Sajid Teji, Senior Procurement Manager

Sajid Teji

Senior Procurement Manager

International SOS

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
Experience
14 years, 1 month

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Total years of experience :14 years, 1 month

Senior Procurement Manager at International SOS
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2021

• Lead the Souring Strategy, developing sourcing strategies that are inventive, inclusive and cost effective and drive its implementation for the organization, with key focus on large scale Government services projects, within the portfolio of products viz Medical Consumables and Devices, Medical Equipment, Laboratory/IVD and Medical Infrastructure.
• Introduce and manage alternative sourcing methodologies for the organization with a keen focus on product innovation, sustainability, quality assurance and cost savings which are needed to support the sales efforts of major projects and government services.
• Develop and manage a network of strategic sourcing partners that can be accessed when needed; includes identifying and auditing suppliers, negotiating contracts and monitoring their performance.
• Conduct Sourcing/RFQ events via Sourcing software platform to create competition and drive optimal sourcing outcomes.
• Assume a leading role in the acquisition of new business opportunities by reviewing product mix opportunities and sourcing methodologies that are needed to meet target pricing while maximizing gross margin for the organization.
• Manage and develop basic to complex sourcing models to support pricing of new services or products across a variety of geographical markets and industry verticals to support the needs of standard and nonstandard pricing requests across the organization.
• Participate in benchmarking activities to ensure product offerings are competitive against other suppliers in like conditions.
• Review and analyze Total cost of ownership (TCO) with a goal to consolidate purchasing where possible to maximize profits and reduce operational complexity at execution phase.
• Review gross margins of all the organization products in coordination with the Pricing and Finance functions and introduce alternative sourcing strategies to improve gross margins.

Procurement & Commercials Manager at Group 42 Holding Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2019 to February 2021

 Develop and communicate a procurement strategic business approach & plan;
establish, communicate and implement long-term goals for the department in order
to promote effectiveness and efficiency for the purchase of direct and indirect goods
and services.
 Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies, implementation of Procure to Pay (P2P)
system, discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and
organization partnerships and negotiate with external vendors to
secure advantageous terms.
 Headed the entire procurement requirement & process of first COVID-19 testing lab
made in Abu Dhabi in just 14 days.
 Ensuring the preparation of solicitations for goods and/or professional services and
coordinating evaluation and selection of vendor responses with all the categories of
IT like hardware, software, telecommunications, Data centres, licenses, etc.; review
and negotiate new requirements of goods and professional services agreements
and onboard new suppliers onto companies database or Approved Vendor List
(AVL).
 Manage current procurement policies, procedures and programs with a focus on
their ability to enhance organizational value and efficiency; meet regularly with
respective departments regarding procurement for their understanding and/or
recommendations to enhance policies, procedures and develop, communicate and
implement new/revised policies, procedures and programs as needed.
 Serve as the primary contact for procurement related questions, training, policy and
procedure interpretation and alignment by all departments.
 Oversee contract development and administration.
 Develop and implement procurement-related training programs for the procurement
team and organization.
 Develop a centralized procurement program that adds value and efficiency to the
organization.

Senior Procurement & Contracts Manager at Expo 2020, Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2019 to November 2019

•Develop and recommend package procurement strategies including studies and recommendations on the most appropriate method of contracting.
•Establish all long lead items and manage procurement to meet Master Project Schedule.
•Shortlist Contractors and suppliers with prequalification where necessary; including management and preparation of tender lists.
•Capture business and financial requirements of solicitations using a collaborative team-based approach to assist in creation of customized TCA (Total Cost of Acquisition) and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) models.
•Ensure the preparation of solicitations for goods and/or professional services, and coordinate evaluation and selection of vendor responses; review and negotiate new requirements of goods and professional services agreements.
•Manage and coordinate any post-bid conferences, meetings and any clarification process
•Produce recommendation reports and manage process to award.
•Setting up and managing workshops to achieve the required cost savings.
•Providing ad-hoc high-level strategic proposals as and when required.
•Managing, leading and coordinating a team of Contract Managers within a live project environment.
•Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects; liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control.
•Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships in true partnership.

