Sameer Akhtar
Address: Columbus, OH
Contact: 614-***-****
Email : ***********@*****.***
• I have 8+ years of working experience in purchasing.
• I have worked as a Purchasing manager for the companies such as Franklin Medical Supplies & Adlab General Trading.
• I am well experienced in using MS Office, Oracle and Smacc.
• I am fluent in Arabic, English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi. Education:
AMA International University 2013
Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics
Al Khobar International School, Saudi Arabia 2009
High School
Certifications:
CompTIA A+ Certification 2020
CompTIA Cloud+ 2020
Professional Experience:
Honeywell Intelligrated Recent job
Lead Buyer/Planner
Job Description:
• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• Done variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of tasks. Lead and direct the work of others.
• Assisting inventory and receiving team to make sure received the material and get it received in oracle.
• Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Franklin Medical Supplies, Columbus, OH
Purchasing Manager
2015 – 2021
• Request for price quote to various vendors and compare the prices.
• Prepare and process the purchase orders.
• Build and maintain the business relationship with vendors.
• Negotiate appropriate contracts for pricing and supply.
• Examine and review products and supplies to ensure quality.
• Organize and update database of suppliers, delivery times, invoices, and quantity of supplies.
• Process invoices and payments.
• Visit medical exhibitions to find new and better products. SAFELITE AUTOGLASS Columbus, OH
Scheduling Specialist 2018- 2019
• Uses professional communication etiquette and listening skills to answer a variety of inbound sales calls, effectively and compassionately guiding customers and scheduling appointments.
• Communicates appropriately in both a scripted and non-scripted environment, with the ability to have an impromptu and authentic conversation that builds rapport by focusing on each customer's specific needs.
• Provides solutions to resolve customer complaints and concerns over the course of the call (applying persuasion techniques to influence as appropriate) -- always presenting the most accurate product and service information.
• Maintains professional composure when actively asking customers for the sale or negotiating the price.
• Enters data into the system in real time, editing for accuracy during the call. Adlab General Trading, Saudi Arabia 2009 – 2015
2013 - 2015
Purchasing Director
• Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting the orders.
• Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers.
• Control purchasing department budgets.
• Develop a purchasing strategy.
• Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future product availability.
• Visit medical exhibitions to find new and better products. Sales Supervisor Responsibilities
2009 - 2013
• Administration of Sales related issues.
• Visit the clients to build up a long-term relationship.
• Develop annual sales strategies.
• Train the new sales representatives.
• Hold the monthly meeting to increase the sales and make the new marketing strategy.
• Maintains sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors.
• Achieve growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing the sales team.