Sarah Ashraf
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
Experienced Procurement Officer with background in successfully delivering tactical cost savings. Offers excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills to seek beneficial outcomes with suppliers and stakeholders. Supports procurement strategies by assessing objectives and implementing service improvements.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Procurement Officer
NOMAC ( ACWA POWER )
Abu Dhabi
01.2022 - Current
- Facilitated project delivery by procuring raw materials and supplies.
- Advised and guided management teams on decision-making, enabling cost-effective tendering processes.
- Evaluated procurement processes and used results to improve workflows and procedures.
- Assessed supplier base and categorized spending based on strategic and operational requirements.
- Managing and maintaining contracts with vendors. Negotiating and drafting contract terms and conditions
- Analyzing and evaluating supplier performance.
- Adding new vendors to the organization and helping vendor development for the company.
Issuing Purchase order and RFQ using Jaggaer ( TEJARI) and S4HANA ( SAP).
Procurement Buyer
SHARAF DG ( DG BUSINESS )
Dubai, UAE
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Established internal relationships to identify areas for improvement driven by stakeholders' requirements.
- Prepared and raised purchase orders for new merchandise before stock-out.
- Contacted suppliers to resolve price, quality and delivery issues.
- Performing inventory inspections and reordering supplies and stock as necessary.
- Conducting market research to keep abreast of emerging trends and business opportunities.
- Inspecting stock and reporting any faulty items or inconsistencies immediately.
FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST /OFFICE ADMIN
JACK AND JILL NURSERY
Abu Dhabi, UAE
05.2017 - 10.2018
- Processed and prepared documents, including memos, correspondence and travel vouchers.
- Resolved minor customer issues and requests for information, escalating complex problems to line manager.
- Screened and verified visitor IDs, maintaining security of personnel and office environment.
- Scheduled meetings for internal personnel, partners and clients using Scoro.
- Managed the day to day operations right from the login stage to issuance including complete documentation, verification, underwriting, auditing.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Supply Chain Managment
Manipal University Malaysia
Malaysia 09.2015 - 12.2019
Skills
- Excel proficiency
- Contracts development
- Exemplary verbal and written communicator
- High-value project management
- Supply chain assistance
- Goods procurement
- Policy implementation
- Price dispute resolution
- Purchase order creation
- Vendor relationship management
- Price negotiation
- Document preparation
- Bid process management
Languages
English
Advanced
Arabic
Intermediate
Urdu
Advanced
Timeline
Procurement Officer
NOMAC ( ACWA POWER )
01.2022 - Current
Procurement Buyer
SHARAF DG ( DG BUSINESS )
11.2019 - 12.2021
FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST /OFFICE ADMIN
JACK AND JILL NURSERY
05.2017 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Business Administration - Supply Chain Managment
Manipal University Malaysia
09.2015 - 12.2019
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