SupplyChain Magazine December 2017 | Page 129

The ultimate goal
MIDDLE EAST
with no experience in the field . It was difficult for the team to accept me as their supervisor being a young , inexperienced female ,” explains Hanan Itani Ramadan , Director of Procurement and Contracts Administration . “ However , I was able to prove myself by revamping the procedures and practices and introducing efficiencies into the process . As a result , I gained the trust and respect of the team , users and suppliers .”
Despite this challenging start , Itani became an expert in her field . In 2002 , she was promoted to the position of Director of Purchasing . “ I played an important role in adopting the latest technologies to automate the transactional process and was able to keep up the performance of the department . In 2013 , I started driving the transformation and restructuring process of the department and was promoted to Director of Procurement and Contracts Administration ,” she reveals .

The ultimate goal

The role that Itani and her department
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