أحمد دعاس

Knowledge Economic City (KEC) is a publicly listed company in Saudi Stock Exchange, with total land
comprising 6, 800, 000 square meters. KEC was first announced in June 2006 as one of 4 economic cities envisioned
to support the Kingdom’s drive towards economic diversity and job creation.

Procurement Excellence
- Lead the tendering process for the Main Projects, Infrastructure, Main contractors, PMC and CSC.
- Lead the Contractor & Consultants prequalification process.
- Establish “Framework Agreements” to use the economic of scale.
- Present the tendering committee’s recommendation to the ExCom and Board for final approvals.

Mohammad Abdul Aziz Al Habib and Partners Real Estate Company, founded in 1972, is a family-owned business specializing in real estate investments, developments, and urban projects. In 1975, it launched Makkah Mall, Saudi Arabia's first fully enclosed shopping center.
Procurement Strategy & Leadership
- Lead procurement and supply chain strategies in real estate and facilities management.
- Manage sourcing for fit-out and FM materials, optimizing costs while ensuring high-quality standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline procurement processes and enhance operational efficiency.
- Negotiate with vendors and suppliers to secure favorable terms, driving cost savings. Operational Efficiency & Logistics
- Implement inventory management systems to maintain optimal stock levels and prevent project delays.
- Oversee logistics operations, ensuring timely delivery of materials and equipment to multiple sites.
- Align procurement strategies with business goals, contributing to growth and operational success. Vendor & Contract Management
- Cultivate strong relationships with vendors and suppliers, leveraging the Kraljic matrix for strategic decisions.
- Manage contracts, tracking performance, milestones, and renewals to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Apply strategic sourcing techniques to secure the best price and quality through transparent negotiations. Financial Collaboration & Strategy
- Work with Finance to eliminate self-purchase, reduce cash purchases, and improve payment terms, ensuring
positive cash flow.
- Manage international imports to secure "best value" while supporting business objectives.
- Continuously refine procurement strategies to meet evolving organizational needs and support long-term
success.

Founded in 1916 by John Morganti in Ridgefield, Connecticut, Morganti became a national leader in construction management and contracting. Today, Morganti GCC operates independently in the Gulf and MENA regions, offering project management, property management, and fit-out solutions.
Contract Management
 Led full lifecycle of contracting and procurement, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.
 Managed contract creation, review, and administration, resolving disputes and enforcing terms. Strategic Sourcing
 Developed and implemented sourcing strategies, negotiating favorable contracts to drive cost savings.
 Secured partnerships with vendors and suppliers to optimize procurement processes. Stakeholder Collaboration
 Worked closely with cross-functional teams to align procurement activities with business and project goals. Inventory Optimization
 Introduced and maintained innovative inventory management systems, ensuring optimal stock levels for FM
projects.

Initial Saudi Group, with over 39 years of experience, is a leading provider of integrated facility management solutions across 30+ cities in Saudi Arabia. Their services include maintenance, asset management, cleaning, security, and more, backed by a world-class CAFM system.
 Procurement Leadership: Directed procurement operations, including vendor management, sourcing, and contract negotiations to align with company goals.
 Strategy Development: Created and executed procurement strategies to reduce costs, enhance quality, and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
 Process Optimization: Established procurement best practices and policies to improve efficiency and ensure compliance.
 Market Analysis: Conducted market research to uncover cost-saving opportunities and stay ahead of industry trends.

 Review the project technical specification, quantities and drawings to insure that the RFQ, comparisons and contracts are in line with the actual
requirements.
 Review the supplier’s submittals and the compliance statement to be sure that it is in line with the specification and agreed offer.
 Meet the consultant/client to get the approval for the main systems.
 Finalize details of the RFQ’s, comparisons, purchase orders and deliveries.
 Discover the most profitable suppliers.
 Negotiate with suppliers and external vendors to
secure the most advantageous terms.
 Review and monitoring the project budget during the negotiation with the subcontractors, and prepare the budget uplift application if required.
 Follow up with cost control to achieve the best
solutions.
 Coordinate with the finance team regarding the
payment terms in the contract and follow up with
them for the critical payments.
 Process the supplier’s invoices after getting the
confirmations from site for the deliveries and
services.
 Contact the supplier’s management in case of delay in any delivery or service to find proper solution.
 Developing the contracts for all procured services,
materials or equipment.
 Develop a better purchasing strategy.
 Furthermore procurement management works I am responsible about logistics, fixed assets, stores and custom clearance.
 Reporting to the general manager.

 I was acting MEP site procurement manager in
holy Makkah- Jabal Omar Development Project.
 Prepare design review study for the lighting system
in the podium and mall area, to avoid purchasing any
wrong materials.
 Prepare a new design with supplier support for the
active components systems to achieve the operator
requirements.
 Find the contradictions in the contract/specification
which will help in the negotiation with the client.
 Arrange technical meetings between the client,
operator, consultant and our subcontractors to settle
any technical pending issues.
 Attend the FAT in the factories and site.
 Review the submittals before the official submission
to avoid any delay in approval process.
 My work includes design review, RFQ, negotiations,
compare the offers, following up the approval,
preparing the PO’s and contracts, Budget
adjustment, following up the deliveries.
 Monitor the budget for each and every system and
contact the estimation team to get explanations in
case the budget was very low.
 Coordinate with the cost control team and prepare
the budget uplift if required.
 This project contains four tours and two podiums
with total built up area 635, 000 sqm.
 The project will consist of three hotels, one shopping
mall and a structural parking.
 I was coordinating with suppliers, client, main
contractor, consultant, management, CCD, planning
team, ID and operator.
 Reporting to the procurement manager.

I was responsible about the design review, materials
submission, RFQ, price negotiations, materials
approval and deliveries.
 I was coordinating with the designer, consultant,
CCD, accounts, management and site team to insure
that materials will be delivered on time.
 Reporting to the procurement manager.

 In this period I work mainly as design engineer, but
also I worked as consultant, shop drawings and as
site engineer.
 I have good experience in the design of all low
voltage(power and lighting) and low current
systems.
 In design I got a great experience in hospitals
electrical design.
 I was a design team leader in my last year of this
period.