John Thomas, Procurement Officer

John Thomas

Procurement Officer

Al Arabiya Educational Enterprises Co - American university of the Middle East(AUM)

Location
Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, FOREIGN TRADE
Experience
23 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 0 Months

Procurement Officer at Al Arabiya Educational Enterprises Co - American university of the Middle East(AUM)
  • Kuwait - Ad Dasmah
  • My current job since February 2023
Purchase Representative at Moscow United General Trading and Contracting Company
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • May 2022 to January 2023

• Identifying, evaluating, and selecting relevant suppliers.
• Analyse various bids and prepare purchase orders as per company policies abs guidelines.
• Negotiate with vendors and suppliers for best quality, price and timely delivery.
• Initiating payments to the suppliers invoices and coordinate with finance.
• Auditing delivery of goods by the supplier and ensuring compliance.
• Expanding the suppliers list in order to purchase goods that are of optimal quality and price

Sales And Operations Manager at E.V. Radio Electricals
  • India - Kerala
  • May 2007 to April 2022

Key Result Areas:

Administration & Procurement
 Management of daily business operations, team management, achieving sales, profitability and customer service ensuring business objectives are achieved while operating within company guidelines and following ethical business practices.
 Monitor the current inventory and replenishment process and forecast inventory and costing to improve the operational efficiency.
 Partner with cross function teams, external partners and vendors in operational activity.
 Negotiate with product suppliers for best quality, price and timely delivery.
Sales & Customer Service
 Identifying customer needs and providing the best quality above par with the competitors for increased growth.
 Servicing existing customers and developing new clientele database.
 Resolving customer complaints to help sustain service standards.

Assistant Manager at ICICI Bank
  • India
  • August 2006 to March 2007

Banking Operations/ Administration
▪ Managing the complete branch operations ensuring optimal utilization of available resources.
▪ Handling Opening of accounts and verifying internal transactions.
▪ Handling front-end operations in the branch.
▪ Calculating and reporting the position of the Branch among the other branches.
▪ Liaising with internal departments and various branches for smooth execution of their activities
including but not limited to cash management.
Cash Management
▪ Operational position accountable for cash \[deposits, withdrawals and reconciliation\].
▪ Responsible for daily cash requirement of the branch and for the requisition on daily basis.
▪ Responsible for daily requirement of Gold and requisition of the same.
Client Servicing/ Team Management
▪ Assessing the customer feedback and evaluating areas of improvement.
▪ Creating and sustaining an environment that motivates high performance amongst team
members.

Assistant Cashier cum Clerk at Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited
  • India
  • May 2002 to August 2006

Key Result Areas:

Internal Banking
 Clearing - Inward, Return & Outward.
 Fund transfers - Anywhere.
 Credit advice and Bill Purchase.
 Teller
 Responsible for recording and posting internal account entries.

Sales And Administrative Officer at E.V. Radio Electricals, India
  • India - Cochin
  • May 2001 to May 2002

Key Result Areas:

Administration
 Maintaining inventories of company products and filing of required documents.
 Rendering timely support to other functions within the organisation.

Procurement
 Analyse various bids and prepare purchase orders as per company policies and guidelines.
 Process supplier invoices for payment and coordinate with Finance.
 Expanding the suppliers list in order to purchase goods that are of optimal quality and price.

Education

Master's degree, FOREIGN TRADE
  • at Pondicherry University
  • January 2005

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Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Mahatma Gandhi University
  • January 2001

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Specialties & Skills

Purchasing
Management
Negotiation
Procurement
DELIVERY
COST CONTROL
BANKING
CASH MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT
TEAM MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
FINANCIAL
QUALITY
PROCUREMENT
PURCHASE
quotations
materials
purchasing
purchasing negotiations
negotiation
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Purchase Contracts

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