procurement manager
HDeco
Total years of experience :17 years, 0 Months
• Coordinate all the purchasing activities of the company related directly or indirectly to the production department.
• Keep good communication with all suppliers and be able to negotiate prices, freight, delivery options etc..
• Act as the main contact with existing and potential suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Process purchasing requests received from the warehouse department and sub-contracting requests received from the Design and Projects department - issue Purchase order according to the written departmental procedures.
• Prepares, analyzes, and negotiates request with local suppliers for efficient delivery of products and services
• Tracks and develops reports to identify progress of cost saving initiatives and process efficiencies.
• Provide feedback, where necessary to other concerned departments on the status of the purchasing/ sub-contracting request - enabling them to plan accordingly
• Work closely with the Quantity surveyor (DP dept.) to provide him with the information and prices necessary for the costing process.
• Responsible for controlling the received materials to ensure that all items ordered are received in a timely manner, as per the purchase order.
• Maintain the quality history of suppliers/ sub-contractors - update suppliers/sub-contractors evaluation records - take necessary curative and corrective actions where necessary according to the written departmental procedures.
• Maintain an approved supplier/ sub-contractor list.
• Responsible for the purchasing of office supplies and equipment.
• Audit all billing related to procurement making sure that the bill represents the prices agreed on and the quantities ordered and submits to accounting for payment within specified time frames
• Initiates corrections, cancellations and reissues purchase orders when discrepancies are discovered in prices and specs related to purchase orders.
• Control the application of the Quality Management System within the Purchasing Department by maintaining the existing system and researching areas for improvement (Example: Recording and following up on Corrective and Preventive actions requests)
• Control of Department’s records as per the QMS Control of Records procedure
January 2010 _ till present: Bois d'Afrique
Purchasing manager:
Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.
Resolve vendor, and claims against suppliers.
Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.
Administer on-line purchasing systems.
Arrange for disposal of surplus materials.
May 2007 - January 2010: Bois d'Afrique
• Assistant purchasing manager: • Responsible for the control and adjustment of stock materials.
• Purchasing of goods and accessories occasionally.
• Receiving orders of raw materials & accessories from the storekeeper and coordinating with the purchasing manager.
Fall 2004 - summer 2008: Business Administration systems - management- Arab Open University.