Muatasim Abbas

This assignment was agreed to support him to smoothly transfer all my responsibilities as a General Manager to him which includes all the departments and projects listed above

• Managing and overseeing all activities pertaining to the Procurement and Subcontracting function to secure the required services in a very effective and timely manner.
• Develop and align functional strategy and objectives by participating in the development of business plans, feasibility studies, budgets and detailed project’s procurement plans in accordance with companies overall business strategy and direction.
• Develop, monitor and implement departmental policies and procedures to introduce and maintain uniformity and standardization.
• Manage and monitor all companies’ purchases, negotiate with vendors to insure that, the procurement of supplies and services is made within allocated budget and in compliance with authorized Purchase Requisitions/Orders.
• Manage purchase requisitions sent by all departments, assess and select best purchasing approach to be pursued (Cash Purchasing, RFQ, RFP, etc.) depending on the requested item/service nature, value and category in accordance with approved companies policies.
• Establish and manage an effective vendor’s pre-qualification process for the enhancement of Approved Vendors List.
• Evaluate vendors’ performance periodically and reflect the assessment results on the Approved Vendors List to ensure that purchases of material, services, etc. are done at the best prices, payment terms and quality available in the market.
• Prepare periodic performance reports showing progress against key performance indicators, and identification of KRA’s.
• Manage and oversee purchasing analysis studies for future purchases of companies departments considering the consumption rate of purchases on an annual basis.
• Review all contract/ agreement provisions, and obtain the senior management approvals as applicable.
• Follow up and resolve discrepancies in invoices with concerned vendors and ensure maintenance of comprehensive record system for vendors / contracts / agreements / Purchase Requisitions/ Purchase Orders and other pertaining documents.
• Manage allocated annual departmental budget by controlling expenditures, cost reduction initiatives and reporting variances in actual versus budgeted, to ensure effective cost management.
• Coaching, provide guidance and leadership to all departmental staff to achieve agreed upon targeted goals and objectives.
• Ensure effective talent management practice i.e. attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining high performance individuals by efficiently implementing companies approved HR policies and procedures
• Creating and monitoring the Risk Register
• Creating and promote a safe working environment

As General Manager- Industrial Projects-IPD, having overall responsibility for all the mega Electrical & Instrumentation Projects with following defined Key Result Areas-
• Preparing the yearly business targets and managing the division budget base on the agreed Target.
• Reviewing annual resources planning and reconfirming budget for individual projects
• Conduct the interview for new employee at their home countries
• Analysing the projects weekly status report and discuss the same with the concern project manager
• Following up with the support division to ensure on-time services for projects
• Responsible for the safety and quality of the projects
• Directly interacting with the client for proper communication and satisfaction measurement
• Handling all IPD employees issue
• Leading the Recruitment process for the division staff and workers
• Monitoring the execution cost as well as the revenue versus the business plan

I worked as General Manager for Projects department and estimation department with an International firm JAL International Co. Ltd., Khobar, KSA, where my responsibilities include preparing the yearly business targets and managing the division budget base on the agreed targets, execution and management of Electrical & Instrumentation projects, Value Engineering, adhering to ISO 9001:2008 norms as well as achieving profitability and growth objectives for the group

• Coordinated with the support divisions to facilitate all the project requirements.
• Supervised all projects technically and commercially as per scheduled plans.
• Handled cost estimation of the projects
• Mentored new team members, and provided orientation to equipment operators.
• Provided job planning, real time project status and spot technical solutions for problem events.
• Reviewed and approved the project execution plan, the mobilization plan, the QA/QC plan as well as the safety plan
• Monitored the project schedule progress and interfaced with the client
• Attended the project weekly meetings and monitored the daily progress and resources planning
• Coordinated all the project issues with client as well as with subcontractor
• Reviewed and submitted the monthly invoice, weekly QA/QC and Safety reports

supervised the site staff including the site engineers and supervisors with full responsibility for all site construction activities including the following key tasks-
• Reviewed the project drawings and handled the material take-off
• Coordinated movement of the resources within the project
• Assisted site engineers on all technical problems faced.
• Planned and reviewed the schedule with the planning engineer and finalized the same
• Attended the client weekly meeting along with project manager

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