Procurement & Logistics Manager at Dubai Healthcare City
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2015 to March 2019

•Procuring requested items for 5 major entities like Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), Mohammed Bin Rashid University & Hospital (MBRU), Dubai dental College (DDC), Dubai Bones & Joints Hospital (DBAJ) & Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital (AJCSH) and taking care of all major contracts.
•Specialized in procuring items for healthcare products related to Pharmaceutical, Medical & lab Division both clinical & non-clinical items like Medical & Lab Equipment’s & Consumables along with services, technical support & preventive maintenance for equipment’s, Facilities Management (full range of Soft and Hard FM), Information Technology (IT), Marketing, Project Management, Events Management, Admin & HR procurement.
•Ensure procuring of requested items as per SLA timelines, provide administration of cost control negotiation measures to ensure best value outcomes in purchases and ensure procurement of requested items are in line with the policy & procedures.
•Screening profiles or bringing new Local & international suppliers according to their specialization and getting them registered with DHCC for future business.
•Improve communication through conducting regular quarterly meeting with internal/external business partners and maintain records and the delivery of action plans.
•Define & document through developing the Process maps & KPI’s for the Procurement Department.
•Supporting the Procurement team with any kind of issues with regards to Oracle & if needed training the procurement team on Oracle & preparing flows or logical steps of how to work on Oracle modules as having excellent expertise with Oracle.
•Anticipate unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies.

Procurement Manager at FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2014 to June 2015

 Managing, coordinating and overseeing logistics activities and day-to-day
operations of inbound & outbound traffic for assigned locations like UAE, Saudi
Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain & Germany.
 Handling major Logistics & demand planning issues of our project with the social
club of National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia operating under the Ministry
of the National Guard.
 Ensure procuring of requested items as per SLA timelines, provide administration
of cost control negotiation measures to ensure best value outcomes in purchases
and ensure procurement of requested items are in line with the policy &
procedures.
 Interface with carriers regarding all air & ground import/export shipment and
related activities, movement of material within sites and/or facilities, maintenance
of proper/accurate documentation, and communication with various internal
departments.
 Monitors, tracks, and/or verifies inbound & outbound shipments and/or movement
schedules of goods from/to 3PL carriers and/or within assigned sites/facilities;
including taking applicable corrective action.
 Responsible for making sure that all logistics and distribution activities adhere to
environmental legislation and comply with all health and safety requirements.
 Also, in charge of ensuring that all staff are adequately trained and skilled to
deliver the qualitative service that is expected of them.

PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR at PHARMATRADE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2010 to March 2014

•Maintaining meticulous documentation by generating reports using OracleBI Discoverer Plus in order to keep track of acceptable inventory levels & ensuring products & materials are ordered and in stock to meet the company requirements.
•Preparing Tenders (Financial & Technical Bids including Bank Guarantees or Bid Bonds for the Tender), Quotations, Local Purchase Orders (LPO’s) using Oracle.
•Proper planning and implementation for various activities like purchasing materials on time, inventory control, shipping or receiving of goods & Storage functions.
•Database management & validation using Advance Excel, Advance Filter, Functions & Formulas, Pivot table, Importing & exporting data & validations.
•Handling all projects related to Procurement & Logistics (Expansion, Migration, implementation projects and ensure that they are within budget, Time schedule, and desired functionality).
•Review the requirements of each project, assign machine time and personnel to complete it, and coordinate all projects to produce a continuous workflow.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at Mumbai University
  • June 2004

Bachelors in Computer Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Logistics Management
Team Management
Leadership Capabilities
Customer Service
Procurement
FINANCIAL
PROCUREMENT
PURCHASING
APPROACH
BUDGETING
COST CONTROL
DOCUMENTATION

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Six Sigma Black and Green Belt Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2020
MCITP - Upgrade to Server 2012 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2012
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2014
Certified International Procurement Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2018

Hobbies

  • Snooker