Abdun Naser

Accountable for managing annual raw material spend of USD 164 million with 65 suppliers and over 60 Master Codes supplied in 25 production sites globally.

• Actively lead development, implementation, and managed sourcing strategies within given categories to meet business goals and objectives.
• Managed assessment, selection, and development of strategic suppliers to meet commodity cost and performance goals.
• Designed and developed supplier base to leverage global/regional spend opportunities, reduce lead times, and total cost of ownership.
• Identified areas of sustainable sourcing and implemented them in category sourcing strategy.
• Facilitated cross-functional collaboration between relevant internal stakeholders (Technical and Commercial teams) to evaluate savings potential.
• Managed entire supply life cycle, from approval to phase-out.
• Defined strategy for supplier consolidation and reduced costs while maintaining or improving service level and quality.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
• Acted as main contact for global supplier relations through single point of contact Supplier Management organization and engaged key stakeholders, including Senior Management, as required.
• Promoted technical innovation by accessing new technologies from suppliers.

Category Responsibilities:

• Emulsions (MEIA & EECA Region) USD 110 Million
• Solvents (MEIA Region (USD 35 Million) and Global Coordination)
• Coalescent Agents (Global) USD 17 Million
• Purchased Finished Goods (Global) USD 2 Million

Other Responsibilities:

• Regional Market Intelligence Coordinator
• Innovations Project Team Coordinator for Decorative Products (MEIA & EECA)

• Lead Central Planning Process team which incorporates Customer Service/Logistics/ Production Departments to achieve agreed OTIF rate of 93%. Conducting Meeting with Sales on Forecasts and comparing with orders received. Conducting crisis management analysis and allocating products on need basis
• Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics, and scheduling factors.
• Adjusted procedures to maximize department effectiveness.
• Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
• Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
  Progressed through various purchasing, warehousing and leadership roles.
• Devised and implemented strategies to optimize purchasing processes and reduce costs.
• Developed and managed RM spent of $87 Million budget for purchasing department
• Indirect Material Purchase Value of over USD 12 Million Annually. Includes spend on Marketing, IT, RND, Engineering, Maintenance and Operational functions
• Managed staff, interviewed new hires and conducted performance evaluations for staff of 3
• Maintained stock days as per agreed KPI of 32 days for imported RMs with lead time of 60 days
• Reviewed and approved requisitions enabling purchasing department to start purchasing process.

• Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
• Used ERP system: IFS to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
• Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets, and maintained permanent records.
• Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
• Collaborated with internal stakeholders to create timely and accurate purchase orders.
• Negotiated with vendors to procure best prices and quickest service for equipment and supplies.
• Monitored supplier performance against contractual standards and implemented continuous improvement actions impacting costs and performance.
• Monitored open purchase orders for on-time delivery and mitigated potential problems with carriers and logistics companies for timely resolution.
• Placed purchase orders with suppliers for Raw Materials as required by forecast and production schedule.
• Annual Cost saving target of 4% achieved on IM spent by modifying strategic approach