Aynel Gaziyeva

• Developed and implemented supply chain strategies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction.
• Monitored inventory levels and identified opportunities for cost savings through improved inventory management.
• Supervised a team of supply chain professionals in the areas of purchasing, logistics, warehousing, and transportation.
• Responsible for the strategic leadership of the Supply Chain functions to include Procurement, Materials Management, and Data Management.
• Reduced supplier costs by 18% through competitive RFPs and improving negotiation power
• Spearheaded the integration of 6 systems into a centralized dashboard that granted real-time performance metrics
• Performed risk assessments and forecasts on potential contracts and business decisions.
• Leading a 100-employee team
• Communicate with Operations regarding procedural changes, process improvement, supply issues, and upcoming rollouts.

• Developing and leading Procurement Strategy, including sourcing, evaluation and contracting process.
• Developed procurement budgets to reduce unnecessary expenditures.
• Lead sourcing team, manage stakeholders and suppliers to achieve procurement objectives and results
• Development of the negotiation strategy and lead the negotiations for key projects.
• Implemented stock optimization strategies and minimized product loss.
• Built long-term relationships with company vendors and suppliers to secure optimal prices.
• Creation of SAP workflow strategy for the organization.

• Responsible of all purchasing scope for Annual Shutdown held at Haydar Aliyev Oil Refinery with budget 50 million USD
• Negotiations planning and execution with suppliers on costs, commercial and contractual terms. Implemented global sourcing and executed contracts.
• Developed and executed long-term supply strategy based on sound cost modeling and supplier assessments.
• Decreased spending, locating new suppliers by networking at industry markets, purchasing and designing cost-effective products and reviewing samples.
• Market research and anticipation of strategic opportunities. Achievement of targets for strategic sourcing activities, spend coverage, compliance rates and benefits generation

Maintenance and production services, Mining, Electrical equipment and consumable, Marketing

• Successfully re-negotiated contract with Suppliers, leading to a $1.5M dollar savings for 1 year concession.
• Management of the tactical procurement of goods and service categories in accordance with Lafarge Holcim Category Strategy, as well as applicable policies, procedures and specifications
• Serving as the point of contact between global and regional categories and responsible for local execution
• Realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in Country, in line with regional and global strategies
• Elaboration of the sourcing plan in the frame of assigned categories . Alignment of sourcing strategies with global sourcing teams

• Implemented training initiatives to support tactical buyers in increasing efficiency.
• Implementing technologies, processes, policies, and procedures to support the purchasing process (Supplier Relationship Management).
• Identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks – followed by actions to minimize the likeliness and/or impact of negative events, or maximize the realization of opportunities.

• Responsible for the purchasing goods/service for the 17 food and beverage business units (subsidiaries of Gilan Holding) in different regions of Azerbaijan.
• Through vendor correspondent relations developed new sources for Pepsi Co project promo-materials and items, which saved approximately half of one million dollars for that fiscal year.
• During 3 years in Gilan FMCG Group through negotiation of contractual agreements and tender processes for key categories was achieved 17 million dollars saving.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with critical suppliers and vendors in the industry. Managing and training staff in the operation of Logistics, Procurement, warehousing, materials systems.

• Identified new vendors by conducting adequate research and obtained better pricing, reducing supply chain costs by 12% in one year.
• Supply market monitoring and identifying potential sources of supply. Compares prices among various vendors in order to make sound purchasing decisions. Negotiates with contractors on price, mode of shipping, and delivery time.
• Entered order details into system and inputted updates accordingly using SAP.
• Implemented SPM Procurement reporting tool and developed user requirements to IT for new corporation wide MRP system.

• Entered order details into system and inputted updates accordingly using SAP.
• Prepared invitation-of-bid forms for supplier firm delivery.
• Decreased spending, locating new suppliers by networking at industry markets, purchasing and designing cost-effective products and reviewing samples.
• Expediting and contract management (ensuring that suppliers deliver according to the purchase order or contract)

• Built competitive bidding environment with broad range of suppliers.
• Preparation of long term contracts and creation of FO, WK/Mk contracts, SA in SAP. Review and analyze scope of procurement for future automation.
• Reviewing, updating and maintaining purchase orders until they are closed. Support AP for receipt of proper backup for payment processing.
• Expediting of delivery for created purchase orders, problem resolution for late deliveries with suppliers. Tracking orders and confirming system lead times, delivery dates, and costs