Ramez Mansour

• Established comprehensive revision of the Procurement and Logistics Management procedures and policies.
• Relationship Management between the Suppliers and Clients in the GCC and Middle East, fulfilling the client demand.
• Increased the number of sources/suppliers by 8%, through Market knowledge and continuous research for alternative sources,
reducing inventory levels by 10%, through lean manufacturing principle.
• Leading Regional Spend Management initiatives, and cost improvement strategy ensuring Best-in-Class Procurement Practices.
• Employment of ERP SAP System.

• Accomplished comprehensive Procurement and logistics Management for 5 factories and Category Management for $150+ million in annual spending, resulting in over $5 million in cost savings. Awarded twice as a super saver in four countries, decreasing department turnover by 25%.
• Increased the number of sources/suppliers by 15%, through Market knowledge and continuous research for alternative sources of supply based on risk assessment and Misson of the company.
• Engaged stakeholders proactively to enhance company standing including senior managers, reducing inventory levels by 20%.
• Negotiated with 500+ international suppliers and improved supplier relationships, increasing cash flow by 15% through optimized payment terms and schedules.
• Project Management: Directed procurement and contracting for 30+ construction projects, ensuring on-time delivery within a $10+ million budget and monitoring, and controlling the spending.
• Strategic Sourcing 100+ suppliers, through a specific SMART Sourcing Plan ensuring multiple sources and delivering the best mix of goods for 10+ categories based on risk and value.
• Supplier Relationship and Vendor Management: through partnerships, to maintain the future of the business and improve the
negotiation level, cash flow, and delivery schedule under lean manufacturing principle.
• Supply Chain Risk Management, identifying botlenecks, and mitigation strategies.

• Procurement Management and logistics for 1 factory and executed Category Management for $15+ million in annual spending, resulting in over $1.5 million in cost savings.
• Market research for new sources of supply, increased sources by 7%.
• Demand Management: to fulfill the required quantity while minimizing inventory by 5% and increasing cash by 4%, through shipment scheduling and increasing payment terms.
• Tendering process, bids, market analysis, RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, TDS, MSDS.
• Applying digital procurement with applicable suppliers, to automate the process further and reduce the order lead time.
• Receives and reviews all procurement requests and contracts for completeness.
• Employment of ERP systems (Oracle Fusion, Oracle, and Epicor - iScala), upgraded the Epicor - Iscala System.

• Data Entry on ERP systems (Oracle, and Epicor - iScala).
• Ensured regulatory compliance and timely deliverables.
• Drafting contracts, POs, requesting approvals, and documentation.
• Obtaining bids from suppliers: RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, TDS, MSDS.
• Monitoring suppliers payments with the finance team to ensure on-time payments for the suppliers.

• Data Entry on ERP systems (Oracle, and Epicor - iScala).
• Ensured regulatory compliance and timely deliverables.
• Drafting contracts, POs, requesting approvals, and documentation.
• Obtaining bids from suppliers: RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, TDS, MSDS.
• Monitoring suppliers payments with the finance team to ensure on-time payments for the suppliers.