Tarek Sabagh

Supply Chain Manager with extensive experience in : Procurement , Warehouse , Logistic , Utilization , Cost saving , Profit , Revenue

NATIONAL AMBULANCE 2019 – Present

Supply Chain Manager

Key responsibilities: Restructured Supply Chain department in government company. Worked with executive committee to renovative supply chain plan aligning it with company goals. Reporting to Chief Administrative and Medical Officer

Selected Achievements:

• Improved supply chain service performance internally by overall 40 % by the end of 2019.
• Initiated the warehouse forecast process providing accurate analysis of the SKU levels for last 3 years.
• Maintained preventative Service schedule for the asset and facilities with 11 contractual agreements.
• Reduced consumables rejection by 36 % through introduction of new items with better quality.
• Initiated data mining project that helped in analyzing and reducing the asset depreciation rate. 
• Decreased obsolete inventory by 22% through resell, and environmental waste control recycle initiative.
• Worked with government authorities during pandemic crises to foster its effects with emergency response. 
• Renegotiated price and credit terms with supplier for blanket purchase agreement with saving of 660,000 USD.
• Reviewed purchasing decisions, orders, and contracts, to resolve discrepancies that caused cash flow leakage.

TALEX 2015 – 2018

Supply Chain Manager

Key responsibilities: Build Supply Chain department from scratch, while creating policy and procedures. Worked with steering committee, BOD to ensure the turnkey project is accomplished on time. Reported to General Manager.

Selected Achievements:

• Leased internally and externally to execute project procurement Plan 
• Approved purchase orders up to 20 million AED related to the plant raw materials. 
• Successfully implemented 2 phases of Oracle ERP system to align with commission phase.
• Reducing project CAPEX through efficient management of supplier and civil subcontractors.
• Achieved cost saving of 1,130,000 USD of the project procurement requirements within first 6 months.
• Applied lean concepts to Sea/Air – Import /Export shipments to reduce OPEX spending associated with it.
• Managed the Bid, Tender sourcing Plan and negotiation with global suppliers for phase two of plant expansion.

SAMA 2010 – 2014 

Supply Chain Manager

Key responsibilities: Reorganized supply chain department through setting guidelines and priorities. Collaborated across departments to identify cost-saving possibilities. Reported to General Manager.

Selected Achievements:

• Saved 23,000 $ of materials orders through inventory recovering and recycling.
• Control and minimize the Total Logistics Cost (TLC) by means of effective Capacity Resource Planning (CRP)
• Reduced by 41 % the area allocated for three stores through implementation of 5S methodology.
• Successfully implemented Microsoft Navision ERP, achieving efficiency in data and work process in SC 
• Cut shipping charges for export projects by 17 % through renegotiating freight forwards service contract. 
• Initiated weekly meeting Sales, Operations & Planning to discuss sales forecast, review projects requirements

Procurement Manager

Develop procurement through strategic supplier relationship management. Reported to Operation Manager.

Selected Achievements:

• Managing vendors RFQ and RFT and ensure its compliance with purchase orders.
• Took part in the offshoring of company in MENA region through machines outsource. 
• Worked with management during financial crises to reduce effect of market fluctuation on company cash flow.

Lead purchase and Logistic process through coordination among banks, suppliers, and freight forwarders.

Selected Achievements:

• Resourced raw materials and components from new suppliers saving 420,000 AED in 3 months.

Master of Business Administration, International Business – University of Wollongong Dubai

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature – University of Damascus