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Alaa Elsayed, Procurement Manager

Alaa Elsayed

Procurement Manager·Ecovert FM

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, Applied Chemistry

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 0 months

Procurement Manager

August 2017 - Present

Ecovert FM

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

August 2017 - Present

- Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
- Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.
- Building & maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
- Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services.
- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries.
- Examine and test existing contracts.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company.
- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients.
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Overseeing and managing the IT systems that track shipments, inventory, and the supply off goods.
- Studying and pricing of tenders.
- Overseeing storekeeper and projects warehouse.
- Conducted freight rates comparison analysis using historical data to offer a structured freight cost reduction.
- Reduced Logistic and distribution cost.
- Ensured that all inventory and assets are purchased, received, counted, shipped, and issued correctly in the system.
- Implemented and trained operations personnel on processes and procedures relating to the supply chain.
- Worked with field locations to ensure the correct quantities of the needed items are being ordered.
- Worked with the business process management to ensure quality procedures are being followed in the region.
- Oversees implementation of work prioritization and assignment system.
- Manage departmental budgets, schedules, hiring/managing/evaluating employees, and responsible order inventory parts.
- Develop and maintain relationships with contractors and vendors for projects. Rebid & renegotiated service contracts resulting in cost saving.
- Control expenses to meet budget requirements.
- Quotations, proposals & contracts preparations.

Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management

Senior Purchasing officer

June 2011 - July 2017

Tanzifco Company

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

June 2011 - July 2017

- Sourcing new vendors for purchasing needs.
- Obtained quotes from various suppliers to determine most cost-effective purchasing options.
- Cultivated new vendor relationships using dynamics communication and negotiation skills.
- Maintained appropriate inventory levels to meet personnel and corporate needs.
- Determined recurring business needs and maintained necessary inventory levels.
- Facilitated streamlined purchasing and resource availability through monitoring and oversight of company inventory.
- Selected and negotiated contracts with supply vendors to obtain top-notch pricing on materials and items.
- Conducted market research to determine appropriate pricing.
- Tracked and approved procurement plans and inventory levels.
- Collected operations data and created spreadsheets detailing trends.
- Developed and managed cost reduction and waste elimination policies.
- Evaluated staff performance against expectations.
- Executed successful events and trade shows
- Created new sales and marketing strategies to drive growth.
- Oversaw inventory and physical counts and performed periodic cycle counts to verify outgoing orders.
- Contacting with both international & local vendors.
- Categorizing & classifying each vendor according to their field.
- Preparing monthly, quarterly & annual reports & KPI.
- Making all kind of mails locally & internationally.
- Making purchase orders and good receipt notes.
- Quarterly and annual budgeting.
- Coordinating and observing the quarterly and annual inventory.
- Tender’s pricing.

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Senior Purchasing Officer

June 2011 - July 2017

Tanzifco company W.L.L

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

June 2011 - July 2017

- Sourcing new vendors for purchasing needs.
- Obtained quotes from various suppliers to determine most cost-effective purchasing options.
- Cultivated new vendor relationships using dynamics communication and negotiation skills.
- Maintained appropriate inventory levels to meet personnel and corporate needs.
- Determined recurring business needs and maintained necessary inventory levels.
- Facilitated streamlined purchasing and resource availability through monitoring and oversight of company inventory.
- Selected and negotiated contracts with supply vendors to obtain top-notch pricing on materials and items.
- Conducted market research to determine appropriate pricing.
- Tracked and approved procurement plans and inventory levels.
- Collected operations data and created spreadsheets detailing trends.
- Developed and managed cost reduction and waste elimination policies.
- Evaluated staff performance against expectations.
- Executed successful events and trade shows
- Created new sales and marketing strategies to drive growth.
- Oversaw inventory and physical counts and performed periodic cycle counts to verify outgoing orders.
- Contacting with both international & local vendors.
- Categorizing & classifying each vendor according to their field.
- Preparing monthly, quarterly & annual reports & KPI.
- Making all kind of mails locally & internationally.
- Making purchase orders and good receipt notes.
- Quarterly and annual budgeting.
- Coordinating and observing the quarterly and annual inventory.
- Tender’s pricing.

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services

Education

Cairo University

September 2009

September 2009

Bachelor's degree, Applied Chemistry

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

Bachelor of Chemistry & Biology

Cairo University

September 2009

September 2009

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science:

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

Skills

Negotiation
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Negotiation
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ADAPTABILITY
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ADAPTABILITY
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COMMUNICATIONS
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COMMUNICATIONS
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MARKET ANALYSIS
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MARKET ANALYSIS
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MARKET RESEARCH
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MARKET RESEARCH
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PLANNING
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PLANNING
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PROCUREMENT
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PROCUREMENT
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PRODUCT QUALITY (QA/QC)
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PRODUCT QUALITY (QA/QC)
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INVENTORY CONTROL
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INVENTORY CONTROL
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SPREADSHEETS
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SPREADSHEETS
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Cost Reduction
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Cost Reduction
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Team Direction
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Team Direction
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Presentation Skills
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Presentation Skills
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Vendor Relationships
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Vendor Relationships
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Supplier Contract Management
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Supplier Contract Management
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Business Strategies
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Business Strategies
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E2E Procure-to-Pay Process
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E2E Procure-to-Pay Process
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Demand/Supply Forecasting
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Demand/Supply Forecasting
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Sourcing & Procurement
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Sourcing & Procurement
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Logistics
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Logistics
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Shipping Operations
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Shipping Operations
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Customs & Clearance
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Customs & Clearance
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Filing System
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Filing System
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Inventory Management
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Inventory Management
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Microsoft Suit
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Microsoft Suit
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
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