Senior Procurement Officer
RA INTERNATIONAL (RA GROUP) FZCO LLC
Total years of experience :10 years, 0 Months
Handling the procurement needs (i.e. subcontracts, purchase orders, category buying, procurement agreements,
etc.) of projects all over UAE, Oman, Central African Region (CAR) and laise with commercial department for vendor’s
payments, project critical materials payments. Advance cheques, vendor’s outstanding payments, invoices, CapEx
and L/C’s etc in a timely manner.
Local reporting to Group Supply Chain Manager pertaining to savings, KPI, productivity, spend analysis and new
projects in Middle East & CAR Region.
Send RFQ to the Suppliers /Sub-Contractors as per the requirement of various Projects, receiving the offers and
evaluating it technically and commercially and prepare a bid evaluation report.
Arranging the Prequalification documents and submittals from venders and Co ordinate with QA/QC department for
the consultant Approval purpose.
Total Familiarization of Microsoft Dynamic ERP (AX'12) & ERP Ez Business system of Procurement Activities.
Legal contract management, negotiator and decision maker for purchases millions of dirham’s /Dollar's pertaining to
Direct and Indirect procurement globally.
Lead meetings with vendors, supplier and clients in regards to material issues.
Follow up in projects about the material supplied, to ensure about the Quality & specification which is matching with
the requirements.
Strengthen the procurement function by keeping strong liaison with stakeholders and increased level of trust and
collaboration through teamwork and agile responsiveness.
Scope: Indirect Material Purchases covering Marketing Services, Professional Services, Information Services,
Project (CAPEX) buying, Engineering Buying and Facility Management Services
Responsible for managing, coordinating and implementing improvement projects covering areas like compliance, AX
process changes, PO automation, reporting structures.
Responsible for delivering and training to new users for Procurement Policy.
Take active role in subordinate development & formulate KPI's for procurement team
Rigorously worked to achieve procurement KPI’s with regards to productivity savings, payment terms extension, supplier
development and ensuring compliance.
Legal contract management, negotiator and decision maker for purchases millions of dirham’s pertaining to Direct and
Indirect procurement.
Strengthen the procurement function by keeping strong liaison with stakeholders and increased level of trust and
collaboration through teamwork and agile responsiveness.
Local reporting to Deputy CEO pertaining to savings, KPI, productivity, spend analysis and new projects.
Building supplier relationship, vendor development with periodic performance and financial valuation.
Proactively understand the business needs and requirements within the assigned scope for functional and plant /
Production level requirements
Responsible for purchase of construction materials Civil, MEP, Steel, Scaffoldings, Props, Wood, Timber, Spare Parts, Etc
Subcontracting of design / shop drawing / Calculation for engineering department.
Coordinate with Procurement Bid Manager when required. Identify cost reduction opportunities for Bid Proposal for the
upcoming projects.
Seasoned Operations professional with 06 + years of rich experience in Multinational /Multicultural
environment driving supply chain & procurement functionalities and management projects.
Analyzed and negotiated vendors rate card and KPI, reducing logistics outsourced services costs by 5 %.
Implementation and monitoring of Supply Chain & Procurement structures in US, UK & Middle East countries.
Managing all requisite activities to perform such as sourcing, techno-commercial evaluation,
Negotiation, recommendation, inspection, expediting & tracking.
Assessing the performance of the vendors based on various criterions such as percentage for rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery & credit terms.
Reviewing and processing all quality issues problems & claim settling towards the benefit of the company.
Managing operations ensuring optimum inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering the
operations; executing ageing analysis to identify the slow moving and non-moving materials.
Supervising incoming and outgoing material activities and distribution of stock commodities to various
manufacturing centers; performing warehouse audit & reconciliation of variances in procurement deptt.
Administering logistic functions & negotiating with freight forwarders & transporters for cost effective procurement solutions.
Leading, training & monitoring the performance of procurement team members to ensure efficiency in operations.
Set up and develop Supply & Logistics demand strategy within the organization.
Continuous follow up with vendors/suppliers till order execution.
Assist the supply chain manager in ensuring the needs and hospitality request are processed in a timely and
effective manner.
Checking Company mails and respective follow-ups.
Administers to the process of purchasing for the purpose of securing items and/or services within budget and in
compliance with regulatory requirements.
Process purchase requests by placing orders for a wide variety of goods and services and reviewing orders for
quantity, specifications, delivery requirements, and compliance with established policies and procedures.
Processes merchandise receipts, returns, credits, and interact extensively with vendors and potential vendor.
Maintain an updated list of suppliers and vendors.
* Project Management & International SCM. * Consumer Behavior During Purchase * Calculation of Terminal Values of the given Projects. * International Financial Management * Marketing Management * Managerial Accounting * International Supply Chain Management * Global SCM Strategies, JIT & End to End SCM. * Marketing Theories in Global Aspects. * Negotiations & Decision Management * International Marketing Management
1 year certificate course in computer fundamentals. Having good knowledge of Purcahsing ERP (Oracle).