Key Highlights
Zahid Anwar
Procurement & Supply Chain Manager (SAP MM Professional)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mobile: +966 (0) 507053532 / 540537057, Zahid_Anwar@msn.com
15+ years of Procurement & Supply Chain Manager experience with proven track of reducing cost, streamlining workflow, and improve efficiency.Adept at formulating supply strategies, ensuring compliance with demand planning and delivery milestones, and building effective teams.SAP expertise of designing architecture & E2E process mapping.
Professional Skills
• SAP Implementation & Master Data Governance
• Cost Saving Techniques
• Negotiations & Category Management
• Excellent Interpersonal & Communication Skills
• Logistics & Warehouse Management
• Develop Policies & Procedures for Supply Chain functions
Achievements
• Successfully secured Cost Saving USD 4.5MM
• Achieved USD 3.0MM Cost Saving
• SAP implementations (Kimberly Clark & Al KIFAH Holding)
• Nominated for CFO leadership award for delivering & execution of USD 3.1 MM SAP projects
• APEX Award Winner in MENA (best employee of The year 2011)
SAP – Material Management Highlights:
• Led the SAP MM and Master Data production support activities.
• Managed production support activities related to material masters, vendors, customers, outline agreements,
purchase req., info records, source list, purchase orders, goods receipts, invoices and MRP.
• Configured enterprise org structure, material types, PR/PO doc types, price determination, vendor account
groups
• created master and transactional data, designed and developed interfaces, query reports and batch jobs
• Developed functional specs and solution design documents.
• End user training
Education:
• Post Graduate in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management (Robert Gordon University, UK)
• Bachelor's Degree in Science Peshawar University Pakistan
Role & Responsibilities:
Supply Chain Manager – Express Food Company ALBAIK Jeddah (Mar 2020 – Present)
• Managing Supply Chain Operation activities
• Ensure to deliver continuous support to the restaurants
• Vendor management for direct & indirect suppliers
• Measuring the performance and KPI of the department
• Team building and training to the team
Procurement & Supply Chain Manager - National Feed Company (Feb 2018 – Feb 2020)
• Provided consistent measuring, monitoring and improvement of supply chain Objectives and KPIs
• Developed, implement, and provide Supply Chain Dashboard to the management
• Complied with all the legal government and SFDA regulations
• Managed Grains suppliers and procurement activities
• Negotiation contracts to reduce costs and achieve maximum efficiency
• Ensured effective supply chain management system processes developed & implemented
• Managed Customers sales forecast into material plan to ensure product availability
Supply Chain Specialist – Al Kifah Holding Co. Khobar (April 2015 – Jan 2018)
• Led the SAP Master Data Codification Project as Project Manager
• Developed and managed an organization-wide, integrated supply chain strategy to ensure the timely and cost
effective flow of goods and services
• Ensured synergy among the companies are effectively and efficiently in place
• Led the Strategic vendor portfolio management activities
• Led the Material Master team as BPO (Business Process Owner)
• Member of SAP Core team
• Continuous Improvement process by delivering training & workshops
• SAP Process improvement & standardization within group
Senior Strategic Buyer – Kimberly-Clark (June 2009 – April 2015)
Kimberly-Clark US based multination FMCG company, well-known brands are (Kleenex, Kotex & Huggies)
• Lead the team of Procurement, Warehouse, Logistics and Store during SAP implementation in Saudi & Bahrain
• Managed the Procurement of Direct & Indirect material
• Category Lead for Logistics & MRO
• Continuously assessed the performance of existing vendors and seeking new potential vendor by using Kraljic Procurement Portfolio, Porter 5 Forces model, SWOT & spend analysis
• Established Commercial agreement & Contract for 3PL, Inbound & outbound Logistics & Warehouse
• Devised division’s budget, analyzing performance against targets to implement cost control strategies
• Designed and Implemented the SAP Procurement, Warehouse, Logistics and Store Process
• Developed Accounts Payable shared services process with the support of regional team
• Managed the Post Go Live Support by delivering training & workshops as Continuous improvement process
Procurement Officer (Najran Dairy Company Sep 2004 – Feb 2009)
• USD 1.00 MM cost saving by introducing new suppliers
• Raw Material / Packaging Material / Spare Parts
• Managed Customs Clearance and Transportation
• Continuous improvement plan by introducing New suppliers
Training Participated
Description
Internal Audit Training ISO 9001:2015 MRO Category Strategy development Transport Category Strategy development SAP Procure 2 Pay Training (P2P)
SAP advance Implementation process Negotiation Style and Technique Advance Purchasing Techniques Business Objectives and KPI
Location
Khobar, KSA Kimberly-Clark, UK Kimberly-Clark, Turkey Kimberly-Clark, Bahrain
Kimberly-Clark, Russia Kimberly-Clark, UK Kimberly-Clark, Turkey Khobar, KSA