Bernard Jrad

• Project Planning & Scheduling: Scoops, Time Lines, Task Management, Investments and Budgeting, Costing and Quoting, Forecasting, Collaboration with Vendors, Cross Teams Management, Risk-mitigation and Stakeholders Engagement. • Directing end-to-end export operations for multi-region markets (EU/ Central Asia/ MENA) , Managing production plans, Loading plans, Budgets, Timelines and regulatory compliance. • Supply Chain Optimization & Vendor Relationship: Meetings, forecasting demand and future production, optimize inventory levels to ensure Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory, overstock strategies, Relationship Management. • Cost Control & Contract Negotiation: negotiating supplier contracts (FOB, competitor benchmarking) to secure favorable terms and reduce unit costs. • Procurement & Global Sourcing: Managing procurement cycles, RFQs/RFPs, Evaluation, Formalizing supplier agreements and tracked contract performance, • International Logistics & Customs Documentation: creating loading plans, Organize loading with clients/Forwarder/Manufactures, Handling customs paperwork (COO · PL · BOL), Managing container release and demurrage charges with logistic department. • KPI/OKR Definition & Performance Tracking: Define production OKRs and KPIs, Monitoring team performance and implemented process improvements to enhance on-time delivery. • Resource Allocation: Oversaw new tooling and mold investments, Reviewing technical drawings, Supervising trial tests and ensuring certification compliance. • Market Research & Competitive Analysis : Prepared executive presentations on market opportunities, production capabilities and strategic project updates. • Technical Documentation & Safety procedures : which need to be added on our websites to enhance customer experience. • Coaching Sales and Marketing teams :I was responsible of delivering training sessions, materials and content about tyres engineering, categories and types, structure and competence, seasonal specifications

• Moving our procurement procedures from the local market to the global market. • Oversaw daily operations and global supplier engagement to meet aggressive project timelines and budget targets. • Planning resource allocation and material distribution; streaming workflows to meet the company goals and projects. • Supervising system assembly and integration; developing FAT/SAT procedures and high-level documentation (FDS, block diagrams, data sheets). • Preparing bids, RFO/RFP responses and commercial proposals; collaborating with legal and finance teams on contract terms. • Managing import logistics: negotiated freight contracts, administering customs clearance and ensuring on-time delivery of critical equipment. • Creating and maintained Bills of Materials (BOM); cost controls and conducting quality assurance tests on incoming components. • presentations, brochures, IOM manuals and operational procedures. in addition to technical documentation & system integration.

• “As-built” critical facilities project: collecting technical data, updating site drawings and built an infrastructure database for Syriatel. • Conducting acceptance testing for BTS and node sites; calculating power/load requirements for radio stations and data centers. • Coordinating surveys and workshops; providing stakeholders with capacity-planning analyses and renovation recommendations.

• Managing end-to-end tender process: drafted bid documents, issued invitations, evaluated proposals and oversaw contract awards. • Conducting technical studies and designed LAN/WAN networks, electrical and backup-power systems (generators, UPS) and security infrastructures for 106 branches. • Supervising contract execution committees; ensuring compliance with technical specifications, schedules and quality standards. • Providing 24×7 hardware/software support: PC assembly, network troubleshooting and branch-level maintenance operations.