Altafur Rahman

Diamer Basha Dam Project, Pakistan
• Directing, optimizing and coordinating Supply Chain cycle.
• Negotiating and Liaising with suppliers, retailers, manufacturers, consultants and various third party
testing authorities.
• Analyzing and transforming BOQs, PEP, engineering drawings and technical specifications into
procurement plans.
• Supplier selection and sourcing procedures including RFQ, RFP, RFI, bid analysis and scorecard
development.
• Collaborate with engineering and project teams to ensure alignment between technical requirements
and procurement deliverables.
• Provide market insights on pricing trends, new products, and supplier developments
• Keeping track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency.
• Arranging warehouse, catalog goods, plan routes and process shipments.
• Heading the complete purchasing procedure of construction material, capital equipment and dealing
with the sub-contracts.
• Establishing and overseeing Procurement Schedule, including attending project meeting.
• Negotiating with suppliers and sub-contractors for the lower cost, best quality, favorable payment
terms, minimum delivery time & maximum after sale service.
• Instituted metrics to document cost savings, purchased requisition turnaround, and a number of POs
issues.
• Coordination with Engineers and Employers counterparts, and technical experts of vendors for
source and product approvals of permanent material, and at different levels of procurement
procedures to ensure purchases should meet the specifications.
• Lead role in review and recommendation of new or updating of subcontractor/vendor prequalification
including financial statement analysis and reference verification.
• Collection and organization of data for development of Store Management System. The system
would be capable to provide Store In-Hand Stock Reports, Receiving Reports, Issue Reports and
Material Return Reports on daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis as and when required.
• Collection and organization of data for development of Procurement Management. The system would
be capable to provide Purchase Reports on daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis as and when
required, on the basis of Material, Supplier, Local, International and other parameters.
• Handling LC/LG with banks on behalf of suppliers.
• Interact with key stakeholders in identifying business needs, building relationships, and selling the
features and benefits of early procurement involvement.
• Develop detailed sourcing and category plans to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
• Manage preparation, implementation, and execution of procurement processes.
• Implement procurement processes to ensure efficiency, cost savings, and best practices.
• Work with the finance team throughout the procurement cycle to assist with forecasting and
budgeting.
• Preparation of reports for use of different management levels.
• Collection of quotations from vendors, and preparation of comparative statement.
• Preview product catalogue, trade journals and publications in order to maintain an updated and
sufficient technical knowledge of the goods and services to be purchased.
• Perform sourcing, liaising, and negotiating with new and existing suppliers to improve business.
• Re-negotiate contracts with suppliers to produce better savings and further value for spending.
• Review supplies, works, and services to ensure compliance with company procedures and best
procurement practices.
• Provide updates about procurement-related progress and potential delays on a daily basis to the
higher management.
• Maintain positive working relationships with strategic suppliers to assure cost, quality, and delivery
targets are met.
• Introduced and implemented the material codification and classification system in master database. Pakistan

Projects
• Tunnels Connecting Electrical Substations, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, KSA
• Haram Utility Services Project, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, KSA
• Makkah First Ring Road Project, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, KSA
• Jamarat Tunnels Project, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, KSA
• King Abdullah Haram Third Extension Project, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, KSA
• Led a diverse team of buyers, enhancing their procurement skills through effective mentorship and training.
• Conducted in-depth analysis of technical tenders, creating comprehensive commercial Bills of Materials (BOMs) to streamline the RFQ process.
• Managed Letters of Credit (LC) and Guarantees (LG) with financial institutions, ensuring seamless transactions for suppliers.
• Oversaw the development and approval of Bid-Lists and purchase orders, ensuring compliance with procurement policies and maximizing operational efficiency.
• Fostered strong relationships with stakeholders, driving collaboration and improving procurement strategies to meet organizational goals.

