Procurement Director
Arasco
Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months
- Manage the development of procurement strategies, business plans, budgets and resources in accordance with ARASCO’s overall strategy and direction
- Oversee the development of adequate policies, procedures and processes for the procurement function to maintain efficient operational excellence in order to achieve ARASCO’s overall strategic objectives
- Articulate mission, vision, and objectives for the procurement in line with ARASCO’s overall business plans and strategic objectives
- Lead strategic procurement and contract management service delivery to SBU’s and service areas, ensuring compliancy and recommending the most effective procurement routes
- Lead the development of the Procurement Technology solution for ARASCO centralized Procurement
- Liaise with SBU’s to develop a 12-month procurement plan and ensure early procurement engagement in high profile/cost/risk activities
- Liaise with Legal on all contractual matters and to anticipate potential issues, risks and resolving
- Provide general operational direction regarding the various aspects and activities of the procurement function
- Approve procurement agreements/contracts signed between ARASCO and suppliers
- Approve purchase orders and authorize relevant invoices in coordination with Finance Function and in accordance to MAS
- Represent ARASCO with external entities such as suppliers, services providers, consultants, and
- government authorities
- Direct major suppliers negotiation and contracts finalization process
- Responsible for continuous improvement activities in procurement functions both internally and externally
- Manage team workloads, planning of procurement projects and oversee tender
- Lead and coach team and ensure staff development
- Identify collaborative opportunities externally and develop successful relationships
- Research procurement routes for a variety of market sectors and niche requirements and carry out benchmarking exercises to ensure the most efficient delivery of supply
- Advise service areas of contract management best practice and encourage and help develop the inclusion in tender documents of robust performance measures, KPIs and management
- Lead procurement departments/personnel to meet the established performance targets including savings, procurement KPIs and other goals
- Monitor the adherence of Procurement function employees to ARASCO’s guidelines, policies and procedures
- Keep fully up to date on KSA procurement regulations, translating and applying these rules
-Lead the development of adequate procurement quality and risk policies, procedures and processes to maintain efficient operational excellence in order to achieve procurement overall strategic objectives
-Lead the process of developing procurement related performance measurements and balanced score card metrics, consistent with the company performance management
-Drive internal initiatives to standardize related procurement templates, processes, methods and systems, as needed
-Review and approve compliance framework to identify any irregularities, issues, and challenges within the procurement operations
-Review the overall procurement model and identify areas for improvement
-Direct the development of supplier’s performance management across SBUs
-Review supplier’s performance feedback, reports, recommendations, and acknowledgments
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- Also working as Acting - Government Relations Manager
- Manage government affairs and activities in line with ARASCO procurement requirements and Kingdom’s laws and regulations
- Facilitate the process of contracting procurement personnel to collect the necessary documents such as L/C, Certificate of Origin, Bill of Lading for clearance, exemptions, and related government processes
- Assign support duties and activities, such as clearance and exemptions, to the concerned teams according to their priorities
- Respond to inquiries about ARASCO procurement operations and provide information related to government procedures and requirement
- Manage and lead teams representing ARASCO in all government related activities
- Oversee all activities pertaining to ARASCO procurement dealing with government requirements
- Act as the subject matter expert about KSA government regulations and policies that have an effect on ARASCO procurement operations
- Communicate new policies, code of conduct, and initiatives as directed by CPO
- Approve all documentations and communications exchanged between ARASCO and government authorities to ensure a successful procurement support
- Lead negotiation for transportation and clearance agencies awarding and contracting, as needed
- Ensure timely and proper fulfillment of government formalities and documentations to facilitate the procurement support activities
- Review and resolve any escalated issues with regards to government relations as per ARASCO procurement policies and guidelines
-Prepare and execute the contracts with suppliers
-Develop and expand a seamless Agro raw materials supply
-Comply the supply of potato and corn with the planned volume and price
-Negotiate detailed supply terms with suppliers
-Elaborate the weekly and monthly supply schedule to meet the plan
-Manage and co-ordinate a procurement supply function
-Manage and co-ordinate a contracting supply business unit
-Manage and co-ordinate export/import business including government liaison
-Work with the National Manager to develop AOP and SBP
-Worked as a Strategy Analyst
-Analyze, develop and implement strategies, and plans for the company
-Ensure that the company develops its quality of strategic planning
-Design departments’ performance measures and KPIs in agreementwith departments’ managers
-Ensure departments’ alignment with strategy by aligning and cascading performance measures to the corporate objectives and strategy
-Be responsible for reviewing departments KPIs and producing quarterly scores that help decision making process
-Prepare and present communications about strategies, initiatives, and projects to various levels of the organization, including senior management
-Help preparing departments' annual budgets
-Work as operator technician
-Perform scheduled maintenance and checks on equipment and instrumentation devices
Degree Concentration: Business Analysis/Systems Analysis