Administrative Officer - Procurement & Inventory Planner
Mohammed Saleh & Reza Behbehani Co. Isuzu/Subaru/Seat/Lifan
Total years of experience :10 years, 9 Months
A high-performing, multi-skilled and naturally driven Senior Level Management Professional with experience in the following business environments; Procurement & Inventory Planning | Sales & Marketing Management | Leadership and Skills Development | Warehouse Management. Possesses a forward-thinking ability to build strategic partnerships and focus on productivity sharing, as well as organizational transformation. Maintains a proven career track record of growing the company’s profitability, driving results and providing tangible leadership solutions to organizational challenges.
• Responsible for Procurement and Inventory management for multiple products (Isuzu, Subaru, Seat, Lifan)
• Analyze sales, volume planning, channel mix, and profitability.
• Lead retail/ service campaigns, market surveys, and competitor analyses.
• Inventory management by formulating different classes (ABC, XYZ, FMS) and order planning which led to daily critical parts review.
• Preparing and placing special order to GCC countries (UAE, SAUDI, QATAR) for emergency customers.
• Monitoring lost sales and taking corrective actions to increase the availability.
• Handling part master and updating supersession, alternate amendments and discontinued parts numbers.
• Monitoring and amending the required stocking policies in the ERP kerridge
• Implemented effective ordering and stocking parameters to reduce non-moving parts value
• Relative to competitors through product position analyses and ad-hoc studies
• Order proposals and place periodic stock orders based on past demand and projections
• Monitors data in the manufacturers (FCA, Goals), management systems and carries out the submission of orders in a timely manner based on the required supplier’s deadlines
• Contact suppliers to resolve missed deliveries, short shipments and pricing discrepancies and cut costs. Full update of shipments
• Prepare and maintain purchasing records, reports and price lists.
• Administrator contract performance, including delivery, receipt, warranty, damages, insurance reports and arrange expedited shipments to prevent unscheduled downtime.
• Coordinated with the fleet and tender service lines to ensure product and price recommendations that satisfied customer demand and increase volume as well as market share.
• Supporting sales team to achieve targets by maintaining adequate stock.
• Assigned the tasks of maintaining proper record of inventory of items in warehouse and order as required.
• Continued analysis on inventory processes and following 5s activities in warehouse/office
Experienced business professional with a demonstrated history of procurement & pricing, inventory management, retail, wholesale and B2B sector. Currently heading automotive parts procurement & pricing and inventory analysis for Almailem Auto Spare Parts Kuwait. Core skills revolve around business planning, which include analytical and feasibility studies, budgeting, pricing and inventory planning. Strong business acumen with a technical degree from DGCA.
• Procuring heavy equipment’s spare parts for MAN trucks and project service
• Sourcing the genuine & aftermarket products from Local Market & Import supplier
• Reordering and replenishment planning. Sales Vs. Product analysis
• Coordinate with technical department to clarify technical / commercial queries from the customers, bidders / suppliers.
• Develop and float Request for Quotations (RFQs), sent to vendors / subcontractors as per site request/order indent
• Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors and freight forwarders
• Responsible for cost comparison, Price Negotiation and order finalization with suppliers and contractors as per company’s policies and procedure.
• Arrange regular meetings with internal requisition dept. to ensure no gaps exists with regards to scopes versus purchases and Monitor the performance of the contracts and the correct application of the price conditions
• Resolves problems and issues arising from purchase of services, supplies and equipment with internal and external customers
• Identify and classify slow, medium and fast-moving SKUs and assist with action plans on dead and excess inventory to minimize the markdown.
• Coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas such as Shipping, Logistics, Marketing, Finance and Quality Assurance.
• Developed new inventory system for FM parts and market demand products.
• Liaise with Finance department for on-time vendor’s payment
Specialization in Logistic & Supply Chain Management