Senior Procurement Officer
Al-Jaber Transport & General Contracting Co.
Total years of experience :41 years, 0 Months
•Initiate, supervise and manage all manual/auto (JDE) purchase requisitions from Sites Projects; covering needs/requirements of each project such as Construction, Electrical, IT, Furniture and Stationery.
•Liaise with Projects Managers/Directors for their internal/external needs and requirements.
•Asses and evaluate Suppliers/Vendors quotations/proposals and present comparison sheet for departments managers/directors final decision.
•Supervise and Manage logistics issues and liaise with projects managers/directors for transportation and stores at sites projects
•Initiate, Supervise and manage all steps of Purchasing Cycle within the company for IT & Non-IT items; covering needs/requirements of Executive Management; other departments as well, such as Administration, Engineering & Planning, Sales & Marketing and Operations.
•Liaise with department’s managers for their internal/customer’s IT needs and requirements.
•Resource IT products such as Hardware, Software and Solutions from Local/Region Suppliers/Vendors to meet internal/customer’s needs and requirements.
•Assess and evaluate Suppliers/Vendors quotations/proposals and present comparison sheet for departments managers final decision.
•Supervise and Manage logistics issues and liaise with financial department for payments and bank transfers.
•Supervise and manage the renewal of all subscriptions related to Tawasul Services Co. in general and all internal departments in particular, (Engineering & Planning Dept., Sales & Marketing Dept. and Operations Dept.).
•Meet and create the need for Card Management Systems, issuing, printing, etc. for the Local Market, focus on needs and requirements for present and future expectation.
•Meet and create the need for Time & Attendance Systems for the Local Market, focus on needs and requirements for present and future expectation.
•Product Manager for the Card management and Time & Attendance solutions and services.
•Initiate the contacts with Vendors / Suppliers, evaluate products and finalize the Agreement Contract.
•Manage the technical and financial relation with Vendors/Suppliers.
•Prepare proposals for Government Tenders and Special Projects.
•Liaise with line managers for Automation needs and requirements.
•Liaise with end users for implementing project phases
•Resource products such as Hardware, Software and Solutions to meet the Local Market, focus on needs and requirements for present and future expectation.
•Product Manager for the Card management solutions and services.
•Initiate the contacts with Vendors / Suppliers, evaluate products and finalize the Agreement Contract.
•Manage the technical and financial relation with Vendors/Suppliers.
•Prepare proposals for Government Tenders and Special Projects.
•Liaise with line managers for Automation needs and requirements.
•Liaise with end users for implementing project phases.
•Conduct Seminars and Presentations.
•Manage the MOI MDT Project, related to SISCO part of the project; which caters for Supply, Install and Operate Mobile Data Terminals for Ministry of Interior Vehicles in Kuwait.
•Leading a team of 8 personnel to provide in-house service for Al Babtain Group of companies.
•Responsible for running the systems.
•Liaise with Line managers in evaluating their requests and adopting it within the existing systems.
•Providing month-end management information package, periodical reports and on request reports.
•Upgrade / Develop the present system & reports based on Line Managers requests.
•Develop new package according to Line Managers or Group Management requests.
•Providing feasibility reports on computerization of new areas within the group.
•Supervise the hardware and software installation and implementation.
•Manage the Kerridge Project, which caters for Financial, Operations & Management within an Automotive Industry Operations.
Systems in use :
•New/Used Car Sales - Sales & Inventory package
•Spare Parts - Sales & Inventory package
•Workshop - Sales information & Customer Service
•Car Rental- Operating & Management Information
•Payroll & Personnel Management System
•Promissory Notes/Treasury Information package
•Cash-flow Control & Follow-up package
•Budget Information package
•Meet and create the need for CALCOM Plotters/Digitizers for Government/Private Sectors, focus on needs and requirements for present and future expectation.
•Meet and create the need for HP & KYOCERA Peripherals for the Local Market, focus on needs and requirements for present and future expectation.
•Prepare proposals for Government Tenders and Special Projects.
•Team-Member in Studying & Analyzing Clients needs/requirements for IT Products & Services.
•Pre-Sale Support for In-House Software Development Department.
•Meet and create the need for IBM PS/2 Range of Products, Network Solutions for Government and Private Sectors, focus on needs and requirements for present and future expectation.
•Meet and create the need for HP Peripherals for the Local Market, focus on needs and requirements for present and future expectation.
•Team-Member in preparing proposals for Government/Private Tenders
Project (A)
-Programs/Documentation Modifications
-Customer Support and Training
Project (B)
-Kuwait international Finance Company, (External Market Projects).
-Handle and control clients records and investments transactions according to the requirements of KIFCO
Project (C)
-General Administration of Customs, Automation System Financial Subsystem which includes the following control modules:-
•Cashier Payment
•Bank Guarantee
•Insurance Payment
•Banks Reconciliation
•Exemption Certificates
•Short of Documents
•Revenue / Refund Transactions
•Payment Analysis
•Financial Link (Between Bayan subsystem and Financial subsystems)
The above system was developed according to the specifications of the General Administration of Customs.
Project (D)
-Development of Documentation and test data
-Programming and coordination of the programming team
-Training Customs Staff on PE 3200/Financial modules operations.
Project (E)
W.J. Towell Computer Services, Support department
Commercially developed system for the company Integrated Accounting Functions. (TIMICS)
-Payroll
-Accounting
-Budget
-Inventory Control
-Accounts Payable/Receivables