Manhal Aridi

Supply Chain Management
Procurement, Purchasing and Tendering
Warhousing
Fleet and assets

1. Processing requests conducting procurement
• Receive all requests in the procurement tracker
• Manage each procurement in line with Save the Children and donor procurement procedures and rules, ensuring all correct procedures are followed, documentation completed and authorization obtained
• Manage the Procurement Assistant
• Liaise with field offices to prepare for the delivery of items
• Receive and process invoices
• Follow up the payment process with the Finance Department to ensure SC fulfills its obligations to suppliers

2. Liaison with Field Offices ( Beirut, Zahle, Qubayyat, and Tripoli)
• Process requests forwarded from the field
• Facilitate the obtaining of authorization for high value procurement

3. Record keeping and statistics
• Maintain detailed records of purchase requests, track all orders, and record deliveries
• Update the procurement tracker and disseminate it regularly
• Update the suppliers list regularly and source new suppliers
• Devise and monitor KPIs for procurement

4. Reporting requirements
• Weekly update on procurement activities to the Logistics Manager
• Quarterly update of the prices catalogue and suppliers list

Support Responsible of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on multiple projects and coordinate with USAID disaster relief field officers to distribute humanitarian relief goods:
I - Expedited shipment to Lima, Peru after the August 2007 earthquake
II - September 2007: After a series of hurricanes damaging the coastal lines of the Caribbean islands, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic
III - September - October 2007: Stationed on the ground in Entebbe, Uganda for three weeks to oversee one of the largest operations for USAID which consisted of chartering 22 cargo planes loaded with more than 320 metric tons of humanitarian relief goods from Italy, Dubai (UAE), and India to Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo where I spent another two weeks distributing food & non-food items for the benefit of the displaced people of the region in collaboration with UNICEF & World Food Program.
IV - January 2008: 100 MW Power Plant Project, Kabul, Afghanistan
The project consists of shipping 18 - diesel generators and its accessories from Germany, Mexico and Dubai to Kabul via Karachi, Pakistan. Working on this project included: chartering dry cargo vessels, knowledge of port facilities and charter party, preparing voyage instructions, verifying pro-forma charter party prior to final signature, and keeping up with weather forecast to insure accurate timeline delivery.