Hamza Arab

Bilingual Procurement Specialist with experience in sourcing, supplier negotiations, and purchasing. I combine procurement expertise with project management knowledge to optimize operational efficiency. Seeking a Procurement Specialist, Buyer, or Project Management Coordinator role in the Ottawa area.

Senior Procurement Specialist - Yassir SPA - Algiers, Algeria

(2023-12 - 2024-06)

• Sourced and purchased products for e-grocery operations, co-managing a high-turnover digital catalog of 4,000+ SKUs.
• Managed RFQs and selected vendors, onboarding and evaluating 11 new suppliers.
• Negotiated pricing, payment deadlines, and delivery schedules with these new vendors.
• Tracked weekly orders and resolved supplier delays, helping reduce product stockouts by 9%.

E-commerce Sales - Self-employed - Algiers, Algeria

(2022-05 - 2023-11)

• Launched and managed an independent e-commerce business within a budget of 4,000$.
• Sourced and negotiated with 5 local suppliers in small quantities to keep storage costs low.
• Managed the end-to-end supply chain, maintaining less than 10% deadstock rate.
• Handled daily operations, allocating 100% of the marketing budget into targeted social media ads to maximize return on investment.

Inventory Coordinator - Hotel Le Mas des Planteurs (Sonelgaz Subsidiary) - Algiers, Algeria

(2021-06 - 2022-04)

• Managed the warehouse and inventory for a catering site.
• Tracked stock levels daily and maintained a 0% stockout rate.
• Supervised daily truck deliveries, cross-checking packing slips and supplier invoices to verify pricing and quantity accuracy.
• Conducted physical inventories and maintained a 95% inventory accuracy rate.

Procurement Specialist - EURL MANUBERR - Algiers, Algeria

(2019-04 - 2021-03)

• Managed the end-to-end purchasing process from order placement to final delivery.
• Faced with severe political instability and COVID-19 border closures, successfully shifted the supply chain to 100% local sourcing to maintain business continuity.
• Sourced and selected 6 new local suppliers to handle urgent orders.

Junior Procurement Specialist - Ardis Spa - Algiers, Algeria

(2017-08 - 2019-03)

• Sourced and purchased products for mass retail operations, managing a catalog of 7,000+ SKUs.
• Managed RFQs and selected vendors, onboarding and evaluating more than 30 new suppliers.
• Negotiated pricing, payment deadlines, and delivery schedules with these new vendors.
• Tracked weekly orders and resolved supplier delays, helping reduce product stockouts by 4%.

Graduate Certificate - Project Management - Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology (2025-09 - 2026-05)

Master's Degree Equivalency - World Education Services (2023-01)

Master's Degree - Marketing and Communication - Ecole supérieure de commerce ESC (2012-09 - 2016-09)