Alina Takreem

Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Alina Takreem H/No. 839, Jammu & Kashmir Housing Society, G 15/1, Islamabad, 44000 Islamabad (Pakistan) -- WORK EXPERIENCE 14/01/2020–Present Sourcing Specialist Zones Supply Chain -Coordinating with sales account managers of the clients (like Microsoft, Facebook, Google and many more) to get the required specifications of the products and sourcing the right products for them. -Providing the client base with cost and availability of the hardware and software items from EDI and non EDI vendors -Creating and updating customer-specific trade agreements of various products with vendors. -Optimizing inventory levels while minimizing the risk of aged/obsolete product -Providing expertise to internal customers on purchasing options, pricing negotiations, inventory management, expediting, tracking, follow up and supplier management of orders. -Managing execution of POs to suppliers based on demand, cycle time, location, availability and price -Developing, engaging and maintaining alternate sources for constrained and allocated products -Negotiating with suppliers/vendors to secure the best overall price considering (price, availability, payment terms, shipping, return privileges, timely delivery, etc. 01/01/2018–01/03/2018 Product Supply Intern Procter & Gamble, Karachi (Pakistan) ▪ Conducted SW on shift contractors to eliminate wastes of waiting and motion, and to improve quality-resulted in saving $26000/year. ▪ Developed MIS applicable to the whole Port Qasim plant facility to assist in decision making and to automate monthly and yearly target review system ▪ Procured operation supplies (after conducting ABC analysis on the supplies) by profiling all the suppliers and choosing the appropriate supplier-resulted in savings of $6000/year from only packing department ▪ Identification of losses in the operations of the packing department for smooth operations on the floor and for the elimination of unplanned stops ▪ 5S marking of the area to standardize the operations and to create a safer work environment 10/2017–11/2017 Author Wonderful Engineering, Islamabad (Pakistan) ▪ Strategically planning SEO friendly blog-post title ▪ Publishing blogs with reader-friendly keywords to engage an audience of over 5000 ▪ Writing articles about developments in the field of science and technology for the world's largest engineering e-magazine ▪ (Link: http://wonderfulengineering.com/) 08/2016–09/2016 Liaison Training Impact, Lahore (Pakistan) ▪ Managing away-day training of Telenor, Pakistan ▪ To build disciplinary skills, decision making skills in tough situations and organizational leadership in Page 1 / 3 Curriculum vitae Alina Takreem the trainees ▪ Managing guest relations for Training Impact 07/2016–08/2016 Sales and Distribution Intern Nestle, Islamabad (Pakistan) ▪ Developed an efficient distribution network between the supply points and the demand points to minimize costs involved with the distribution of water across Rawalpindi and Islamabad ▪ Ensured smooth water supply to corporate, commercial and residential clients ▪ Identified and resolved problems that clients had with DSRs and water delivery system on a daily basis ▪ Developed an excel based MIS to visualize targets and water delivery areas on a day to day basis 03/2015–10/2015 Publications Head/Administrator Youth Impact, Islamabad (Pakistan) ▪ Hiring the marketing team for Markhor 2015 event ▪ Leading a team of bloggers for over 8 months to publish blogs on the company's website to engage an audience of over 75000 ▪ Writing content for the website ▪ Developing the company's brand through blogs ▪ Writing sponsorship proposals to send to different companies ▪ Ensuring SEO Based writing ▪ Strategically planning SEO based blog posts to get maximum traffic on the Youth Impact's official website EDUCATION AND TRAINING 09/2013–08/2017 Bachelors in Chemical Engineering National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad (Pakistan) ▪ Organic Chemistry ▪ Chemical Reaction Engineering ▪ Polymer Engineering ▪ Thermodynamics ▪ Chemical Process Principles ▪ Fluid Mechanics ▪ Mass Transfer ▪ Heat Transfer ▪ Project Management 06/09/2018–Present MS Logistics & Supply Chain Management National University of Sciences & Technology -Supply Chain Management -Global logistics and Transportation -Vendor and Procurement Management -Inventory and Warehouse Management -Business Intelligence -Operations Research ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Page 2 / 3 Curriculum vitae Projects Alina Takreem ▪ Final Year Project: Flare gas recovery through FRRS (Attock Oil Refinery Ltd.) ▪ Development of MIS system for Maantu Gul Restaurant (implemented) Page 3 / 3