Ahmed Kandeel

Purchasing Section:
• Create and implement procurement strategies that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges within industry
• Build long-term relationships with vendors in the industry
• Compare proposals for price and specifications
• Negotiate with vendors to reduce costs
• Review contract specifications on behalf of the company
• Communicate with vendors to ensure that the product arrives in time
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with critical suppliers
• Manage technological systems that track the shipment, inventory and supply of materials
• Lead transformational activities to build procurement organizational capabilities and improve procurement efficiency
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly procurement reports
• Ensure adherence to all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations
• Keep abreast of changing industry trends
Long Lead Items & Supply & Install Packages:
Develops and issues contracts and services agreements as assigned by performing the following:
• Prepares bidders’ lists
• Pre-qualifies bidders
• Forms bid request packages
• Issues bid request packages to approved bidders
• Coordinates for techno-commercial clarifications with Bidders
• Receives bids
• Evaluates bids commercially
• Directs negotiation in the commitment of contracts
• Prepares Commercial Bid Summary and recommendation letter
• Recommends and secures approvals in accordance with established procedures
• Prepares contract documents for execution
• Prepares and maintains control and status reporting documents
 Prepares and organizes assigned Contracts sponsored meetings, such as bid clarification and pre-award meetings, for the purpose of ensuring complete understanding and agreement between the client and contractor on all contractual matters. After reviewing plan and agenda with supervisor, conducts meeting and prepares and issues meeting notes delineating important statements, required actions and schedules.

 Assists project Contracts team when instructed in solving and attending to administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplementary commercial conditions.

 Responsible for gathering and compiling data essential to the administration of contracts. Assists with implementation of contract administration procedures and coordinates or monitors the completion of administrative tasks. Also monitors areas of contract performance as assigned. Conducts investigations and inquiries into specific contract problems and provide assistance in claims research.

Responsible for the Material approval requests for all the buildings in the project Civil and architectural items as per ARAMCO standards and the Issuing RFQ till issuing PO.

Supervising all issued PO's for civil, finishing and water networks material.

As Per Specifications :
• Can Identify The Recommended Supplier/Manufacturer.
• Obtain Quotations For Every Item From Several Sources.
• Liase With Planning Dept For Dates As To When The Material Is Required On Site.
• Capable To Identify Equivalent Product.
Handling the self performed & the supply and apply Finishing packages :
• Preparing the Request for Proposals of finishing packages including the bidders list.
• Acquiring the owner and client approval before releasing them to market.
• Follow up with the bidders.
• Technically and commercially evaluating the received offers and choosing the successful bidder after acquiring the owner and consultant approval.

AS PER SPECIFICATIONS :
• Can Identify The Recommended Supplier/Manufacturer.
• Obtain Quotations For Every Item From Several Sources.
• Liase With Planning Dept For Dates As To When The Material Is Required On Site.
• Capable To Identify Equivalent Product.

Pipeline and coating proposals Engineer responsible for preparing the technical and commercial offers for local and international projects