Director Procurement & Supply Chain
Azizi Developments
Total years of experience :17 years, 5 Months
Heading Group Procurement at Azizi Developments. The award-winning real estate development arm of Azizi Group
and one of the leading developers in the UAE. With Major footprint in UAE Azizi Group has several investments at
international footprint. In UAE they focus on funding and developing large-scale real estate projects with In-house
designs and Construction capabilities for mixed-use facilities including residential and commercial property. These
communities are developed based on smart and sustainable projects that add significant value to the local Community.
Director Procurement & Supply Chain.
Development Tender Management
Services & Material Procurement Management
Bulk Material Procurement
Long lead Item Procurement
Payment Plan structure based on development launch and execution (36 Months payment plan program)
Facilities Management Procurement
DLP Management
In-House Provision Sums and PC items Procurement Management
Indirect procurement / Opex Procurement
Events Procurement Management
Marketing & Sales Procurement Management
Feasibility Studies for new projects
Budgeting and planning support
Project Payment Plans
Framework Agreement
Supply Chain Management
ERP system: SAP, CAFM, EPMS
Managing Entities:
Development Procurement & Supply Chain
Contracting Arm Procurement & Supply Chain
Facilities Entity Procurement & Supply Chain
Building Material Entity Procurement & Supply Chain
Group Procurement & Supply Chain
ERP system: SAP, CAFM, EPMS
Worked as Acting Head of Procurement & Contracts Department (consist of several sections as described below) to manage Various Opex, Capex and commercial related Spend management for complete Engineering Office portfolio. My current role consist of a vast Spend management however due to nature of Client, Nos. and detail scope cannot be shared.
Sr. Manager Procurement & Contracts - (Acting Head for 1 year).
Procurement & Contracts Departments Under Management :
• Facilities Procurement & Contracts Management - ( Royal & Commercial )
• Supply Chain Management
• Construction Procurement Management - ( Royal & Commercial )
• Project Procurement & Contracts Management - ( Royal & Commercial )
• Transport Management - Fleet Procurement and maintenance
• Landscape and Irrigation Procurement Management - ( Royal & Commercial )
• Interior Design and construction Procurement ( Royal & Commercial )
• Indirect Procurement Management
• Fuel Procurement Management
• Events Procurement Management ( Managed world most prestige and record holding Royal Weddings )
Brief Roles and Responsibilities:
• Operational Materials & Services Procurement management
• Commercial Developments Procurement
• Supply chain Operations and development
• Total Facilities Management ( Royal and Commercial Assets )
• Contracts management.
• Team Management
• Strategic Procurement Management
• Budgeting and Planning Support
• Spend Management
• Inventory & logistics Procurement
Operations for all Dubai Royal Facilities : ( Cannot disclose details due to Confidentiality of Royal Client )
TFM Management, In-house facilities management procurement, FM AMCs, Framework management,
Operational Procurement, Facilities construction projects.
Noticeable Commercial Projects:
Meraas, Dubai Holdings, Dubai Properties, Jumariah Group, Expo, TECOM, DXB Entertainments.
Noticeable Commercial asset Classes / Projects :
Hospitality, Retail, Residential, Entertainment, Religious facilities, Landscape.
ERP system : SAP, CAFM
Corporate Procurement Manager.
Worked as a corporate procurement manager for Eagle Hills, a UAE-based multinational investment and real estate development company, is the developer of spectacular new city hubs in high-growth international markets. With a focus on funding and developing large-scale real estate projects, Eagle Hills Abu Dhabi designs and implements mixed-use facilities including residential and commercial property, shopping malls, retail, hospitality, education and healthcare. These communities draw on the latest technologies to build smart and sustainable projects that add significant value to the local economy.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Managing Procurement and supply chain Operations for Eagle Hills portfolio globally.
• Managing Global and country procurement teams.
• Procurement strategy development for Eagle Hills on Corporate, regional and Project level.
• Global and Regional Framework, Relationship and Blanket agreements with International suppliers and Contractors.
• Development of Policies and Procedures in view of company vision, Business and geographical presence.
• Expansion and Development of country and corporate teams in order to facilitate and structure Procurement operations for for all asset classes, spend categories and projects.
