Director - Procurement & Logistics
Awj Investments L.L.C
Total years of experience :15 years, 1 Months
- Directing the company's procurement vision, strategy and execution plan at multiple sites, managing relationships with senior leadership and other key stakeholders throughout the company.
- Developing product specifications, managing the commercial elements of all procurement and logistics contracts, formulating invitations to tender and ensuring competitiveness at all times.
- Spearheading the procurement process, overseeing purchase execution, supplier evaluation and qualification and leading negotiations with suppliers to obtain best terms that optimize quality, delivery, cost, flexibility, quantity, and service.
- Securing vital trade-financing approvals, tracking competitor activity, performing performance bench marking and implementation of best practices.
- Formulating relevant KPIs particularly around cost savings and forecasting expected business needs for resource planning and budgeting purposes.
- Monitoring macro-market trends and keeping abreast of developments with key suppliers through effective supplier and customer relationship management.
- Resolving disputes with regards to quality, quantity, delivery dates.
- Collaborating with the IT, Finance and the Procurement teams to ensure that robust and compliant material management process and systems are in place.
- Developed and implemented strategies for purchasing area aligned with the company’s food and beverage objectives.
- Devised and implemented strategies for attracting and retaining employees.
- Coordinated all procurement related functions, nurtured great relationships with suppliers and consistently looked for areas where costs could be reduced without sacrificing quality.
- Sourced new suppliers that might provide the same product for a lower cost, facilitated all procurement related paperwork such as bids, invoices, bills and vendor comparisons.
- Ensured that the outlets delivered a world class experience from a customer’s as well as from a business perspective, sought guest feedback for improvement and supported the luxury dining experience.
- Maintained par levels of stock, completed requisitions for additional supplies as appropriate, performed pricing research in addition to monitoring floor resource and equipment operations regularly.
- Adhered to all hygiene and HSEQ norms and kept the purchasing and storage areas clean and organized as per the chef’s standards.
- Focused on business development, planning, implementing and coordinating sales activities to achieve sales and gross profit margins.
- Located and proposed potential business deals through prospecting, discovering and exploring opportunities, developed and negotiated contracts in addition to integrating contract requirements with business operations.
- Nurtured key customer relationships while successfully delivering against the customer's expectations.
- Analyzed local market trends and competitor activity to identify business leads, developed and implemented creative local marketing channels and avenues for business growth.
- Managed staff performance in compliance with company policies and procedures, recruited, managed, trained and developed the sales team.
- Worked on brand development and regional expansion initiatives to increase brand recall and awareness across target client groups and engaged in strategic alliances to grow the business.
1. Assist clients in finding travel package deals for their needs
2. Aid clients with reservations, transfers, changes, and cancellations
3. Book domestic and international reservations for air travel, rail tickets, hotel and car rentals
4. Secure new client sales and retention through customer service provided
5. Monitor and sort global distribution system (GDS) queues to maintain quality control
6. Stay educated on airline rules, regulations and current affairs
7. Create service contracts for group travel
8. Provide alternatives for customer travel
1. Content creation - writing blog posts, articles, newsletters, communications materials, and material for social media channels.
2. Social media marketing - creating, managing and growing the company’s presence through blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and other strategically relevant online properties
3. Events and event planning - attending industry events and planning meetups.
4. Public relations managing incoming media requests and building relationships with industry journalists; creating, executing and measuring media campaigns
5. Customer relations
7. Analytic s - Using Google Analytic s and other measurement tools to provide reports on metrics, and continually find ways to improve on those metrics through testing and new initiatives
• Develop (as part of the club/group plan) in conjunction with the Marketing and Promotions Committee the club/group marketing plan
• Work with the Treasurer to develop a budget for the marketing plan
• Oversee the implementation of the strategies in the marketing plan
• Submit regular reports to the club/group committee
• meeting and liaising with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements;
• working with agency colleagues to devise an advertising campaign that meets the client’s brief and budget;
• presenting, alongside agency colleagues - particularly the account manager, the campaign ideas and budget to the client;
• working with the account manager to brief media, creative and research staff, and assisting with the formulation of marketing strategies;
• liaising with, and acting as the link between, the client and advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both, ensuring that communication flows effectively;
• negotiating with clients and agency staff about the details of campaigns;
• presenting creative work to clients for approval or modification;
• handling budgets, managing campaign costs and invoicing clients;
• writing client reports;
• monitoring the effectiveness of campaigns;
• undertaking administration tasks;
• arranging and attending meetings;
• making ‘pitches’, along with other agency staff, to try to win new business for the agency.
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