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Purchasing Manager

Location:
Jeddah, 42412, Saudi Arabia
Salary:
100000
Posted:
January 12, 2013

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SaEid Hegazy

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

E-mail: abnkte@r.postjobfree.com

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.

• 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.

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

Align stakeholders through a focused change management program.

Establish department policies & procedures.

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.

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

teams across different countries.

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

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

& 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

Chain Management across the Middle East and Africa region.

Experience within Multinational Global Organizations as well as Government entities.

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

Supplier and Customer Relationship Management

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

Project Management and Change Management Programs

SAP ERP & MRP Systems

Internal Controls & Auditing

Team Development (Training and Mentoring)

Outstanding organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

References

Available upon request

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