• Design and Implementation of ERPs to manage and control project procurement progress and execution.
• Supplier Management Globally.
• Coordination with all Development, Country and Project Managers to facilitate Project procurement requirements.
• Direct Supervision of Procurement for all critical and long lead items on projects globally.
• Procurement Strategies and Budget management for all developments globally.
• Represent corporate management for execution of Procurement related Global operations.
• Direct Procurement of High dollar value items, FFE & OS&E, Free Issued Items, Provisional Sums and Prime Cost Items
• Insurance Management.
• Coordination between Developer, Operator, Contractor, Installer, Logistics.
• Maintenance and warranties management.
• Contracts and Consultants management.
• Global Supply Chain Management.
Geographical Operations - ( Noticeable Project Location) :-
UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Morocco, Serbia, Nigeria, Chechnya.
Noticeable Asset classes:
Hotels, Serviced Apartments, Branded Apartments, Villas, Town houses, Malls, Convention Centre, Museum, Residential and commercial complex, Golf Course, Landscape, Sales Centre, Religious facilities, Retail, Education Campus .
Noticeable Achievements:
Eagle Hills Procurement Policy Development and Implementation
Eagle Hills Procurement job descriptions (for all tiers)
Design, Launch and management of online Supplier Pre-Qualification Portal.
Eagle Hills all country Procurement team’s development (Hiring, Training and Management)
Smooth transition of procurement activities from consultants (PM) to in house developed procurement teams.
Structuring of in-house procurement center to support all projects worldwide.
Development of procurement strategy of procurement center- one hub for all projects procurement globally.
Development and implementation of all procurement tools and formats (Tendering, budgeting, sourcing, award)
Engagement of Major spend categories and high dollar value items into framework agreement structure.
Introducing international consultants, contractor and PMs to participate in tenders and add value in projects.
Savings Policy design and Implementation and record savings achievement.
ERP SYSTEMS:
ORACLE Fusion, PM Web.
Regional Procurement Manager (Direct & Indirect) - Middle East, North Africa & India (MENAI)
Managed the Procurement Department of a well reputed multinational Program Management Company. CH2MHILL is a company providing Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Operation and Maintenance to different Industries Worldwide through various Business Groups which includes Oil, Gas, Energy, Water, Infrastructure, Urban Planning, Nuclear, and Power.
Roles at CH2MHILL:
Regional Procurement Manager (MENAI)
Regional Indirect Procurement Lead
Procurement Lead - (OG&C) Division
Procurement Specialist
Procurement and Logistics Officer
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Managing Procurement Department for MENAI with facilitating services to all projects and Regional offices & Operation.
• Managing Operations and providing Procurement related services to the region.
• Implementation of Company new standard and policy with Training and support to regional employees.
• Regional Contracts/ Agreements Development and achieving advantage of corporate contracts for region.
• Regional Sourcing plans and projects scheduling, Monitoring and execution control.
• Value Analysis/Feasibility Reports for Spend Category Management and P2P Operations.
• Purchase Planning/Budgeting.
• Cost saving efforts through designed Procedures and Tools.
• Suppliers Pre qualifications.
• Supplier Relationship Management.
• Supplier Annual Maintenance and Supplier Project Evaluation Monitoring.
• Management of RFQ, RFP, RFIs for tender package documents (ITB).
• Coordinating with Technical concerned departments on technical Queries on pre and post bid level.
• Commercial Bid Evaluation Approval and review.
• Long Lead Items identification and Sourcing.
• Management of all MRs, Awards, Supply Chain, Delivery, payments and close outs for regional projects.
• Complete coordination on Cost Estimation, budgeting and bidding for Project and Tender Package.
• Threshold categorization and monitoring for spend categories sourcing at countries within region.
• Procurement Management of Operations for CH2MHILL facilities in region.
ERP SYSTEMS:
ORACLE 11i & R12, ARIBA, MAXIMO, WRENCH.
Major Indirect Group Spend Categories :
• Fit out EPC Projects.
• Facilities Management
• Employee Benefits and Services
• Information Technology (Hardware & Software)
• Fleet Management
• Catering and labor Camp Management
• Contingent Labor Management
• Professional Services
• Travel
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courses: Certified Internal Auditor