SENIOR BUYER
Craig International - Qatar Fertilizer (QAFCO)
Total years of experience :14 years, 7 Months
Responsible for Sourcing and Procurement for Clients - OEM Equipment, OEM spares and services
from receipt of Purchase and Emergency Requisition for MRO, Planned Maintenance activities,
Shutdown and Projects as per procurement processes and systems.
Procurement of critical items and MRO items for the shutdown of the plant, and for day-today
operations and projects
Preparation and issuance of RFQs, RFTs, ITTs to the potential vendors and coordinate
time-effective receipt of techno-commercial bids.
Preparation of Purchase Orders with all supporting documents (successful vendor bid,
Technical and Commercial Evaluation Reports, TDS, MSDS, LTC/GTC approvals,
catalogues, LOA etc.) in SAP & JD Edwards (ORACLE), and maintain auditable records.
Responsible for procuring the critical items and preparation of Service Level Agreements for the
Testing, Commissioning and Start-Up of the plant in the last quarter of 2018; giving cost-effective
and on-time delivery solutions; recommending new/ modifying existing policies, maintaining checks
and balances for smooth and effective procurement and startup strategy.
Key Areas Covered:
Electrical DG Cargo
Instrumentation Lubricants and Oil
Laboratory Filters
Chemicals Safety and Security
Mechanical
Key Service Level Agreements:
- Operating Software for Plant’s Central Control Room.
- Cost Saving on Safety equipment (Fire Sensors) by re-initiating and re-evaluating the
project phase and re-assessing the actual requirement of such equipment.
Procurement of spares parts for critical equipment from potential vendors for the plant.
Preparation of Service Level Agreements (SLA) with OEMs from ITT till contract finalization.
Preparation of Letters of Acceptance (LoA) in line with the legal Terms and Conditions by
liaising with the Legal Affairs department.
Responsible for the commissioning and startup of the plant within the mentioned timeline
from Supply chain point.
CURRICULUM VITAE -
Responsible for procuring Turnaround and Projects materials worth USD 100 million for the world’s
largest GTL plant; successfully delivering more than 24, 000 line items for two major turnarounds,
being the biggest Turnaround in the history of Qatar Shell, to time and budget.
Determine prequalification criteria by securing and analyzing quotations; negotiating prices
and terms with suppliers and recommending suppliers with respect to cost, quality and
delivery competitiveness by maintaining a prime and strategic focus on procurement and
inventory management.
Procurement for critical items such as heat tube exchangers, valves, pumps, pipe fittings
and flanges, flare tips, IT & Telecom Cables, Patch cords, Server Cabinets.
Ensure projects schedule is maintained by delivery of materials; confirming the production
controls is kept and monitored by involving third party inspectors for visual authentication,
and freight forwarders.
Develop and implement tender planning/ scheduling procedures for procurement of goods
and services in alignment with Shell’s Procurement Procedure to ensure the achievement
of milestone activities using Should Cost Model methodology.
Maintain close control of purchasing budgets by reporting statistics on the financial aspects
to the top management, internal and external stakeholders forecasting critical risks and
concerns.
Keeping track of Burn Rate (Budget) & pro-actively planning future spend with the Budget
& Contract Holder.
Liaison with Accounts Payable to raise Final Invoice Flag and Statement of Final Accounts
in order to facilitate payments to the suppliers & close out of Projects.
Responsible for Ordering 600Million Qatari Riyals worth of Passenger Cars for Mercedes Benz
and AMG units.
Responsible for the Planning of Production/logistics support/operations for NBK for PC units
from factory till warehouse. (In Qatar).
Responsible for Forecasting and Planning the Finances based on Productions for the whole
year in cooperation with Finance Department.(Cash flow statements)
Responsible to Order/deal with VVIP Customers Ruling/Royal Family, Police Execution/Bullet
Proof and High net worth individuals.
Responsible for ordering special modified vehicles from AMG, BRABUS and FABDESIGN
cars.
Preparation and Planning of Passenger Car Forecast/Target Agreement by type and model
wise on a monthly basis.
Preparation of the Change Request Form (planning for n+3/4 months with the factory) with the
Revised Class and Quantity of the Vehicles on monthly Basis.
Preparation of Allocation List with Commission No. including the Class, Color, Specifications
and Upholstery for the Vehicles on monthly basis.
Preparation of the AMG forecasts and plans the ordering and the retail sales for the whole
year and draft out plans to achieve the targets.
Preparation of the yearly targets to be achieved as per the type and segment wise details.
Preparation of the daily sales report based on the daily sales in comparison with the yearly
budget on a year to date achievement.
Member of Planning & Forecasting Committee-Recommends stock Profile, Stock
Management.
Constant verification of data with Factory/ Headquarters (Germany) and regional head office
Leasing and delivering the required target assigned per month.
Responsible for making the shifts roster and shuffling them on a weekly, monthly and yearly
basis (on duty timings), along with yearly leave plans.
Responsible for periodic maintenance of the fleet of vehicles.
Responsible for a fleet of 70 Mercedes Benz units and a team of 3 shift in-charges and 30
drivers.
Visiting prospective customers on regular basis to increase lease vehicles sales and to
maintain a healthy customer relationship.
Making calls to various clients and generating leads via calls and other media and fixing
appointments.
Meeting the prospective customers and explaining them about the product.
Assembling all the documents of the respective customers and handing over to the Clearance
Department (to get the clean chit for the customers) in order to apply for the required product.
Following up with the other departments of the bank (Ex. Credit Clearance Dept.) on the status
of the applicants’ credit card/ other product.
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