Ahmed  Raafat , Senior Procurement Specialist (Acting as Section Head)

Ahmed Raafat

Senior Procurement Specialist (Acting as Section Head)

Emaar Misr for Development

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Management
Experience
13 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 10 Months

Senior Procurement Specialist (Acting as Section Head) at Emaar Misr for Development
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since July 2016

Senior Procurement Specialist (Acting as Section Head)

• Reporting to Corporate Services Director
• Understand Procurement strategy and plans and participate in the achievement of objectives and targets
• Implement Procurement policies and procedures
• Interface with requestors from different departments, obtains details on Purchase Requests, including item description, quantity, delivery date and location providing catalogs and advices as necessary
• Prepare the “Invitation to Tender” to include all relevant information required by bidders
• Receive the tender queries and diffuse queries to concerned stakeholders and address basic queries as required
• Receive requests specific to contract with a specific company and proceed to achieve the best terms and condition and then proceed with PRQ
• Confer with vendors to obtain product/service information such as price, availability, delivery schedule and discrepancies in quantity or quality
• Search the local and international markets for potential suppliers, including attendance to exhibitions
• Visit new suppliers to familiarize with their products and operational processes to assesses supplier operations for possible work arrangements
• Responsible for general procurements “Stationary, Water, Security Requirements, Papers Photocopier, Kitchen Supplies, Safety Requirements & Cleaning Materials” purchase requisitions that cover 3 projects of Emaar Misr (Uptown Cairo - Mivida - Marassi).

• Responsible for FM procurements “Electricity, Plumping, Maintenance & Irrigation” purchase requisitions that related with Mivida project at 5th settlement.

• Responsible for Marketing Procurements that cover 3 projects of Emaar Misr “Printing, Giveaways and Production “
• Review requisitions and to prepare and issue purchase orders.
• Follow up on goods/services delivery within Purchasing Order (PO) delivery terms.
• Responsible for updating Suppliers database.
• Responsible for preparing monthly, Quarterly and yearly reports of the general procurement section.
• To determine methods of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• To estimate value according to knowledge of market price.
• To maintain procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery. Product quality or performance and inventories.
• Work cooperatively with requesters and warehouse to determine availability, Price, Shipping and receiving.
• To expedite delivery of goods to users.
• Resolve purchasing issues and problems with incorrect orders, Invoices and Shipments.
• Negotiate with local and international suppliers for contractual agreements on fixed prices, delivery term, and standard quality

Procurement Specialist at TE Data / TelecomEgypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2014 to July 2016

• Reporting to Purchasing Unit Manager

• To review bid proposal and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
•To review requisitions and to prepare and issue purchase orders.
•Follow up on goods/services delivery within Purchasing Order (PO) delivery terms.
•Oorganize study of marketing information and advertisements to find sources of material and services supplies.
•Select products for purchasing by testing, observing or examining items.
•To maintain procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery. Product quality or performance and inventories.
•Responsible for TE Data Supplier Database.
•Responsible for preparing monthly, Quarterly and yearly reports of the procurement unit.
•Responsible to communicate internal and external audit team to ensure that our process implemented and matched with ISO requirements.
• To expedite delivery of goods to users.
• To estimate value according to knowledge of market price.
•To determine methods of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
•Analyze information and generate reports to provide management with the necessary information for decision-making purposes

Sales Representative at TE Data / TelecomEgypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2011 to July 2014

- Responsible for receiving walking clients
- Handling all clients’ instructions in order to direct them to the right channel.
- Also handling any cash transaction on customers’ accounts like paying their services fees.
- Responsible for Interacting with customers to provide information in response to inquiries about products and services and for attracting new customers through selling Company's products.
- Handle and resolve customer's complaints & assist individuals interested in opening new accounts.
- Receive orders for services to be installed, turned on, turned off, or changed.

Customer Service Specialist at Link Dot Net / Orange
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2011 to August 2011

- Receive Link Dot Net customer's at the branch of company.
- Manage all requests from customers that related with our services.
- Handle angry customers and any complaint from them.
- Increase customer satisfaction by shown a good image about our company to him.
- Achieve my target by increase a number of the new customers and decrease the number of who need to leave the company.

Customer Care Agent at Vodafone
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2010 to February 2011

Receive calls from Vodafone customers.
- Provide the customer with all inquiries that related with our company services and products.
- Solve customer’s complaints.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Management
  • at Cairo University
  • June 2010

Faculty: Commerce & Business Administration. University: Cairo.

Specialties & Skills

Purchasing Management
Purchasing
E procurement
Procurement Management
Procurement
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
DECISION MAKING
CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Procurement Process
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certified International Procurement Manager (CIPM) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2016
Valid Until:
October 2021