Ali Najm, procurement contracts manager

Ali Najm

procurement contracts manager

seder group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, chemistry
Experience
8 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 9 Months

procurement contracts manager at seder group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since March 2021

Managing contracts section and support 3 sections - Procurement, excellence, Warehouses and - with over 80 employees who are maintaining POs with 350M SAR yearly and contracts with 2.3B SAR value. Responsible to set a strategic plan for the department based on the company’s vision. Develop a Policy, Procedure & KPIs for the department to ensure the highest performance by implementing the best practices. Converting operational activities into strategies to optimize recourses. Key accomplishments:
• Acquire the Local Content Certificate for the company by working with the Audit Company.
• Assigned to be a member of the Local Content Committee.
• Established a contracts section within the department to handle all contracts actions.
• Acquire the promotion from the general manager of procurement and contracts within less
than 6 months.

Procurement Specialist at aljazeera paints company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2019 to January 2021

Responsible to review, approve & sign contracts, agreements and POs. Create SMART objectives for the team and monitor department KPIs. Keep a good relationship with external & internal suppliers. Enhance department processes by introducing new methods. Key accomplishments:
• Represented Supply Chain department in COVID-19 committee.
• supervision for headquarter construction projects and procurement manager.
• Restructuring to build small teams to enhance performance efficiency & effectiveness.

Procurement Supervisor at saudi ceramics company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2016 to September 2019

supervision raw material and packing section and support 3 sections - logistic & service, development, and Spere parts - with over 26 employees who are maintaining POs with 700M SAR yearly. Responsible to procurement procedures with Local & international suppliers, purchasing strategies development. Key accomplishments:
• lead the forecasting strategy to purchase raw materials.
• Established blanket orders for the top 30 raw materials with cost-saving around 3M.
• Acquire the recommendation from the chairman of purchasing committee for Promotion and
salary increase after a few months’ work with him.

Chemist at Saudi ceramics company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2015 to October 2016

Assist QC and chemists within plant. Design and carry out scientific-lab experiments and product - sample testing to ensure safety, quality and production compliance. Gained experience in the operation, calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment and analytical instrumentation within environmental laboratory.

Education

Bachelor's degree, chemistry
  • at King Khalid University
  • May 2015

Specialties & Skills

Purchasing
Tender Management
Contracts
Procurement Management
Government Procurement
communications
Creating SMART Objectives & KPIs.
negotiations
• Advanced Communication Skills.
ERP Systems [ SAP and MS Dynamics 365]
Team Building & Leadership

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

PMI
  • member
  • June 2019

Training and Certifications

CIPP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2020
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2019

Hobbies

  • القيادة
  • التعليم