Senior Group Buyer
FRHI (Fairmont Clock RoyalTower, Raffles Makkah Palace, Swiss Al Maqam and Swiss hotel
Total years of experience :11 years, 1 Months
-Investigate the market to identify potential acquisitions and perform.
-Research to determine how appealing each opportunity is.
-Oversee all inventory and equipment purchases, identifying areas of potential savings.
-Relay information to inventory and employee management team, taking their reports into consideration at all times.
-Create forecast of demand to be prepared for upcoming requirements.
-Review delivery orders to ensure supply is met, taking availability, cost, manufacturing process, and lead times into consideration.
Coordinate all tendering activities from Pre-Tender and post Contract award.
Prepare and Circulate presentations and relevant documentations to the tender committee members prior to the meetings & Approval.
Partner and develop key relationships with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements and Scope of Work.
Develop market knowledge of potential strategic vendors and objectively assess their capabilities.
Issue PQQ, RFP/RFQ to the selected Vendors.
Conduct the Technical & Commercial analyse process.
Manage the purchase order processing cycle.
Work with Finance team to develop and implement procure-to-pay process.
Ensuring both Procurement policy and procedures are well understood and deployed.
Monitor contracts and purchase orders issued to vendors and follow up as necessary to ensure compliance with terms and conditions.
Negotiating and drafting contract terms and conditions in coordination with legal & contracts team.
Ensuring compliance with all related laws and regulations.
Analysing and evaluating supplier performance as part of vendor management.
Assist in developing regret letters, tender closeout reports, and perform document archiving.
Lead the development and implementation of procurement processes and tools fully integrated with the company's quality management system and enterprise resource planning (ERP)system.
Leading end-to-end tender processes for contracts exceeding USD 50 million, adapting to shifting priorities in order to meet deadlines.
Manage various package categories in accordance with project requirements (Printers on Lease - QAR 2.5M, Transportation service - QAR 30M, laundry service QAR 70M -IT Products - QAR 8M, catering service - QAR 80M and all daily operational requirements).
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