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Muhammed Askar

Muhammed Askar

Dubai

Summary

  • Procurement & Supply Chain management Expert having more than 12 years of experience, associated with E-commerce, Trading, Ship Supplies, Catering, 3PL and distribution business.
  • Experienced in Local & International Sourcing, Inventory Planning & management, Vendor Management, Contracts, Process Optimization, Spend analysis and Cost Savings.
  • Category handled includes direct & indirect spend for various product range- Food, Non-Food, and packaging materials.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Procurement Manager

Al Dahra Group
Dubai
07.2020 - Current
  • Implemented Procurement Strategy for the Ecommerce division of Al Dahra and initiated action plan to achieve the same, aligned to business goals.
  • Handled Group Procurement activities, associated with Trading goods and packaging category.
  • Spearheaded SAP Ariba system implementation across the division, and streamlined user adaptations & knowledge transfer.
  • Managed sourcing team, being responsible for multiple category F&B items.
  • Responsible for Optimum Stock, Cost improvement, Category development, Vendor Management, Spend Analysis, Inventory plan,Process optimization, System enhancement and Pricing.

Procurement & Supply Chain Manager

SevenSeas Group
Dubai
08.2016 - 07.2020
  • Formulated and implemented sourcing strategy of F&B and packaging items, aligning with local and international vendors.
  • Managed sourcing of food SKUs (3000 plus items)- including Dry / Frozen/Fresh food, packaging items et, comprising of high inventory value-Approx Annual Spend 300M AED
  • Supervised the procurement activities for SevenSeas UAE Region, coordinating with the internal and external stakeholders, working for continuous cost savings.
  • Researched market, trends, price fluctuations etc and utilized the information in procurement policies
  • Performed spend analysis and benchmarking, periodic savings reports etc
  • Involved in bidding quotes and pricing for long term contract business
  • Performed Demand forecasting and Inventory planning.
  • Analyzed Aging report and initiated action plans for Stock depletion in time.
  • Improved Customer Fill Rate, with optimum Stock and achieved overall Supply chain efficiency
  • Associated and worked as key supply chain contact for Contract business, which includes UN and other defense supplies.

Senior Procurement Executive

Seven Seas Group
Dubai
09.2009 - 07.2016
  • Handled sourcing of food category items for Ship Supply business
  • Responsible for Inventory plan, stock optimization, and ProcurementSavings, Vendor Management, Performance review and action plans
  • Coordinated with Sales team, working on Customer RFQs, and Order Fill rate.
  • Handed Inter Company Supplies & Export Projects.

Education

MBA - Marketing & Supply Chain Management

FIMS, Calicut University
India
2008

Bachelor of Science - Physics

NGC
India
2005

Skills

  • Procurement Strategy
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Inventory Planning
  • International purchasing
  • Negotiation
  • Process Improvement & System Enhancement
  • SAP Ariba
  • Reporting & Analysis

Accomplishments

  • Category Development & Process Improvement- Was part of the Key team in the Startup project of Al Dahra Ecommerce, Sourced & listed 2000+ SKUs in in short span of time, aligning Suppliers.
  • Cost Savings- Achieved overall improvement in savings of around 3% of annual Spend, by means of direct import, cost efficient Vendor contracts and Rebate agreements.
  • Optimum Stock- streamlined stock intake and maintained optimum inventory level enhancing Cash flows, overstock risk and overall supply chain efficiency.

System Proficiency

  

  • SAP Ariba
  • Reporting- BI Cognos
  • Microsoft Dynamics D365
  • Oracle ERP
  • MS Office

Timeline

Procurement Manager

Al Dahra Group
07.2020 - Current

Procurement & Supply Chain Manager

SevenSeas Group
08.2016 - 07.2020

Senior Procurement Executive

Seven Seas Group
09.2009 - 07.2016

MBA - Marketing & Supply Chain Management

FIMS, Calicut University

Bachelor of Science - Physics

NGC

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