Group Procurement Manager
Jaidah Group
Total years of experience :28 years, 11 Months
Jaidah Group
Group Procurement Manager Jul’20 - till date
\[Diversified business group with interests in Automobiles (Chevrolet, Hyundai, Genesis, Isuzu, Geely, UD) and ancillary products, Car Rental, Equipment Leasing, Electrical Supplies, Heavy Equipment, Projects, Telecommunications, Furni-ture, Interior Design, Oil & Gas, Power Generators, Manufacturing and Real Estate\]
• Responsible for the Group’s centralized Procurement function, Sourcing, Cost Cutting / Cost reduction, and man-aging the end-to-end supply chain operations.
• Coordinating with all Local & International Suppliers and managing the inventory, cost saving and budget plans.
• Procurement of various categories of Goods & Services for the entire Group.
• Handling of Tendering & Contracts Management
• Developing Procurement Strategies, SOPs, Policies and Procedures
• Managing the Central Warehouse and Inventory Control
• Recognised for Strong negotiation & Result driven.
Alfardan Automobiles WLL
Group Head - Procurement Aug’19 - Jul’20
\[BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover, Scania, Volvo, Sports Motorcycle, Castrol Engine Oil, FIAMM & Yigit batteries and etc.\]
• Developed Procurement Strategies, SOPs, Procrement Policies and Procedures
• Centralised Procurement operations and avoided the maverick spend
• Handled the JLR Showroom & Workshop renovation project
• Handled Rolls Royce Showroom modification project
• Handled Tendering & Contracts Management
• Handled regular Procurements for business operations, equipments, tools, infrastructure, facilities, maintenance, office equipment, stationery, and IT etc.,
Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. WLL, \[Toyota & Lexus\] Doha, Qatar
(Sole Distributors for Toyota & Lexus in Qatar & Multi-Divisional Corporate Group )
Head of Procurement - Corporate Central Procurement Aug’06 - Aug’19
• Functioned as the Member of Procurement Committee, Contracts review Committee, Scrap Disposal Committee, Health Insurance & Motor Insurance Review Committee
• Handled Toyota & Lexus Parts Procurement in Automotive range
• Coordinated with Principal supplier M/s Toyota Motor Corporation for all Parts procurement
• Managed Logisitics and Supplychain, and warehousing for Parts department
• Managed inventory for Toyota & Lexus Parts and handled for the EOQ, Buffer stock, Re-order levels.
• Souced products globally for accessories and miscellaneous parts and fittings.
• Managing budgets and achieving cost saving in all respect.
• Conducting market studies for vendor sourcing worldwide and cost effectiveness & cost reduction programs
• Identifying reliable and cost effective suppliers, co-coordinating with them for supplies
• Developing competitive and sustainable supply base across Asia Region & globally
• Maintaining vendor database, vendor evaluation & negotiation
• Performing vendor audit, evaluating vendor ratings in supply quality, delivery schedule and capacity assessment
• End-to-end purchasing activities (Receiving PR, Inviting Quotations, Comparison analysis, Negotiation and Finali-zation, Releasing Purchase Orders, Material Follow Up etc.)
• Purchasing of multiple requirements including
- CAPEX and OPEX Categories - Engineering / workshop / Body shop / QSCs / Corporate office
- Automotives Parts, Vehicle Accessories, Lubricants and etc.
- Consumables, Hand tools, Machineries and maintenance spares
- Computer, IT Software / Hardware, stationery, printing stationery and etc.
- Gift materials purchases (Mass Quantity) - For Corporate, Sales & Marketing
- Facilities, Projects, Fit-outs and Infrastructure related Contracts and Procurement.
• Warehousing & Stores Management
• Property Management / Facilities Management
• Engineering Maintenance / AMCs etc.
• Generation of various business and other procurement MIS reports
• Developing procurement policy & procedures, Mobile policy, business card policy, accommodation furnishing policy, and various operational policies and SOPs related to the Procurement & Corporate.
• Monitoring and performing on status reports for Request, PO, Receipt and Payment
Significant Attainments & Recognized for:
Process Development:
• Developed and Implemented a comprehensive Procurement Policy & Procedures
• Implemented Oracle P2P Module in 2006 & SAP-MM in 2014 - Business process team leader.
• Developed and Implemented policies for: Mobile, Laptop, Company vehicles, Business Card, Uniforms, and Scrap disposal, and Supported the company to develop various policies at the corporate level.
• Controlled Maverick spends and aligned all purchases under Corporate Central Procurement.
Collaborations & High-level Corporate Meetings Handled:
• Played vital role in achieving collaboration with: Stenhoj Lifter / Butler Wheel Alignment / Kansai Paints / 3M Products / Veedol Engine Oil / Godrej Security & Warehousing Solutions.
Major Projects Handled : \[30 Projects over the span of 11 years\]
Responsible for areas of Construction, Oil & Gas, Electromechanical, Automotive & Engineering products
•Cost effective sourcing; Conducting market studies on products & cost
•Vendor development globally; Negotiation with vendors
•Conduct Cost reduction programmes and Value Analysis.
•Procurement audit Compliance management
•Implementation support for SAP R3- MM Module
•Strategic Procurement, Value for Money, Category Management, Bench Marking & TCO
• Vendor Development, Supplier Identification and selection
• Negotiation with vendors, Product costing analysis and Materials import and products export
• Raw material procurement for regular production including purchasing materials (Bought Out) like Plastic gran-ules & plastic moulding, Forging and Aluminium Casting, CRCA Sheets, Copper bus bars & Sheets, Aluminium bus bars, Brass neutral link and terminals, powder coating (Hard castle powders), plating and painting products, switchgears, Fuse carriers and etc., )
• Purchasing Capital equipment, Tools and Maintenance Spares
Materials Management
•Purchasing activities & Inventory control activities - in view of analytical approach, such as Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), Safety Stock, Reorder Level, ABC Analysis, V-E-D Analysis
Central Purchase
•Training and involvement of all products manufactured in the industry
•Procurement of Automotive and Engineering components ( Casting, Forging, Machining, Sheet metal Pressing, Fabricated components, Spring, Rubber, Plastics and allied automobile components )
•Procurement of Capital Equipments, Tools and Maintenance Spares
•Sourcing for the best supplier in terms of Price, Quality and Delivery
Grade 8.30/10
