Nijaz Nizar, SENIOR PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Nijaz Nizar

SENIOR PROCUREMENT OFFICER

YAUMI INTERNATIONAL BAKERIES LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
13 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months

SENIOR PROCUREMENT OFFICER at YAUMI INTERNATIONAL BAKERIES LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2019

My role as the Senior Procurement Officer was to oversee the entire Procurement function with one reporting directly to me with an overall spending responsibility of AED 100 Mil.

Reporting directly to the GM.

Managing an annual Procurement Budget for AED 75 million in direct & indirect materials & AED 25 million in CAPEX purchases.

Savings of AED 4 Mil in the year 2022 from budgeted for critical raw materials by actively doing tendering and contracts.

Overall cost savings of 5% for the year 2021 in actual compare with 2020.

Evaluating existing Procurement Strategies and implementing the most effective methods to meet Yaumi’s favorable business terms.

Approved Internal “Halal Auditor” & BRC Audit team member .

Cost Savings strategies include issuing blanket orders to lock the quantity & price and conducting market research to understand the market movement.

Analyzing CAPEX projects, coordinating with Internal Stakeholders to ensure specifications are met & submits to top management for approvals.

Developed and implemented a robust sourcing & delivery strategy with internal stakeholders to monitor material consumption to maintain the availability of raw materials to ensure the flow of the production process with good quality, proper
time, and effective cost with cost savings in the inventory holding costs.

Analyze the industry trend to implement actions in Procurement function, that benefits the company

Building and maintaining Supplier relationship activities including Supplier risk

Active member in the internal team for Private Labeling Projects consulted to
understand the profitability of the projects

Prepare and review KPI achievement reports on a monthly basis share with top management including CEO for reference

Document Management of all supplier related documents as per the company policy

PURCHASING SUPERVISOR at PAN UNITED LTD /ASMAK
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2017 to March 2019

Is a leading provider of fresh and frozen seafood cross the Middle East. ASMAK provides end to end solutions to its customers including fresh seafood, a frozen and breaded product range under the “ asmak ” brand, and value added product.

Reporting to Supply Chain Manager with a spending budget of AED 60mil.

Implemented centralized procurement procedures resulting in cost reduction and managed inventory movements in various warehouses.

Maintained database for Products, Pricing for all products and vendors, and evaluated based on cost, quality, service etc.

Management of Supply chain by coordinating with the administrative department & Warehouse department for clearing all shipments on time
without demurrage.

Proactively and efficiently monitored purchasing budget and variance are reported to top management.

Assistant Purchases at Khazan Meat Factory
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2015 to October 2017

Part of Al Wazzan Group with a wide range of Poultry and Meat products serving major retail chains and fast food service providers. Reporting to Purchase Manager with a spending budget of AED 75 mil.

Oversaw department’s annual purchase budget of AED 75million.

Achieved procurement cost savings of 6% by restructuring existing ordering
procedures and demand planning.

Responsible for procurement and supply chain activities, inventory
management, logistics, and distribution, ensuring effectively functioning processes to avoid costly delays and lost opportunities.

Done procurement forecast by analyzing historical consumer demand patterns & identifying market

Successfully implemented inventory holding levels for both foreign and local materials based on their consumption on the production floor.

Procurement Executive at Mewintech Computers LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2014 to September 2015

• Prepare and issue detailed purchase orders.
• Led the supplier selection, request for proposal (RFP) process and negotiation process to deliver agreements.
• Coordinate with operations and support functions to know the material requirements.
• Regular meeting with key internal stakeholders to identify their product and service needs.
• Assist to ensure effective management of logistics on all order

Operations Executive at Guruflex
  • India - Kerala
  • August 2010 to September 2014

• Drafted and implemented all Procurement policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective communication with all stakeholders on all Requests for Quotation.
• Worked on material planning and generated MIS report of materials on a monthly basis.
• Coordinated with the Finance department for payment and Maintenance department to the availability of spare parts.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at University of Kerala
  • June 2010

Master of Business Administration

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Technology
  • at University of Kerala
  • November 2006

BTech Computer Science & Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Tenders
Supplier Management
Vendor Management
Negotiating Contracts
SAP Procurement
SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
MS Office Suite
Team Building
COMPLAINTS HANDLING
LEAD TIME REDUCTION
EXPEDITING
INVENTORY CONTROL
PRODUCT SOURCING
DEMAND FORECASTING
NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES
LOGISTICS & SCM
OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE
CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT
COST SAVING
COMMUNICATION
LEADERSHIP
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
ON-TIME DELIVERY
Analytical & Reporting Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Native Speaker
Urdu
Intermediate

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
  • Student Membership
  • January 2023

Training and Certifications

PERSON -IN- CHARGE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2023
Valid Until:
December 2028
Certified International Purchasing Consultant (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2021
Certified Purchasing Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2021
Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2021
BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Conversion Course Issue 6 to Issue -7 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2016
Valid Until:
January 9999
Fundamentals of Logistics Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Valid Until:
January 9999