SHOLA ALIYEVA

PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL

403-***-**** ac8kjg@r.postjobfree.com 1002 – 1312 12th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T3C 3P8

CAREER SUMMARY

Results-driven procurement specialist with 6 years of experience in driving strategic and tactical sourcing, high-volume purchasing and bidding strategies for large corporate organizations. Excellent leadership and negotiation skills, with a demonstrated history of straddling 300+ supplier relationships across 7 departments to deliver robust supply chains on-time and under budget. Extensive experience in reporting and forecasting product needs through close communication with cross-functional departmental managers, as well as in reporting spend and saving calculations. Deep knowledge of INCOTERMS 2010, and currently pursuing a Diploma in the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). Outstanding analytical and problem-solving aptitude that has led to reductions in procurement costs for companies by the standardization of processes, negotiation of favorable terms and streamlining of supplier channels.

SKILLS

General: Product Sourcing – Strategic Planning – Cross-Functional Supervision – Supplier/Vendor Relations – Operational Planning – Large-scale Change Management – Entrepreneurial Leadership – Bidding and Negotiations – Project Management – Executive Presentations - Costing and Budgeting – Supply Chain – Deal Structuring – Contract Negotiation – Logistics Management – Personnel Management – Budgeting

Technical: Emptoris – SAP – Lotus Notes – MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) – Fidelio – Micros – SPSS

Languages: English – Russian – Turkish - Azeri

EDUCATION

Master of Science / Vilniaus Gediminas Technical University 2015

Major: International Business (WES-accredited, equivalent to Master’s Degree in Canada)

Bachelor of Science / Azerbaijan Tourism Institute 2011

Major: Engineering Economy and Management

Certificate of Management / ATEI of Thessaloniki 2010

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Feb 2016 – Oct 2018

Procurement Specialist Baku, Azerbaijan

Executed tactical and strategic sourcing with cross-functional business units to evaluate received bids and streamline buying, and generated RFPs/RFIs/RFQs to ensure a structured selection and decision-making process for suppliers.

Spearheaded end-to-end supplier management program and sourcing process to deliver strategic sourcing of up to GBP 178k in value through a portfolio of 300+ suppliers located domestically and internationally

Cultivated excellent relationships with suppliers to onboard 80 new additions into the supplier database, and negotiate contractual payment terms from 30 DEOM to 60 days NET to improve working capital

Generated reports on total spend and net savings on a monthly and quarterly basis, calculating the forecasted level of demand for products and services to complete strategic planning; delivered $108k in savings in 2017

Oversaw 2 staff auctions, and successfully led projects for the sale of company assets (automobiles) as part of a strategic re-focusing on core fleet management to unlock trapped cash and redeploy it across businesses

Headed all administrative duties to update 3 procurement procedures and 1 policy, as well as maintain the supplier database, payment terms and vendor quantification on a monthly basis with the Finance team

Conceptualized a purchasing strategy that was rolled out to successfully procure marketing materials with an annual spend of GBP 250k; tracked spending and savings in Emptoris and consolidated reports accordingly

BEGOC AZ Feb 2015 – Sep 2015

Venue Operations Manager Baku, Azerbaijan

Collaborated with and reported to the General Manager, and had complete accountability of day-to-day operations including staffing, cost controls, staff training, budgeting and active floor management during gameday.

Fostered and managed effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders as required to play a critical role in gameday planning by leading and supporting venue operations planning processes

Developed and delivered venue-specific training and familiarization modules for functional areas, and monitored the on-site activities of functions to ensure safe, effective and efficient venue operations

Coordinated information flows around the venue team with regards to venue operations, ensuring that all stakeholders knew their fundamental role and executed tasks seamlessly for a positive gameday experience

Provided operational support to the Venue General Manager as required on an ad-hoc basis, leveraging an excellent knowledge of logistics, personnel management and scheduling to identify and mitigate issues

QAYA REAL ESTATE Jan 2011 – Aug 2013

Procurement Officer Baku, Azerbaijan

Formulated a robust supply chain strategy using integrated models to track warehouse movements for efficient inventory management, and ongoing/completed projects for simplified sourcing/bidding processes.

Initiated office operations from the ground-up, setting up key technical systems, sourcing the necessary furniture and IT tools with a total budget of $30k, and negotiating long-term rent with no FX risk

Created a supplier database from scratch and onboarded all new supplier relationships, screening them for various parameters including the product delivery’s timing and accuracy according to international standards

Brokered a SLA for project delivery (4 days for goods and 4 weeks for services), and monitored purchasing processes and order statuses to optimize inventory management and cash flow within the organization

Scoped out vendors for respective project according to strategic synergies offered, and innovated KPIs to track supplier performance, ultimately reporting on the results, budgets and costs to management

TRAINING AND CERTFICATES

Global POSM Processes / BAT, Baku, Azerbaijan

Emptoris Program Management, /BAT, Baku, Azerbaijan

Venue Operations Manager’s Training / BEGOC, Baku, Azerbaijan

First Aid Level 1 / SOS, Baku, Azerbaijan

The Erasmus Plus Scholarship / San Gwann, Malta

The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship / Vilnius, Lithuania

Presentation Skills / ABTC British Petroleum, Baku, Azerbaijan

Behavioral Safety Observation Training / TTE – Petrofac, Baku, Azerbaijan

Leadership Styles – Effective Verbal and Written Communications / AIESEC, Baku, Azerbaijan

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