Construction of Various Road and Building Projects
• Responsible for overseeing a team of buyers with varying degrees of procurement experience, with the ability to mentor less experience staff from a technical and commercial perspective.
• Analyse full technical tenders and develop commercial Bill of Materials (BOMs) to enable procurement specialists to issue Requests for Quotes (RFQs).
• Coordination with Consultant’s and Client’s counterparts, and technical experts of vendors for source and product approvals of permanent material, and at different levels of procurement procedures to ensure purchases should meet the specifications.
• Supplier selection and sourcing procedures including RFQ, RFP, RFI, bid analysis and scorecard development.
• Review vendor quotes and evaluate for technical compliance with requirements.
• Interface with buyers and suppliers to ensure complete and accurate submittals are received and evaluated in order to meet deadlines. Ensure awards of Contracts and Purchase Orders are in compliance with requester specification.
• Supporting the procurement people in material coding, data entry and data correction on daily basis.
• Designed, developed and produced location-wise Store reports for Store Teams to perform physical counting procedure as required, or especially in the months of June and December every year.
• Supervision of Store personnel in replenishment of civil, electrical, mechanical, and tunneling material, as well as spare parts of heavy equipment, vehicles and other machines.
• Supervision of documenting daily receiving and issues to update inventory.
• Supporting the procurement people in material coding, data entry and data correction on daily basis.
• Responsible for Material Coding with respect to the unit of measurement, quality, quantity, type, style, color and any other characteristics of the inventory so that the company has a clear picture of the stock in hand.
• Prepared detailed reports on inventory operations, stock levels, and adjustments.
• Monitor inventory levels and inventory movement using Oracle based computerized inventory system.
• Designed, developed and produced inventory reports time to time, quarterly and yearly inventory reports regarding stock on hand, category, quantity and value of materials and equipment, as and when required by the higher management.
• Designed, developed and produced project-wise, item-wise, cost code-wise, and supplier- wise material procurement/ inventory reports as and when required by the higher management.
• Designed, developed and produced spare parts inventory reports for each and every heavy equipment, vehicle and machine, as and when required by the higher management.
• Assisted the Inventory Manager in whole the sales procedure of scrap materials, used heavy equipment, used vehicles and other used office equipment etc.
• Ensured time to time that the organization has the right amount of stock to meet the projects’ needs and also to avoid overstocking items; which ties up cash and creates storage issues.
• Finding and analyzing different suppliers that can provide the best cost-effective material and quantity in a specified time frame.
• Remain current with the latest procurement/ inventory management and material handling tools, technology and procedures, as well as software solutions like Oracle Purchasing & Inventory, or SAP Material Management.
• Interview, select, coach, train, manage, and appraise the performance of procurement/ inventory management personnel.

• Correspondence with a variety of Govt. & non-Govt. organizations.
• Correspondence with vendors, dealers, and suppliers regarding hardware/software.
• Procurement Management of a variety of IT Equipment and Office Supplies, as and when required.
• Systems Administration under Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Database Administration under Oracle and SQL-Server environments.
• Providing training/ teaching in all above stated fields.
• Conducting classes ranging from school to university level students and professionals.
• Designing & implementing Oracle & SQL based software as per vendor requirements for
Store Management System, Purchase, Accounting and Payroll both standalone and
integrated.

• Correspondence with vendors, dealers, and suppliers regarding hardware/software.
• Systems Administration under MS-DOS and Windows operating systems.
• Database Administration under Dbase and FoxPro environment.
• Troubleshooting of various PCs.
• Supervision of database development projects.
• Providing Training/ Teaching in all above stated fields.
• Designed and implemented software in dbase and FoxPro for library control, accounting and
payroll for variety of vendors

• Providing Training/ Teaching in computer applications like Unix, Cobol, MS-DOS,
WordStar, WordPerfect, Lotus 123. Windows 3. 11, Windows NT and Microsoft Office.
• Troubleshooting of various PCs.
• Installation & supervision of networking under UNIX for COBOL based project
management software.