Atif Sindi, DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

Atif Sindi

DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

Doyof Al Rahman Program - Saudi Vision 2030 realization program

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
20 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 5 Months

DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS at Doyof Al Rahman Program - Saudi Vision 2030 realization program
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since October 2020

Noted Accomplishments:

• Restructures the function to have three main section which namely are: Tenders, Government Procurement & Procurement Relationship Management.
• Created the internal high-level process with couple of policies.
• Created the required committees i.e. direct purchase committee.
• Developed/updated the available Netsuite ERP for Procurement & Contracts.
• Hired the right and talented team members to professionally satisfy the upstream and downstream Procurement.
• Achieved 1.62 Mill SAR Savings resulted from negotiating the renewed contracts and received financial proposals.
• Conducted the 1st workshop with the “Local Content & Government Procurement Authority” November 2020.
• Applied the “Stoppage Period” as per the Law in the recent Tendring process.

VICE PRESIDENT (VP) & HEAD OF FINANCE GOVERNANCE, QUALITY & CONTROL DIVISION at Bank Aljazira
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2019 to March 2020

Created Finance Governance Framework; developed and led internal and external relations with multiple regulators.
Noted Accomplishments:
• Oversaw the buildout of electronic inventory for policies & procedures for the Finance Group with clear delineation of
responsibility and accountability, thus reduced the process by 15% which led to better process management.
• Owned all internal control functions such as Audit and Risk & Compliance. Improved the audit ratingfrom3/5 to 4/5.
• Closed/cleared all 2019 regulators’requirements without any open observation

VICE PRESIDENT (VP) & HEAD OF SUPPORT GOVERNANCE, QUALITY & CONTROL DIVISION SUPPORT GROUP AND LOGIS at Bank Aljazira
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2017 to February 2019

Responsible for the roll-out of a robust Governance Framework for the Groups to comply with Regulators’requirements. Emphasized
transparency by issuing monthly comprehensive internal newsletter showing the progress of all divisions and departments.
Noted Accomplishments:
• Standardized processes and procedures across the Support Group to deliver BAJ long-term success plan. Reduced 20% of
processes which increased productivity between 5-10%.
• Led the re-engineering efforts of all policies and procedures within all departments ensuring timely response and progress.
• Developed a risk management plan that promoted preventive actions and reduced the need for required corrective actions
through enhanced SLAs and OLAs.

VICE PRESIDENT (VP) & HEAD OF VENDOR RELATIONSHIP & CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION at Bank Aljazira
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2015 to April 2017

Oversaw and controlled the Insurance portfolio for AlJazira Group: Bank AlJazira, AlJazira Takaful & AlJazira Capital. Enhanced tender
management for all related businesses, finalized RFPs and automated the bids management process to be fully transparent, and
successfully represented BAJ Group in signing contractual agreements, allowing the procurementto become a department under this
function.
Noted Accomplishments:
• Contributed to the Net Profit with 59 million SAR over six years through cost optimization, streamlining processes and applying
procurement best practices.
• Enhanced shareholders’ value, by minimizing and managing the internal cost of BAJ Group, leading to largereductions in “Cost to
Income Ratio”, where 59 million SAR contributed to the reduction of 2% in the Loss to Income Ration.
• Fully automated the procurement functions from paper-based to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) with all related functions -
bedding, proposals evaluation, and issuance of PO - resulted in annual operational savings of ~1 million

VICE PRESIDENT (VP) & HEAD OF PROCUREMENT & CONTRACT DIVISION at Bank Aljazira
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • December 2011 to March 2015

Managed, directed and negotiated the full contracting cycle. Formed the release of RFPs, bid management, and vendor selection
through contract signature with a value-added contribution. Capitalizedon contract benefits pertaining to staff training & support and
competitive pricing.
Noted Accomplishments:
• Applied SMART Procurement techniques that increased the bottom-line profitability, were applying these techniques resulted in
15 million SAR in company income (out of 59 million SAR) over six years.
• Reduced average delivery timelines by 30% and boosted customer satisfaction.
• Reviewed all available contracts and restructured contract clauses that provided increased organizational value.
• Implemented the Centralized Insurance Function which resulted in a first-year savings of 6.8 million SAR with increased YOY
enhanced benefits and cost optimization.
• Strategically reengineered processes and cost optimization to build robust procurement functions that supported the BAJ
long-term succession plan.
• Grouped and categorized outsourced contracts by the vendor, region, service, and value of engagement.

SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER – STRATEGY & BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION GROUP at Bank Aljazira
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2011 to November 2011

Headed contracts/payments with all vendors as the primary point of contact for the evaluation and signing of any third-party contracts.
Responsible for financial review/approval (POs & Daily Expenses across the Group).
Noted Accomplishments:
• Collated and recorded all available contracts across AlJazira Group (Bank AlJazira, AlJazira Capital and AlJazira Takaful).
• Managed all third-party and vendor relationships.
• Provided all BAJ groups - RBG, Treasury, Corporate, IT, and etc. - with diverse purchases(furniture, stationery, IT systems, IT
equipment and day-to-day purchases).

