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Aisha Azam
Forecast Analyst - IKEA Supply Chain
Karachi,SD
Summary
Engineer with an MBA - A well-rounded profile capable of linking processes with business values, currently pursuing a supply chain position that enables further strengthening of this strategic fit.
Overview
7
7
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Forecast Analyst
Alkaram
Karachi, Sindh
01.2020 - Current
- Weekly forecast analysis including inventory pipeline(weeks of supply, shortages etc.), article status and service levels, forecast fluctuations, flow setups, supply and sales' trends and bring in new insights to align internal pipeline.
- Monthly, quarterly and yearly business plans and article level visibility; Annual raw material consumption forecast needs for raw material buying.
- Quarterly capacity planning, evaluation and registration with the customer - at the time of Launch and Forecast Alignment.
- Safety stocks and inventory planning with the help of customer nominated tools.
- Support the pre-production requisites such as material declaration forms, Trade agreements, Purchase agreements, Price Summaries and Reviewing of Contracts.
- Customer Quality board data and KPI's dashboard monitoring and highlighting; Logistic KPI's monitoring including FCL/LCL ratio and equipment utilization.
Senior Procurement Analyst
Gul Ahmed
Karachi
01.2016 - 12.2019
- Downstream procurement of critical customer accounts - 1.5 Million monthly spend.
- Performing vendor induction, evaluation, screening & selection on regular basis including vendor audits.
- Commercial negotiations for multiple projects of the company; Preparing service agreements.
- Managing purchase requisitions & orders - Daily monitoring and order scheduling according to MPS.
- Ensuring optimum price and quality to meet internal and external standards.
Education
MBA - Supply Chain
IBA-Karachi
07.2017 - 01.2021
B.E. - Textile
NED University Of Engineering & Technology
01.2012 - 12.2015
Skills
Analytical skills
Sourcing
Vendor Management
Demand Planning
Accomplishments
- Purchase Order optimization project - Successfully implemented a project for electronic approval & routing of POs to vendors without manual interference. Considerable man-hours and paper savings with process optimization.
- Employee of the Month - Aug 2019 - Awarded for the contributions in the area of system integration with processes for procurement function besides working for multiple teams in various projects.
- Top Trainee of the batch - Taken up by the top management post orientation, allowing a strategic insight of the company and the exposure to various areas which included vast people dealings and data analysis.
Work Availability
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Interests
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Quote
You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.
Warren Buffett
Timeline
Forecast Analyst
Alkaram
01.2020 - Current
MBA - Supply Chain
IBA-Karachi
07.2017 - 01.2021
Senior Procurement Analyst
Gul Ahmed
01.2016 - 12.2019
B.E. - Textile
NED University Of Engineering & Technology
01.2012 - 12.2015