Procurement Manager & Business Development Manager
Safety Materials Trading Est.
Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months
Procurement Manager
SMT Safety Material Trading Company
06/2020 - Present Dammam
Job Responsibilities:
- Coordinates with In-Kingdom (IK) and Out of Kingdom (OOK) suppliers for offers and expediting materials deliveries.
- Provides a comprehensive overview of potential partners and suppliers that offer materials & services that result in a clearly identifiable advantage in terms of functionality, price, quality, delivery, reliability, logistics, integration between businesses, currencies, and/or reduced total landed cost.
- Identifies, evaluates, negotiates, establishes,
and updates procurement metrics for assigned
sourcing projects to support Category and Surface Services goals.
- Develops, communicates, and manages specific supplier performance improvements, such as quality improvements, cost reductions, engineering and specification improvements, and increased delivery reliability.
- Provides continuous improvement feedback to
the organization to improve execution/throughput and reduce PONC.
- Works with multiple disciplines to develop standard reports on quality functions such as
Field Performance (also ties with Reliability),
and other related internal quality measures.
- Assists in the continuous improvement of the
quality systems proactively identifies areas to
enable the organization’s shift toward process
intervention.
- Assists in the implementation and effective
deployment of process and procedure
changes.
- Estimates and quotes proposal preparations
as per company’s guideline for services and
spare parts.
Business Development Manager
SMT Safety Material Trading Company
06/2020 - Present Dammam
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction
- Conduct research to identify new markets and
customer needs
- Arrange business meetings with prospective clients
- Promote the company’s products or predicting clients’ objectives
- Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law established rules and guidelines
- Keep records of sales, revenue, invoices etc.
- Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support
- Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
- Develop and train existing and new staff
- Register with new suppliers as an approved vendors like Aramco etc.
Major Duties:
To support the Procurement Manager in the delivery of a strategy to co-ordinate best purchasing practice and maximize benefits to the company.
Supervisory responsibility for the Operational Procurement team:
To manage the allocation of duties to team members to ensure that all deadlines are met in accordance with agreed service levels.
To supervise the purchase order processing activity:
• Check validity of requests to purchase, obtaining any additional necessary paperwork and manage any noncompliance requests.
• Act as liaison between the Senior Procurement Assistants and the Operational team.
• Manage the GRN process to ensure prompt action and resolution in conjunction with the Procurement Systems Administrator.
• Liaise with requesters/ departmental contacts to ensure timely resolution of queries.
• Liaise with Accounts Payable to resolve supplier payment issues.
• Handle complaints.
• Provide status reports to the Procurement Manager on an agreed basis.
Identify opportunities to add value to the procurement process throughout the Company.
Attending local, regional and national procurement meetings covering allocated commodity areas and disseminating information as appropriate.
Ad hoc duties as required covering the day to day operations in the absence of the Procurement Manager.
Responsible for Heavy Equipments /Machineries and their spare parts like (Cranes, Forklifts, Pipe Loaders, Bucket Loaders, Skid Loaders, Man lifts, Water Tankers, Fuel Tankers, Buses, Tractor Head, Chassis Frame, Bulldozer, Vaccum Excavator, Backhoe, Generators, and Compressors etc.) purchases which includes most of the renowned brands around the world and their state of art technologies.
Activities Include:
• Reports to the Supply Chain Department Director.
• Responsible for all Purchases of Al-Qahtani Pipe Coating Industries under Heavy Equipment / Machineries & spare parts including Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing and Safety items etc.
• Ensures completeness and clarity of specifications and product requirements of the requisitions.
• Reviews planned orders, create requisitions for purchased items and manage approval process.
• Transmits and prioritizes approved purchase orders and supporting documents to supplier.
• Tracks order acknowledgement, prepares and communicates shortage and backlog reports, and provides visibility of potential interruptions to internal customers.
• Tracks orders and confirms system lead times, delivery dates, and costs.
• Reviews, updates, and maintains purchase orders until they are closed.
• Ensures orders adhere to supplier agreements and contracts; reports nonconformances.
• Leads finance and logistics staff in resolving reception and invoice discrepancies.
• Identifies opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies.
• Contributes to consolidation, reduction, and rationalization of the local and foreign supplier base.
SAAD GROUP 2012-2014
Purchasing Officer - (Local & International)
• Controlling the purchase and supply of all procured items & services.
• Negotiating price and terms of products with suppliers (Local & International)
• Establishing terms, pricing, quality requirements, delivery, and contracts.
• Adhering to all company policies with particular regard to accounting procedures.
• Administering the online purchasing systems.
• Reviewing all contracts/agreements to achieve 'best price/best quality' purchasing.
• Processing requisitions, purchase orders & invoices for purchases.
• Giving sourcing input to colleagues to aid business planning & development.
• Making recommendations & advising senior management on all purchasing issues.
• Maintaining records of supplier contracts, agreements, goods ordered received.
• Managing vendor relationships and building effective fruitful partnerships.
AL RAJHI GROUP 2009-2012
Purchasing and Procurement Specialist
• Manages Purchasing Department in absence of Purchasing Manager. Prioritizes tasks and establishes schedules to maintain uniform workload among Purchasing Department employees.
• Makes effective independent decisions, and coordinates all day-to-day office functions; supervises and evaluates multiple subordinates in the Purchasing Department.
• Coordinates effectively with the Purchasing Agents. Solicits bids, secures written and telephone quotations from vendors, analyzes bids, performs value and cost analysis and selects products and vendors consistent with existing policies and procedures and assists other staff members in doing the same.
• Monitors order/contracts for compliance and/or performance; recommends cancellation of orders/contracts for non-compliance and/or non-performance.
• Manages the performance of Purchasing clerical functions, including routine correspondence, vendor list preparation, vendor applications and updates, bid and specification preparation, compilation of surplus lists, and contract and records files maintenance.
• Utilizes software to perform efficient and accurate bid tabulations.
• Communicates clearly, concisely and courteously, orally and in writing, and maintains effective business relationships with other employees, vendors, and the public; interprets and explains City purchasing policies and procedures to other City departments and to vendors.
ZAMIL GROUP OF COMPANIES 2005-2009
Inventory Controller cum Material Controller
• Modify system and create reports as when required.
• Create network users and configure their privileges as per user status.
• Run Day End Processing and produce Profiles, Raise Purchase Orders, prepare and check Credit Invoices, Receiving Reports before forwarding to the accounts department.
• Issuance against DRs, print daily and monthly movement reports.
• Receive Stock and Non-stock Items against Purchase orders and Purchase requisitions.
• Verify the department requisition when issue items (Stock description, store location, Issue Unit, and Stock on hand) Quantity per P.O is to be checked and verified with actual quantity received and the discrepancies are to be communicated to the purchaser, so as to be replaced to bring the item as specifically mentioned on the P.O./Purchase Requisition.
• Prepare Monthly reports for the Management
• Maintain Network and System Backup (Daily and Monthly)
ARAMEX EXPRESS SERVICE
Branch Coordinator 2004-2005
• Confirm dispatched reports via internet
• Log dispatched and received courier reports.
• Maintain System information as per Delivery
• Dealing with customers as when required.
• Prepare weekly reports for head office
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