Alaa khodroj, Head of Sourcing Management

Alaa khodroj

Head of Sourcing Management

Saudi Research and Media Group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Diploma, PG Diploma Procurement & Contract Management
Experience
16 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 7 Months

Head of Sourcing Management at Saudi Research and Media Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since November 2023
Self Employed - Freelancer at Smart Plus Procurement Consultancy
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2019 to February 2024
Senior Manager Procurement and Contracts Management at Saudi Awwal Bank - SAB
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2019 to October 2023

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Procurement and Contracts Consultant- Freelancer at ADX
  • United Arab Emirates
  • October 2019 to November 2019
Freelancer Procurement at Different Companies
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2019 to September 2019
Head of Procurement at United Arab Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • October 2016 to June 2019
IT category manager at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2015 to October 2016

- Managing and mentoring a dynamic team of IT purchasing professionals.
- Heading all IT Procurement & Contracts related to the Bank & its Subsidiaries (worldwide) Projects ($ 100MM + )
- Contracts Management
- Financial and Quantitative Analysis
- Vendor’s Relationship Management
- Active member in multiple committees; Audit Sessions, Budget Preparation cycle.
- Defining, setting up and reviewing policies and procedures in alignment with Bank’s standards.

Key Achievements:
1- Process Automation
2- Transformation and centralization processes
3- Cost Saving

Administration & Accounting Manager at Vocalcom ME
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2014 to April 2015

- Sourcing products and platforms.
- Coordinating Strategic Sourcing initiatives that consider all business drivers and their impact on operations.
- Managing Budget Preparation.
- Employees Payroll and expense reimbursements.
- Public Relationship management with Immigration & Tecom Authorities.
- Suppliers Invoices Settlement.
- Perform duties of Accounts receivables.
- Managing, coaching and mentoring other members of the office teams.
- Managing and issuing corporate reports (i.e. Aging Balance, Revenue, Financial Statements)

IT Budgeting & Administration at Arab Gulf-Tech for IT Servies FZ-LLC (Arab Bank plc)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2009 to September 2014

Procurement :
• Identifies and understands the business’s requirements and leads a strategic sourcing process of selecting the vendors that can best meet those requirements at the highest value.
• Handled the responsibilities of sourcing IT products and platforms
• Handled the tasks of maintaining relationships between external IT suppliers and internal IT department
• Preparing and executing negotiations following the established strategic Sourcing methodology.
• Coordinating Strategic Sourcing initiatives that consider all business drivers and their impact on operations.

Budgeting:
• Tracking cost savings, spending compliance and variances, and preparing reports on those efforts for senior management.
• Prepare The Budget Plan & Estimates for Opex & Capex Budget

Administration:
• Coordinate with Immigration & Tecom Authorities.
• Handling Fixed Assets System.
• Handling the Suppliers Invoices Settlement
• Signing the NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) with the Vendors.
• Participate in Preparation and review the SLA’s & MSA’s between Bank & Suppliers.
• Manages contracts with suppliers to ensure supplier compliance.
• Prepare both of Vendors Evaluation & Qualification Forms.
• Prepare memos, reports and coordinate with concerned department/group.
• Relationship Management and public relations

Acountant at Gulf Rice Factory LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2008 to August 2009

 Prepare Financial Statements & Trial Balance.
 Provided special advice related to risks and controls on specific projects and initiatives.
 Performing routine activities in connection with the company’s operating processes equivalent to those of an ongoing compliance.
 Preparing source documents on transactions.
 Coordinate with other control and monitoring functions (risk management, compliance, security, legal, and ethics, environmental and external audit).

Auditor at Jothor Audit Firm
  • Palestine - West Bank
  • September 2007 to September 2008

 Test of Controls (TOCs).
 Review Financial Statements.
 Participated in audit.
 Review engagements and stock take for Companies.
 Provided Companies’ management with findings, analysis, observations, recommendations and information concerning activities that are audited.
 Extended the coverage of Companies activities including strategic, operational, financial and regulatory process.
 Conducted leading practice reviews and assess performance against established standards.

Education

Diploma, PG Diploma Procurement & Contract Management
  • at ABP-UK (Association of Business Practitioners)
  • December 2013

ABP-UK (Association of Business Practitioners), PG Diploma Procurement & Contract Management

Diploma, Certified Management Information Systems (MIS)
  • at American Board of Unlimited Thinking
  • September 2012

American Board of Unlimited Thinking, Certified Management Information Systems (MIS), September 2012

Diploma, Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP)
  • at American Purchasing Society
  • June 2011

(Certification No. #:CPP211081620)

Bachelor's degree, Finance and Banking Science
  • at Birzeit University
  • January 2008

Specialties & Skills

Budget Management
Purchasing Processes
Vendor Finance
Budgeting
• Self-Motivated and have good stand alone working capability.
• Excellent in the use of Internet and Emails.
• Good capability to work within a team and under pressure.
• Excellent in the use of Microsoft Office.
Accounting Programs
Very good mentality of creating major communications with vendors and clients

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Business Valuation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
June 2011

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Internet