Kareem Almassri
Buraidah, Qassim
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Supply Chain and Procurement Professional with over 10 years of experience in managing and optimizing supply chain operations. Demonstrated expertise in procurement strategy development, supplier relationship management, and cost reduction initiatives. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, negotiating contracts, and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and productivity.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Procurement Manager
Alesraa Food Stuff
Buraidah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
08.2023 - Current
- Develop and implement procurement strategies to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier performance.
- Lead a team of procurement professionals, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations.
- Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers, ensuring favorable terms and conditions.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key suppliers and vendors, fostering long-term partnerships.
- Monitor market trends and analyze data to inform purchasing decisions and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Oversee the procurement process, from requisition to payment, ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, and logistics, to align procurement activities with organizational goals.
- Manage supplier performance, including conducting regular reviews, addressing issues, and implementing corrective actions.
- Prepare and present reports on procurement activities, savings, and supplier performance to senior management.
- Ensure the timely and accurate delivery of goods and services, mitigating risks and resolving any supply chain disruptions.
- Plan procurement activities against demand requirements within the supply chain network to ensure a healthy and consistent supply.
- Handling a total of 120 suppliers of which 30 are withing the top suppliers within the food industry to cover the requirement for 3000 SKU.
Factory Manager
Akun Holding Group - Luxury Products Company for Food Industries
Jeddah
09.2021 - 12.2022
- Implement innovative strategies for streamlining factory operations
- Analyze production data to identify and rectify production challenges/losses
- Managing 45+ Employees & Implementing the factory strategies to achieve goals for
- Sales, Production, Planning, Procurement, Warehouse, Logistics and HR
- Departments
- Implemented, developed and enhanced a new ERP System - Odoo - containing modules for Production, Planning and all remaining relevant sectors
- Managed and negotiated contract with 3 Major Key accounts customers which increased the number of customers by 100% to serve 617 Supermarket outlets
- Improved the sales and merchandising plans which raise the sales by 150% within a period of 3 month's
- Developed and automated the production department through the installation and commissioning of 3 new machine which increased the production capacity by more than 400% resulting in an operational cost reduction of ~1 million SAR
Procurement & Warehouse Manager
Akun Holding Group - Luxury Products Company for Food Industires
Jeddah
06.2020 - 09.2021
- Achieving targets for the procurement and warehouse department in the factory
- Managing daily purchasing activities, supervising staff, and allocating tasks
- Supervising daily activities of the warehouse, including quality assurance, inventory control, space management, logistics, floor productivity, shipping and customer service
- Overseeing receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations
- Implementing operational policies and procedures
- Implemented a new logistics solution which saved the company of ~ 32,000 SAR /
- YearWork experience
- Led team of 3 warehouse staff and 1 procurement staff
- Supervised inventory and stock levels
- Negotiated pricing and terms with suppliers
- Monitored purchasing trends and needs
Procurement Manager
Akun Holding Group
Jeddah
05.2019 - 06.2020
- Manage all the Procurement activities - Group of companies
- 1- Luxury Products Factory for Food Industries 2- Al reef Bakery 3- Sultanat Alhijaz
- Trading Company 4- Nile Trading Est
- Developing and implementing purchasing strategies
- Managing daily purchasing activities, supervising staff, and allocating tasks
- Managing supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc
- Implemented a new strategy for purchasing which saved the holding company of ~ 200,000 SAR /Yearly
Procurement Officer / Project Coordinator / Office Administrator
Al Abnaa Advanced Company
Jeddah
04.2016 - 04.2019
- Managing all the operations and purchase responsibilities for the company
- Conducting product research and sourcing new suppliers and vendors for kitchen equipment from China, Italy, Spain, USA
- Sourcing materials, goods, products, and services and negotiating the most costeffective contracts and deals
- Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures
- Creating a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective on time
- Worked as a single point of contact for over 15+ clients, answering all their requests and questions in a timely manner
Sales Executive
WideBand Company
Jeddah
02.2015 - 02.2016
- Arranging sales visits with prospective clients & maintaining proper sales and performance records
- Giving product demonstrations & participating in trade exhibitions, conferences, etc
- Negotiated sales contracts and designing packages
- Managed meeting to maintain current customers and Increasing the company customer's data base
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics / Bio Physics
Faculty of Science, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt01.2012
CSCP -
American Chamber of Commerce, Cairo, Egypt & APICS Organization, USA.
Cairo, Egypt10.2018
Skills
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Decision making
- Planning
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Cost reduction
- Analytical thinking
- Time management
- Implementation
- Forecasting techniques
- Communication skills
- MRP
- Inventory management
- Excel
- ERP
- Odoo
- Spreadsheets
- Price Negotiation
- Global Procurement
- Supplier management
- Cost Analysis
- Budget Planning
- Demand forecasting
- Pricing Updates
- Pricing Structures
- Vendor Sourcing
Certification
- 08/2022, Negotiation Skills, American Chamber of Commerce. Cairo, Egypt
- 11/2021, HACCP - HAZARD ANALYSIS CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS, Omar Bafakieh Food Consultancy Bureau
- 10/2019, Strategic Planning Workshop, American Chamber of Commerce. Cairo, Egypt
- 08/2018, PMP Project Management Proffesional, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport - Alexandria, Egypt.
- 03/2016, NASP Safety & Health Diploma, 40 hours diploma from NASP Organization, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 04/2015, Vendor Marksman, Izdehar Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 09/2013, ICDL International Computer Driving Licence, 4 weeks course in Microsoft office applications. Alexandria, Egypt
Additional Information
Transferable and Valid Iqama
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/18/1990
- Nationality: Egyptian
Timeline
Procurement Manager
Alesraa Food Stuff
08.2023 - Current
Factory Manager
Akun Holding Group - Luxury Products Company for Food Industries
09.2021 - 12.2022
Procurement & Warehouse Manager
Akun Holding Group - Luxury Products Company for Food Industires
06.2020 - 09.2021
Procurement Manager
Akun Holding Group
05.2019 - 06.2020
Procurement Officer / Project Coordinator / Office Administrator
Al Abnaa Advanced Company
04.2016 - 04.2019
Sales Executive
WideBand Company
02.2015 - 02.2016
Bachelor of Science - Physics / Bio Physics
Faculty of Science, Alexandria University
CSCP -
American Chamber of Commerce, Cairo, Egypt & APICS Organization, USA.
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