Karim Sheikh Al Souk, Procurement & Logistics Manager

Karim Sheikh Al Souk

Procurement & Logistics Manager

Construction Development Contracting and Trading

Location
Qatar
Education
Master's degree, Strategic Business Unit Management
Experience
12 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months

Procurement & Logistics Manager at Construction Development Contracting and Trading
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since March 2012

 Led the procurement team with a purchasing volume (PVO) of Q.R 27 million yearly
 Overseeing the purchase and delivery of all requested materials through quality, time and price, and supervising and authorizing daily RFQs, PRFs and LPOs
 Liaising with the finance department in preparing monthly procurement budget
 Designing and creating a promotional matrix that facilitated the pre-bidding process to ensure the lowest procurement prices during the negotiation stage
 Conducting a quarterly evaluation of suppliers and identifying significant issues to undertake preventative measures
 Aiding the tender team in supplying competitive prices for project biding and suggesting cheaper product alternatives for better biding

Operations Manager at Construction Development Contracting and Trading
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2018 to September 2018

 Led and managed a team of 73 staff members towards implementing lead development strategies
 Reduced company cost by re-aligning duties and eliminating unfilled positions
 Monitor employee productivity and optimize procedures to reduce costs
 Successful in hiring and training over 15 new employees
 Establishing new incentive programs and KPIs in accordance to company business model
 Managing business growth
 Setting and reviewing department budgets and managing costs
 Reduce expenses through strategic cash management planning
 Developed safety programs and reduced incidents rate by 70%
 Successfully implemented a vehicle tracking system to reduce labor and company costs

Education

Master's degree, Strategic Business Unit Management
  • at Hautes Etudes Commerciales de
  • April 2016
Bachelor's degree, Business Marketing
  • at Concordia University – John Molson School of Business
  • December 2011
Bachelor's degree, Business Science
  • at Carnegie Mellon University
  • December 2008

(transfer student)

Diploma, Marketing
  • at College of the North Atlantic
  • June 2008

Specialties & Skills

Human Resources
Marketing
Management
Commerce
Procurement
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
APPROACH
BUDGETING
CLOSING
COMPETITIVE
CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Training and Certifications

International Academy of Business and Financial Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2017
Certified Purchasing Professional Manager (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2016
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Crossfit
  • Hiking