Lama Sinno, Contracts Manager

Lama Sinno

Contracts Manager

Alumco Group

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Masters in Business Administration
Experience
21 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 1 Months

Contracts Manager at Alumco Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since April 2014

1.Contracts drafting, evaluation, negotiation, and execution
2.Serve as the point of contact for Alumco Group team members and managers on contractual matters and provide the relevant needed information and recommendation
3.Coordinate with Alumco’s Legal Advisors on legal issues
4.Maintain contractual records and documentation, and control/monitor all contractual correspondences
5.Provide guidance on contract matters to project managers, including training to new project managers and other employees in contracting procedures
6.Develop and implement procedures for contract management and administration in compliance with company policy
7.Coordinate with the other company departments to ensure consistency in dealing with contractual matters in terms of issuing of variations, claims preparation, issuing of responses to clients and suppliers, adhering to contractual clauses and deadlines, etc,
8.Monitor transaction compliance (milestones, deliverables, invoicing and so on.)
9.Ensure Project/Contract close-out.
10.Draft or review contractual letters, namely letters related to sensitive or confidential contractual issues
11.Prepare Notices and Claims.
12.Monitor the performance of Contracts Department team members and provide needed training and guidance.
13.Provide the needed induction to new Contracts Department recruits.
14.Assign projects and tasks to Contracts Department team members, and monitor and regularly reassess the related work loads
15.Preparing and issuing bi-weekly reports related to contractual issues in all Alumco branches
16.Monitoring changes or developments in projects and alerting the management of potential risks and/or disputes
17.Attend site meetings when contractual issues are on the meeting’s agenda
18.In conjunction with senior management determine and agree relevant course of action for unpaid claims, disputes, and other similar contractual issues
19.Organize and administer in-house trainings, awareness presentations, and workshops on contracts management and contractual matters
20.Conduct appraisals of Contracts Department team members
21.Determine the department’s needs in terms of resources and provide the related feedback to the management

Senior Contracts Administrator (Acting Contracts Department Manager) at Alumco Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2013 to April 2014

1.Contracts drafting, evaluation, negotiation, and execution
2.Serve as the point of contact for Alumco Group team members and managers on contractual matters and provide the relevant needed information and recommendation
3.Coordinate with Alumco’s Legal Advisors on legal issues
4.Maintain contractual records and documentation, and control/monitor all contractual correspondences
5.Provide guidance on contract matters to project managers, including training to new project managers and other employees in contracting procedures
6.Develop and implement procedures for contract management and administration in compliance with company policy
7.Coordinate with the other company departments to ensure consistency in dealing with contractual matters in terms of issuing of variations, claims preparation, issuing of responses to clients and suppliers, adhering to contractual clauses and deadlines, etc,
8.Monitor transaction compliance (milestones, deliverables, invoicing and so on.)
9.Ensure Project/Contract close-out.
10.Draft or review contractual letters, namely letters related to sensitive or confidential contractual issues
11.Prepare Notices and Claims.
12.Monitor the performance of Contracts Department team members and provide needed training and guidance.
13.Provide the needed induction to new Contracts Department recruits.
14.Assign projects and tasks to Contracts Department team members, and monitor and regularly reassess the related work loads
15.Preparing and issuing bi-weekly reports related to contractual issues in all Alumco branches
16.Monitoring changes or developments in projects and alerting the management of potential risks and/or disputes
17.Attend site meetings when contractual issues are on the meeting’s agenda
18.In conjunction with senior management determine and agree relevant course of action for unpaid claims, disputes, and other similar contractual issues
19.Organize and administer in-house trainings, awareness presentations, and workshops on contracts management and contractual matters
20.Conduct appraisals of Contracts Department team members
21.Determine the department’s needs in terms of resources and provide the related feedback to the management

Contracts Administrator at alumco
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2012 to June 2013

My job includes but is not limited to:
-Reviewing the project contracts, ensuring that all contractual deadlines in submission of claims/variations, /disputes are carried out in a proper and timely manner.
-Supporting the PMs in the contractual correspondences. Ensure timely replies.
-Keeping track of the variation orders, and ensuring they are properly and timely recorded.
-Coordinate all communication between the PMs and any outsourced Contract Administrators. Assist in the preparation of the related claims for recovery of losses and extension of time.

Installation Engineer (Acting Installation Manager) at ALUMCO s.a.l.
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2010 to February 2012

•Work with Project Managers and Upper Management to ensure goals are prioritized and met
•Adjust and re-prioritize work flow on a weekly basis
•Prepare and submit to Upper Management installation reports
•Handle maintenance projects as Project Manager
•Liaise with other departments such as QA/QC for coordination and to achieve better results on all levels of the projects’ workflow
•Issue recruitment requests to the HR Department
•Meet with Foremen regularly for feedback and follow-up
•Follow up on performance reviews for new recruits

Project Engineer at ALUMCO s.a.l.
  • Lebanon
  • November 2009 to December 2010

Assist the project manager on all project related tasks: shop drawings submittals, material submittals, technical meetings, progress meetings, request for quotations, requisitions, procurement, fabrication, installation, etc. I am currenlt working on 2 major projects: Verdun Gardens (Verdun II Soligran) and Beirut Marina Town Quay.

Assistant Product Manager at Cesar Debbas & Fils
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2003 to November 2009

Assistant Product Manager, CRM Manager, and Account Manager of a number of Lebanese A-list consultants in the Integrated Systems Unit, Projects Division

Education

Master's degree, Masters in Business Administration
  • at Lebanese American University
  • June 2005

Obtained the MBA degree with a GPA of 3.92 (i.e. 98%).

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 2003

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Dean's Honor List

Specialties & Skills

Business Meetings
Contract Management
Marketing Management
Team Management
Public Relations
AutoCAD
MS Office

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

Order of Architects and Engineers
  • Electrical Engineer
  • December 2003

Training and Certifications

Master Trainer in Mediation Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2013
Valid Until:
April 2013
Certified Mediator in the Lebanese Mediation Center at the ChamberofCommerceIndustryAgricultureBeiru (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2013
Valid Until:
February 2013
Managers' Qualities (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
Valid Until:
October 2010
Contracts Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2012
Valid Until:
April 2012
Organizations Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2011
Valid Until:
March 2011

Hobbies

  • Reading (books, articles, posts, etc.), watching movies
    Professional Certificate in “Contracts Management”, from EduDMG Professional Certificate in “Organization Management”, from EduDMG Professional Certificate in “Manager’s Qualities”, from EduDMG MBA degree with a GPA of 3.92 (i.e. 98%) Dean's Honor list for 2002-2003 fall semester School's "Students' award for Academic Achievements” (1995-1999)