SALAH's CV
SALAH ALBASTAKI
Category Specialist | Procurement Operations
Profile summary
UAE national with 18 years experience in procurement operations, category management, and retail logistics. Experienced professional transitioning from staff happiness and wellness to category specialist, combining background in stakeholder engagement with vendor negotiations and procurement operations. managing inventory distribution schedules and contract lifecycles across 8 organizations. Bilingual Arabic and English professional committed to maintaining supply chain continuity and merchandising standards.
Career highlights
Category Management: Defined merchandise assortments for convenience stores to meet local consumer demand patterns across the retail network during 2024 and 2025.
Procurement Operations: Processed purchase orders and tracked shipments to maintain supply chain continuity across multiple organizational roles.
Vendor Negotiations: Managed negotiation meetings with suppliers for contract terms, pricing, and payment schedules during 2022 and 2024.
Inventory Management: Managed inventory distribution schedules across multiple retail locations to maintain stock levels and reduce holding costs.
Key skills
Professional experience
Defined category management strategy, steering retail operations across 2024 and 2025. Directed product selection, pricing frameworks, and supplier negotiations for fuel station convenience stores, while influencing merchandising standards to improve store layout efficiency and product availability.
- Defined merchandise assortments for convenience stores to meet local consumer demand patterns across the retail network during 2024 and 2025.
- Analyzed sales performance data to adjust product pricing and promotional calendars in collaboration with regional suppliers.
- Managed inventory distribution schedules across multiple retail locations to maintain stock levels and reduce holding costs.
- Evaluated supplier proposals and contract terms to secure product margins and delivery schedules.
Guided sourcing workflows, managing vendor communications and internal purchasing policies while coordinating order processing and inventory records for daily operations.
- Processed purchase orders and tracked shipments to maintain supply chain continuity.
- Evaluated vendor quotes and maintained communication with suppliers regarding deliveries.
Oversees daily retail execution, logistics, and product sourcing for an independent coffee supply and event enterprise. Coordinates wholesale distribution channels and public gathering operations without intermediate management layers.
- Imported raw coffee beans from international suppliers to establish direct supply chains for wholesale distribution.
- Managed daily operations and customer service at a mobile coffee kiosk during large public events.
Reported to the Procurement Director, managing supplier engagements across the department. Evaluated project requirements from end users and communicated technical specifications to suppliers for contractual execution.
- Represented the organization in contractual discussions during 2022 and 2024.
- Managed negotiation meetings with suppliers for contract terms, pricing, and payment schedules.
- Executed sourcing initiatives for operational supplies to maintain inventory continuity across departments.
- Negotiated vendor contracts to align procurement terms with organizational requirements.
- Organized internal wellness events for employees to improve workplace satisfaction and participation.
- Managed yearly budgeting reports to track expenditures for all internal sporting events and wellness initiatives.
- Met with suppliers, trainers, and club directors to arrange recreational activities and staff wellness events.
- Resolved residential disputes between employees by communicating directly with human resources and direct managers to settle operational issues.
- Presented residential options and promotional materials to new joiners during onboarding sessions.
- Resolved face-to-face grievances and email inquiries for 2,000 accommodation residents while liaising with human resources and direct managers.
- Presented company housing options and managed orientation procedures for incoming staff members during the 2011 to 2015 period.
Education
- Major: Bachelor of Financial Services
Languages
Arabic · Professional
English · Fluent