TCJV, France Ryst Benoit, Project Manager
Equipment Erection
Total years of experience :10 years, 5 Months
Period Employer Position Designation
May 2014 to Current Descon Engineering UAE Sr. Procurement Specialist (Regional - HUB Procurement UAE & Qatar) Sr. Officer (Grade 05)
2011 to April 2014 Descon Engineering Qatar Buying Specialist Sr. Officer (Grade 05)
2009 to 2010 Descon Engineering Qatar Project Buyer Officer (Grade 06)
2007 to 2008 Descon Engineering Qatar Project Buyer Assistant Officer (Grade 07)
2004 to 2006 Admore Gas Pvt Ltd Supply Coordinator Assistant Officer
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Materials Planning & Reporting
• Implementation of procurement procedures as per corporate vision, ensuring that procurement procedures are followed continuously. Reviewing commercial terms especially for Bottleneck & strategic items to safeguard against possible risks.
• Identification of commercial relationship matrix of project materials depending on risk & spend factors. i.e Bottleneck items, Strategic Items, Non-Critical items and leverage items.
• Re-Order point planning of consumables, safety material for every quarter.
• Establish MOUs for consumables, safety material, spares, and PSI materials to achieve most competitive prices & uninterrupted supplies.
• Weekly generating material expediting report mentioning item wise ETA for all stakeholders.
• Monthly reporting Savings reports, spend analysis reporting (Vendor wise, material category wise and buyer wise)
• Vendor & Buyer performance analysis depending on their assigned categories, procurement spends & line items procured.
Procurement / Materials Management
• Formulating and implementing the procurement strategy by for purchase and establishing methods to achieve project targets
• Establishing quality & quantity limits for effective inventory control and reducing wastages
• Accountable for Material procurement & purchase planning, ensuring continuous supply at optimum costs
• Preparing MIS/ reports on purchases done & evaluating & calculating the costs
• Accountable for meeting customer orders through monitoring & executing supply chain management.
• Procuring materials meeting quality specifications, functional requirements with 100 % on time delivery and schedule adherence for nil line stoppage and optimum inventory.
Vendor Development
• Assessing the performance of the vendors based on various criterions such as percentage for rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery, credit terms, etc.
• Monitoring incoming materials supplied by vendors and ensuring they are as per quality & quantity specifications
• Strengthening vendor source and developing alternate source of suppliers
• Finalizing purchase orders, schedules and follow up with vendors for supply of components
• Ensuring adherence to quality standards for all incoming materials
Warehouse & Inventory Management
• Carrying out warehouse management of various products including operations budgeting, planning & execution, distribution, packaging, space management and preparing warehousing manuals
• Keeping stock control systems up-to-date and planning future capacity requirements
Logistics Management
• Managing logistics operations involving coordinating with agencies, C&F Agents and other agencies to achieve seamless & cost-effective transport solutions
• Preparing & managing logistics & transport budgets; planning vehicles scheduling, reviewing of weight loss and monitoring shortage / excess / damages & claims / recovery
Accomplishments
With Descon Engineering, Qatar L.L.C.
As Buying Specialist
• Steered initiatives for generating, documenting and implementing savings, e.g. Contribution to Net Income (CNI, eAuctions, Supply Base Optimization, Preferred Suppliers (FPL) and ensuring the target achievement
• Instrumental in achieving 15% cost savings in central based store for procurement of consumable stocks
• Introduced reorder point planning of material
• Proven record of handling a tough vendor, sole supplier of specified required brand. Material was required for Shut Down project and delivery time was too short or very critical.
• Efficiently negotiated with vendor/manufacturer and keep close follow up with both, even engaged production team to communicate our deadlines.
• Hired third party expediting visit and got material 1 day before project deadline.
• New vendors and manufacturers introduced for highly specialized and expensive products like H2S Face Masks, Nomex Coveralls, Steel Structure, Scaffolding, Flange testers, Pipes fittings etc and reduced unit price landed cost from 25% to 35%)
As Project Buyer
• Ensured adherence to proper buying procedures and controls with procurement contracts and agreements including creating purchase orders and coordinating logistics.
• Invoice processing and submission in accounts with all relevant documents.
