Sarfaraz Sanghar
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Summary
Highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in Excel proficiency, purchasing software operation, and statistics and data analysis. Demonstrates strong supply market awareness and a thorough understanding of import-export regulations. Proven track record in stock control systems and inventory control proficiency, ensuring efficient management of resources. Committed to leveraging skills to optimise operational efficiency and support organisational growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Procurement officer
United AG Supplies
Dubai, UAE
2023.12 - Current
- Managed end-to-end procurement activities for operational requirements.
- Identified and sourced suppliers based on quality, pricing, and delivery performance.
- Prepared and processed Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and Purchase Orders (POs)
- Coordinated with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and services.
- Worked closely with operations, logistics, finance, and warehouse teams to meet procurement requirements.
- Resolved supplier-related issues including delivery delays, quality concerns, and invoice discrepancies.
- Supported inventory planning to ensure optimum stock availability.
Procurement analyst
MG Hotel Supplies
Dubai, UAE
2022.06 - 2023.11
- Managed end-to-end procurement process for hotel front-end supplies by sourcing products from international suppliers, obtaining quotations, negotiating purchases, and issuing purchase orders.
- Coordinated import logistics with freight forwarders, ensuring timely shipment, customs clearance, and delivery of goods to UAE warehouse.
- Verified incoming shipments for quantity and quality upon warehouse receipt and coordinated deliveries to customers across UAE, including export shipments to GCC countries.
- Maintained regular communication with suppliers, freight forwarders, warehouses, and customers to ensure smooth order fulfillment and resolve shipment-related issues.
- Prepared customer invoices, monitored delivery confirmations, and collaborated with the accounts team to reconcile statements of accounts and process supplier and freight forwarder payments.
- Assisted the finance team with VAT documentation and filing by maintaining accurate procurement and sales records.
- Generated operational, procurement, and inventory reports for management to support business planning and performance tracking.
Operations Analyst
Emirates Post Group
Dubai, UAE
2020.12 - 2022.05
- Coordinated daily delivery operations by assigning tasks, monitoring shipment status, and resolving operational issues to meet service level agreements (SLAs).
- Prepared and submitted daily and monthly operational reports to banking clients, offering insights on shipment status, delivery performance, and outstanding cases for informed decision-making.
- Generated management reports and dashboards to support operational planning, performance monitoring, and decision-making.
- Streamlined reporting processes by automating recurring reports, significantly reducing manual effort, improving data accuracy, and increasing overall team efficiency.
- Supervised team of customer service representatives and delivery couriers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of banking products, enhancing customer satisfaction.
- Acted as primary liaison between bank, call center team, and delivery personnel to facilitate seamless communication and maintain high levels of customer service.
- Maintained accurate shipment records and ensured compliance with client requirements, company policies, and confidentiality standards.
Logistics coordinator
Compass International Logistics
Bangalore, India
2018.04 - 2020.04
- Managed end-to-end air freight export operations, including client coordination, rate negotiations, cargo collection, airline bookings, Customs clearance, and shipment tracking to ensure timely delivery.
- Prepared freight documentation and customer invoices while maintaining accurate records and ensuring the confidentiality of client and company information.
- Successfully managed to move Air Freight shipments of 5-10 Tonnes.
- Played an integral role in the set up of New Branch Office overseas and setup contracts with 3PL service companies.
- Supervised & trained 5 employees.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
PACE
Mangalore, India 2013.04 - 2017.04
Skills
- Excel proficiency
- Purchasing software operation
- Statistics and data analysis
- Supply market awareness
- Knowledge of import-export regulations
- Stock control systems experience
- Inventory control proficiency
Languages
English
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced
Gujarati
Intermediate
Urdu
Intermediate
Timeline
Procurement officer
United AG Supplies
2023.12 - Current
Procurement analyst
MG Hotel Supplies
2022.06 - 2023.11
Operations Analyst
Emirates Post Group
2020.12 - 2022.05
Logistics coordinator
Compass International Logistics
2018.04 - 2020.04
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
PACE
2013.04 - 2017.04