Dawa Entertainment SALCo-Founder/Managing Partner
Aug. 2004 - Dec. 2020Beirut- HamraI managed operations, procurement and inventory control to support the growth of a hospitality business to 8 locations, from 6-digit to 8-digit revenue and from 4 to 220 staff. In this role I effectively built relationships and negotiated with suppliers including Diageo, Beam Suntory, Bacardi and other food suppliers to optimize costs. I continuously improved supply chain, operations, customer service and warehouse management systems by creating and implementing solutions including live dashboards, just-in-time inventory and delivery processes, and more. I negotiated end-of-year rebates of up to 70% with major suppliers to support their business strategies, which dramatically reduced COGS. I also reduced inventory levels by 35% through demand forecasting techniques, decreasing the bullwhip effect across locations and negotiating better terms from new suppliers to cut costs involved in holding materials.