• Reconciliation of accounts payable to suppliers and create liaison between accounts and suppliers for settlement of payables to ensure smooth deliveries.
• Effectively liaised with appropriate internal stakeholders to minimize or avoid material impact on the total project goals
• Skillfully prepared invitations of bid forms and sent to the appropriate suppliers
With Admore Gas Pvt. Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan
As Assistant Officer
• Streamlined the operations of storage and distribution of goods involving use of complex IT and telecommunications systems
• Enhanced awareness about the external influences, such as legislation, fuel costs and environmental pressures, etc.
• Analysed performance and planned improvements and handled staff resources according to changing needs
• Interacted and negotiated with customers and suppliers of bulk fuel, lubricant and storage terminal operators, warehouse owners by developing business for gaining new contracts,
• Resolved staff training issues and motivated other members of the team
As Management Trainee
• Steered efforts for maximizing authentication and verification of dispatches.
• Liaised with Chief Accountant and Banks for receipts & deposits
• Handle dCredit Management and worked towards recovery of payments
Projects Handled: Scope Qatar Refinery Shutdown
Location Me-Saeed, Qatar
Client Name Qatar Petroleum
Schedule Ongoing (March 2013 to May2013)
Contract Value QR100 Million
May 2014 to Current Descon Engineering UAE Sr. Procurement Specialist (Regional - HUB Procurement UAE & Qatar) Sr. Officer (Grade 05)
2011 to April 2014 Descon Engineering Qatar Buying Specialist Sr. Officer (Grade 05)
Location Me-Saeed, Qatar
Client Name Qatar Petroleum
Schedule Ongoing (March 2013 to May2013)
Contract Value QR100 Million
Designation Buying Specialist (Team Lead)
Description Qatar Petroleum Refinery annual shut down services.
2009 to 2010 Descon Engineering Qatar Project Buyer Officer (Grade 06)
Location Umm-Bab - Qatar
Client Name FCB Cement France
Schedule Nov '07 - Apr '09
Contract Value $ 23 Million
Designation Buying Specialist
Description 5000 TPD New Cement Plant of QNCC No.3 - Electromechanical works including Steel Structure, Mechanical, Refractories, insulation, grinding media, painting.
Scope U/G Steel Piping: 190 Tons, U/G GRP Piping: 49, 000 m, Equipment: 4, 735 Tons, Piping: 5, 900 Tons, Structure: 4, 486 Tons, Painting: 250, 000 m2, A/G GRP: 12, 000 m, Pipe Supports: 920 Tons, Coating Wrapping: 8300 m2
2007 to 2008 Descon Engineering Qatar Project Buyer Assistant Officer (Grade 07)
2004 to 2006 Admore Gas Pvt Ltd Supply Coordinator Assistant Officer
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Materials Planning & Reporting
• Implementation of procurement procedures as per corporate vision, ensuring that procurement procedures are followed continuously. Reviewing commercial terms especially for Bottleneck & strategic items to safeguard against possible risks.
• Identification of commercial relationship matrix of project materials depending on risk & spend factors. i.e Bottleneck items, Strategic Items, Non-Critical items and leverage items.
• Re-Order point planning of consumables, safety material for every quarter.
• Establish MOUs for consumables, safety material, spares, and PSI materials to achieve most competitive prices & uninterrupted supplies.
• Weekly generating material expediting report mentioning item wise ETA for all stakeholders.
• Monthly reporting Savings reports, spend analysis reporting (Vendor wise, material category wise and buyer wise)
• Vendor & Buyer performance analysis depending on their assigned categories, procurement spends & line items procured.
Procurement / Materials Management
• Formulating and implementing the procurement strategy by for purchase and establishing methods to achieve project targets
• Establishing quality & quantity limits for effective inventory control and reducing wastages
• Accountable for Material procurement & purchase planning, ensuring continuous supply at optimum costs
• Preparing MIS/ reports on purchases done & evaluating & calculating the costs
• Accountable for meeting customer orders through monitoring & executing supply chain management.
• Procuring materials meeting quality specifications, functional requirements with 100 % on time delivery and schedule adherence for nil line stoppage and optimum inventory.
Vendor Development
• Assessing the performance of the vendors based on various criterions such as percentage for rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery, credit terms, etc.
