Abdullah Seddiq, Executive Director - Strategic Sourcing & Supply

Abdullah Seddiq

Executive Director - Strategic Sourcing & Supply

Savola Group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah - Ar-Rawdha
Education
Master's degree, Mini MBA
Experience
19 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 9 Months

Executive Director - Strategic Sourcing & Supply at Savola Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since February 2019
Supply Chain & Procurement Director at Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2019 to January 2020

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Head of Procurement at OZCO Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2015 to January 2019

Managing the the group of companies’ expenditures in different field as a head of procuremnt inclusive but not limit to raw material, packaging materials, CAPEX, infrastructure..
Managing 27 (direct and indirect) staff in different levels .. with +1 billion SAR annual spent

Procurement & Logistics Senior Director (SUPPLY CHAIN) at Savola Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2013 to June 2015

In addition to managing the Procurement function, I was promoted to lead the Logistics department toward integrated supply management function. The responsibilities inclusive the warehousing, transportation & planning

Procurement & Contracts Director at Savola Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • October 2011 to August 2013

- Leading the full supply management team ( Purchasing, Contracts, Services, Transportation & Clearance )
-Directs and manages the central purchasing activities of the org.
-Plan, develop and implement the departmental strategies, KPIs, vision & targets.
-Maintain inviromental working relations with, "customer focused" approach.
- ensure the correct policies and procedures are being followed and standards are being maintained.
-Provides guidance, leadership and information on procurement matters to management, department heads etc.
-Ensures that the products procured are of the highest quality at the lowest expense to ensure full and open competition is possible on all purchases.
-Reviews the market and recommends to the various units the best options available in the market; this could cover and is not limited to services, equipment, stationary, etc.
-Works with relevant departments to maintain inventory control of supplies.
-Works with relevant personnel to identify and adopt refinements to the purchasing policy and standards to enable central purchasing to be more efficient.
-Discusses defective and unacceptable goods or services with the users, vendors and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
-To carry out other related duties as requested by top management & board of directors.

Central Procurement senior Manager at Savola Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2009 to September 2011

Look after all type of purchases in the organization ( Raw materials, spare parts, accessories, additives, chemicals ..etc)

Divisional Raw Material Purchase Manager at Savola Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2007 to March 2009

In addition to previous activities, I have been promoted to handle
all raw materials purchases within the company's units

Key accounts Purchasing manager at Savola Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2006 to August 2007

In addition to previous responsibilities, I handled all the key vendors with full purchasing control ..

Commodity Research Engineer at Savola Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2005 to September 2006

Support the strategic buying decision by conducting full market research & survey on the commodities to be procured ( historical, supply demand, new capacities, exchange, political factors, crude oil & derivatives .. etc ) reporting to the head of procurement

Supervisor in the bank data center at National Commercial Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • October 2004 to December 2004

Ramadan season -

Supply dept. - Research & Analysis at Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2004 to July 2004

Supply dept. - research & analysis division
Spare parts SERVICE specialist like updated the imported war's tools

Engineering co-op training -10 weeks

Summer Trainee at (SAMA) Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2000 to August 2000

ALMAQASSAH Dept. i.e. Auto cheques inspection.
check the bank's cheques via special auto M/C

Education

Master's degree, Mini MBA
  • at RII
  • May 2010

Mini MBA

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
  • at King Abdulaziz University (KAAU)
  • March 2005

Specialties & Skills

Customers oriented
Cost oriented
Negotiation
Strategic Partnership Management
Operation
Management
Problem solving
Strategy
Leadership
Customer service
Negotiations

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Saudi society in industrial engineering (SSIE)
  • Full Member
  • October 2004
Centre for Operations and Procurement Excellence in U.K
  • Annual
  • June 2007

Training and Certifications

All are available (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2005
Valid Until:
May 2012