Abdullah Aldarwish, Group Procurement Director

Abdullah Aldarwish

Group Procurement Director

SRMG

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Experience
13 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months

Group Procurement Director at SRMG
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since June 2021

Saudi Arabia (SRMG)

Procurement & Contracts Manager at Elm Company
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2018 to June 2021

Managing all the procurement requirements for the Covid-19 Mass-Testing and Vaccination projects for the Ministry of Health
through-out Saudi Arabia.
• Managing and overseeing 70% of Elm procurement requirements.
• Managing and overseeing procurement cycles from needs identification to payment and contract closure.
• Managing the transformation from tactical procurement to strategic procurement inside the services sector.
• Managing the local content initiative inside the services sector.
• Value Stream Mapping Champion for Elm procurement department.

PRINCIPAL PROCUREMENT OFFICER at BAE Systems
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2014 to January 2018

Manpower Training
• Issuing and managing bids & tenders for technical training programs related to the Royal Saudi Air Force & Saudi Royal Navy.
• Develop & manage Life Cycle Procurement Management Plans for all manpower and training projects.
• Develop and implement commercial & procurement best practice to maximize value and minimize risk for the stakeholders.
• Drafting and managing business agreements, including purchase orders, contracts, sub-contracts, amendments and service level
agreements.
Abdullah Mohammed Al-Darwish |Contact:+966-5444-16085| E-Mail:alda0012@gmail.com
• Managing the implementation of procedures and controls that ensures compliance with procurement policies.
• Managing and resolving project managers queries and issues that might have any operational impact on training delivery.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining the Sustainable Procurement Policy for project services procurement department.
• Responsible for delivering supply chain training to internal team members.
Facilities Management
• Issuing and managing bids & tenders for Saudi Armed Forces construction projects.
• Providing bids and proposals to the U.K. Ministry of Defense, negotiating resulting contract offers and ensure the flow down of
terms and conditions to sub-contractors.
• Managing and issuing RBAs (Requests for bid Approvals) to top management to release internal funds.
• Managing the implementation of procedures and controls that ensures compliance with commercial & procurement policies.
• Managing and resolving project managers queries and issues that might have any commercial impact.
• Develop and implement commercial & procurement best practice to maximize earned value and minimize risk for all
stakeholders
• Reviewing and proposing terms and conditions to ensure BAE Systems business interests are well protected.
• Drafting & managing purchase orders, contracts, sub-contracts, amendments and service level agreements for all construction
projects.
• Carry out risk analyses and assessments for new construction projects.
Aircrafts Parts
• Managing the supply chain process for aircraft spare parts between Saudi Arabia and European suppliers.
• Managed the commercial & procurement activities of 4 major International defense contractors.
• Provided training for the Supply Chain Apprenticeship Training Program’s students.
• Led and participated in contract & subcontract negotiations with several suppliers which facilitated smooth and successful
conclusion of negotiations.
• Managed the complete purchase order cycle.
• Supported the development, co-ordination and implementation of pricing and payment strategies.
• Addressed Request for Quotations/Proposal from end-user to supplier, and created monthly performance packages for suppliers
to keep track of performance and forecast future trends.
• Managing buyers and their daily tasks and ensure 90% turnaround processing time for all POs & RFQs/RFPs are met.
• Contracts management in regards to KPI’s, schedule adherence, and milestone deliveries with the customer and suppliers.
Industrial Clusters Program

SENIOR BUYER at Office Depot, Al
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2012 to January 2014

Managing daily supply chain processes.
• Managing buyers and daily assignments.
• Purchase orders cycle management.
• Procurement processoptimization.
• Yearly budget planning.
• International and local suppliers’ account management, which includes:
• Acquiring quotations
• Price negotiations.
• Process integration and improvement.
• Payments.
• Resolving quality issues.
• Shipments delivery planning.
• Creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Managing Saudi Food & Drug Administration requirements for all bakery direct materials.

COUNTRY MERCHANDISER
  • January 2011 to January 2012

Managed the brand retail & cooperates requirements.

Education

Bachelor's degree, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  • at Algonquin College Applied Business Departmen
  • April 2011

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Specialties & Skills

Consultation
Supply Chain Management
Strategic Planning
Lean Manufacturing
Procurement

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
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