FAIROUZ LAAJIMI

CONTRACT AND PROCUREMENT MANAGER

Résidence Elyes-Appt. B3- Les jardins de Carthage, Tunis, TUNISIA 1053 (C) +216-**-**-**-** PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sex & Marital Status: Female & Single

Date of Birth: 13 November 1977

Nationality / Citizen: Tunisian

Relocation: Willingness to relocate International

SUMMARY

Effective communicator; results and detail-oriented; experienced in high-volume, multi-unit and Business Operations with a strong organizational and multitasking skills; demonstrated expertise in providing detailed and timely analysis with a significant record of improving budgets and reporting. SKILLS

• Procurement • Project Management

• Vendor Sourcing • Budgeting and forecasting

• Cost Reduction Strategies • Business Performance Analysis

• Financial Analysis and Reporting • Analytical Skill PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

YNG EXPLORATION Ltd. Tunis, TUNISIA

Contract and Procurement Manager 2022-Ongoing

Direct sourcing, development, and procurement activities, controlling annual spending of $50M+ on finished Products, manufacturing Supplies and Services

● Implement procurement procedures to ensure efficiency, cost savings and best practices.

● Manage preparation, implementation, and execution of procurement procedures.

● Manage procurement of all purchased Raw Materials, Supplies, Equipment, and Services.

● Control the procurement budget and promote a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.

● Design reporting dashboards for the Global Procurement group.

● Contribute to the company's bottom line by utilizing analytics, forecasting, and negotiation skills to procure required Goods, with keeping Material Stock at appropriate levels, while keeping on-time delivery at 96%.

● Developed workload plans, and provided training in Sourcing, supplier Management, and Spend Analysis.

● Stick to defined goals, strategies, tactics, project plans, timelines, and key performance metrics to meet targets.

● Carries out post-event analysis to validate forecast assumptions and identifies all additional factors associated with the change.

● Developed annual budgets and maintained ongoing analytics for a $50M company. PANORO TUNISIA EXPLORATION Tunis, TUNISIA

Procurement Officer 2014-2022

Full accountability for Project Procurement Management (annual budget: $35M)

● Worked with Category Managers to establish strategies on cross-functional projects (Bundling Services. i.e.: Well Construction-Rig Operations Services).

● Drove the bid processes (ITT: Invitation to Tender & RFQ: Request For Quotation) from the Business needs to the Award.

● Coordinated with Project Board in developing project plans and schedules.

● Performed project schedule management in Primavera P6 and kept project resources on track.

● Monitored and chaired project procurement meetings with stakeholders to ensure that milestone dates and forecast savings values are respected.

● Managed budget, reporting and compliance timelines through the lifecycle of the contract.

● Provided proactive and timely support/advice to Stakeholders.

● Ensured Contract closeout process (Contract assessment and identification of any lessons learned for future contracting).

● Created, consolidated, and analyzed monthly cost-savings and provided financial and business analysis (i.e.: Spend Analysis, Purchasing Trends (Planned vs. Actual).

VIVO ENERGY Tunis, TUNISIA

Procurement Buyer 2010-2014

Led the Procurement Process Management

● Analyzed current and future business requirements and identify opportunities (industry structures, levers in supply market, current or non-traditional suppliers).

● Challenged and assisted with budget preparation (Target and Resources process input).

● Carried out local purchase as well as importations and overseas purchases for Capex and Opex Projects.

● Recorded and maintained lessons learned to support continuous improvement.

● Handled Vendor Management: Performance Appraisal & Evaluation

● Maintained contractual and business relationships with vendors: manage Contractors ‘day: an annual supplier event in which contributions of most efficient suppliers are recognized.

● Implemented Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): P2P Analysis-TCO-Cost Impact Analysis BUTAGAZ Tunis, TUNISIA

Business Performance Analyst 2008-2010

Reporting and Analysis of annual expenses (Opex and Capex).

● Developed annual operating plans, capital budgets, and forecasts and provided analytical support for cross- functional projects simultaneously by establishing work plans and timelines.

● Ensured monthly reporting of the P&L, Balance Sheet, Working Capital, Cash Flow statements and business specific KPI's to the headquarters and drive month end closing activities to ensure deadlines are being met.

● Worked closely with the Stakeholders on evaluating their business financial performance and developed monthly dashboard including all KPI's (Margin, Volume, costs, capex). EDUCATION (COMPLETED)

UNIVERSITE JEAN MOULIN LYON 3 Lyon, FRANCE

Master of Management : Sciences de l'information et de la Communication 2003 FACULTY OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT Sfax, TUNISIA Master of Finance 2000

LYCÉE OKBA IBN NAFI Kairouan, TUNISIA

Bachelor of Science: Mathematics 1996

AWARDS

Special Recognition Award (S.R.A) 2012

Praise from Management (Support to CoB.) 2014

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

● Technical Skills: Advanced user of:

• MS Applications

• EPICOR- JDE 9.3 -IDEAS-Primavera P6-MS Project 2013-ARIBA

● Language:

• French: Fluent in spoken and written.

• English: Fluent in spoken and written.

• German: Intermediate level

● Other:

• Member the Innovation Committee_ BUTAGAZ Tunisie (Market Intelligence) _ 2008-2010

• Member of Emergency Response Team_Panoro Tunisia Exploration 2018-2022 INTEREST

• Social volunteering; Sports, Yoga, Nature, Travelling, Theater; AI

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