Procurement & Logistics Specialist
Saudi Business Machine (SBM)
Total years of experience :22 years, 5 Months
Procurement Responsibilities
- Forecasting likely levels of demand for services and products in cooperation with field operation engineers to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels to maximize business efficiency;
- Conducting research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality;
- Liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers;
- Identifying potential suppliers, visiting existing suppliers, and building and maintaining good relationships with them;
- Negotiating and agreeing contracts and monitoring their progress - checking the quality of service provided;
- Develop and implement systems that ensure goods, products, and services are acquired at the best price, quality, quantity, time needed, and from the best sources through continuous operational and supplier review, evaluations, and improvements
- Enforce purchasing policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure purchases are requested and buys are made in compliance with SOX, and internal auditory requirements through continuous review of day-to-day purchasing activities.
- Processing payments and invoices;
- Keeping contract files and using them as reference for the future;
- Forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities;
- Giving presentations about market analysis and possible growth;
- Developing an organization’s purchasing strategy;
- Producing reports and statistics using SAP ERP;
- Evaluating bids and making recommendations based on commercial and technical factors;
- Ensuring suppliers are aware of business objectives;
- Attending meetings and trade conferences;
- Training and supervising the work of other members of staff
Logistics Responsibilities
- Order management of IBM, Lenovo, OEM Machines which include Laptops, X-Series, Blue Gene servers.
- Order Management of Cisco products
- Follow up with manufacturing units/Plants for order fulfillment.
- Responsible for Logistics handling, Import, Export, CHB, Warehousing, Last Mile deliveries.
- Supply Chain Logistics Planning & Handling of the Complete Project Logistics covering Import Operations, LC Compliance, Project's Supply Chain Invoices,
- Handling of Freight at Port of arrival, Customs Clearance Management, Approval and verification of Import duties,
- Development of KPI's for the Effective management of Supply Chain Operations.
- Responsible to verification and release of payments to clearing agents.
- Resolve problems and issues that may arise with incorrect or incomplete product deliveries, supplier problems, invoice discrepancies, etc., using problem identification and resolution models
- Establish, maintain, and manage a network of qualified and dependable sources of supply using supplier performance matrix and capability checklists
Sourcing Location IBM (Manufacturing Plants)
Denmark, Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, Hundary, Netherlands, Scotland, Mexico, Minnesota USA, California USA, New York USA, Ireland, China, Colorado USA, Dublin, Malaysia, Singapore
Sourcing Location CISCO
Amsterdam, Dublin, Hong Kong, Mexico, Netherlands, Penang, San Francisco.
Saudi Advanced Technologies Ltd was established in the year 2017 under the umbrella of Juffali Group and a sister concerning of Saudi Business Machines. Where my responsibilities involve
- Design and implement Logistics structure for the company.
- Development of KPIs for effective management of supply chain operations.
- Enforce purchasing policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure purchases are requested and buy are made in compliance with internal auditory requirements through continuous review of day-to-day purchasing and order activities.
- Managing imports and export operations from end to end
- Follow up with manufacturing units for order fulfillment.
- Freight calculation for Air, Marine, and Road imports.
- Managing Logistics, Import, Export, CHB, Warehousing, and Last-mile deliveries.
- Supply Chain Logistics Planning & Handling of Complete Project Logistics Covering Import Operations, LC Compliance, Project Supply chain invoices.
- Managing the Telecom regulatory authority’s approvals, registrations, and compliance
- Conduct or review environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.
- Managing warehouse team and warehouse management, Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management.
- Responsible for order management based on Economic Order Quantity
- Update record on ERP for MIS (Management Information System)
- Supply Chain Logistics Planning & Handling of the Complete Logistics covering Import Operations, LC Compliance, Supply Chain Invoices,
- Handling of Freight at Port of arrival, Customs Clearance Management, Approval and verification of Import duties,
- Responsible for warehouse management in Riyadh
- Responsible for warehouse inventory as well as 54 retail stores high SKU environment in Saudi Arabia
- Development of KPI's for the Effective management of Supply Chain Operations.
