Sobhi Elgharabawi

**** **** *** **, ******, MN **449.

651-***-****

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Profile and Qualifications

Energetic and driven professional with supply Chain, Procurement & sourcing. Experience within the Medical Devices Industry and spare parts.

Strong communication, organizational and relationship-building skills

Work Experience

Medtronic, Plymouth, MN September 2017 – December 2019

Buyer/Planner/Supply Chain Contingent

Responsible for direct & indirect material purchases for Plymouth manufacturing facility. Reviewed and analyzed purchase requisitions and contracts.

Generate RFQs and negotiate pricing.

Understand and execute the Policies & Procedures of the company in satisfying the day to day requirements of planning, procurement and production scheduling.

Utilize Lean & Six Sigma tools within areas of responsibility to meet Department and Company objectives.

Work in and promote a team environment, including participation on cross-functional problem-solving and Continuous Improvement teams.

Anticipate issues, coordinate activities and follow up with Suppliers, Production, Warehouse, Quality and Engineering personnel to ensure timely movement and availability of materials.

Aggressively seek out cost reduction opportunities within product lines of direct responsibility, including fully supporting all Plant and Corporate cost reduction projects.

Analyzed and worked with internal technical customers in developing functional specifications and RFQ's.

Negotiated commercial terms with suppliers.

Work with functional teams inside and outside to establish and maintain and inventory levels to meet customer delivery needs.

monitor all inventory orders.

Leverages ERP system to release inventory to meet case needs as well as broader inventory goals.

Participates in or facilitates cross functional projects to drive efficiencies throughout organization.

Supports field inventory retrievals in partnership with the field as necessary

using the documented data on orders to analyze supply and demand and make inventory projections.

Coordinating production workflow for one or multiple products.

Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.

Determining manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.

Prepare and submit status and performance reports

Negotiated and settled damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.

Participate in qualifying and selecting new suppliers & Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers

Partnered with Supplier Quality Engineers for evaluation, negotiation, performance monitoring, relationship management, and continuous improvement

Resolved invoice discrepancies

Received and distributed all incoming purchased materials in accordance with customer Requirements.

Responsible for Procurement Business system data input and integrity.

Prepared, shipped and received all outside services Requests.

Apache Corporation, Cairo, Egypt June 2008 – July 2017

Buyer and Material Coordinator III

Procured all materials, equipment and spare parts for all departments, operations & drilling programs.

Improve supply chain system and improve Supply chain forms.

Follow-up with all warehouses & all Organization Departments.

Update Inventories and operations schedule.

Ensures material/service planning and fulfillment requirements are met through SC and BU processes.

Understands flow of demand to inventory, master agreements, and other purchase transactions.

Executes POs accurately and in a timely manner.

Material forecasting and project planning knowledge Basic contract knowledge, negotiation and project management skills.

Prepare and finalize details Tender Package (ITT) incorporate scope of work, pricing schedules, Standard Terms & Conditions, bid list. Develop and proposed the contracting strategies for Tender Committee approval prior issuance of tender.

Coordinate Technical Evaluation and conduct commercial Evaluation. Lead technical clarifications and negotiations with Contractors within authorized level of authority. Provide support for executive level negotiations outside of level of authority.

Incorporated the Contract Standard Terms & Conditions and contract exceptions approved by Legal Department in consultation with Business Units.

Tender process and support logistic set up. Perform these tasks in line with the Company’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM), and Operating Management Systems (OMS) guidelines

Purchasing, Contracts & Project Coordinator.

Preparing daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reports. For Supply Chain activities and Inventory.

Updating the Vendor's lists.

Analysis Vendors.

Co-ordination with other departments to determine the annual usage for spare Parts for any materials used regularly to get commercial discounts.

Tracing vendor's invoices.

Verified adherence to procedures for all participants under the contract plans.

Supply chain and coordinate for all Materials, Equipment and spare parts for Apache Project in the Northern Pipe Line Project (Apache / Khalda).

Supply Chain & Coordinator (Buyer & stock Control) for Apache Egypt companies in the Hydra Project (Apache / Khalda).

Have main Responsibility for all Warehouse and inventory by, auditing,Control,cost reduction,level of inventory Analysis Inventory auditing on KHALDA Warehouse and Qarun Ware house (Value of inventory About 350Million $)

Establish strategy for inventory maintain level of inventory without stop operations and how to solve surplus & obsolete items.

