SENIOR BUYER
KYE INTERNATIONAL
Total years of experience :24 years, 5 Months
• Manages procurement and delivery of materials for global oil and gas and marine projects. Planning supply chain schedules in advance to meet project requirement.
• Negotiates with various suppliers in the piping / mechanical, structural, and electrical / instrumentation industries regarding material and equipment needs based on project specifications.
• Evaluates price, quantity, quality, and expected delivery of numerous suppliers to select vendor to procure requisitioned commodities.
• Manage cost reduction planning / program through effective negotiation, supplier partnerships, and technical collaboration.
• Obtained 35-60% lower pricing by implementing the use of international and local suppliers and manufacturers.
• Reduced shipping costs by establishing relationships with the shipping line office.
• Developed sales and marketing plans and programs for company sales personnel.
• Monitored & Analyzed market trends and statistics to determine potential of growth - monitored sales, studying competitors' products and services
• Preparing and managing marketing plans and budgets
• Managed Import orders, documentation and shipping.
• Managed and processes requisitions and purchase orders to meet delivery deadlines while maintaining project budgets.Determining the most appropriate ways for goods and products to be distributed to the relevant customers and buyers across M.E.
• Conducted Commercial & technical Evaluation of offers, determining total cost of ownership and reviewing various items such as terms and conditions.
• Developed and implemented company purchasing policies and procedures.
• Managed the selection of suppliers, created new products lines, and negotiated pricing.
• Managed logistics and developed reports summarizing procurement activity and commitment.
• Managed the purchasing for various offices located in the GCC and Iran.
• Developed a quotation comparison sheet to reflect technical and commercial conditions based on research; submitted reports to management for approval and issuance of purchase orders.
• Communicated with suppliers to discuss technical specifications and finalize pricing in accordance with budget guidelines, prepared L/C and price lists.
• Collaborated with Inventory Controller and Sales Director in preparing order requests to maintain inventory of all items. Monitored the inventory of fast moving items to avoid non stock situation.
• Managed import and re-export shipments with forwarders, coordinating legal requirements and providing necessary documentation for clearance and re-export of goods.
• Reduced days of inventory 40% over two years. Success attributed to improved controls, leveraging the ERP system; and implementing a new S&OP process.
• Provided selling price to Sales Director after considering all aspects of total cost of ownership and profit margin before order process.
• Documented purchases, supplier information, and project details.
• Negotiated tenders with customers, managed local purchases, and recorded project and client details.
• Created and implemented the use of a master folder and subfolder structure for each tender.
• Coordinated with sales team in the preparation of weekly and monthly sales reports.
• Performed various secretarial duties and responded to sales-related correspondence.
• Built close client relationships with trading units in the region
• Increased market share through cold calling and follow up
• Developed packaging, merchandising displays and marketing plans
• Coordinating with the Managers regarding the Sales targets.
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