LOCAL PROCUREMENT & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER at BANAJA Holdings – Saudi Import Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2010 to August 2011

Local Procurement & Administration (LPA) is a vital department, where LPA serves the group (4 companies, each company is managed by a General Manager) and more than 51 partners of principal companies.
Noted Accomplishments:
• Insurance: managed and updated the available 15 different insurance policies with average of cost reduction with 8% YOY.
• Local Procurement: fully managed Capital expenses, Operational expenses, Suppliers Management, Media management, Real states Management, New sites Management, Annual Operating Plan Management.
• Administration: Managed, enhanced and categorized the contracts portfolio, and managed the complete day-to-day administration services i.e. Bills management, Management of offices allocation for staff, premises planning and maintenance (more than 30 sites across the Kingdom), Maintenance, Security, Hospitality, Domestic and International Mailing, Prepare and
manage the annual budget/plan.

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT (AVP) & ACTING, BUSINESS SUPPORT DEPARTMENT MANAGER at National Commercial Bank - Alahli Ncb
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2009 to August 2010

AlAhli was the pioneer Bank in introducing the Auto Lease product for the customers in December 2005, and it is a Shariah compliant
product based on Ijarah concept, providing Insurance and extended warranty to the customer throughout the lease contract.
Noted Accomplishments:
• Managed the Insurance portfolio for 110, 000 active customers and automated the insurance policy issuance from AlAhli.
• Categorized the Insurance Service Provider based on region and type of customers which led to tremendous savings of 8-12% benefiting the Net Profit of the product.
• Developed, Managed and maintained an excellent relation with Government parties i.e. Traffic, Police, Ministry of Transport & Saudi Customs and conducted the 1st meeting in Riyadh with the General Directorate of Traffic, and obtained critical approvals for the Business

AVP & PROJECT CHAMPION – AUTO LEASE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT at National Commercial Bank - Alahli Ncb
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2008 to June 2009

I was Project Champion for Auto Lease Improvement where we have planned and managed the implementation of 98 projects as an outcome of comprehensive Auto Lease Health-Check Assessment conducted by an international specialised consultant. The implementation had an impact across Consumer Finance Sector, Auto Dealers, Insurance Companies and General Directorate of Traffic

AVP & BUSINESS PLANNER – LEASE & FINANCE DIVISION at National Commercial Bank - Alahli Ncb
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2007 to October 2008

Noted Accomplishments:
• Prepared and presented the five-years Strategic projection plan and linked it to the Bank master plan, with average of increased targets by 12% YOY, and the plans were achieved successfully.
• Managed the full business Portfolio i.e. insurance invoices, capital expenses, operational expenses and staff incentives.
• Created and introduced the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Operational Level Agreements (OLAs) with external and internal Business Partners let to better efficiency by approximately 15% in handling the day-to-day business requirements.

SENIOR OFFICER (Auditor), QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & CONTROL at National Commercial Bank - Alahli Ncb
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2007 to July 2007

Control & Risk Self-Assessment (CRSA) Project Co Manager, managed and implemented the concept of CRSA in the IT in order to better manage the risks

QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER A (Auditor-A) – PLANNING & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT at National Commercial Bank - Alahli Ncb
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2003 to April 2005

Noted Accomplishments:
• Migrated & managing the full internal Audit processes, with criteria to evaluate each audit and rate it, generated statistics and management reports.
• Team Member in a project that reorganized the IT Production Department based on the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices.
• Project Manager for the Internal Partnership Agreement created the Operational Level Agreements between IT Departments.

QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSISTANT (Auditor) –QUALITY & PROCESS CONTROL at National Commercial Bank - Alahli Ncb
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2001 to June 2003

Created and managed Balance Scorecard for Individuals and linked employee’s performance to the Balance Scorecard Measurements. Also, created an induction kit for the coop-students showing the IT processes, charts and forms for general understanding

QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSISTANT (Auditor) –QUALITY & PROCESS CONTROL at National Commercial Bank - Alahli Ncb
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2001 to June 2003

Created and managed Balance Scorecard for Individuals and linked employee’s performance to the Balance Scorecard Measurements. Also, created an induction kit for the coop-students showing the IT processes, charts and forms for general understanding

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at The University Of Sheffield
  • November 2006

Dissertation:“EnterpriseResourcePlanningII(ERP II):Study oftheExpected Financial and Quality of ServicesBenefitsfor the Information Technology Divisionin theNational Commercial Bank”–Awarded theRDMFactorsPrizefortheBestMBA Dissertation

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
  • at King Abdulaziz University
  • September 2001

Specialties & Skills

Automation
Corporate Strategy
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Procurement Management
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
FINANCE
INSURANCE
PROCESS ENGINEERING
PROCUREMENT

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
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Hobbies

  • Public Relations, Astronomy, Traveling, Camping, Animal Fancy, Watching Movies