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Sourcing, negotiating, and managing suppliers for optimal pricing and terms. • Processing purchase orders, including sending to suppliers, confirming orders, arranging shipments, handling payments,etc. • Monitoring order status and address delays, discrepancies, or issues. • Maintaining supplier records and update product pricing. • Coordinating with internal teams to meet procurement needs. • Identifying cost reduction opportunities while maintaining quality. • Oversee contract management processes, ensuring all agreements align with company policies and requirements. Ensure orders are processed and confirmed promptly, minimizing lead times and delays. • Improving business functionality to align with core business objectives. • Planning and managing projects and contributing to product innovation. • Tracking operational costs toward maintaining profit-margins. • Promoting efficiency by implementing improved operational procedures. • Analyzing and maintaining operational data, and monitoring product inventories. • Monitoring adherence to policies and processes throughout the company. • Overseeing human resources development policies, training, and performance reviews. • Ensuring positive client, supplier, and vendor relationships.

• Developing and implementing procurement strategies: responsible for creating comprehensive and effective procurement strategies that align with the organization's goals and objectives. • Managing vendor relationships: This involves establishing and maintaining relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, and evaluating vendor performance. • Overseeing procurement processes: This includes managing the entire procurement cycle, from identifying needs, soliciting bids or proposals, evaluating offers, and selecting suppliers. • Ensuring compliance: ensure that all procurement activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies. • Monitoring inventory levels: my responsibility is to maintain optimal inventory levels to meet operational needs while minimizing excess or obsolete inventory.

● Act as transportation unit first gate of receiving/dispatch/transfer notes in order to start with transporters process. ● Coordinate with Sales/customers/Agents/planning department/Production department/Warehouses in order to solve their transportation operations issues. ● Address and solve transport problems and coordinate with respective parties to assist in the process. ● Support DAL group transport operations. ● Receive, review, check and process of all transporter’s claims. ● Handle any damage/lost goods which are reported on the road/at destination and deduct from transporter’s claims up with finance team to ensure completion of PO process.

Assistant Operation Manager (Procurement ‐ Logistics‐ Clearance) From: 1st Jan, 2017 – Till 25th Feb 2020 ● Carry out the International Procurement procedures according to the annual international procurement plan and complete the procedure for procurement within specified time limits. To ensure that the consignments are cost-effective, and are received according to the predefined specifications, quantities and time schedule. ● Placing orders for international Procurement according to the annual plan of the international procurements department within the stipulated time frame in line with laid down policies and procedures. Meticulously address the Procurement issues related to company requirements. ● Follow up with supplier for shipping documents as well as shipments to ensure receipt of the same within agreed timeframe. Continuous tracking of the documents as well as shipment till it reaches to the discharges port and/or the receiving warehouses. ● To develop and maintain business relationship with vendors and suppliers for timely and appropriate supply of the orders placed. Co‐ordinate effectively and efficiently with suppliers for Procurement of orders within stipulated time frame. ● Carries‐ out the activities of international Procurement such as the identification and establishment of supply sources, negotiating prices and terms and establishing delivery schedules, ensuring consistency with the approved international procurement plan. ● To ensure proper payments to the suppliers and vendors for the orders placed and consignments received taking into consideration all the necessary elements such as proper delivery and damage etc. within stipulated time frame. ● Ensures all departments information and records are maintained in an orderly, secure and safe environment to ensure availability and preservation for future reference purposes. ● On‐going communication with finance Department for control as well as insurance purposes. ● Frequent communication with Procurement international manager for settlement of payments and commissions. ● Continuous follow up with shipping lines, clearing and forwarding agent for the delivery of supplies. ● Continuous coordination with banks for facilitation of daily work activities. ● Ensured that the consignments are cost effective, and are received according to the predefined specification, quantities and time schedule. ● Manage supplier contracts and Letter of Credit and handled payment to supplier according to contracts incoterms. ● Optimized lead time to ensure zero demurrage cost for every consignment. ● Observed and update international freight rates to manage and reduce the shipping cost. Sr. Operation Officer (Administration & Procurement): From 01/01/2013 Up to 31/12/2016 ● Maintains office services by organizing office operations and procedures; preparing payroll; controlling correspondence; designing filing systems; reviewing and approving supply requisitions; assigning and monitoring clerical functions. ● Provides historical reference by defining procedures for retention, protection, retrieval, transfer, and disposal of records. ● Maintains office efficiency by planning and implementing office systems, layouts, and equipment procurement. ● Designs and implements office policies by establishing standards and procedures; measuring results against standards; making necessary adjustments. ● Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following up on work results. ● Keeps management informed by reviewing and analyzing special reports; summarizing information; identifying trends. ● Maintains office staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees. ● Maintains office staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. ● Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. ● Achieves financial objectives by preparing a monthly budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions. ● Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Operation Officer (Administration & Procurement): 28 /02/ 2010‐ 31/12/2012 Assistance to Managing Director: ‐ ● Preparing booking for the managing director (Tickets – Hotels – car) ● Preparing private telex transfer from private accounts (online) ● Filling school applications, preparing, and follow up school fees payments. Banking:‐ ● Preparing all banking instruction (L/C’s / CAD / TT / DA). ● Following up issuing and confirming L/Cs (sight/ Murabaha /CAD). ● Revising application forms for all L/Cs. ● Revising the swifts. ● Following up payment of L/Cs margins. ● Following up payment of L/Cs documents. ● Sending the documents to Port Sudan for clearance. ● Preparing telex transfer (TT) online from our account to the supplier’s account. Expatriate staff affairs:‐ ● Preparing entry permit. ● Preparing labor cards. ● Preparing residential cards. ● Preparing all visa, tax-free party letters. ● Preparing flight booking for the annual vacation ticket. ● Keeping passport and labor cards in the office. ● Filling all letters and documents for local & total salary. Secretarial function: ‐ ● Perform administrative support tasks for division GM. ● Preparing daily sales report (Khartoum + branches). ● Preparing Credit notes, debit notes & other clerical work. ● Purchasing spare parts for the factory including band saw & saw blades from foreign suppliers. ● Follow‐up and update calendar for upcoming meetings, records, Minutes of meetings and preparing agendas. ● Schedule appointments for GM. ● Respond to visitors and telephone calls. ● Follow up travel orders and petty cash. ● Maintain, create files and record-keeping systems. Sorts, labels, files, and retrieves documents, or other materials. ● Maintain an adequate inventory of office supplies. ● Process recruitment requests of new employees. ● Process and follow up division purchase requests (PRs), purchase orders (POs), and material Requests (MRs). ● Answer inquiries with relation to GM. ● Respond to routine correspondence. ● Comply or prepare reports as requested. ● Prepare the requested memos & letters as requested. ● Provide assistance and on-job training to other secretaries if needed. ● Perform Ad‐Hoc duties as assigned by management. ● Devising and maintaining office systems.