Ali Abid

- Creating procurement policies to being implemented across the group in accordance with audit and compliance procedures. Policies include: Asset Management, Credit Card & Petty Cash Usage, General Procurement Policy
- Assisting Procurement Manager in addressing and resolving concerns raised by auditors
- Solely responsible and in-charge for Asset Management and Tagging operation across Taaleem group of schools
- Running group-wide AMC and non-AMC tenders
- Managing and negotiating contracts
- Developing & proposing strategies to the Procurement Manager and higher level management for streamlining processes and work flow to reap optimal operational efficiency
- Liaising with Health & Safety Manager for reporting on ESG progress and developments
- Addressing queries put forward by stakeholders across the group and vendors and facilitating in resolving disputes
- Formulating strategies for managing tail-end spends

- Preparation of project related vendor contracts and reviewing contracts as a whole
- Documents verification
- Vendor registration, sourcing, and co-ordination for both, Samsung and Non-Samsung
clients, for the entire GCC region (except KSA)
- Managing and controlling company’s external suppliers with particular emphasis on the
purchase of materials and finished products on behalf of the clients
- Ensuring parts and materials are bought at the most competitive price and delivered on
time for production/venue/client
- Establishing strategic relationships with key suppliers to deliver breakthrough
performance in cost, service, and quality, including technical input on complex jobs
- Identifying new suppliers, agreeing terms & negotiating supply agreements where
appropriate, including discount structures, and volume rebates
- Continually improving purchasing methods and driving down external spends
- Developing a clear communication channel with vendors and project managers, and
providing information on when deliveries are expected
- Direct co-ordination with Samsung Gulf Electronics for budgeting and estimating
project costs
- Direct reporting and presentation of annual savings report to and for the use of Finance
Director and CFO
- Issuing Purchase orders
- Handling & resolving cases that involve project mishandling by vendors and/or project
managers
- Strategizing vendor penalty clauses for delays, quality issues, and non-conformity of
project(s)

- Issuing PO’s to the suppliers
- Receiving supplier items and allocating storage locations for the items for post-
receiving processes
- Tracking item statuses and delays (if any)
- Maintaining daily delayed items and ‘Out Of Stock’ sheet and following up on the same
with the suppliers
- Generating discrepancy and ‘Return To Supplier’ list
- Preparing month-end summary of the accumulated delayed items of each supplier for
the Operations Head and the Finance dept. to take necessary action
- Assigning internal duties and responsibilities to the team to make the process faster
and minimizing chances of errors during each process
- Direct reporting to the Operations head (also the Co-owner) on behalf of the
department
- Also well acquainted with the entire operations process which includes invoicing and
shipping

In-charge of importing Pirelli brand of tyres to Dubai from different parts of the globe,
mainly by the sea.
- Key Deliverables:
- Direct reporting to the sales manager
- Ensuring efficient and quick transportation of goods from the time of arrival of the
shipment till the warehouse
- Maintaining stock availability records/stock count monthly
- Keeping track of the ETA of the upcoming shipments
- Setting budgets for the shipments based on the number of containers arriving
- Handling the treasury of the department and maintaining cash flow
- Documentation and filing of relevant documents and receipts
- Getting standardization certificates (GSO) attested from Emirates Standardization &
Metrology Authority (ESMA)
- Application and usage of ‘MIRSAL II’ (Dubai Trade’s online portal for declaration of
goods)
- Preparing Certificate of Origin (in case of exports)
- Maintaining public relations and Administration works
- Performing sales secretarial works, occasionally
- Making invoices, LIC, LRV, location transfer of goods between branches, etc. using AIMS
software (Accounting and Inventory Management System).
- Promotion works of Pirelli tyres on events, most recently ‘CAR PARK DRIFT - MEYDAN’

- Reporting to management regarding the finances of the establishment
- Preparing reports, budgets and financial statements
- Undertaking financial administration and administering payrolls
- Verifying items billed against items ordered and received, reconciling differences
through follow-up with vendors and/or other employees
- Processing payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee
reimbursements and statements
- Controlling income and expenditure; issuing cheques, depositing money as directed,
managing petty cash
- Filing and/or maintain records and reports. Operate standard office equipment
- Posting financial data to appropriate accounts in an automated accounting system

Providing support to the senior accountant in maintaining financial records, processing
receipts and payments, petty cash management etc.