Mohammed Sharif, Purchasing Administrator

Mohammed Sharif

Purchasing Administrator

Arab Open University - Bahrain

Location
Bahrain - Manama
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Informatics
Experience
18 years, 6 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 6 months

Purchasing Administrator at Arab Open University - Bahrain
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since January 2014

Identifying and providing all of University’s needs and purchases necessary, as well as maintaining supply rations at a high satisfactory level.

Leading the procurement process by coordinating with relevant departments in the University.

Sourcing and negotiating with suppliers.

Creating solid supplier database based on consistent market survey, and through
arranged introduction meetings with different suppliers.

Key team member in preparation and negotiation of services and purchasing contracts.

Issuing Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) and managing delivery characteristics.

Managing University stores, inventory count and maintaining records and stocks of books and materials including classifying, coding, and describing of materials, in addition to coordinating with the library, E-learning, educational materials and technology departments.

Credit Analyst at Risk Consult Limited
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • June 2012 to December 2012

Risk Consult Limited (RCL) Manama - Bahrain
June 2012 - Present
Risk Analyst

My workload includes interviewing company officials and evaluating each company based on their financial figures and legal status. The companies are mainly international and based in the GCC and Middle East. I also write reports advising insurance companies and providing them with consultations with regards to their supplies to the companies they deal with.

Media Centre Temp. Staff at Bahrain International Circuit
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • April 2007 to April 2012

As a fan of the FIA® Formula 1 competition, I am pleased to be part of this interesting event since its arrival in Bahrain. I worked as part of the temporary staff of the media centre in every Formula 1 event held. Also, I was included in the Supercars V8 (Australia), GP2 and many more.

Real Estate Agent at Century 21 Bahrain Properties
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • October 2010 to January 2011

Trying to start my career after graduating and obtaining my Bachelor’s degree, I worked at Century 21 as a real estate agent for a period of 3 months. During that period, I learned vital and useful information regarding the real estate industry. I dealt directly with clients in order to find suitable properties for their needs.

Sales Executive/Customer Service at Orbit Showtime Network (OSN)
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • November 2009 to January 2010

Doing these three months in Orbit Showtime Network was a truly good experience for me especially after the merger of these two great competitors. I have gained new skills in sales and customer service sectors by introducing new products into the market and dealing with different types of individuals. Also, I learned different ways of introducing goods and services into today’s market.

Sales Operations Coordinator/Customer Quality Assurance at Ahli United Bank
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • August 2005 to September 2006

After taking a few months off, I returned to Ahli United Bank with a different skilful job as sales operations coordinator. I worked as a coordinator in charge of processing applications for loan and credit card requests. I was the link between the direct sales department, the clients and other departments of the bank in order to finalise the transactions. This has absolutely gained me more skills in dealing with system entries, team work, having a direct contact with the management and customer relations. I acquired background information regarding some of the transactions of the banking and financial industry in which I enjoy.

Sales Representative/Customer Service (Personal Loans and Credit Cards) at Ahli United Bank
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • December 2004 to May 2005

Along side studying for my degree, I served as a sales representative for Ahli United Bank by selling a variety of financial products targeted to all categories of the market. I have gained good communication skills and customer service experience by dealing with individuals of different cultures and backgrounds.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Informatics
  • at AMA International University
  • December 2010

Specialties & Skills

Credit Card Processing
Customer Service
Sales Order Processing
Personal Loans
Quality Assurance
Social Media
MS Word
HTML Coding
Java Script Programming

Languages

Arabic
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English
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