Purchasing Manager
Lafarge Cement Jordan
Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services.
Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
Control purchasing department budgets.
Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying and storing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
Interview and hire staff, and oversee staff training.
Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.
Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.
Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers.
Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
Administer on-line purchasing systems.
Arrange for disposal of surplus materials.
Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
Represent companies in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
To maintain Inventory in store outward and inward of material, to follow all the requirement in Plant and Store in advance, to maintain minimum level of material in Store As per requirement, Stock Verification on regular basis.
In addition, Plans and directs the day-to-day operations of the store. Maintain high store standards and conditions and foster a positive environment.
• Complete store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results
• Maintain store staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees
• Maintain store staff job results by coaching, counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring and appraising job results
• Prepare annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiate corrective actions
• Ensure availability of merchandise and services by approving PR’s; maintaining inventories
• Secure merchandise by implementing security systems and measures
• Protect employees and customers by providing a safe and clean store environment
• Maintain operations by initiating, coordinating and enforcing program, operational and personnel policies and procedures
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Maintain inventory by implementing purchasing plans and staying in contact with vendors and shippers
• Provide training to improve the knowledge base of the staff and utilize cross-training methods to maintain productivity when employees are absent
• Manage all controllable costs to keep operations profitable
• Manage stock levels and make key decisions about stock control
• Deal with staffing issues such as interviewing potential staff, conducting appraisals and performance reviews, as well as providing or organizing training and development
• Ensure standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are met
• Respond to customer complaints and comments
To be responsible for developing the foreign purchasing procedures & policies with best practices during Procure To Pay process in order to improve the purchasing cycle in the company.
• Purchasing as a function shall satisfy the needs of internal customers through supplying them with requested goods or services in the required quality and on the right time for the best possible price in terms of the total cost of ownership.
• The 4 B’s (best price, time, quality and cost) were implemented according to our Purchasing Policy.
• Purchasing Plan; the main objective is to structure the flow of supplies by preparing our purchasing budget, review vendors list and select best-in-class suppliers.
• Purchasing KPIs were set up and implemented.
• Cost Optimization; Improve and optimize the payment terms in line with finance department to maximize our cash flow
• Re-negotiate suppliers, challenging our market and benchmarking.
• Team up with Finance team ( Treasury) to get best results
- Project Manager at Lafarge Iraq Cement plant (Feb.2011 to April 2012).
To be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.
Manage many projects, such as:
Facilities improvement: : Buildings renovation, new clinic, roads connections…. as well as many of civil & construction works
New Diesel Generators Power Plant.
Rehabilitation project for production lines.
• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in
collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders
in a timely and clear fashion.
Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes
where necessary.
Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of
required personnel from within the company.
Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the
appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.
Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other
stakeholders.
Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
Track project milestones and deliverables.
Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation,
and presentations.
Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team,
analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and
devise contingency plans.
Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties
throughout project life cycle.
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors,
and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned
work.
Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the
project.
" Develop effective working relationships with, business partners, suppliers and sub contractors (local and foreign) to meet companys needs and requirements
" Participate and assist Technical Departments and plants in identifying and selecting professional suppliers accepted by and complying with Group rules .
" Prepare, and communicate bids to selected suppliers with full documentation based on scope provided by technical dept. and plants .
" Lead negotiations with short listed suppliers in coordination with project owner, and prepare a final comparison sheet for management approvals .
" Monitor and approve purchase orders within approval matrix limits.
" Conduct regular meetings with Techenical dept., plants and Finance Dept. to ensure proper follow up on purchasing
" Fulfill any others tasks required that links to the job.
" Internal contact:
plants
Technical Dept.
Finance department
legal department
control department
External Contacts
visit main suppliers sites or Agents ( Local And Foreign )
Benchmark with other BUs for sharing information (Prices, technical and new competitive alternative replaced products).