Procurement Manager
AFRAS COMPANY
Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months
Afras is a diversified group & a market leader in the facility management industry in KSA. I transformed the procurement department into an End to End Supply Chain Division. It was a sectors and they were incorporated into holding companies and each company has several projects and I'm responsible for all the procurement group with a total project of more than 60 projects in all the regions Kingdom wide and manpower of more than 20, 000 employees.
Re-Engineered & developed Supply Chain Policy & Processes to identify opportunities for streamlining business activities and requirements.
Oversee procurement contract development and administration.
Hired & led a multicultural team of 15 employees (Procurement & Warehouse Management). Developed an extensive training plan & empowered them by delegating roles & responsibilities according to the company’s regulations and evaluating their performance.
Design and implement warehousing strategies for materials, tools and equipment and highly usage items.
Enhanced processes to identify potential cost savings, improve resource utilization, innovate inventory planning, tracking & replenishment with high level forecasting.
Develop a centralized procurement program that adds value and efficiency to the organization.
Serve as the primary contact for procurement related questions, training, policy and procedure interpretation and alignment by all departments.
Develop and implement procurement-related training programs for the procurement team and organization.
Overall responsibility of whole Supply Chain duties for more than 27 branches all over the kingdom which consist of seven main cities by planning and supplying all required raw material, spare parts and etc, by establishing a logistics network to cover the whole factories around the kingdom and to ensure the delivery plan fulfillment percentage is as per the budget and meets R&D requirements.
Assess the supplier’s capabilities to be sure that they can technically meet the company standard requirements.
Prepare the annual business plan and budget closely with function managers and finance team.
As a member of the group executive management team I have helped in restructuring all the business departments and save 15-25% in the operating costs.
Monitor the warehouse stock levels to be sure it is within the budget.
Build and develop relationships with key suppliers and always sourcing for new.
Updating and developing the database of current suppliers with contracts.
Develop and implement supply chain policies and procedures.
Responsible of all duties for Procurement Dept. covering all the projects material ( MEP-Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Drainage, Fire Fighting Sprinkler) and all other procuring items for the company and subcontracts required at sites to be available in a certain time, assured quality approved budget.
Guarantee the complete process of purchase, package segregation's
Issuing purchase order (LPO) and subcontract agreements when required, and guarantee the progress by following the subcontractors and suppliers as well as service provider during delivery.
Planning/organizing inventory considering company requirements and optimal stock levels.
Coordinating with finance department and key suppliers for payment issues, critical supplies and credit lines.
Coordinate with HR department for recruitment of appropriate personal.
Developing strong motivated team with positive attitude, proffering training and encouraging their professional development through regular training programs.
Building a very strong relationships and strategic partnerships in the market with local and overseas suppliers
Reporting to the top management on time the department reports and approvals as well as material and subcontractors status and strategic plans for the department.
Managing and controlling all purchasing requests for all projects of the company engineering and non engineering materials (civil, architecture and all general items ), following the complete supply chain till deliver to the site
Working with segregation of the Civil and Architectural Material of the projects
( Bill of quantity BOQ, Specifications).
Monitoring the Float of the materials to the suppliers to get the quotations.
Generating tabulation between the suppliers after the comparison as per BOQ and the Specifications.
Establish a very strong data base of suppliers, service providers and pre-qualify them, research and develop the list national and international both including evaluating
Responsible for all Purchasing scope of all company product Appliances in different branch in Egypt
Execute Purchase strategy, polices, systems, process and metrics as laid down by central purchase in the business unit.
Sourcing and building new suppliers biases.
The responsibility of procuring all items in the purchasing of maintenance equipment, spare parts and everything bought from the local market.
Optimize the service and quality elements of contracts, identify areas of improvement engage pro-actively with suppliers and manufacturing to implement these improvement, selecting and sourcing and negotiating with suppliers.
Evaluation and selecting suppliers
Creating the yearly supply budget, and the sources required and the delivery of supplies to meet the production, sales budget desired
Participation in the selection, training of department employees
Price evaluation on daily basis for purchasing
Working to meet organizational objective through implementation of early stated budget
The reconstructing of the department at all
Responsible for the purchase of spare parts for heavy equipment, oil and tires to more than 7, 000 equipment and a car for all the company's projects, which include 74 projects in all Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Identified new opportunities and negotiated timescales with suppliers Meeting strict deadline.
Responsible to assist planning/scheduling areas for Procurement of Building Material and Spare parts.
Developing supplier relationships and deliver cost savings and risk.
Maintained departmental Procurement policy and procedure manual and recorded databases.
Provided assistance to project staff at the Division’s other locations in the areas material sourcing, technical support and vendor relations.
Created Operating procedures and conducted ISO certification in the procurement department.
Contacting suppliers to obtain quotations agree delivery times and place commitment based on price, quality and demand. Report Oracle system issue and run system test for performance testing.
Create new materials, maintain and update supplier data. Ensuring the equipment is delivered to the right place at the right time.
Database management, records maintenance, word processing and data analyzing. Oracle R12.
The company's commitment to a policy of preserving the Quality management systems ISO 9001 TÜV NORD
The company's commitment to a policy of preserving the Quality, Environment and Safety and Occupational Health ( ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 )
Performed a variety of administrative duties including purchasing Heavy Equipment Parts
Provide for the needs of all departments of the company, that the required specifications "and the appropriate quality" and in adequate amounts at the right time and the best prices within the limits of ethics and a list of the company
Responsible for communicating with court employees in department to procurement issues
communicate with vendors regarding goods and services
contact and Follow up with other agencies throughout the state regarding general overhaul operations
Procurement Specialist jobs is an economic function seeks to meet the needs of the lowest possible cost are constantly looking for the best alternatives available and to follow developments in prices locally and globally
Bachelor's degree - Accounting
