Procurement Specialist-(CAPEX, OPEX, MRO spares, Contracts & Shipping management)
Al khalij cement company
Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 11 Mois
Efficiently reviewing purchase requisitions in terms of technical & commercial aspects regarding spot, transactional, strategic, CAPEX & MRO category.
Preparing commercial comparison sheet including TCO ( total cost of ownership) by selecting appropriate incoterm.
Contacting with local & international suppliers and skillfully negotiating for best price, delivery and payment terms.
Preparing purchase orders through SAP for raw materials, OOD (order on demand), critical & strategic category spares.
Preparing contracts, service level agreements for CAPEX, MRO & outbound logistics through SAP.
Analyzing and calculating various costs related to decrease expenditure, minimizing risks, incorporating rock bottom negotiation strategies; optimizing sourcing procedures.
Performing TCO (total cost of ownership) & ROI (return on investment) analysis for CAPEX & OPEX category.
Efficiently managing projects from start to completion of contract, ensuring that work is completed on time and within its allotted budget. Negotiating sub-contract orders and monitoring sub-contractors, planning critical dates, and organizing manpower; helping to resolve any disputes which come up and identifying areas for improvement in company’s contracting processes.
Skillfully reviewing & handling import shipping documents; monitoring customs clearance & managing freight forwarders. After material receipt at warehouse; actively preparing all incoming inventory reports related to raw materials, equipment &MRO spare parts.
Identifies and implements performance metrics to measure and take action to improve supplier performance & reports on supplier sustainability to higher management on quarterly basis.
Validate vendor set up and vendor information updates in SAP based vendor master data as per IMS & API standards.
Major Achievements:
Successfully introduced and implemented KPI for procurement department OTIF (On time in full delivery) related to MRO (maintenance repair & operations) spares which increased spares visibility from 10 % to 50 % for plant end users.
Generated feasibility for CMI (Customer managed inventory) regarding temporary spares & equipments utilized during maintenance shutdown operations.
Reduced line detention charges from USD 122, 400 to USD 78, 000 on annual basis by designing & establishing cost controlling model with foreign suppliers for import shipments management.
Introduced “supplier evaluation matrix” to effectively monitor performance in terms of product quality, lead time, delivery cost and number of rejected goods.
Prepared and processed requisitions and purchase orders.
Ensured product quality standards are being met by each vendor.
Conducted audits with ordering, receiving, invoicing and accounts payable to ensure 100% accuracy.
Developed and maintained accurate overview of key department areas such as stock, inventory levels, warehouse capacity, and vendor performance.
Ensured adequate inventory levels to support internal customer orders.
Developed strategies to improve current supply chain purchasing/inventory management/delivery processes.
Performed root-cause analysis in any areas of significant failures (e.g. stock-in %, high backlog, overstock inventory, vendor delays) in a timely manner.
Developed KPI’s (scorecards) to drive improved vendor performance.
Worked closely with demand planning to create purchasing plan and make recommendations on strategies and inventory decisions.
Monitored site inventory levels to ensure that proper stock is maintained to built, lifecycle and repair activities.
Developed & updated documentation on processes that are critical to success of company’s supply chain function
Timely circulated delivery / shipment tracker to internal customers.
Major Achievements:
Successfully formulated “Conflicts management policy” for procurement manual.
Achieved most significant cumulative procurement cost savings of USD 600, 000 in raw material category by negotiating & releasing contracts of USD 4, 200, 000 for raw bauxite & USD 2, 900, 000 for raw gypsum in spite of increasing inflation rate from 7.5 % to 8.9 %.
Commercially negotiated contracts with existing suppliers related to indirect spares- MRO category (electrodes, bearings & water treatment chemicals) resulted in cumulative cost savings of USD 15, 000 YoY basis
Actively developed strong network of qualified suppliers & contractors in UAE & Pakistan.
Actively increased the list of suppliers and contractors through effective pre-qualification process / updated suppliers database.
Ensured entity and group policies were applied throughout the procurement process.
Understood the projects requirements from the proposal team during tendering process.
Took support from proposal engineer to prepare & submit supplier RFP.
Effectively sourced proposals from the market and submitted to proposal team during tendering process.
Submitted detailed technical and commercial evaluation of the suppliers for the approval of business development manager.
Ensured the suppliers complied with project requirement and project specific purchase terms and conditions.
Arranged negotiation meetings with bidders with support from business development manager.
On contracted award, prepared handover of proposals and comparison sheets to project manager.
Validated the proposals based on purchase request from project manager.
Submitted final recommendation to cost control engineer, based on technical and commercial evaluation with approval from business development manager and project manager.
Raised & processed LPO request on receipt of approval from projects, commercial and cost control departments.
Followed up for deliverables from suppliers in order to meet project timelines.
Effectively managed project delivery related risks.
Co-ordinated supplier payments with accounts department.
Submitted budget vs savings report for management review on project completion.
Reviewed suppliers performance based on project mgmt. feedback and update suppliers database.
During education at Iqra University for MBA Supply chain management , delivered a lecture on Profitable procurement in the year 2012. Studied professional courses : Advance Research Methods Quantitative Techniques In Analysis Import and Export Management Majors in Procurement Management, Operations Management and Channel & Distributions Management PERT & CPM in Management Sciences Thesis-Proposal Supply Chain Management Advanced WMS & TMS
studied organic and inorganic chemistry, industrial management and waste water management.
• B.Sc (Hons.) (Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology)
• Higher Secondary Certificate (Intermediate) Pre Engineering
2001-2002 Metropolis Academy, Karachi
