Supplier selection & negotiation
Managed RFQs, quote comparisons, pricing discussions, purchase orders, and supplier follow-up for door hardware and related building materials.
ProcurementProcurement × business intelligence
Better decisions, from supplier to dashboard.
I bring purchasing experience and practical analytics together to improve sourcing decisions, supplier performance, and business visibility.
Explore my work ↓Selected experience
Work across the full decision cycle.
From evaluating quotes and expediting critical materials to building reports that make performance easier to see.
Complex project supply
Supported material purchasing for major construction programs, coordinating specifications, inspections, shipment timing, and responses to delivery risk.
Supply continuityBusiness reporting
Developed reporting and analysis to help teams understand sales, receivables, inventory, and operational performance.
Business intelligencePurchasing leadership
Seven-plus years managing procurement where cost, quality, and delivery all mattered.
As a Purchasing Supervisor in building-materials distribution, I managed the full purchasing cycle for door hardware and mechanical products—from RFQs and supplier selection through commercial negotiation, purchase orders, quality checks, shipment coordination, and final delivery. I also supported purchasing for a door-cylinder assembly workshop.
7+ years
Purchasing supervision
End to end
RFQ through delivery
Global supply
Suppliers, freight and customs
Project-led
Complex construction requirements
What I managed
RFQs and supplier selection
Built supplier lists, compared technical and commercial offers, and selected sources using price, quality, lead time, and risk.
Costing and sales support
Converted supplier quotations into reliable project costing and supported sales decisions before purchase commitments.
Negotiation and terms
Negotiated pricing, payment terms, delivery commitments, warranty expectations, and commercial protections.
Purchase-order control
Released and followed purchase orders, confirmed acknowledgements, tracked milestones, and managed changes.
Quality and compliance
Coordinated pre-shipment inspections, specifications, packaging, measurements, and standards such as CE and UL.
Logistics and continuity
Balanced sea, air, and courier options; expedited critical items; and mitigated delay risks through phased delivery.
Commercial judgment across multiple projects
Negotiated stronger terms with suppliers—including a change from 30% advance and 70% before dispatch to 30-day credit—to improve cash flow and reduce pre-shipment exposure.
Used purchasing history and metal-price trends across purchasing decisions to challenge proposed increases of 20–25% and pursue previous pricing or meaningful discounts.
Used batch production, partial shipments, air freight for critical items, and cost-sharing discussions to reduce delay risk across time-sensitive projects.
Representative projects and suppliers
Riyadh Metro · approx. $22B program
Al Bayt Stadium · approx. $8B program
King Abdulaziz International Airport · approx. $1B program
Values shown are total program values, not the value of materials personally purchased.
Allegion
ASSA ABLOY
Dorma
Zurn
NIBCO
ANALYTICS, AUTOMATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS
Reporting improvements built around real operational needs.
Three case studies showing how I improved operations, data structure, reporting visibility, and repeatable business processes.
PROCESS AUTOMATION
Multi-Branch HRMS Timesheet Automation
7 branches
Excel + Power Query
≈75% less processing time
Designed an electronic timesheet workflow that consolidated seven branch files and transformed the data into an HRMS-ready weekly output.
View the complete case study →
REPORTING MODERNIZATION
Monthly Sales Report Overhaul
Scalable row-based model
Excel Tables + XLOOKUP
PivotCharts + dashboard
Rebuilt an outdated monthly sales report into a scalable table-based model and added visual reporting that delivered a complete monthly sales snapshot.
View the complete case study →Monthly Sales Dashboard Fictional demo
Sales$2.48M
Target105.5%
Growth+6.7%
North
$610K
Central
$528K
Coastal
$482K
South
$430K
OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT
Tea Warehouse Productivity & Stock-Receiving Redesign
2-week field study
ISO 9001 framework
QR-enabled process design
Mapped a manual warehouse receiving process and designed phased QR-enabled improvements to reduce non-value-added work and strengthen inventory traceability.
View the complete case study →Warehouse Receiving Redesign Process study
Current stateManual receiving
Paper stock advice
Manual weight checks
Paper tags and locating
Future stateQR-enabled receiving
Pre-generated QR labels
Integrated scan and weigh
Visible inventory location
Background
Commercial judgment meets analytical thinking.
My career began in sales coordination and grew into purchasing leadership, where I managed supplier relationships and the details that keep projects moving. Today, I develop business reports and analytical tools. I am pursuing a master’s in Business Analytics at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke to deepen the connection between operational decisions and data.
Current
Purchasing Agent / Report Developer / BI Analyst
Reporting, data analysis, and decision support for a building materials business.
Previously
Purchasing Supervisor
Supplier sourcing, costing, POs, logistics coordination, and project supply.
Education
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Business Analytics graduate studies · 2025–2027
Credentials
AI Literacy Professional
Pearson Higher Education · Issued September 2026 · Verify credential ↗
Power BI
Excel & Power Query
SQL
Python
Supplier management
Strategic sourcing
Connect
Let’s make decisions clearer.
Interested in procurement, supply chain, or analytics opportunities where commercial experience and data can work together.
Email: desilvakts@gmail.com