Specialist - Contract Management
Dubai AIrports
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :7 years, 1 أشهر
-Was Responsible for Post-Award Activities for +200 contracts under categories of O&M, Indirect & Business Technologies including :
- Evaluated contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations
- Handled arbitration of claims or complaints occurring in performance of contracts
-Developed and Implemented of Supplier Relationship Programmes with Key Suppliers
• Managed a Purchasing Team since March 2015, delivering timely, quality and value-added services
• Managed a wide range of purchasing services and high value contracts, including the tendering, commercial evaluation and analysis and contract preparation (complying to UAE Commercial Law and Regulations)
• Promoted and facilitated an integrated approach to the delivery of an end-to-end Supply, Procurement & Purchasing service
• Monitored compliance and helped educate internal customers on purchasing processes
• Drove value for money initiatives
• Delivering timely, quality and value added purchasing services and advice
• Ensured all Unit, Group, Branch and Departmental initiatives, objectives and priorities are met
• Helped develop and implement best practice purchasing processes
• Saved costs by 15% amounting to AED 1.5 million for the year of 2015
• Sourced raw materials and Services, following up PRs and raised POs through the ERP System (Oracle).
• Prepared vendors’ RFIs, RFQs and RFPs
• Assisted in selecting suppliers’ processes for CAPEX projects
• Improved the Procurement & Payment process by consolidating the information required for approval, this also reduced the paperwork and expedited the preparation time for payment approvals by 75%
• Negotiated with suppliers, contractors and consultants: Provided smooth deliveries after communicating with the supplier to receive the proper shipping documents
• Built and implemented a follow-up system for invoices payments that reduced late payments to under 10%
• Achieved cost savings of AED 500K by negotiating a fixed rate agreement with a vendor from Oman
Supported and Reporting Database Requirements
• Helped build and design the systems and tools (utilizing Excel & PowerPoint) that improved all matters related to vendor relations and purchasing
• Extracted data from Oracle and prepared departmental monthly / quarterly reports with KPI analysis
• Prepared of Monthly Accruals for Financial Reporting
• Prepared the Procurement Dashboard and QBR for Group reporting
• Followed contract-end dates to be able to inform the management of renewal procedures beforehand
Process Improvements
• Reviewed existing processes such as the Procure-to-Pay process and improved the design with broader suites
• Maximized Returns on Investments by enabling Team Members to make Business Processes more sustainable
• Increased value across the Division, in liaison with other departments
• Optimized performance and growth by creating a habitual awareness to exploit improvement opportunities
• Responsible for most of the accounting operations within Procure to Pay (P2P) including but not limited to control and the follow-up of Goods Receipting, Invoice Receiving, Reviewing & Processing, booking in AP and handing over to Treasury for payment
• Helped Professors grade Small Business and Entrepreneurship class at undergraduate level
• Dealt with students’ issues, requirements inside and outside of classroom environment
Masters in Business Administration (3.6 GPA) at New Mexico State University, USA Notable Courses:Business Information Systems, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Business Law, Quantitative Analysis, Accounting, Economics, Operational Management, Strategic Management (commensurate with areas of expertise).
2007 Graduation Project For Marketing and PR Class • Organized a PR activity with the sponsorship of NIVEA to raise the awareness for its products 2007 Graduation Project For Export-import Management Class • Prepared a detailed report about the export and import operations of a local company, and made a presentation of suggestions to improve export operations of the company