Asghar Bilgrami, Dy. Procurement Manager

Asghar Bilgrami

Dy. Procurement Manager

Systems Industrial Automation

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Auditing
Experience
32 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :32 years, 3 Months

Dy. Procurement Manager at Systems Industrial Automation
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2014

• Dy. Procurement Manager
Systems Industrial Automation, FZE - Jebel Ali Free Zone
Jan 2014 to Current
Key Achievements
• Coordination with Project Department and Accounts Department.
• Floating inquires to local and international suppliers for the material requested by project department.
• Identify potential suppliers, build and maintain relationship with existing suppliers
• Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers and other internal departments in the company
• Receiving quotations and submitting comparative statement to the management for placing the order.
• Negotiating with suppliers on prices, discounts and delivery schedule.
• Creating purchase order in the system and forwarding the same through email to the supplier nominated by the project manager.
• Follow up with accounts department for advance payment to suppliers (if any)
• Follow up with supplier for deliveries.
• Follow up with freight companies for the shipments.
• Receiving material from Freight Company preparing Goods Received Note after getting technical approval from Project Department.
• Issuing stock to technicians as per their requirement for the project.
• Preparing monthly stock reports and submit to management every month

Logistics Officer at etisalat
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • January 2002 to October 2013

Key Achievements:
• 11 years of extensive work experience in the E-vision department of Etisalat.
• In depth knowledge of STBs, MRNs, and all functions associated with TV services.
• Awarded Best Employee of the Year for successfully meeting the overwhelming demand of subscriptions during the FIFA World Cup Tournament.
• Awarded the ‘Ambitious Monthly Excellence Award’ for ‘Exemplary Performance during the month of November 2012.’
• Awarded ‘Certificate of Achievement’ in ‘Honor and Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to the Completion of Stock Take’.
• Awarded ‘Certificate of Outstanding Performance during the FIFA WORLD CUP May 2006’.
• Supervising the STBs refurbishing department, successfully maintained strict records of the stocks of SET TOP BOXES, of Sharjah and Northern Emirates.
• Managed key point of contact for Sales Department & Installation teams, successfully coordinated with sales department, technical teams and customers for installation & activation of TV service, leading to increased customer satisfaction, hence increased sales across Sharjah and Northern Emirates.
Coordination with staff at different Business Centers and contact center by providing them necessary information about customers as and when required.

Accountant at AL YOUSUF GROUP
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 1989 to January 1999

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT - 1995 to 1998 (3 Years)

Objectives: Under the direction of the Director of Finance, organize, coordinate and supervise the accounting operations of the Group and maintain related financial records.

Key Responsibilities:
• Handle full spectrum of financial and cost accounting role eg. AR, AP, GL, forecasting, budgeting
• Responsible for day to day finance and accounts operations
• Perform full set of accounts and ensure timely closing of accounts.
• Perform project cost forecasts/budgets, cost tracking, monitoring and controls.
• Responsible for timely monthly consolidated financial statements, payments, cash-flow management reporting for submission to Group Management.
• Review & approve payment vouchers & journal entries.
• Perform cash flow forecasting, budgeting and working closely with the operations teams in analyzing margins, variances and cost analysis.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - 1989 to 1994 (6 Years)

Objectives: Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

Key Responsibilities:
• Maintaining books of accounts in Oracle Software.
• Primary responsibility is to prepare financial statements and supporting schedules according to monthly close schedule.
• Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures.
• Analyze revenues and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations.
• Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report on variances.
• Assist with financial and tax audits.
• Assist with preparing tax returns and corporate reporting requirements.
• Assist in documentation and monitoring of internal controls.
• Other projects as assigned

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Auditing
  • at Aligarh Muslim University
  • April 1980

Specialties & Skills

MS Office tools
Accounting
Supply Chain
Customer Service
Microsoft Office
Peach Tree & Quick Books Accounting Software
ARABIC TYPE WRITING

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Course on Managing Time & Stress (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy
Duration:
16 hours

Hobbies

  • Writing