- Pay surprise visit to warehouse and stores for inventory audits.
- Responsible to verification and release of payments to clearing agents by coordinating with finance team.
- Manage and negotiate contract terms with Logistics Partners.
- Logistics Forecasting and planning for upcoming demand and supplies.
- Prepare shipping documents according to KSA customs policies.
- Import of trees and plants (flowers) from Italy, Egypt, and Thailand.
- Procurement of trees and plants from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Coordinate with Logistics’ partners for custom clearance issues of shipments.
- Coordinate with warehouse team for proper inventory management.
- Coordinate with site agriculture engineers for daily on site deliveries.
- Manage Transportation of items from warehouse to site deliveries.
- Coordinate with finance for verification of 3PL vendor invoices.
- Coordinate with finance for arranging L/C’s for imports of shipments.
Main Responsibilities
- Represents Nortel Business Services in Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia and also Global delivery repair Services (GDRS)
- Responsible for Freight Buying and Last Mile deliveries Transportation Services Agreements.
- Supply Chain Logistics Planning & Handling of the Complete Project Logistics covering Import Operations, LC Compliance, Project's Supply Chain Invoices,
- Handling of Freight at Port of arrival, Customs Clearance Management, Approval and verification of Import duties,
- Application for Import Permits, warehousing & delivery. Management of projects and Nortel’s shipment, Also Looking after Singapore’s Transshipment Warehouse for Indonesia and Malaysia Projects,
- Export Operations, Management of Reverse Logistics and Spare Parts Warehouses in Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, Management of Stock Transfers among Warehouses.
- Complete E2E Supply Management of GSM Project Customer PTML, Warid, Telenor, DV-Com, PTCL Covering Order Management, Order Fulfillment.
- Ownership of CR/CA Projects of Nortel Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia and Singapore to improve operating cost of Logistics and Efficient management of Budgets Management of Inventory Cycle Counts and External Audits.
- Coordination with FBR, Income Tax, Sales Tax, and Customs Directorate for compliance and smooth Operations,
- Coordination with Civic Bodies & Cantonment Board Management for the work permits in restricted areas.
- Development of KPI's for the Effective management of Supply Chain Operations.
Sourcing Locations of Nortel
North America(Los Angles, Raleigh, Montreal, Calgary, Mexico)
Europe(UK, Ireland, Spain, Netherland, France, Sweden and Norway)
Asean ( Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam)
Middle east( UAE )
China( Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhu, Shunde, Bejao, Nanjing, Hong Kong and Taiwan)
India( Test Equipment and Lab Testing Equipment)
-Strategic network optimization, including the number, location, and size of warehousing, distribution centers, and facilities.
-Strategic partnerships with suppliers, distributors, and customers, creating communication channels for critical information and operational improvements such as cross docking, direct shipping, and third-party logistics.
-Product life cycle management, so that new and existing products can be optimally integrated into the supply chain and capacity management activities.
-Where-to-make and what-to-make-or-buy decisions.
-Aligning overall organizational strategy with supply strategy.
-It is for long term and needs resource commitment.
-Sourcing contracts and other purchasing decisions.
-Production decisions, including contracting, scheduling, and planning process definition.
-Inventory decisions, including quantity, location, and quality of inventory.
-Transportation strategy, including frequency, routes, and contracting.
-Benchmarking of all operations against competitors and implementation of best practices throughout the enterprise.
-Milestone payments.
-Focus on customer demand.
-Daily production and distribution planning, including all nodes in the supply chain.
-Production scheduling for each manufacturing facility in the supply chain (minute by minute).
-Demand planning and forecasting, coordinating the demand forecast of all customers and sharing the forecast with all suppliers.
-Sourcing planning, including current inventory and forecast demand, in collaboration with all suppliers.
-Inbound operations, including transportation from suppliers and receiving inventory.
-Production operations, including the consumption of materials and flow of finished goods.
-Outbound operations, including all fulfillment activities, warehousing and transportation to customers.
-Order promising, accounting for all constraints in the supply chain, including all suppliers, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and other customers.
-Assisting Supply Chain Manager in day to day activities.
-Keeping record up to date