Ghulam A. Al-Sulaimani, CPP, CPPM, CICCM, CIPC

Deals with company planning and building design for the movement of materials and logistics that deal with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements and raw materials, quality control of purchasing and ordering such materials, and the standards involved in ordering, shipping, and warehousing the said materials.

TAKWEEN Advanced Industries
Purchasing Manager, 2012 - Present
Responsible for working closely with the selected supplier/contractor and managing the company's procurement activities. Also providing leadership for the purchasing department and motivating staff to achieve maximum performance and efficiency. Making sure that the purchasing department works within all of the companies Operational Procedures.
Duties: • Managed a team of 24 professional buyers/expediters.
• Plan, direct and control all purchasing processes and activities to ensure that goods and services are purchased at the most competitive prices and terms and are of the required quality to meet needs of end users.
• Direct and control purchasing staff to ensure that they are well motivated and trained and that they carry out their responsibilities to the required standards.
• Controlled purchasing department budgets.
• Interviewed and hired staff, and oversee staff training.
• Reviewed purchase orders, claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Analyzed market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
• Developed and implemented purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Resolved vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers.
• Represented companies in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
• Reviewed, evaluated, and approved specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
• Prepared bid award documents requiring board approval.
• Participate in inventory management process by defining departmental strategies for appropriate inventory levels.
• Monitor all 3PL activities and custom clearance.
• Administered on-line purchasing systems.
• Represent the company as the only vocal point of contact with Sabic for the supply of plastic polymers and monitoring the rebate contract.

Saudi ARAMCO TOTAL Refining and Petrochemicals (SATORP)
Materials Procurement Supervisor, 2008 - 2012
Supervising and administering the Department's procurement functions, including supervision of professional procurement personnel; administration of daily operations of the work unit; analyzing and initiating changes to the work unit policies, procedures and practices; and other duties as required.
• Conducted interviews for hired staff and monitors staff training programs.
• Responsible for contract management and administration in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Reviewed and administered contracts and modifications; prepared contract review records and obtained necessary management approvals.
• Led negotiations of contracts and changes with proponents.
• Reviewed RFQ, RFP and RFI initiated by buyers.
• Led contract bid opening, participate in commercial and technical evaluation.
• Handled vendor/suppliers solicitation, participate in vendor pre-qualification.
• Led job-x with vendors/suppliers and proponents.
• Managed vendor contract stocking agreements with an annual review plan to qualify renewal.
• Assist the Materials and Planning Supervisors in setting inventory goals.
• Provided all information relating to the contract/project to the Legal Advisor in the event of technical-administrative or arbitration disputes.
• Provided general contract support in areas of proponent interface for all contractual correspondence and contacts.
• Coordinated and performed contract close-out actions, maintain a close working relationship with Financial Analysts.
• Coordinated work schedules to ensure timely and effective completion of projects.
• If necessary, inspect invoices and troubleshoots with buyers as to wrong payments, credits, payment terms, and duplicate billings.
• Developed master files, template forms or checklists, and tests functionality before implementing.
• Utilized an automated procurement system (SAP) to review reports and assign, direct and process work on a daily basis.

Saudi Consolidate Electric Company (SCECO)
Senior Inventory Analyst, 2002 - 2008
• Participate in developing Material Requirement Planning (MRP) in ERP based on end user data.
• Monitoring stock levels (Min, Max and Security Stock) and maintains the most cost effective stock levels.
• Maintain updates of materials description in ERP.
• Monitoring stock replenishments in satellite warehouse.
• Handle material transfers between warehouses.
• Generate reports on non-moving items.
• Keeping stock control systems (ERP) up to date and planning future capacity requirements.
• Participate in inventory cost reduction.

Saudi Consolidate Electric Company (SCECO)
Senior Claims Control Officer, 1988 - 2002
• Received and administered materials claims from end users.
• Warehousing and logistic tasks.
• Organizing and monitor the inventory, all incoming and outgoing stocks.

Handling all local procurement activities.