Vegas Oil and Gas S.A., Cairo, Egypt August 2004 – June 2008

Buyer and Materials Specialist

Procured all materials for all departments in the companies, operations & drilling programs, stock controller according M.E.S.C System, and CMT, support rig with all needs strategy/tender process and support logistic set up. Perform these tasks in line with the Company’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM), and Operating Management Systems (OMS) guidelines.

Procure Materials, spare parts and some service for the drilling campaign (40 wells in Different location).

Ensures material/service planning and fulfillment requirements are met through SC and BU processes.

Understands flow of demand to inventory, master agreements, and other purchase transactions.

Executes POs accurately and in a timely manner.

Develops/implements procurement strategies to achieve cost, schedule and quality goals. Achieves inventory management, scheduling coordination, supplier management, and process improvement objectives.

Appraises, market, sells, and disposes of surplus assets

Leads customer material gathering, asset sale, and disposal requirements issue resolution, disputes and performance issues. Minimum requirements

Material forecasting and project planning knowledge Basic contract knowledge, negotiation and project management skills.

Process materials requisitions for Drilling program, productions stations equipment and spare Parts - chemicals, camp use, vehicles spare parts, safety gears, etc.

Lead time must take in our consideration before process any steps.

Review the following before purchasing:

- Approvals.

- Stock control department.

Preparing of purchase orders. Tenders Or contracts

Preparing daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reports.

Tracing vendor's invoices.

The head of all inventory committees as Vegas representative in Al Alamin co, Petro Alam Company and Petro Amir oil Companies. (Joint Venture with VEGAS Oil & Gas).

Marathon Oil Company (Petro Zeit oil and Gas), Cairo, Egypt May 2001 – July 2006

Supply Chain, Buyer and First Materials Specialist

Procured all materials for all departments in the companies, operations & drilling programs,

stock controller according M.E.S.C System, and CMT, support rig with all needs strategy/tender process and support logistic set up. Perform these tasks in line with the Company’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM), and Operating Management Systems (OMS) guidelines.

Procure Materials, spare parts and some service for the drilling campaign (40 wells in Different location).

Prepare correspondences and follow up with Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC).

Process materials requisitions for Drilling program, productions stations equipment and spare Parts - chemicals, camp use, vehicles spare parts, safety gears, etc.

Lead time must take in our consideration before process any steps.

Review the following before purchasing:

- Approvals.

- Stock control department.

Participating in discussions with users and suppliers to clarify technical and commercial data.

Preparing of purchase orders. Tenders & contracts

Marathon Oil Company (Petro Zeit oil and Gas), Cairo, Egypt September 1997 – May 2001

Warehouse Manager

Receiving and issuing all types of materials related to company activities.

Establish warehouse and Inventory Management procedure and Policies.

Improve Inventory strategies, stock levels, issuing, receiving, arrangement for Warehouses

Supervision the handling and transportation of equipment’s and materials to the company locations and rigs.

Following and revision of minimum and maximum level for stock items.

Preparing all kinds of related reports.

Participating in annual inventory.

Performing all kinds of paper work Shell System.

Handling of surplus and left-over materials.

Performing any similar duties.

Verify adherence to procedures for all participants under the contract plans.

Areas of Expertise

QAD SAP Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Field glass One source Ariba Purchasing System

Team Building Supplier Relationship Management.

Languages

Arabic: Mother tongue

English: Very Good

French: Moderate

Professional Involvement

(CMT). And M.E.S.C. Training Authorized By (EGPC and Shell Global Solutions).

Materials management (Egypt)

Materials classifications

Modern management for purchasing and storing

Report writing (AUC)

Industrial safety

Cost control

Safety industries

Information system.

Materials inventory.

Supply chain performance

Logistic and supply chain.

Warehouse advanced (Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur)

Critical Thinking.

Innovation Management.

Education

Master of Logistic and International Trade

University Arab Academy for Science and Technology, maritime and transportation (Cairo-Egypt)-2012

B.Sc. commerce, Accounting

University Zagazig, Egypt. Good-1995.

References:

1-Lindsay Kellner: Senior Buyer/Planner Medtronic.

Tel : 763-***-****

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2-Jeanne Chacon . Buyer-Medtronic

Tel : 651-***-****.

3-Nicole Worms. Integrated Account Specialist (Hisco)

C 763-***-****.

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