Elias Gaouro, Sr. Procurement Engineer

Elias Gaouro

Sr. Procurement Engineer

INCO INTERNATIONAL FZC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Sr. Procurement Engineer at INCO INTERNATIONAL FZC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2010

Nov 10 - Present Sr. Procurement Engineer, INCO INTERNATIONAL FZC, Dubai, UAE

Responsible for working closely with the suppliers and managing the company’s procurement activities. Also providing leadership for the procurement department and motivating staff to achieve maximum performance
And efficiency. Making sure that the procurement department works within all of the companies operational Procedures.

Duties:
• Head of the procurement in UAE, Oman, Qatar, Morocco and Iraq.
• Coordinate with Projects managers to deliver all the materials on time and with the expected quality within the project budget.
• Deal with different types of subcontractor for manpower, Electrical, mechanical and civil works.
• Ability to discuss all the technical subjects related to equipment’s, steel raw materials, Piping products, welding consumables, fasteners, industrial coating, robotic machineries, valves, loading systems, tank accessories, electrical cables, pumps, etc..
• Responsible for Order Placement Timing, Supply / Demand Alignment and Supplier Performance.
• Continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving supplier performance.
• Projecting stock levels.
• Reviewing tenders and bids.
• Controlling the purchasing budget.
• Monitoring delivery times to ensure they are on time.
• Delivering cost savings for the company.
• Managing the procurement supplier relationships for the company.
• Developing sourcing strategies.
• Resolving disputes and claims with vendors and suppliers.
• Delegating projects and tasks to junior staff.
• Involve in writing up contracts and the terms of sales.
• Involve in maintenance related issues in order to repair the fixed and the mobile machineries
• Involve in logistics related issues in absence of logistic personal

Goals and Achievements:
 Maintain good relationship with many new Chinese, Korean, European and Indian companies
 Check all the technical specifications in the materials request issued by project team and suggest alternative options in case of non-availability in local market, or long delivery terms
 Work closely with the company advisors and coordinate to solve all the major mile stone in the running projects
 Read all the agreements with the customers in order to understand the project corners while procuring the materials related.


Curriculum Vitae Mail:

UAE, Dubai

Procurement Officer at INCO INTERNATIONAL FZC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2009 to November 2010

Apr 09 - Nov 10 Procurement Officer, INCO INTERNATIONAL FZC, Dubai, UAE

• Procures Steel Structure, pipe & Pipe fittings, computer automation, equipment, general office
equipment, furnishings, welding equipments and accessories, paint, fasteners and miscellaneous
items from local and foreign sources.
• Deals with contracts for labor supply, maintenance and repair of equipment.
• Verifies deliveries and invoices against purchase orders.
• Meets with requestors to ensure full understanding of the need and that the proposed purchase will
satisfy the need of the requestor.
• Maintains technical submittal and other supplier catalogs for review by technical staff-in-charge in making or suggesting kind or type of item required.
• Provide recommendations for developing or revising internal procurement procedures.
• Arrange for the transportation from suppliers to warehouse and the site.
• ERP software (LOGO) entries of MRQ, PO and deliveries to monitor the material stocks available.

Mechanical Engineer at INCO INTERNATIONAL FZC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2009 to April 2009

Mar 09 - April 09 Mechanical Engineer, INCO INTERNATIONAL FZC, Dubai, UAE

• Supervisor for install firefighting & fire alarm system in INCO INTERNATIONAL FZCO
• Prepare the documentation for BCC AND OFC certificates

Database Supervisor, ICARDA at International center for agriculture research in dry area
  • Syria - Aleppo
  • February 2009 to March 2009

Feb 09 - Mar 09 Database Supervisor, ICARDA (International center for agriculture research in dry area)
Aleppo, Syria

• Rebuilt and fix the structure of the access database for HR. Department

Process Engineer at Solitaire
  • Syria - Aleppo
  • September 2008 to February 2009

Sep 08 - Feb 09 Process Engineer, Solitaire glass factory - Aleppo industrial city, Aleppo, Syria

• Technical and supervisor for furnace, drawing and cutting department in sheet glass production line.
• Planning and supervise 12 cutting operation in sheet glass line.
• Lead 6 cutting operation in figured glass line
• Prepare full production report
• Built incentive system by Microsoft excel

Supervisor at Aleppo CO For cables factory
  • Syria - Aleppo
  • September 2007 to October 2007

Sep 07 - Oct 07 Supervisor, Aleppo CO For cables factory, Aleppo, Syria

• Supervising the assembling of fabrication line for draft cables with ' TROESTER' Company, Ger- many


UAE, Dubai

Education

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
  • at University of Aleppo
  • January 2008

2008 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aleppo, Syria. Department of Industrial Engineering. Dissertation: Design Machine for physiotherapy of rheumatism disease by CAD system Supervisor: Dr. Qadri Allaf

Bayt Tests

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Score 70%

Specialties & Skills

Procurement
Oil and Gas
Project Management
BUYING/PROCUREMENT
CONTRACTS
ENGINEER
WELDING
Machinery

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Supply Chain Analytics (Training)
Training Institute:
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA
Date Attended:
November 2016
Leadership development program (Training)
Training Institute:
Lammore Consulting UAE
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
60 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Walking
  • Swimming