elienajem1984's CV
elienajem1984
Agricultural Engineer | QA & Food Safety Manager | Supplier Quality
Profile summary
Strategic Agricultural Engineer with 14 years shaping quality assurance and supplier quality outcomes in the food industry. Fluent in Arabic, English, and French, this professional brings deep expertise in food safety management, procurement, and regulatory compliance. Known for driving continuous improvement across operations and supply chains while maintaining strict adherence to ISO standards. Committed to delivering operational excellence and high standards of food safety across all business functions.
Career highlights
Supplier Quality and Purchasing Management: Negotiated and managed contracts for 100+ key suppliers at Kababji, achieving a target performance score of 4/5 across quality, food safety, cost, and service criteria.
Quality Assurance Systems Overhaul: Directed quality assurance systems overhaul initiatives at Makaseb Group, reducing noncompliance by 80% through daily quality and food safety oversight across department operations.
Food Safety Audit Operations: Conducted 20 internal food safety audits monthly at Kababji to identify compliance gaps, improve audit readiness, and support a 95% KPI target.
Auditing and Food Safety Certification: Maintained credentials including ISO 22000:2018 Lead Auditor and HACCP Level 3 to support regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and food safety standards.
Key skills
Professional experience
Defined purchasing and supplier quality strategy, directing raw material procurement controls, warehouse inventory management, and cross-functional alignment with QA, Production, and Operations. Steered import and export documentation compliance while governing key supplier approval standards and contract negotiations.
- Optimized purchasing processes, achieving a 5% cost reduction on annual raw material spend while upholding stringent food safety and quality standards.
- Negotiated and managed contracts for 100 key suppliers, achieving a target performance score of 4/5 across quality, food safety, cost, and service criteria.
- Reduced raw material stock-outs by 80% through improved inventory management and collaboration with production on demand forecasting.
- Managed warehouse inventory and reduced stock variances to 0.1%.
Reported directly to executive stakeholders while steering departmental QA systems overhaul initiatives and aligning operational workflows with regulatory mandates. Managed food safety standards, training protocols, and documentation workflows across department functions.
- Reduced noncompliance by 80% through daily quality and food safety oversight across department operations.
- Reinforced compliance for 90% by conducting quality, food safety, and operational audits across the business.
- Reduced customer complaints by 95% by increasing staff awareness of food safety and operational requirements through targeted training.
Reported to executive leadership, overseeing operational standards and regulatory adherence for franchise locations. Managed quality control operations and food safety compliance across the entire network.
- Upgraded franchise operating discipline by conducting audits across multiple locations.
- Bolstered food safety and quality compliance through structured audit execution.
- Reduced compliance risk by verifying adherence to food safety regulations and internal standards.
Steered food safety operations and quality assurance programs, reporting to senior leadership to oversee regulatory compliance, hazard analysis implementation, and cross-functional training across site activities.
- Conducted 20 internal food safety audits monthly to identify compliance gaps and improve audit readiness.
- Trained operations teams on food safety procedures, supporting a 95% KPI target.
- Evaluated vendor quality to strengthen supplier oversight, achieving an average score of 4/5.
- Monitored output continuously during manufacturing processes to protect production quality.
Education
Agricultural Engineer (Food Science & Technology)
- Dekweneh, Mount Lebanon
Certifications
Languages
Arabic · Native
English · Professional
French · Professional