Rami Alameddine

- Support clients in driving strategic and operational improvements across supply chain and procurement functions. - Deliver tailored transformation initiatives that enhance efficiency, resilience, and long-term value. - Contribute to practice growth through capability development, market engagement, and collaboration with leadership. - Coach and mentor teams to strengthen delivery excellence and functional expertise. - Lead client engagements focused on optimizing end-to-end supply chain performance and procurement effectiveness

- Supported clients in the identification, quantification and delivery of performance improvement initiatives with a primary focus on procurement and supply chain - Assessed the client’s business performance and identified areas of opportunity to improve EBITDA and working capital - Managed the end-to-end delivery of performance improvement projects for a range of high-profile clients across the Middle East region - Built strong client relationships through an in-depth understanding of their requirements and deploying a personable, empathetic manner that engenders trust - Drove business development in my area of expertise, be that a specific proposition / sector / set of client accounts / geography through a pro-active go-to-market approach - Managed the team through projects, ensuring rapid progress and quality deliverables - Actively contributed to the development of the team, through thought leadership, practice development and coaching of people

- Managed overall strategic sourcing and operational procurement activities - Implemented new policies & procedures and re-designed existing process flows to secure a robust supply flow and mitigate risk - Led and mentored a team of ten regional Buyers and Senior Buyers across nine purchasing categories - Collaborated with the Group Procurement Head to setup the Centralized Procurement Department from a completely de-centralized structure - Introduced and led cost reduction and risk mitigation initiatives - Conducted market research to collect intelligence and capture industry trends to hedge against supply risk - Led negotiations, buying opportunities and completion of supply agreement/contracts

- Led and supported Purchasing and User organizations (Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales, Product Development, IT, Ford Smart Mobility, Ford Land, Finance and Ford Credit) in SAP Ariba - Voice of customer to IT and SAP Ariba in design of new processes to support new system initiatives - Oversaw Global SAP Ariba design requirements & improvements for Procure to Pay (Requisition/PO) for Indirect Purchasing - Actively worked on integration and alignment with other local ERP systems including SAP S4 HANA & SAP Ariba Direct Sourcing amongst others - Managed business process and system design changes across skill-teams as it pertains to P2P in SAP Ariba - Led testing efforts to support systems changes and deployments - Collaborated with Office of Tax Counsel, SAP Ariba corporate support team, multi-functional internal skill teams and IT - SAP Ariba SME for user support and training - Supported audit compliance processes and documentation

- Developed and executed supply base/ commodity strategies - Led cross-functional teams regarding on-time execution of GPDS (Global Product Development System) sourcing process - Led target and pricing negotiations using tools to secure best Job 1 price - Sourced programs/projects and managed sourcing agreements in accordance with Aligned Business Framework - Provided local supplier/country expertise for sourcing - Secured CPA (commercial program agreement) level sign-off with subsequent design changes that led to updated quotes - Issued Purchase Orders and Tool Orders in support of vehicle builds - Provided local program launch support, including resolution of supply issues, capacity production studies and part submission warrant timing plan - Negotiated and achieved best Job 1 pricing and year over year cost efficiencies and reductions through: 1. Ensuring most efficient price at Job 1 2. Development & utilization of analytical tools to deliver best in class value and pricing (cost analysis, cost models, benchmarking and market intelligence) 3. Management of multi-year pricing agreements - Developed, planned and managed supplier re-sourcing actions in accordance with the Resource Implementation Board processes and procedures - Led constraint mitigation actions and resolution of supplier capacity constraints

- Led team of 10+ consultants to implement Oracle PeopleSoft across multiple business units (hospitals) in different states simultaneously - Subject Matter Expert in Oracle PeopleSoft Inventory module and experienced in Purchasing and e-pro modules - Involved in the setup and data migration between ERP systems and the necessary processes and stages: initial planning & design, mock data tests, UAT, SIT and data migration - Constantly involved in process improvement projects: PAR optimization, storeroom optimization, dashboard metrics, business intelligence and monthly reporting - Query management and analytics: utilized around 45 queries to conduct in-depth analytics and troubleshooting to find the root causes of system and process issues. Basic knowledge in SQL. Able to create small/basic queries

- Focused on guiding hospital supply chain leaders to improve operational metrics and achieve defined goals - Work activities and projects included: operational assessments; process documentation; process improvement; and data analytics - Conducted operational assessments and led process improvement projects through process mapping, time and motion studies, as well as collected and analyzed data from the ERP and other data sources -Developed action plans with milestones for various supply chain operational elements, including receiving, inventory management, freight spend, Par optimization, storeroom optimization & KANBAN - Developed, identified, and helped implement best practices for all supply chain processes (i.e. Shipping, Receiving, Inventory Management) -Worked with Supply Chain Directors to share best practices and develop system standard operating procedures that were incorporated into daily work processes - Helped with evaluation and implementation of inventory management systems like Kanban, Low unit of measure, Par Optimization, Point of Use inventory systems, storeroom optimization and other technologies to better assist supply chain - Trained all levels of users from end users to directors on the following ERP systems and modules: Lawson, Oracle Business Intelligence, PeopleSoft Purchasing, PeopleSoft e-pro and PeopleSoft Inventory Management

- Procured supplies, equipment & services required to support the Trinity Health System - PO placement and confirmations, order exceptions, emergent requests, backorder resolution & invoice discrepancies - Coached & mentored Procurement Specialists - Resolved contractual discrepancies on purchase orders and ensured sufficient research was done on every requisition before being converted into a purchase order

- Placed orders for medical goods and services using a variety of automated and manual methods to a large number of suppliers - Achieved $35,000 in cost savings in 5 months. This was done via due diligence, research and thorough revision of EVERY purchase order sent to the suppliers - Reverse Logistics: processing and authorizing product returns from hospitals to suppliers via Lawson (ERP)

- Researched and evaluated suppliers for sourcing initiatives related to non educational materials such as: pest control, food & beverage and IT software - Logistics coordination and optimization: Worked on minimizing logistical cost of moving materials from suppliers to our company - Inventory Management: Created an inventory system to track the material usage. Used excel to create a template that was implemented across multiple business units - Automated the purchasing process: Created standard operating procedures and guidelines for the purchasing department - Processed purchase orders via fax and analyzed purchases to minimize costs and add value. That was done via negotiations with the suppliers - Purchasing and soliciting competitive bids for different projects. RFP & RFQ

- Underwent extensive sales training in telecommunications - Produced sales through campaign management - Customer Service - Training new sales team members - Strategic Planning & Forecasting - Strategically implemented new campaigns with local apartment complexes to build my book of business - Connected and built rapport with property managers - Proficient in product marketing, cross selling, and forecasting

Did two years before transferring to AUB