Marwa Saad
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience in supply chain and procurement management at Burien Group of Companies. Excelled in operations management and negotiating, achieving significant cost reductions and efficiency improvements. Proven track record in developing strong supplier relationships and leading high-performing teams to exceed targets in inventory integrity and expense control.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Supply Chain and Procurement Department
Burien Group of Companies
08.2018 - Current
- Oversaw demand planning, purchasing, and logistics for Burien group ( Mena Mechanical Industries Company, Burien Engineering LLC, Burien Fire Fighting LLC (Agent of Saudi Mechanical Industry Company).
- Developed and enforced policies and procedures in compliance with local and federal regulations.
- Hired, developed and led team of direct reports.
- Defined or refined KPIs signaling success for partners across quality, performance and cost-efficiency dimensions and drove improvements in target metrics.
- Built scalable supply chain operations teams to work with growing business.
- Developed and maintained strong cross-functional relationships within overall organization.
- Oversaw purchasing process and linked demand planning to manufacturing and fulfillment needs.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Implemented inventory-management strategies to maximize availability and decrease waste.
- Forecasted and managed annual operating budget for every location.
- Coordinated supply orders to meet consumer demand and minimize costs of storing and transporting goods.
Electrical Estimation and Procurement Engineer
Technowatt Electromechanical LLC
06.2014 - 07.2018
- Evaluated and reviewed procurement documents and participated in facility inspections.
- Collaborated with operations services procurement peers for company-wide sourcing events, systems and initiatives.
- Implemented improvement initiatives to achieve inventory cost reductions and raw material delivery precision.
- Established reliable, cost-effective supply sources to support full production of electrical product lines.
- Developed controls and systems to assure results of purchased products meet supplier quality performance.
- Provided Requests for Information (RFIs) to potential suppliers for quotations on desired requirements.
- Negotiated vendor payment terms and contract conditions to meet aggressive production and cost requirements.
- Approved requisitions, placed purchase orders and expedited goods and services to meet Just In Time (JIT) inventory controls.
- Maintains partnerships with whole supply chain to drive regular performance reviews against quality, cost and delivery.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Menoufia University
Egypt05.2011
Skills
- Operations Management
- Demand forecasting
- Transportation Management
- Warehouse Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Production Planning
- Negotiating
- Logistics Management
- International purchasing
- Federal contracting
- Procurement expertise
- Expense Control
Affiliations
• Member of Egyptian Engineering Syndicate, 2011 to Current.
• Member of Society of Engineering - UAE, 2019 to Current.
• Dubai Municipality Approved Engineer Since 2019.
Languages
Arabic
Native language
English
Upper intermediate
B2
Timeline
Head of Supply Chain and Procurement Department
Burien Group of Companies
08.2018 - Current
Electrical Estimation and Procurement Engineer
Technowatt Electromechanical LLC
06.2014 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Menoufia University
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