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    "location": "Dammam, Saudi Arabia"
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        "Negotiated complex commercial agreements, including pricing structures, payment terms, warranties, lead time, liquidated damages, performance guarantees, incoterms, and contractual risk allocation.",
        "Supported organizational transformation and took the lead in change initiatives, including Ariba sourcing enhancement, SAP enhancement changes, procurement processes, operating models, and supply chain digitalization.",
        "Built strategic partnerships with key suppliers to drive innovation, cost competitiveness, and quality improvement.",
        "Developed and implemented category strategies based on spend analysis, market intelligence, supplier capabilities, business demand, and supply risk."
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        "Developed & executed supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives, operational requirements, and long term growth plans.",
        "Led strategic sourcing initiatives including market analysis, RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, bid evaluations, commercial negotiations, and contract awards totalling SAR 200 million, achieving 11% annual cost savings.",
        "Managed supplier relationships for over 200 vendors, including supplier segmentation, performance reviews, supplier KPIs & scorecards, escalation management, responsiveness, & contractual compliance.",
        "Managed demand & supply planning, collaborating with other departments to improve forecasting & material availability by 40%.",
        "Optimized and managed international logistics and incoterms, distribution networks, coordinating freight forwarders, suppliers, warehousing & internal stakeholders.",
        "Drove working-capital improvements through inventory optimization, payment terms, and better procurement planning. Improved average payment terms from 86 days to 110 days."
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        "Supported major projects through bidding process, cost estimation, sourcing strategies, lead-time analysis, commercial risk assessment.",
        "Led TCO (total cost of ownership), supplier selection analysis to support business decisions.",
        "Used ERP system and Ariba. Was part of the implementation and enhancement process of SAP HANA."
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      "company": "Hilal Alarabia",
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      "location": "Jubail",
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        "Reviewed Purchase Requisitions and verified specifications, quantities, delivery & supporting documents prior to procurement.",
        "Prepared and issued RFQs to approved vendors and followed up to ensure timely submission of quotations.",
        "Issued POs after completing technical & commercial evaluations with compliance to procedures."
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      "startDate": "2020-08",
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      "institution": "Curtin College",
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