Director Group Procurement( Manufacturing & Trading)
Confidential
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :22 years, 8 أشهر
Create both long-term and short-term budgets, design procurement strategies, and establish category structures, all while ensuring alignment with corporate and global stakeholders to optimize the overall total cost of ownership. Manage tactical and strategic sourcing projects with precision, presenting top-tier ideas and recommendations to clients for process integration.
Scrutinizing & reviewing quality related concerns with the R&D team, project manager, supplier and quality control team in Kuwait; providing periodic reporting to management on vendor quality & performance; suggesting improvements on the same in order to ensure operational excellence.
Offer global procurement support for spot buying, e-auction services, spend analysis, supplier research, purchase requisition and statement of work validation, and purchase order services, including purchase requisition approval, purchase order amendments, and addressing purchase order-related inquiries.
Direct capital expenditures (CAPEX), operational expenditures (OPEX), and professional services, involving the formulation of strategies, risk evaluations, tender processes, contract creation, bid assessments, supplier negotiations, and the selection and approval of vendors. Achieve this by conceiving, developing, and implementing inventive procurement approaches, all aimed at building and elevating a distinct Customer Value Proposition (CVP).
Evaluate the complete supply chain and warehousing system, which currently achieves a fill rate exceeding 100%. Concentrate on the country and international logistics network infrastructure to craft creative solutions aimed at minimizing operational expenses and enhancing delivery efficiency, all while upholding exceptional service levels. Forge a forward-looking logistics and inventory optimization strategy for vital markets, aligning it with the business model that encompasses supply chain innovations.
Significant Highlights:
Achieved a 10% cost reduction in purchased components and high-value maintenance spares by implementing a second-sourcing strategy and adopting a zero-based costing approach.
Decreased the cycle time by 30%, spanning from the Request for Quotation (RFQ) phase to the ordering stage, while successfully negotiating pricing and delivery terms, ultimately securing an overall cost reduction ranging from 10% to 20%.
Hired to lead focused effort on the strategy, process, development & execution of new/current projects, supplier performance management and overall operational functions for global procurement and strategic sourcing. Led and support sourcing for company in Kuwait with the goal of achieving cost reductions, execution of key deliverables while maintaining/improving product quality and supplier service levels.
Identified procurement needs and establishing best-in-class sourcing, import & domestic logistics strategies and export & import documentation (pre & post shipment) of warehouses of raw materials at multiple locations in Kuwait at the lowest total cost of ownership; developed vendors for better price, quality, delivery & increased volumes.
Facilitated in-depth analysis of key performance indicators, spend analysis by reducing dead stock & slow moving inventory, supplier assessments, financial perspective and market analysis to be used to improve the supply chain and help leverage the supplier base & reduce costs by implementing standard manufacturing system procedures and process practices.
Steer initiatives in establishing and formulating multiple strategies at organizational level in order to enhance the audit & compliance policies; primary packaging development & pre shipment inspection of all cargo before shipping; logistics & supply chain management and productivity.
Analyzed & developed potential vendors/suppliers for Kitco, KBC, Sara Cake & Trading Divisions by executing demand flow verification processes for achieving cost effective purchases of materials; achieved reduction in prices and timely delivery by negotiating contracts and rates with shipping lines, freight forwarders, customs house brokers etc.; created & maintained database for procurement & logistics following trade compliance guidelines.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve pre-trip inspections and DOT logs; spare parts procurement for various plants, maximum space utilization; rating vendor based on various criterions such as percentage for rejections, quality improvement, timely delivery, credit terms; cost-effective transportation routes; gap analysis on short kits to ensure missing items are filled and ready for production.
Prepared & issued Purchase Orders (PO) in accordance with the selected vendors and freight forwarders, price & technical specifications. Worked with client and supplier to answer any questions/queries, assess and evaluate supplier proposals with the clients and send award/reject notices followed by contract negotiation and execution.
Acquired complex contracts and establishing terms for pricing, quality and delivery within 48 hours of receiving order; led process improvement initiatives by safe storage, logistics contract, freight cost reduction, route planning, warehouse, bin location, packing standards, 5S & dispatches of parts in export market & assuring picking efficiency & transportation cost as per set targets.
Provided breakthrough leadership during adoption and execution of new origination, procurement, and contracting practices (company-wide spend analysis; low cost country; global sourcing programs).
Successfully interfacing with accounting department to ensure on-time payments to the contractors/suppliers as per the defined payment terms mentioned in WOs/POs and working on vendor managed inventory concepts to achieve optimum inventory level as defined in the KRAs.
Accountable for maintaining the minimum stock quantities (MSQs) to ensure zero sales loss owing to non-availability of stocks. Executed and evaluated projects from profitability view; leveraged the technical knowledge to suggest methods to reduce breakdowns and increase efficiency for optimum utilization of fleet.
Purchase
Accomplishments:
Ensure competent quality execution of all regular purchasing works.
Maintain complete updated purchasing records/data and pricing in the system.
Execution and monitoring of all regular purchasing.
Coordinate with user departments and suppliers in the purchasing scope of work for projects assigned.
Assist in managing and following up IPO/LPO/APO orders.
Handling and monitoring of claims to factories and vendors for defectives, shortage, missing parts.
Support relevant departments with quotations for the purpose of tenders.
Coordinate with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
Responsible for the preparation and process purchase orders and documents in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Monitor and co-ordinate deliveries of items between suppliers to ensure that all items are delivered to site/store on time.
Accomplishments:
Managing convenience office and becoming procurement for the whole area where we provide services
Encouraging the highest possible standards of customer service from the team and maintaining the smooth day-to-day operations.
Maximize the quality and to achieve the best price to procure the material for my company.
MBA
Oracle DBA
BIT(Hons)