Awad Seyam

Head of Procurement and Logistics
• Devised and implemented short and long term procurement plans, policies and practices and effectively communicated the same to team members to ensure achievement of strategic objectives.
• Analyzed key drivers, trends and regulations impacting the assigned purchases, as well as made decisions to ascertain reliability of sourcing at the best value for the company.
• Evaluated vendors based on key deliverables (pricing and service capabilities) while conforming to turnaround time, quality and cost. Renewed and terminated vendor contracts in view of past performance.
• Established and maintained stable, reliable business connections with vendors/consultants to determine progress of procurement activities and develop future procurement plans.
• Liaised with the quality department for conducting second party audits of vendors. Ascertained delivery of materials at expected costs and quality standards.
• Kept existing supply chains smooth and efficient and established new chains while keeping close tabs on applicable logistics and market trends.
• Directed the preparation and maintenance of requisite reports to keep the upper management abreast of all procurement and logistics activities of the department.
• Supervised overall activities of the procurement/logistics team, handled all aspects of their training and conducted periodic performance reviews to maintain a motivated work force

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Also we were providing Live support services
And our clients Are the new port of Djibouti and U.S. base and the Japanese army

Opening of new locations for the company in Chad It was my responsibility the procurement and logistics Operations and And assist the Construction Department to build sites in Chad
we were providing Live support services to the French army and European forces in Chad

• Formulated, implemented and reviewed procurement strategies and associated policies/procedures while applying national and regional procurement best practices.
• Developed turnkey solutions to facilitate optimized intra and inter unit movement of food and beverage items. Monitored quality, cost and efficiency of the movement of products as per legal requirements of the country.
• Completed necessary documentation for items to be procured or reconciled and ascertained adherence to all applicable procurement processes and regulations.
• Analyzed critical scenarios and established standardized processes for efficient troubleshooting of logistical issues while striking yield-oriented balance.
• Executed bid management, prepared bid specifications and recommended awards of contracts. Analyzed bids, judged the validity of the same by corroborating costing validity and awarded contracts accordingly.
• Monitored overall warehousing functions to ensure proper storage of food and beverage products as per set quality standards.
• Negotiated long term agreements, maintained competitive pricing leading to yearly cost reduction activities and monitored supplier quality/delivery performance.
• Submitted periodical reports to the management highlighting possible anomalies, underlying causes and recommendations to circumvent supply chain bottlenecks

Provided strategic guidance on procurement decisions and collaborated with the suppliers to source products from economically viable sources.
• Analyzed purchase requisitions (PRs), ensured accuracy and completeness of requisitioned quantities and proposed material procurement to ascertain optimum supply.
• Drafted tender terms/conditions and devised detailed, segregated list of potential vendors, contractors and suppliers for approval from the upper management.
• Maintained accurate documentation of contracts, pricing agreements, purchasing orders, proposals, inspection reports, acceptance and auditing reports, invoices and financial certificates.
• Worked in liaison with different functional areas to ensure optimized supply chain and logistics process. Established strong relations with key suppliers, and ascertained credibility through fair dealings.
• Reviewed inventory movement to determine appropriateness of procurement actions and audited major vendor invoice discrepancies to effect corrective actions