Shanwaz Karani, Procurement Manager, Supply Chain Manager

Shanwaz Karani

Procurement Manager, Supply Chain Manager

Everywhere General Trading Co., LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
17 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 8 Months

Procurement Manager, Supply Chain Manager at Everywhere General Trading Co., LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2015

Managing procurement and supply chain activity from headquarter Dubai (offshore company) for branch offices in countries such as Angola, Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, etc. Overseeing supply chain process for 3 division. (including procurement, shipping & logistics, costing, inventory, warehousing, distribution)

1. Raw Materials- Managed the supply chain process for multiple manufacturing facilities. Purchase of all raw materials, Equipment's, Spare parts for Wheat mill, Pasta factory, Macaroni factory, Soap factory, Baby Diaper factory & Steel sheets factory.

2. Food Products- Purchase of food commodity such as rice, sugar, oil, wheat flour, pasta, corn flour, beans, confectionary, cereals & packed vegetables.

3. Non-Food Products- Purchase of variety of nonfood products such as steel tubes, angles, bars, nails, plywood, door lock, wire mesh, sanitary, hardware, tools and other construction products, electrical, electronic products, agriculture tools, pumps, household and furniture.

- Formulating purchase strategies, overseeing the implementation of
- procurement processes.
- Cultivating beneficial relationships with suppliers.
- Decreased material cost by 10% by direct purchase from manufacturer.
- Managed $100+ million annual procurement budget with over 80+ different vendors.
- Helped company reduce procurement cost through detailed analysis
- Streamlined material procurement process thereby reducing material overstocking 90%
- Collaborate with internal departments to address supply requirements.
- Product costing and pricing for all imported products.
- Achieve cost saving.
- Supervise the daily operations of the purchasing team, Inventory team, factory team and sales team.
- Inventory and warehouse management.
- Shipping and Logistics management.
- Export management.
- Reporting and analysis.
- Team management.

Warehouse Manager at Mahmayi Office Furniture
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2011 to December 2014

Responsible for managing multiple warehouse sites.
- Manage all warehouse activities, including receiving, storage, inventory management, delivery and assembling of furniture.
- Issue Inventory report, dead stock report, damaged stock report, goods age report, delivery reports.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams, such as procurement and sales, to ensure seamless operations and customer satisfaction.
- Plan, arrange delivery and assembly furniture of previous day invoices to customers.
- Lead, train, and motivate warehouse staff.

Senior Research Analyst at R.R. Donnelley
  • India
  • August 2010 to August 2011

Worked as Senior Research Analyst in XBRL team of RR Donnelley
- Working on different projects based on client requirements and closely coordinating with the researcher/analyst for the successful completion the project.
- Assisting with conversion from 2009 taxonomy to 2011 taxonomy, working on alterations requested by client.

Research Analyst at Thomson Reuters Corp
  • India
  • July 2006 to May 2010

Worked as Market Data Analyst supporting Reuters Fundamentals, Estimates Database.
- Secondary Research: Pro-actively collecting & collating financial reports, IPO's, company press reports, and corporate action activities in markets within the scope.
- Analyze Financial Reports: Analyze & drawing-up Trend on Financial Statements to provide commentary on the company’s performance.
- Assist top management with the creation and maintenance weekly, Bi-Weekly & Monthly MIS Reports in the form of Excel spreadsheets, and also present the same using PPT.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Institute of Chartered and Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI)
  • June 2006

I have specialized in financial management with the distinction and Scholarship. I was awarded as best outgoing student in 2006.

Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at Mangalore University
  • June 2004

Specialties & Skills

Inventory Management
Manufacturing
Cost Savings
Supply Chain
Procurement
Decision Making
Procurement
Vendor Management
Leadership Skills
Costing
Supply Chain
Inventory Management
Purchase
Cost Saving
Raw Materials Procurements
Analytical Skills
Problem Solving
Risk Management
Sourcing

Languages

English
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Urdu
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Hindi
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