Humza Ahmed
Summary
Dedicated and results-driven buyer with a proven track record of effective supplier management, cost optimization, and strategic sourcing. Expertise in negotiating contracts, enhancing supplier relationships, and driving cost savings. Seeking to leverage experience and skills to contribute to a dynamic procurement team.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Buyer
National Engineered Fasteners Inc
Breslau, ON
11.2023 - Current
- Executed end-to-end procurement processes, improving supply chain efficiency and achieving a 40% reduction in lead times for fasteners and related components.
- Maintained optimal inventory levels based on forecasting and planning, implementing control measures to minimize excess stock.
- Ensured fasteners compliance with industry standards, overseeing quality control assessments and implementing cost-saving strategies.
- Successfully managed overseas shipments, optimizing procurement and reducing shipping costs by 38%.
- Managed maintenance purchases for the Mexico facility, ensuring timely procurement of necessary supplies and equipment to support facility operations, resulting in a 20% improvement in equipment uptime and maintenance efficiency.
- Facilitated and managed transfer orders between locations, optimizing inventory levels and ensuring seamless movement of products, contributing to improved logistics efficiency and minimizing stockouts.
Buyer
Pool Solutions
Waterloo, ON
11.2022 - 11.2023
- Successfully negotiated supplier contracts, resulting in 15% cost savings.
- Cultivated strategic supplier relationships, leading to on-time deliveries and a 20% reduction in quality issues.
- Implemented inventory control system, reducing carrying costs by 10% while maintaining optimal stock levels.
- Conducted market research to identify alternative suppliers, resulting in a 25% reduction in raw material costs.
- Developed and executed a global sourcing strategy, diversifying the supplier base and ensuring a stable supply chain.
- Negotiated long-term contracts with key suppliers, leading to a 10% reduction in material costs over a three-year period.
- Implemented quality control measures that resulted in a 30% reduction in product defects.
- Maintained a 98% on-time delivery rate, preventing production delays.
- Collaborated with the production team to align inventory levels with production schedules, reducing excess stock.
- Led a cross-functional team in the implementation of a new procurement system, resulting in streamlined processes and a 15% reduction in operational costs.
Operations Manager
Wave Mobile Inc (Freedom Mobile)
Cambridge, ON
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Delegated assignments up to 11 staff members for continual upgrades and improvements to workflow and operational functions.
- Monitored and replenished stock levels, reducing excess inventory by 26%.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired talented people offering experience and key selling capabilities to the company.
- Achieved quarterly quota within a month and a half, driven sales by 35% in K/W district.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to develop and implement inventory management strategies.
- Achieved 85% delivery satisfaction rating through consistent delivery accuracy.
- Controlled errors by checking contents against shipping papers.
- Coordinated shipments and tracked deliveries to ensure timely receipt of goods.
Education
Diploma - Business Management
Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Kitchener, ONSkills
- Supplier Negotiation
- Sourcing Strategies
- Cost Analysis
- Supplier Relationship Management,
- Inventory Management
- Market Research
- Quality Assurance
- Procurement
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Risk Management
- Market Analysis
- Continuous Improvement
- Reporting
Technical Skills
- MS Office Suite
- Google Suite
- Jira
- Inventory Clerk Management
- ERP Software
- JDE Planning
- Supplier Portal Knowledge
- Confluence
Accomplishments
- Returned Dead Inventory to suppliers after 1.5 years with negotiation of 0% re-stocking fee.
- Analyzed and restructured the internal processes for lean inventory, added more than 2,152 missing items from inventory system, saving about $35,000 loss every quarter using inventory management system.
- Cultivated strategic supplier relationships, leading to on-time deliveries and a 20% reduction in quality issues.
- Implemented an inventory control system that reduced carrying costs by 10% while maintaining optimal stock levels.
Timeline
Senior Buyer
National Engineered Fasteners Inc
11.2023 - Current
Buyer
Pool Solutions
11.2022 - 11.2023
Operations Manager
Wave Mobile Inc (Freedom Mobile)
10.2021 - 10.2022
Diploma - Business Management
Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
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