Experienced MBA and having a diversified expertise of more than 10 years in different industries including Automobile, Food, cosmetics, retail and medical. Where i cover the area of Contract Management, Strategic Sourcing, Material Management & Planning, Infrastructure/ Equipment purchase, experience both Direct and Indirect Procurement AREAS OF EXPERTISE •Inventory Management •Orders & Expiry Management •Indirect Procurement• Direct Procurement •Negotiation with Supplier •Distribution Management •Supply Control Budgeting •Material Costing Management •Strategic development •Supply Planning •Forecasting Management •Working Capital Management •Import & Export Mgmt •Supplier relationship Mgmt •Procure to pay (P2P) • Vendor managed inventory (VMI)

Buyer/Planner @ From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Indirect Procurement Analyst @ -Ensure the accurate and on-time purchase and delivery of supplies for retrofit projects in stores and distribution centers within determined budgets and assist with store timing messages. -Maintain communication with warehouse and shipping partners to guarantee project timing and excess product disposition. -Work to ensure complete and up-to-date vendor information within the Sharepoint database. -Monitor physical inventory available for store purchase within Microsoft Access database and communicate reorder needs to merchants or dispose of excess, as required. -Partner with Construction to attain vendor product for new store and remodel display needs. -Bid projects and assist sourcing with vendor awards. Analysis of current processes within each program to recognize gaps and create plans to bridge the gaps - Develop a data driven report to analyze my teams performance on a project by project basis Category Analysis - Creating a high level picture of the current state of the category in terms of transition performance that is reported to upper management - Reporting forecast in stocks for New Store programs that gets reported to store operations team in preparation for New Store opening From July 2014 to December 2014 (6 months) Buyer @ • Responsible for procurement of packaging material and components • Manage Inventory and purchase orders • Responsible for implementation of Cost Effective Plans with a view to reduce packaging material cost & development of alternate sources to reduce dependency on single source (Strategic Sourcing) • Improve supply position & drive the cost of procurement • Utilize MAS / Sage to forecast short and long-term demands for existing products • Generate reports from MAS and update stock status • Communicate and work cohesively with production and marketing on project deadlines and upcoming new products • Follow up for purchase order until payments • Acquire raw material or product samples for review and testing • Obtain quotations and make comparison to achieve overall cost benefits • Work with marketing department and supplier on artwork and design • Obtain specifications and supporting documents for individual components from vendors • Negotiate pricing, lead time, and ship date • Create, release, and close work orders as necessary From May 2014 to June 2014 (2 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaOperational Buyer @ -Ensuring a reliable procurement process for the business units. -Ensuring alignment between business objectives and procurement objectives. -Responsible for delivering short and long-term sustainable benefits. -Ensure smooth communication flow between end user and supplier to facilitate timely decision making. -Initiate, track and facilitate cross-functional projects. -Develop and lead on procurement strategies, plans designed to deliver continuous improvement for the organization and maximise the use of resources. -To manage and deliver Sourcing in line with Organization and Department goals, Deliver Cost savings and Service improvement. -Responsible for delivering services within the allocated budget, including new opportunities, ensuring value for money. -Ensure probity, transparency and value for money is achieved for the Organization through effective procurement. -Provide Support & Advice on Complex Areas of Procurement. -Delivering on procurement initiatives and developing the internal expertise of the Strategic Procurement Service. -Setting and achieving organizational performance standards. -Delivering measurable improvements to a procurement Service. -Develop and implement project specific procurement processes , ensuring that these are consistently applied across CAPEX Projects -Effective Resource Management. From September 2011 to December 2013 (2 years 4 months) Junior Manager @ -Execution of Internal Customers requirements -Price negotiations to reduce or maintain the key price points -Establish VMI with key suppliers to maintain inventory -Develop strategy for bulk ordering/ price agreement/ contracts with vendors -Manage all imports (purchasing), from negotiations to ensuring timely delivery -Delivering strategic business targets with special emphasis on process improvements -Delivering Cost Saving Targets by rigorously chasing and implementing all CTT projects -Support projects teams by playing an active and key role -Developed Matrix for Supplier Categorization -Provide support on data collection related to SAP & ARIBA From May 2010 to September 2011 (1 year 5 months) Executive Officer (Customer Service Department-Supply Chain) @ -Daily coordinate with distribution centers regarding dispatches -Process Invoice of Ice Cream. -Check monthly stocks and reconciliation -Stock updating -Manage KPIs like, CCFOT, Invoice & Stock accuracy, Maintenance of debtors, cheque bouncing -Carryout physical stock audit on quarterly basis From August 2008 to April 2010 (1 year 9 months) Purchase Officer @ -Procure auto parts locally and internationally -Negotiation with suppliers on pricing, quality and delivery time etc. -Plan market demand, and then manage supply accordingly -Dealing with all import related documents like L/C, Bank agreement etc. From April 2004 to January 2008 (3 years 10 months)

MBA, Supply Chain Managment @ Iqra University From 2007 to 2010 Bcom, Commerce @ St.Patrick's Collage From 2003 to 2006 Kashif Zakir is skilled in: Procurement, Supply Chain, Distribution, Vendor Managed Inventory, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Development, E-procurement, Sourcing, Purchasing, Bidding Process, Online Auctions, SOP development, Supply Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Ariba