Purchasing Manager

SaEid Hegazy

Mobile: +966-**-***-****

E-mail: ********.******@*****.***

Date of Birth: 13th September 1984

Nationality: Egyptian

Status: Married

Years of Experience: 7+ years

Languages: Arabic & English (Mother Tongue)

Experience

Apr 2012 - Present

Purchasing Manager

Arab Supply & Trading Co. (ASTRA), Saudi Arabia, Jeddah.

Heading the Purchasing Department and being responsible for all its entities purchasing and

logistics services. This role is focussed on building a world class Purchasing Team. I t involves

w ri ting Purchasing Policies with an appropriate Authority Mat rix, re-organise the Purchasing

team using both existing staff and new recruits. This role also requires creating & implementing

S trategic Sourcing, Operations, Logistics & Strategic Processes and building the reputation of

P urchasing Department by selling i ts value to the Board of Directors through a newly developed

P urchasing & Saving Plan using budget data and KPIs. This position reports directly to the

B ranch General Manager.

My main responsibilities are:

• Establish a measurable Purchasing Department with a clear vision and mission.

• Measure Purchasing Operations and Logistics KPIs including the management of the

warehouses across Saudi Arabia.

Managing spend of around $130 Million.

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• Measure Procurement strategic sourcing support for delivering sales forecasts & avoiding

shortage of stocks.

• Spend management and target savings, visibility achieved through a Sourcing Strategy and

P rocurement & Savings plan against budget

• Procurement process control and enforcement

• Establish fully automated Procurement & Logistics process via GP.

• Delivery services from supplier to end user – Stock control and supplier delivery KPIs

Sep 2008 – Jul 2011

Senior Procurement Officer

Dubai International Financial Center Authority, UAE, Dubai.

• Commercial management (sourcing, contracting, negotiating and deal making) for various categories as

Marketing, Facilities, MEP and major projects for the Financial District.

• Ensure that the team has a formal project plan that is integrated with a master sourcing strategy.

• Cost saving/Cost avoidance. Responsible for leading various projects and have delivered savings in excess

of USD 10 million.

Ensure compliance to UAE Government regulations.

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Create and track strategic procurement targets by setting and measuring KPI`s.

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Align stakeholders through a focused change management program.

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Establish department policies & procedures.

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Feb 2007 – Aug 2008

Senior Associate, Purchasing

Procter & Gamble International Operations, UAE, Dubai.

• Handle the sourcing of films and flexible packing materials, for all P&G products in the Middle East and

Africa markets.

• Responsible for sourcing decisions and negotiations with all suppliers in the MEA region.

- Responsible for managing the relationship with all MEA suppliers. This entails

dealing with day-to-day issues, as well as legal and financial matters.

Intervene in supply issues in order to secure supply for all plants in the region.

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Cost saving/Cost avoidance. Responsible for various projects through leading several cross functional

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teams across different countries.

Fully trained on various sourcing, procurement and budget management skills.

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Assigned as a SAP expert for the region. Additionally use various e-tools as Contract Manager, e-bidding

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& other IT tools on a daily basis.

Feb 2006 - Feb 2007

Material Planner

Procter & Gamble, Egypt, Cairo.

• Responsible for managing the stocks and inventories of local and imported materials in order to avoid

material run-outs at the plant.

• Planned the raw and packing material requirements based on the production plan of the P&G plant.

• Managed business allocations together with the global Purchasing team to ensure that target volumes and

savings are met.

• Implemented various cost saving ideas that saved the company in excess of USD 1 million (freight

reduction / change of package / alternative suppliers).

• Implemented initiative plans to ensure quick launch of products to the market.

Jan 06 - Feb 06

Trainee

Price Waterhouse Coopers, Egypt, Cairo.

• One month placement during which I assisted in the audit of Vitrac ( Hero ) company and performed a

physical count audit for the warehouses of Vitrac company (Egypt).

Sep 05 - Dec 05

Accounting Teacher

Private, Egypt, Cairo

• Taught the 1st semester to students of Ain shams, Helwan & Banha Universities.

• Modules taught - Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Cost Accounting and Accounting for

financial institutions.

Education and Memberships

2010 – Present Member in International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)

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2008 – Present Member in CIPS

2007 – 2008 Procter & Gamble, Switzerland & Germany, Sourcing College.

2001 – 2005 Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt

BSc Commerce – B+

1999 – 2001 Modern Education Schools Cairo, Egypt

General Secondary Certificate for Higher Education – 92%

Specialties & Skills

Experience in Purchasing (strategic sourcing, contract management, & contract negotiations) and Supply

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Chain Management across the Middle East and Africa region.

Experience within Multinational Global Organizations as well as Government entities.

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Deep knowledge of the MEA region (the suppliers and the culture) as well as Global suppliers.

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Supplier and Customer Relationship Management

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Process Development, Establishing Policies & Procedures as well as setting KPIs.

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Project Management and Change Management Programs

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SAP ERP & MRP Systems

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Internal Controls & Auditing

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Team Development (Training and Mentoring)

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Outstanding organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

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References

Available upon request

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