Aihiul Hajyrahimava

- Sourced and managed vendors globally (US/EU) for AI video analytics hardware (edge devices, servers)

- Oversaw certification compliance for AI Edge hardware

- Developed new supplier networks and negotiated price reduction up to 30%

- Handled indirect deliveries and customs for multinational deployments

- Drove continuous improvement of supply chain operations in AI-focused tech projects

- Managed the full procurement lifecycle within 3 production plants ( OSB plates, chemical components, steel construction): CAPEX, trading goods, industrial equipment, spare parts, raw material, services, manpower outsourcing.

- Communicated with company branches around the world regarding the development of global purchasing processes.

- Managed full cycle of warehouse activity (warehouse manager and the team was under my supervision).

- Coordinated activities to control functions of inventory control.

- Coordinated the transfer and redistribution of equipment.

- Organized meetings with the suppliers on a regular basis to obtain the best conditions for a company, bonuses.

- Prepared the monthly reports to the Headquarter and by request.

- Planned and managed all phases of procurement in a project lifecycle remotely and personally from the very beginning till the take over.

- Expanded the range of suppliers ( EU + Swiss region) for technically complex product by supplier-development what helped to avoid the dependence on monopolists and found better solutions.

- Created responsibility matrix for the Purchase Department for the project.

- Established the consignment warehouse in Azerbaijan remotely from Belarus.

- Created the business processes for the project and were set up.

- Developed the documentation-flow within 3 countries to achieve homologation process.

- Managed the multi-million budget.

- Risk management and decision making.

- Managing the remote team on a regular basis. Prioritization of the tasks and control of their timeliness on a regular basis.

- Filling out the documentation.

- Direct reporting to Executive Vice President of Central Europe.

- Successful negotiated with Top Management of suppliers to reduce costs, achieve best terms for material/services .

- Developed category management system within the bureau.

- Managed the work distribution within bureau.- Maintained and managed the KANBAN system.

- Created and provided reports to the Procurement Project Manager by request.

- Led critical suppliers (components with long lead times).

- Established the long-term relationship with the stategic suppliers.

- Conducted negotiations on cost reduction and reduction of delivery time with European supplier.

- Signed the bonus-system with the EU supplier.

- Acted as Head of the Bureau during his absence