مهند كوكش

Created & headed the Commercial & Contracts Department which was responsible for the following roles:

- Financial:
o Client & sub-contractor payment certificates, variation orders, final settlements, guarantees & letters of credit.

- Contractual:
o Contract analysis (identifying obligations, entitlements & cost implications)
o Liaison between project management & legal representative to build coherent arguments & resolve disputes.
o Drafting company general conditions for sub-contractors in addition to sub-contract agreements.

- Administrative:
o Responsible for a team of quantity surveyors on sites & at head office
o Creating & enforcing department procedures & ensuring seamless interaction with other departments

- Personal contribution to the department:
o Conducting staff training & seminars to ensure members are qualified to do their tasks
o Designing, developing & implementing a custom made Oracle software (ERP) to handle:
 Progress billing
 Collections
 Variation orders
 Letters of credit
 Purchase orders
 Inventory
 Various reports on payables / receivable to assist Finance team in cash-flow studies

Created & headed the Commercial & Contracts Department which was responsible for the following roles:

- Financial:
o Client & sub-contractor payment certificates, variation orders, final settlements, guarantees & letters of credit.

- Contractual:
o Contract analysis (identifying obligations, entitlements & cost implications)
o Liaison between project management & legal representative to build coherent arguments & resolve disputes.
o Drafting company general conditions for sub-contractors in addition to sub-contract agreements.

- Administrative:
o Responsible for a team of quantity surveyors on sites & at head office
o Creating & enforcing department procedures & ensuring seamless interaction with other departments

- Personal contribution to the department:
o Conducting staff training & seminars to ensure members are qualified to do their tasks
o Designing, developing & implementing a custom made Oracle software (ERP) to handle:
 Progress billing
 Collections
 Variation orders
 Letters of credit
 Purchase orders
 Inventory
 Various reports on payables / receivable to assist Finance team in cash-flow studies

Drafting contracts and all procedures related to payment certificates (till Final account) - towards both Clients & subcontractors equally; also includes claims, variations & EOTs

All activities related to Procurement including but not limited to:
- Sourcing sub-contractors and awarding jobs based on the criteria of cost, quality & performance
- Generating & monitoring the procurement schedule in line with project milestones & handing-over requirements
- Generating & monitoring the procurement cost control

All activities related to managing a woven carpet factory, including but not limited to:
- Wholesale & Retail operations
- Market research, launching new collections, attending international trade fairs
- Developing & implementing a customized software for production, inventory & accounting

- Project review (tender documents / specifications)
- Pricing & inviting sub-contractor quotations
- Preparation of interim progress bills
- Developing company image (portfolio & pre-qualification documents)

All activities related to managing a prestigious silverware & giftware retail outlet. Tasks included but were not limited to:
- Sourcing, purchasing, importing selling merchandise
- Attending several international trade fairs
- Developing & implementing a customized software for inventory & sales