Project Commercial Manager
Thabat Constructions
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :16 years, 5 أشهر
Project Commercial Manager
THABAT Construction (Group of Al Muhaidib) | Riyadh
2013 - Present
• Procurement & Sourcing: Spearhead end-to-end procurement processes, including strategic sourcing, vendor selection, and contract negotiation, optimizing cost-efficiency.
• Contract Management: Expertly manage contracts, ensuring
compliance and developing vital vendor relationships to support project success.
• Commercial Negotiations: Conduct strategic commercial negotia tions to secure favorable terms and pricing agreements with
suppliers and subcontractors.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors and suppliers, fostering collabo
ration and efficiency.
• Pricing Strategies: Develop and implement pricing strategies that align with project budgets and maximize cost savings.
• E-Sourcing: Utilize e-sourcing tools to streamline procurement procedures, enhancing transparency and efficiency.
Team Management: Lead cross-functional teams, coordinating
efforts among planning, procurement, construction, and engineering departments to ensure timely material procurement.
• Invoices Reconciliation: Manage invoices reconciliation, maintain ing accurate financial records and ensuring timely payments.
• Project Planning & Execution: Create and execute comprehensive project work plans, revising as needed to meet project requirements and timelines.
• Budget Adherence: Collaborate with finance and procurement
teams to ensure RFQs stay within allocated budgets, verifying resource availability before purchase orders are placed.
• Inventory Management: Monitor daily inventory stock levels,
proactively addressing stock outs, low inventory, and excess stock levels for assigned product lines.
• Logistics Optimization: Assess and enhance logistics operations, implementing practical and cost-effective solutions to streamline processes and achieve desired results.
• Quality Assurance: Oversee supplier compliance with quality
standards, documentation requirements, and on-time deliveries.
• Successfully led procurement activities for Mega Construction
Projects in Saudi Arabia.
• Collaborated closely with senior management, customers, and technical teams to ensure project success.
• Monitored project performance metrics, suggesting recovery plans, maintaining deviation reports, and implementing preventive measures with KPIs.
• Maintained strong functional relationships with project teams.
• Ensured the timely procurement and delivery of required materials to project sites.
Mega Projects in KSA
• Tuwal City Development (Jeddah) - Client: Aramco
• KAUST Research Park (Jeddah) - Client: Aramco
• Fadhili Industrial Support Facilities (Jubail) - Client: Aramco
• Water Tanks & HEET - 3 STP Plant (Riyadh) - Client: NWC
Ma'aden Phosphate
2011 - 2013
• Data Analysis: Proficient in analyzing MRP Reports, stock reports, material variance reports, assembly, and machining load reports, and order shortage reports to make informed procurement decisions.
• Performance Optimization: Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and implement corrective measures to ensure smooth operations. Coordinate engineering design changes to align with project requirements.
• Production Coordination: Manage the issuance of production programs and contract review forms to the production department. Oversee the issuance of wash references to the QC department, monitor production progress, and provide instructions for standard packing and inspection procedures according to customer specifi cations.
• Vendor Evaluation: Regularly assess vendor performance to ensure adherence to predefined specifications, quality standards, and timelines. Submit supplier performance reports on a quarterly basis.
• Cost Analysis: Develop and apply cost analysis tools to support strategic sourcing processes, including the evaluation of component procurement costs, cost negotiation, and finalization, as well as monitoring bottom-line performance indicators.
• Strategic Execution: Define and execute strategies for various projects, focusing on achieving win-win negotiations and project success.
• Daily Operations: Ensure the daily accomplishment and fulfillment of purchases and orders, maintaining efficient procurement workflows.
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate closely with the Quality Department to ensure that all components meet local and international quality standards.
• Reliability Analysis: Conduct analysis of repair reliability, including reporting on units visiting the shop multiple times and making comparisons to identify improvement opportunities.
• Logistics Optimization: Assess the strength of logistics operations and devise practical and cost-effective solutions to enhance efficiency and achieve desired results.
• Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate with related authorities, forwarders, shipping lines, customers, and suppliers to ensure efficient, positive, and lawful relations, providing support and coordinating activities.
• Safety Compliance: Implement systems to ensure compliance with Health & Safety Regulations, creating accident-free work environments.
Client: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals PRD
2008 - 2011
• Ariba Procurement Expertise: Proficient in 9r1 Ariba Procurement and Sourcing, with an active role as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the procurement process.
• Requisition Management: Demonstrated capability in the creation of requisitions for multiple line items, covering both service and material orders.
• Contract Compliance: Conducted weekly dashboard calls to thoroughly comprehend business requirements concerning Ariba Contracts Compliance.
• Systems Enhancement: Played a pivotal role in the design and development of Invoice E-forms and interface development, contributing to process efficiency.
• Hierarchy Management: Managed the approval hierarchy, ensuring a smooth workflow for procurement activities.
• Financial Management: Executed tasks related to GL Codes, Cost Center allocation, and WBS element planning based on Business Units.
• Process Improvement: Successfully led reengineering projects focused on resolving pending invoices delayed by Accounts Payable Teams due to mismatches.
• Reporting & Knowledge Sharing: Regularly prepared and delivered weekly project status reports to higher management. Facilitated knowledge transfer to end users by providing technical expertise on a global scale.
• Catalog Management: Demonstrated exceptional accuracy in approving both catalog and non-catalog requests globally in Ariba, with a deep understanding of procurement versions (8.2 & 9r1) and catalog (punch-out) and non-catalog requests.
• Supplier Negotiation: Expertly managed the end-to-end procurement process, including the rollout of RFP/RFQ and negotiations with suppliers on cost, freight, and other commercial terms. Conducted Reverse Auctions using the Ariba Platform to optimize cost savings and discover the best prices.
• Technical Quote Comparison: Overseeing the preparation of technical quote comparisons to inform procurement decisions.
Finance and Marketing