Investing in training
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Investing in training
To achieve such transformation in procurement , significant investments have been made in the department ’ s staff . “ In the department , we ’ re always investing in training and upgrading the skills of the team because we depend on the communications , knowhow and expertise of the team in procurement ,” explains Itani . There are 22 employees within the team , spread across five units – supplier risk management , compliance and customer support , international sourcing , local sourcing , and contracts administration .
Such investment in the team helps to make AUB an attractive employer to the best candidates within the field . AUB has been ranked as one of the most attractive employers in the world by the 2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings , due to its excellent reputation , benefits , and motivating work environment . AUB was also ranked the top university in the Arab region by the international QS University Rankings for the year 2017 / 18 .
“ I would like to emphasise the importance of the leadership ’ s attention to and support of our vision and talent as a department ,” states
Hanan Itani Ramadan
Director of Procurement and Contracts Administration
Hanan Itani Ramadan is the Director of Procurement and Contracts Administration at the American University of Beirut . Over the past 28 years she has assumed various roles of increasing levels of responsibility in procurement , having started as Assistant Director of Purchasing in 1989 , promoted to Director in 2002 , and then Director of Procurement and Contracts in 2013 . Currently , Itani manages a team of 22 members responsible for all procurement activities , strategic sourcing , contracting , and supplier management . While at AUB , Itani played an essential role in streamlining the procurement processes and implementing an e-procurement system where 90 % of the transactions have been automated .
Itani first earned a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Health , followed by a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from the American University of Beirut in 1987 , and received her CIPP in 2015 . She serves on several administrative committees at AUB and is a NLPA member .
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