Group Purchasing Manager at Ekur Supermarket Chains (2024-07 – Present)
- Develop and manage centralized purchasing strategies across multiple stores.
- Negotiate contracts and framework agreements with major suppliers.
- Oversee compliance with procurement policies and quality standards.
- Reduced procurement costs by 12% through supplier consolidation.
- Introduced a standardized procurement system enhancing efficiency by 25%.
- Built key supplier partnerships leading to improved delivery reliability.
Central Buyer Manager (Delicatessen) at Lulu Group International Hypermarkets (2023-10 – 2024-06)
- Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to meet purchasing needs.
- Manage procurement budgets and ensure optimal gross and net profit performance.
- Oversee tendering, cost estimation, and supplier relationship management.
- Achieved consistent monthly targets in sales, gross profit, and net profit.
- Reduced procurement cycle time by 20% through streamlined vendor processes.
- Enhanced product quality standards across delicatessen categories.
Head of Purchasing Fresh Food, Non-Food, Dry Food at One Order (Online Market for HORECA Service) (2022-10 – 2023-05)
- Develop supplier networks and negotiate commercial terms.
- Oversee tendering, cost estimation, and procurement planning.
- Manage purchasing team performance and ensure supplier compliance.
- Collaborate with operations and finance to align purchasing with business goals.
- Reduced total procurement spend by 10% without compromising quality.
- Introduced new supplier evaluation metrics to improve reliability.
- Built strategic partnerships with key suppliers enhancing service quality.
- Implemented cost-control measures that improved overall profitability.
Head Of Purchasing Manager Fresh Food, Non-Food, Dry Food at the Grocer Supermarket (2020-12 – 2022-09)
- Manage fresh food procurement operations and category budgets.
- Negotiate with suppliers and oversee pricing strategies.
- Conduct market analysis to maintain competitive product quality.
- Increased sales in fresh food categories by 18% year-over-year.
- Optimized supplier base, improving on-time deliveries by 30%.
- Achieved strong profit margins through effective cost management.
Fresh Food Purchasing Manager at Aswak Badr Hypermarket (Third Army Suez) (2014-04 – 2020-11)
- Lead purchasing operations for fresh food departments.
- Manage supplier negotiations, pricing, and promotional activities.
- Analyze sales performance and market trends for strategic planning.
- Collaborate with marketing to launch online promotional content.
- Launched Aswak Badr's digital marketing initiatives via Facebook.
- Increased profit margin by 15% through smart sourcing and cost analysis.
- Strengthened supplier partnerships leading to improved quality control.
- Improved category visibility through creative promotional strategies.
Assistant Category Manager (Dairy, Deli & Frozen) at Makro Cash & Carry (Wholesale Trade) (2010-01 – 2013-12)
- Support category manager in planning, pricing, and positioning of products.
- Conduct category analysis and develop product strategies.
- Manage supplier contracts and promotional activities.
- Maintain records and category documents per company policies.
- Increased category sales by 22% through data-driven promotions.
- Improved SKU productivity through continuous product performance analysis.
- Developed and published bi-weekly Makro mail magazine successfully.
- Strengthened supplier relations, improving cost efficiency.
Supply Chain Supervisor at Spinneys Egypt (Hyper Market) (2006-09 – 2010-01)
- Supervise supply chain operations across store categories.
- Monitor stock levels and manage reordering processes.
- Negotiate with suppliers to optimize cost and delivery timelines.
- Ensure smooth product flow and inventory accuracy using Navision system.
- Reduced supply chain lead time by 15%.
- Improved stock accuracy and minimized shortages.
- Developed supplier performance tracking system.
- Trained staff on reordering and stock control systems.
FMC – Metro Markets at FMC – Metro Markets (2005-03 – 2006-08)
- Handle data entry, stock control, and inventory documentation.
- Follow up on receiving goods and monitor negative stock.
- Prepare reports on product movement using RMS and All-in-One system.
- Maintained 99% accuracy in stock and inventory reporting.
- Improved receiving process efficiency by 10%.
- Reduced negative stock issues through systematic monitoring.
