Zakaria EL RHEZAOUI, MCIPS

Experience

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  Eli Lilly and Company

  Jul 2007 - Oct 2009

  General Accountant Maghreb

  Accounting Control and reporting.

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  Philip Morris International

  Oct 2009 - Mar 2010

  Financial Analyst

  Financial Analysis and Forecasting.Market Trends Analysis.Accounting control and consolidation.Financial closing and reporting.

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  Unilever

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2014

  o Indirect procurement of a portfolio of over 300 suppliers in Morocco, Algeria, & Tunisia, for marketing Materials & Services,Work Place equipments & services, Facilities, Human Resources and Travel, and Communication & PR.o Ariba system management, suppliers’ prospection, bids management, “rate cards” preparation, preferred vendors selection, and supplier relationship management.o Contracts, prices, payment terms, discounts, and advantages negotiation. o Implementation of Ariba Catalogs in Maghreb.o Savings and cost avoidance projects implementation.o Suppliers’ development, auditing, and quality/service KPI’s improvement.o Management of a team of 3 tactical buyers.o Delivery Team Leader of Unilever Suppliers Qualification System in NAMET&RUB (North Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia). Show less o Buyer of packaging materials for Unilever Maghreb factories of detergent and food.o Suppliers’ prospection, bids management, preferred vendors selection, and supplier relationship management.o Price and payment terms negotiation, contracts and service level agreement, savings projects development.o Stocks level optimization, and suppliers lead times’ reduction.o Vertice+ project implementation manager for Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisiao Raw materials and packaging materials local suppliers development o Improvement of service level and quality KPI’s with supplierso Unilever Minimum Mandatory Standards auditing for suppliers and business units.o Development of partnerships between Unilever and suppliers, and initiation of cost reduction and saving projects.o Leading all regional procurement projects at Maghreb level: Automation systems, supplier network collaboration SNC, supplier service platform SSP, OTIF, and sustainability plan “USLP”. o Working with RM Buyers in Maghreb in dealing with RM critical suppliers on quality and service improvement, Cash and cost improvement, and price model optimization. Show less

  • Procurement Operations Manager, Indirect Maghreb

    Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Procurement Operations Manager, Packaging/Vertice+ Maghreb

    Apr 2010 - Jan 2013
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  Mars

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Regional Logistics & General Services Buyer, GCC/META

  Strategic Buying of Logistics & General Services for Mars factories and markets, and business partnering Logistics, Supply Chain, P&O and other stakeholders in optimizing costs and strategies. Major responsibilities include: - Logistics buying strategy development, tendering (RFI, RFQ, and auctions), contracts writing and management, and relationship management of logistics suppliers and stakeholders, both in local markets and regional scope. - GCC: UAE & KSA Factories logistics buying and operations, including warehouses management and materials, Gulf markets ports and borders clearance, in-market distribution and transportation, and sea freight from UAE & KSA to the META region. - META (Middle East, Turkey and Africa): Regional Cross Border Trucking strategy development for land transportation between Mars distribution warehouses & factories, and the regional markets & customers. - Global Buyers partner for global tenders and projects implementation within GCC/META region (Ocean Tender, Travel Tender, other General Services...) - Achieve Global and Regional Commercial Organization KPIs and Targets (Savings, Cash, and Responsible Sourcing) in alignment with company's objectives and Mars Principles. Show less

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  Nokia

  Jul 2015 - Feb 2022

  Strategic Procurement of Logistics Services for Nokia Networks sites in more than 26 countries in the Middle East and Africa Region, and more than 10 countries in Europe. - Customs Clearance and Delivery- Domestic and International Transportation- Warehouse Services- 3PL Logistics Services- Outbound International Transportation (Sea, Air, and Road) from Global Warehouses into EMEA countries.Business Partnering Supply Chain and Delivery Operations teams in the Logistics optimization and on-time delivery of the projects to the end customers (Telecom Operators, Public Services, Security services, Electronics and Telecom industry) Show less

  • Global Procurement Manager, International Freight & Logistics Services

    May 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Regional Category Manager, Logistics Services Procurement - Europe, Middle East & Africa

    Jul 2015 - Feb 2022
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  Unifonic

  Jan 2022 - now

  Senior Director of Procurement