Ali Leghari *** Thompson Rd S., Milton, ON, L*T *C7, Canada C: +1-905-***-****
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SUMMARY
Dynamic & Energetic professional with extensive experience of end to end procurement. Leading cross functional teams across the department to help cut down costs and improve supply lead times. Analytical thinker with the ability to handle difficult situations with out of the box thinking .
Purchasing Processes
Inventory Planning
Cost Analysis
Market Research
Relationship Building
Time Management
Detail Oriented
Oracle ERP
MS Excel
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Procurement Officer Nov 2014-Jul 2019
Fatima Group Lahore- Pakistan
Fatima Group is engaged in trading of commodities, manufacturing of fertilizers, textiles, sugar, mining and energy.
Improved OTIF from 70% to 95% for local and foreign buying.
Reduced Variable Cost by 7% through alternate sourcing, new vendor addition, negotiation and cost avoidance.
Managed an annual spend of $4 Million for Procure to Pay Cycle.
Led a team to design & implement centralized purchasing & warehousing system generating savings $1 Million annually.
Led the implementation of Advance Procurement Module (APM) of Oracle for P2P process improvement.
Implemented Invoice Tracking, ensuring 97% compliance for timely release of payments to vendors. Customer Service Representative May 2014-Nov 2014
Mindbridge BPO Lahore- Pakistan
An outsourced, offshore site for Epay worldwide, under Mindbridge Communications PVT Ltd.’s Management.
First hand interaction with customers by providing support function and conflict resolution.
Maintained the qualitative and quantity KPI’s ensuring maximum service level and lowest call wait times.
Managed Team workload within the assigned KPI’s via successful time allocation. EDUCATION
Lahore School of Economics – BBA (Honors) Marketing & Media Studies Graduated 2014 SKILLS
Intermediate knowledge of Oracle ERP and SPSS.
Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Fluent in written and spoken English, Urdu and spoken Hindi. ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Playing football and squash, avid traveler and food lover with a keen interest in music and movies.