• Planning, developing and implementing PR strategies.
• Devising and coordinating photo opportunities.
• Organizing events including press conferences, exhibitions, open days and press tours.
• Creation and management of specific publicity events, as needed
• Directs coordination of activities to prepare for the day of the event.
Degree: High school
Graduation: Bachelor's
– at Arab Academy
