Mustafa Chandan, Sr. Specialist General Contract & Management

Mustafa Chandan

Sr. Specialist General Contract & Management

Ooredoo Telecom

Location
Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
21 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 11 Months

Sr. Specialist General Contract & Management at Ooredoo Telecom
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since June 2013

Identify vendors of materials, equipment or supplies through RFQ/RFP/Bidding process, and negotiate them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
 Assist with evaluating purchase requests received from departments with respect to its nature, frequency, quantity and availability in the local market and accordingly negotiate and obtain the best prices for supply of items.

 Prepare and submit ‘Bid to Issue’ based on guidelines/instructions from superiors and inputs received from user department.
 Finalize and issue RFQ/Invitation to Bid, attends Pre-Bid meetings as appropriate and prepares minutes of meetings.
 Coordinate with other members of the purchasing team to finalize and issue invitations to Bid and organize and attend pre-bid meetings as appropriate.
 Undertake techno- commercial bid evaluations on bids and offers received and liaise with user department to request for technical bid evaluation if required.

 Receives bids and offers, review and perform commercial evaluations and liaises with customers to request for technical bid evaluation, as required.

 Prepare contracts based on input data received from technical/technology related of user departments.
 Review supporting contract documents, prepared by user departments for ad hoc/projects contracts and operates within the Supply Chain department policies and procedures.
 In conjunction with the Legal Department ensures that all contracts are in compliance with the company’s terms and conditions requirements and safeguard the companies interests at all times.

 Ensure approval on prepared contract proposal according to its nature from cross functional groups, including but not limited to Legal & Finance department respectively.
 Review contract submittal by vendors and negotiate the terms (Ex: scope, service level, cost, payment etc.) in liaise with company policy prior to formal approval.
 Assisting fellow team for preparation and negotiation of contract documents according to the scope.
 Ensure contract approval process according to company policy with in a time line in order to support cross functional demands.
 Review, define and draft appropriate contractual provisions/documents to achieve user group needs

 Liaise directly with various departments/ divisions as necessary to expedite approvals for issue/award of contracts.
 Review, define and draft appropriate contractual template documents for various scope of requirements of company’ inter-functional.

 Monitor all contract renewable ensuring their completion and updating the concern department for renewal status.
 Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.
 Review and present vendor / contractor grievances to departmental head, and claims against suppliers.
 Represent department in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
 Ensures that all formalities for renewal of existing annual contracts and initiating/concluding new contracts are completed properly and promptly.

 Arrange for contract and management signatures as per financial authority and distribute contract copies to all concerned.
 Responsible for processing of contract approval and its issuance in order to meet parties’ time line for mutual benefits.
 Performs reference checks on contractors/ Vendors for the purpose of recommendation of award of contracts as required.

 Coordinate with team members for issuance of bid and organise for pre bid meetings as needed.

 Assist fellow colleague within internal departmental in interpretation with assisting their understanding for better outcome of departmental goal.
 Ensure proper implementation and administrative procedures for contracts and inform superior of any procedural problem for success of departmental goal.
 Administrate contracts and its approval process.
 Reporting to the management for the contact approval status and upcoming renewals.

Sr. Executive Purchasing & Contracts at Ooredoo Telecom
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2008 to May 2013

 Identify vendors of materials, equipment or supplies through RFQ/RFP/Bidding process, and negotiate them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
 Assist with evaluating purchase requests received from departments with respect to its nature, frequency, quantity and availability in the local market and accordingly negotiate and obtain the best prices for supply of items.
 Prepare & obtain approval on Request for Quotation (RFQ), Draft Invitation to Bid (RFP), and Major Bidding also receives and reviews Draft Invitations to Bid documents from other departments across the Company.
 Prepare and submit ‘Bid to Issue’ based on guidelines/instructions from superiors and inputs received from user department.
 Finalize and issue RFQ/Invitation to Bid, attends Pre-Bid meetings as appropriate and prepares minutes of meetings.
 Coordinate with other members of the purchasing team to finalize and issue invitations to Bid and organize and attend pre-bid meetings as appropriate.
 Undertake techno- commercial bid evaluations on bids and offers received and liaise with user department to request for technical bid evaluation if required.
 Advice selected suppliers of decisions and prepare memoranda for services procurement, with all necessary approvals, requesting a draft.
 Assist in researching and analyzing bids and finalize orders based on cost, bidder reputation, bidder business status, quality of goods and reliable delivery.

 Receives bids and offers, review and perform commercial evaluations and liaises with customers to request for technical bid evaluation, as required.
 Responsible to ensure the confirmation of acceptance by selected bidder for their commitments as well the status of result to rest of unsuccessful bidders.
 Prepare contracts based on input data received from technical/technology related of user departments.
 Review supporting contract documents, prepared by user departments for ad hoc/projects contracts and operates within the Supply Chain department policies and procedures.
 In conjunction with the Legal Department ensures that all contracts are in compliance with the company’s terms and conditions requirements and safeguard the companies interests at all times.
 Formulates, establishes, and administers complex, high-value contractual arrangements and procurement proposals for a range of products and/or services for the company.
 Ensure approval on prepared contract proposal according to its nature from cross functional groups, including but not limited to Legal & Finance department respectively.
 Review contract submittal by vendors and negotiate the terms (Ex: scope, service level, cost, payment etc.) in liaise with company policy prior to formal approval.
 Assisting fellow team for preparation and negotiation of contract documents according to the scope.
 Ensure contract approval process according to company policy with in a time line in order to support cross functional demands.
 Review, define and draft appropriate contractual provisions/documents to achieve user group needs
 Analysis of rights and obligations regarding contract issue/disputes for management review and supporting user group.

IT Support Engineer cum Purchase Manager at United Business Group (IBM Partner)
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2002 to August 2008

 Installation and Configuration of IBM Xseries eServer .
 Installation and configuration of IBM Rack with X series Rack Server, External Tape Storage device, installation of Tower server to rack conversion kit.
 Configuring and Installation of RAID Technology .
 Installation and Configuration of Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and 2003.
 Installation and Configuration of DNS, DHCP and WINS Server.
 Installation and Configuration of VPN Server under Windows 2000 Server Environment.
 Installation and Configuration of RAS (Remote access Server) Server.
 Advanced Network setup with Windows 2000 and 2003 Advanced Server. Configuring and Installation of Windows 2000 and 2003 Advanced Server. Troubleshooting Network Problem
 Handling Overseas Purchases of IT products from United states, Europe and Middles East Countries.
 Excellent knowledge of IT Products, Distributors and Suppliers of all type of IT Products.
 Preparing Purchase Order, sending request for quotation from vendor.

 Good communication skill and ability to maintain good relation with vendor.
 Good Bargaining Skill.
 Keeping track of shipment and its clearance
 Complete Knowledge of Local IT Market and Dealers and distributors of IT Products.

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at Sikkim Manipal University
  • November 2015

Master of Business Administration (Specialization in Finance)

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor Degree in Commerce
  • at Mohan Lal Sukhadia University
  • May 1999

Bachelor degree on Commerce

Specialties & Skills

Negotiation
Tender Preparation
Bid Analysis
Contracts Review
Tender Management
RFP/RFQ preparation, Contract Draft , review and finalization, Bid Negotiation & Evalaution

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Tender Preparation and Evaluation (Training)
Training Institute:
IIRME Dubai
Date Attended:
December 2013
Duration:
32 hours

Hobbies

  • Cricket, Watching Movies & Travelling