Manager - Contract Management Specialist
Riyad Bank
Total years of experience :32 years, 6 Months
From October 01, 2014, working as Manager - Procurement & Contract Specialist in Procurement Department, before working as "Assistant Manager / Vendor Officer (Contracts)" since October 01, 2012 and as a "Contracts & SLA Officer" from August 2008 in the Procurement Department based at Riyad Bank Head Office, Riyadh, KSA and reports to Sr. Vice President of the department. My prime responsibilities includes the following:
• Develop and maintain general terms and conditions requirements for large service contracts including maintenance services and outsourcing contracts.
• Develop and maintain the Bank’s service level requirements for large service contracts including IT, maintenance, support, services, out-sourcing and construction contracts.
• Ensure the required and relevant service levels, terms and conditions are properly documented and incorporated in the service contract with the vendor.
• Review Request for Proposals (RFP) & Request for Quotation (RFQ) including the relevant terms and conditions and service levels specifications where appropriate.
• Also carry out price negotiations with vendors.
• Review and approve large servicing contracts to ensure the proper terms and conditions as well as service levels are adequately and properly documented and incorporated.
• Coordinate with the Business Departments, Budget Office, Legal Consultant & Vendor in order to final the contracts or Scope of Work
• I joined PTCL as “Manager Purchase” in the Procurement Department to be based at Islamabad. I am posted under G.M. (Contract -Supply) and worked as Manger (Contracts - Switching & IT). My prime responsibilities are
o To arrange procurement of material through Contracts as per required specifications at competitive rates within stipulated time.
o Contracts management (start till end) for the purchase above 20 Million Pak Rupees with my team.
Following are the salient features of my job responsibilities
Negotiations
• Carry out price negotiations with vendors.
• Negotiate & finalize the contracts for local & offshore supplies and to arrange Bank Guarantees from the local & offshore vendors to cover risk against late deliveries & performance defects during warranty period.
Performance of Vendors
• To monitor the performance of approved vendors on regular basis. Re-evaluation of vendors in case their performance is not satisfactory.
Co-ordination
• Keep effective co-ordination with end user, GM Stores, other departments and vendors to ensure smooth & efficient working
Dawood Hercules Chemicals Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan
(November 1996 to August 2007)
Promoted to “Procurement Supervisor” and following are the salient features of my job responsibilities
Procurement Supervisor
• Arranging quotations from local and foreign vendors by floating local and offshore enquiries. Also arranging Comparative Statement for the preparation of Purchase Order.
• Correspondence with vendors and users regarding order specifications based on Harmonized Universal Codes.
• Follow up for timely deliveries of material.
• Placement and monitoring of LC's with banks, for offshore goods, including any changes.
• Clearance of goods and settlement of disputes with clearing agents and concerned agencies, also liaison with government departments.
• Settlements of shortages and wrong supplies with vendors. Prepare the monthly activity report of Procurement Department, for both local and offshore procurement.
• Monitoring of all procurement activities in order to achieve maximum results in limited resources.
Additional Responsibilities
Additional charge as ‘System Coordinator - Procurement Department’, with the team responsible for ISO 9001-2000 certification for Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited and Member of Scrap Disposal Committee. Responsibilities include:
System Coordinator - Procurement Department
• Making available literature on ISO-9001-2000 to people associated with the department.
• Preparation of initial work plan for Procurement Department.
• Preparation and updating of Procedure Manual, Work Instructions, Evaluation & Approval of Vendors, Performance Report of Vendors and Training Programme for the Procurement Department Staff.
Member of Scrap Disposal Committee
• Managing the sale of scrap generated at plant site.
• Prepares Tender Forms as per required specifications and terms & conditions.
• Negotiation with customers, finalization of terms and condition, identification and demarcation of scrap, disposal of scrap.
Dawood Hercules Chemicals Ltd Lahore, Pakistan
(September 1991 to October 1996)
• Joined as “Procurement Assistant”. Following are the salient features of my job responsibilities
Responsibilities & Achievements
• Development of 'Local Indent Monitoring System', in Dbase IV. This system provides status of Local Indents by producing reports such as Pending Indents, Pending Purchase Orders, Complete Indents, Shutdown Indents, etc.
• Also developed Vendors Directory System for the department, which helps the department in seeking out prospective vendors according to the requirement.
My GPA in MAS is 2.25