Raabia Alibhai

Engineering Buyer @Ocado Technology

Hatfield, GB

Core Responsibilities:• Led the sourcing of AI bot commodities, overseeing an annual budgetthat grew from circa £9m for spares and maintenance to circa £21mover a 12-month period.• Additionally oversaw specialist maintenance tooling procurement,engaging with specialist vendors to achieve a cost reduction of 20%.• Oversaw the entirety of the purchasing process from request initiationto contract completion, effectively collaborating with a range ofinternal and external stakeholders throughout to ensure timelydelivery of production-critical components.• Coordinated with internal departments to accurately assess needsand establish comprehensive and accurate purchasing requirementsand forecasts.• Liaised with a cross-functional team of 6 on the development of Bot500 and Bot 600, contributing to collaborative innovation.• Oversaw day-to-day project requirements and inventory for futureglobal projects.• Held responsibility for the preservation of appropriate inventory forcritical items, managing and expediting purchase orders to maintainoperational efficiency and minimise downtime.• Engaged with vendors and managed supplier relationships,negotiating pricing structures and securing favourable contractualterms to maximise profit margins and strengthen service delivery.• Utilised Microsoft Excel extensively to create and maintain detailedinventory tracking systems, compiling comprehensive reports to trackstatus and movement.• Systematically documented purchasing activities to maintain accurateand complete records, additionally managing the archive• Managed the Purchase Order (PO) system to track inventory, validaterequisitions, and process customer orders efficiently, adhering tostringent procurement standards at all times.

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