Karim El Bakary, Senior Procurement Manager

Karim El Bakary

Senior Procurement Manager

Mace Group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
21 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 10 Months

Senior Procurement Manager at Mace Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2021

- Managing all site-wide RFP development and delivery for over 200 construction packages for a multi-billion $ mega development implementing a competitive procurement approach.
- Leading the delivery of client aligned advice, procurement strategies and analysis, ensuring client objectives and requirements are managed.
- Manage the project procurement activities and set and maintain the required quality levels in terms of process, documentation, consultation, and delivery.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure engagement in procurement strategy development.
- Providing professional procurement and strategy development guidance to clients, internal and external stakeholders.
- Onboarding of all project PMCs against procurement policies, templates, processes and reporting requirements.
- Oversee & manage sourcing, purchasing and supplier quality development activities.
- Drive assessment of supplier performance by evaluating key criteria such as levels of service, costs, quality and on-time schedules. Handle tendering and RFQ analysis, followed by the negotiation, preparation and advising of supplier contracts alongside legal team. Incorporate strategic solutions in achieving cost reduction targets.
- Management and delivery of procurement transformation programs and the effective change management required within the Procurement Function.
- Supply Chain Risk management

Senior Procurement Manager at Arcadis
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2020 to February 2021

- Managing all site-wide RFP development and delivery for over 200 construction packages for a multi-billion $ mega development implementing a competitive procurement approach.
- Leading the delivery of client aligned advice, procurement strategies and analysis, ensuring client objectives and requirements are managed.
- Manage the project procurement activities and set and maintain the required quality levels in terms of process, documentation, consultation, and delivery.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure engagement in procurement strategy development.
- Providing professional procurement and strategy development guidance to clients, internal and external stakeholders.
- Onboarding of all project PMCs against procurement policies, templates, processes and reporting requirements.
- Oversee & manage sourcing, purchasing and supplier quality development activities.
- Drive assessment of supplier performance by evaluating key criteria such as levels of service, costs, quality and on-time schedules. Handle tendering and RFQ analysis, followed by the negotiation, preparation and advising of supplier contracts alongside legal team. Incorporate strategic solutions in achieving cost reduction targets.
- Management and delivery of procurement transformation programs and the effective change management required within the Procurement Function.
- Supply Chain Risk management

Senior Procurement Manager at Faithful & Gould
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2019 to October 2020

- Managing all site-wide RFP development and delivery for over 200 construction packages for a multi-billion $ mega development implementing a competitive procurement approach.
- Leading the delivery of client aligned advice, procurement strategies and analysis, ensuring client objectives and requirements are managed.
- Manage the project procurement activities and set and maintain the required quality levels in terms of process, documentation, consultation, and delivery.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure engagement in procurement strategy development.
- Providing professional procurement and strategy development guidance to clients, internal and external stakeholders.
- Onboarding of all project PMCs against procurement policies, templates, processes and reporting requirements.
- Oversee & manage sourcing, purchasing and supplier quality development activities.
- Drive assessment of supplier performance by evaluating key criteria such as levels of service, costs, quality and on-time schedules. Handle tendering and RFQ analysis, followed by the negotiation, preparation and advising of supplier contracts alongside legal team. Incorporate strategic solutions in achieving cost reduction targets.
- Management and delivery of procurement transformation programs and the effective change management required within the Procurement Function.
- Supply Chain Risk management

Project Procurement Manager at Nesma & Partners Contracting Company Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Mecca
  • May 2011 to May 2019

- Lead the procurement delivery and manage material technical approvals in accordance with project requirements.
- Render direct support to project cost controls in procurement-related activities, bid versus buy analysis, and cash flow plans coordination for managing project spend.
- Support stakeholders and establish required procurement strategy documents, disseminate to the team and oversee the implementation.
- Supply Chain mapping and Route Cause Analysis.
- Keenly evaluate alternate replacement for material to guarantee supply continuity within project requirements.
- Proactively interact with client, consultant, and project manager to ensure accurate delivery of product
- Offer recommendations to senior management on forecasted events and coping strategies.
- Oversee project requests from RFQ development, evaluations, negotiations, award and administration to final delivery, and being able to manage over $200 million worth of purchase orders.
- Managed procurement for Civil subcontract works, overseeing and developing the tender documents, evaluation, negotiation and award.

Bridge Engineer at DAR El Handasa (Shair & Partners)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2008 to May 2011

 Efficiently coordinated project progress and determined potential needs and risks by maintaining contact with the design office
 Conducted inspection of all structural elements and post-tensioning works, as well as rendered technical support onsite
 Collected and assessed documentation related to construction plans, submittals, and progress

Project Coordinator/QS at International Building Services for Contracting IBS
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2006 to February 2008

 Fulfilled a wide array of tasks encompassing analyzing structural shop drawings, supporting site on technicalities, and tracking variation orders throughout projects
 Assumed responsibility in following up with suppliers to meet target delivery schedule
 Actively participated in weekly progress meetings to ensure alignment of all activities with planned schedule and without variance from the baseline

Civil Field Inspector at Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries ENPPI
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2003 to September 2006

*Enforcing the Project Requirements & Specifications, inspection of all civil related activities, making sure they follow QC functions.
*Inspection of raw materials, review of Material Test Certificates (MTC) and the specification requirements.
*Quality assurance of concrete design mixes.
*Field material testing.
*Reviewing work procedures, ITP, MS and SHDs.

Civil Field Inspector at Free Line Engineering Services
  • Egypt
  • June 2002 to June 2003

*Enforcing the project Specifications & inspection of all civil related activities for the following.
-Buildings Concrete & Block Works, Swimming Pools, Marble flooring, Sanitary Works, Landscape, Soil Replacement, Plastering and Field Testing of material.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Ain Shams University
  • June 2002

Specialties & Skills

Materials
Procurement Management
Construction Management
Inspection
Primavera
AutoCAD

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute
  • Project Manager Professional
  • February 2011
Egyptian Engineering Association
  • Civil Engineer
  • July 2002
Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Engineer
  • March 2008
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
  • MCIPS
  • August 2021

Training and Certifications

MCIPS-Member of the Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2021
Projct Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2011
Valid Until:
February 2023
Certified International Supply Chain Consultant (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2017
Valid Until:
December 2022
Certified Purchasing Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2017
Valid Until:
December 2022
Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2017
Valid Until:
December 2022