• Monitoring incoming materials supplied by vendors and ensuring they are as per quality & quantity specifications
• Strengthening vendor source and developing alternate source of suppliers
• Finalizing purchase orders, schedules and follow up with vendors for supply of components
• Ensuring adherence to quality standards for all incoming materials
Warehouse & Inventory Management
• Carrying out warehouse management of various products including operations budgeting, planning & execution, distribution, packaging, space management and preparing warehousing manuals
• Keeping stock control systems up-to-date and planning future capacity requirements
Logistics Management
• Managing logistics operations involving coordinating with agencies, C&F Agents and other agencies to achieve seamless & cost-effective transport solutions
• Preparing & managing logistics & transport budgets; planning vehicles scheduling, reviewing of weight loss and monitoring shortage / excess / damages & claims / recovery
Accomplishments
With Descon Engineering, Qatar L.L.C.
As Buying Specialist
• Steered initiatives for generating, documenting and implementing savings, e.g. Contribution to Net Income (CNI, eAuctions, Supply Base Optimization, Preferred Suppliers (FPL) and ensuring the target achievement
• Instrumental in achieving 15% cost savings in central based store for procurement of consumable stocks
• Introduced reorder point planning of material
• Proven record of handling a tough vendor, sole supplier of specified required brand. Material was required for Shut Down project and delivery time was too short or very critical.
• Efficiently negotiated with vendor/manufacturer and keep close follow up with both, even engaged production team to communicate our deadlines.
• Hired third party expediting visit and got material 1 day before project deadline.
• New vendors and manufacturers introduced for highly specialized and expensive products like H2S Face Masks, Nomex Coveralls, Steel Structure, Scaffolding, Flange testers, Pipes fittings etc and reduced unit price landed cost from 25% to 35%)
As Project Buyer
• Ensured adherence to proper buying procedures and controls with procurement contracts and agreements including creating purchase orders and coordinating logistics.
• Invoice processing and submission in accounts with all relevant documents.
• Reconciliation of accounts payable to suppliers and create liaison between accounts and suppliers for settlement of payables to ensure smooth deliveries.
• Effectively liaised with appropriate internal stakeholders to minimize or avoid material impact on the total project goals
• Skillfully prepared invitations of bid forms and sent to the appropriate suppliers
With Admore Gas Pvt. Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan
As Assistant Officer
• Streamlined the operations of storage and distribution of goods involving use of complex IT and telecommunications systems
• Enhanced awareness about the external influences, such as legislation, fuel costs and environmental pressures, etc.
• Analysed performance and planned improvements and handled staff resources according to changing needs
• Interacted and negotiated with customers and suppliers of bulk fuel, lubricant and storage terminal operators, warehouse owners by developing business for gaining new contracts,
• Resolved staff training issues and motivated other members of the team
As Management Trainee
• Steered efforts for maximizing authentication and verification of dispatches.
• Liaised with Chief Accountant and Banks for receipts & deposits
• Handle dCredit Management and worked towards recovery of payments
Projects Handled: Scope Qatar Refinery Shutdown
Designation Buying Specialist (Team Lead)
Description Qatar Petroleum Refinery annual shut down services.
Scope Piping Fabrication/Erection: 7000 Ton, Steel Structure Erection: 5500 Ton, Insulation: 78500 m2, Painting: 112000 m2, Equipment Erection: 8250 Tons (Ongoing)
Location Ras Laffan, Qatar
Client Name TCJV, France Ryst Benoit, Project Manager
Schedule Since Sep '11
Contract Value $73.9 Million
Designation Buying Specialist (Team Lead)
Description Plateau Maintenane Project (Mechanical Works for installation of additional SRU (Sulphur Removal Unit) and AGRU (Acid-Gas Removal Unit) in TRAIN 1, 2 & 3 in Qatargas 1.
Scope Steel Structure Erection: 5, 800 Ton, Mechanical Erection: 11, 000 Ton, Refractories Erection: 4, 000 Ton, Grinding Media: 1, 100 Ton, Painting Works: 232, 000m2, Insulation erection: 16, 500m2
• Masters in Public Administration (Majors Marketing) (University of Punjab Lahore), 2003
• Bachelor's Degree/ Commerce (University of Punjab Lahore, 2001