Mohamed Salafdeen

Senior Sourcing Procurement Purchasing Merchandising Management Professional 408 21 Ave NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 1S6

+1-672-***-**** / ad21tz@r.postjobfree.com

Highlights of Qualifications

A comprehensive understanding of the apparel industry has been used to guide business strategies and maximize performance and profitability.

Able to effectively utilize industry intelligence in pricing negotiations while maintaining strong relationships with various stakeholders, including suppliers and industry experts.

Diligent, detail-oriented team player with proven leadership skills in the absence of supervision

Excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills.

Ability to use critical appraisal, reasoning, and innovativeness to solve complex problems and make sound strategic decisions.

Competent in promoting a culture of high performance, customer service, accountability, quality, and excellence. Business Milestones

May 2019 – June 2023, Streamlined and introduced 18 new sustainable raw-material manufacturers/suppliers for purchasing fabrics, garment accessories, and packing trims, saving USD 1.4 million over three years.

March 2020 – Dec 2021, Headed the Import Department during the Covid-19 outbreak to minimize the freight cost and to get timely delivery of raw materials by working closely with the leading courier companies and air/sea forwarders, resulting in potential savings of USD 300,000.

2019 May - Implemented new ‘Supplier Evaluation & Supplier Assessment Forms’ to assess the suppliers' strengths and credibility while maintaining very competitive prices and reasonable control over quality and deliveries.

Dec 2007 – Apr 2019, Contributed an annual turnover of USD 15 -18 million by executing the developments and bulk orders of international clothing brands in Europe (Zara, Mango, Esprit, s.Oliver, Marc O’Polo, Debenhams, Reiss, etc.)

Work Experience:

Currently working as an Inventory Merchandiser at Italian Supermarket, North East, Calgary, Alberta.

• Checking the incoming goods against the invoice and packing list.

• Storing the goods in the appropriate and designated areas.

• Replenishing the shelves and always ensuring product availability.

• Attending to fulfill the requirements of customers and achieving customer satisfaction.

• Coordinate with co-workers to keep the floor organized and tidy. Senior Manager - Sourcing & Operational Procurement: May 2019 – June 2023 Vogue Tex (Pvt.) Ltd - Sri Lanka

Stayed abreast of market conditions affecting raw materials availability/price and recommended effective sourcing, facilitating product value/margin/FOB discussion with cross-functional teams.

Manage/revise policies, procedures, and programs to promote organizational value and procurement function efficiency and collaborate with respective departments to gain understanding while developing joint recommendations for continuous improvement.

Contribute to growth and profitability by understanding the business potential, anticipating requirements, and proposing cost-effective solutions to achieve the organizational objectives.

Constantly working to build credibility with all internal and external stakeholders.

Establish and monitor the procurement team's goals and objectives to ensure margin maximization in exploring the potential of new sources to elevate overall performance.

Streamline the supplier base and facilitate increasing the business volume to have better control over the prices of raw materials while compensating for cost increases by introducing rebate schemes to key vendors.

Continuously monitor the re-costing process (Fabric/Trim Consumption) before placing the orders with suppliers to maximize the profit while eliminating excess ordering and waste.

Checking the incoming goods against the invoice and packing list

Storing the goods in the appropriate and designated areas

Replenishing the shelves and always ensuring product availability.

Greeting and actively listening to customers to find purchasing needs and provide recommendations based on customer requirements.

Coordinate with co-workers to keep the floor organized and tidy. Merchandising Manager: Dec 2007 - Apr 2019 Senior Merchandiser: Mar 2005 - Nov 2007 Production Merchandiser: Jan 2004 - Feb 2005 Vogue Tex (Pvt.) Ltd - Sri Lanka

Deal with the customers independently for all end-to-end merchandising activities, including marketing, instant price quotation, negotiation, sourcing of raw materials, procurements, and bulk order execution.

Sharing customer inspirations and working closely with the designers and fabric/ trim suppliers to prepare commercially robust and cost-effective products focusing on high volumes that appeal to customers at the correct prices and the right fashion level to fill the production capacity.

Developing new customers, making samples, and negotiating merchandising deals.

Attending regularly for garment fitting sessions with the customers and coordinating internally with the technical team to solve all issues related to sample developments.

Heading the PP meeting with factory staff and monitoring the quality all the way through production.

Able to conduct prefinal and final Inspection based on AQL 2.5

Capable of monitoring fabric inspection and making final judgments according to the 4 Points System. Merchandiser Senior Merchandiser: May 2001 - Dec 2003 - Garmenstyle (Pvt.) Ltd - Sri Lanka Sales Coordinator: Feb 1999 - Apr 2001 - Easternpack Limited - Saudi Arabia Export Assistant Production Coordinator Merchandiser: May 1997 - Jan 1999 - Greatways Apparel (Pvt.) Ltd

& Saemaul Clothing Export (Pvt.) Ltd (Sister Companies) - Sri Lanka Management Trainee: Jan 1996 - Jun 1996 - Venture International (Pvt.) Ltd - Sri Lanka Education

Worldwide Educational Institute – Sri Lanka Diploma Jan 1994 – Dec 1995: Two-year full-time Diploma: Business Administration, Business Writing, Accounting, Leadership Skills, Public Speaking, Computers and World History - Sponsored by the Ambassador Foundation of Pasadena, California, USA.

Zahira Central College – Sri Lanka High School Secondary Education May 1990 – Aug 1992: General Certificate of Advanced Level.

Zahira Central College – Sri Lanka High School General Education Dec 1989: General Certificate of Ordinary Level.