SHAHEEN PA
Senior Procurement Executive
Dubai
Summary
Senior Purchasing Officer with 9 years of expertise leading global procurement and supply chain initiatives in the F&B industry. Proven success in supplier diversification, contract negotiation, and cost optimization, achieving up to 30% supplier base expansion and 30% waste reduction. Skilled in regulatory compliance, logistics coordination, and crossfunctional collaboration to drive operational excellence and support business growth. Adept at leveraging data analysis to improve sourcing strategies and ensure quality and cost efficiency.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior purchasing officer
Dunkin UAE & Gong Cha UAE
Dubai
03.2025 - Current
- Manage global sourcing and procurement, handling direct/indirect categories to enhance efficiency and cost savings.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing of new products, ensuring items meet company standards through detailed technical reviews, supplier capability assessments, and quality compliance checks.
- Coordinate with international suppliers and freight forwarders for shipment planning, consolidation, and customs clearance, ensuring smooth logistics flow and timely deliveries.
- Manage Capex procurement, service contracts, and supplier negotiations to support business expansion, store openings, and equipment upgrades.
- Support NPDs, marketing campaigns, and LTO by sourcing new items, validating product specifications, reviewing samples, and ensuring regulatory and quality approvals.
- Oversee new item approval processes alongside the Quality team, ensuring full compliance with food safety standards, documentation, and internal procedures.
- Monitor shipment clearance processes end-to-end, resolving any customs, regulatory, or documentation issues to avoid delays and ensure uninterrupted operations.
Senior purchasing officer
Siniora Food Industries Company
Dubai
01.2024 - 03.2025
- Supplier Negotiations & PO Placement: Sourced and negotiated quotes for machinery, packaging materials, raw materials, and fleets, ensuring cost-effective procurement.
- Regulatory Compliance: Collaborated with the regulatory team to secure registrations and ensure compliance with SABER and SASO requirements.
- Logistics Coordination: Coordinated with freight forwarders for smooth shipment clearance, minimizing delays and optimizing logistics flow.
- Reporting: Prepared and presented detailed PO status reports and compliance updates to management.
- Project Collaboration: Worked with the project manager to ensure timely PO and material delivery for project milestones.
- Vendor Evaluation: Worked with the QA team to evaluate new vendors and ensure quality standards.
- Achievements: Achieved 45% supplier diversification by sourcing from new regions; improved supply reliability. Managed delivery schedules and call-in based supplies to ensure uninterrupted production.
Purchasing officer
Fresh Express LLC
Dubai
06.2015 - 12.2023
- Managed a $15M procurement budget and coordinated with 75 suppliers across 15 countries, enhancing supply chain resilience by increasing supplier diversification by 30%.
- Optimized inventory management by improving supplier lead times by 20% and minimizing wastage and dead stock by 30% in 2023.
- Assessed forecasts and purchasing history to perform PPV analysis and develop procurement policy recommendations, supporting operational cost savings.
- Enhanced contract negotiation success rate to 75% through strategic sourcing and supplier engagement.
- Resolved order claims and coordinated timely shipments with suppliers, ensuring consistent stock availability while maintaining quality standards.
- Collaborated with sales and production teams to align forecast demands, strengthening seamless operational procedures.
Management trainee
Nyk line india ltd
Kerala
02.2014 - 01.2015
- Increased customer satisfaction by 40% by handling communication for 25 clients.
- Improved cargo delivery efficiency by 15% by streamlining logistics coordination and optimizing delivery schedules.
- Managed export documentation efficiently.
Education
MBA - Shipping & Logistics
Bharathiar University
01.2014
Bachelors - Business and Accounts
Calicut University
01.2012
Skills
- Negotiation
- Inventory Control
- Planning & Forecasting
- Microsoft Dynamics ERP
- ISCALA
Websites
Accomplishments
- Increased supplier diversification by 30%, improving supply chain resilience and reliability.
- Achieved a 45% increase in new vendor sourcing, enhancing supply chain reliability.
- Minimized wastage by 30%, leading to a $500,000 cost saving in 2023.
- Enhanced negotiation success rate to 75% through strategic sourcing and supplier engagement.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Senior purchasing officer
Dunkin UAE & Gong Cha UAE
03.2025 - Current
Senior purchasing officer
Siniora Food Industries Company
01.2024 - 03.2025
Purchasing officer
Fresh Express LLC
06.2015 - 12.2023
Management trainee
Nyk line india ltd
02.2014 - 01.2015
MBA - Shipping & Logistics
Bharathiar University
Bachelors - Business and Accounts
Calicut University