Senior Procurement officer (Certified expert Buyer, EIPM France)
Yemen LNG Company (TOTAL E&P)
Total years of experience :22 years, 9 Months
Buying Duties:
Implementing duties by SAP and E sourcing
Responsible for the purchase of a wide range of goods and services to support the growth and delivery of the business.
Review/assess technical specification, BoQ (Bill of Quantity) and drawings to determine suitable vendors and suppliers
Analyze/evaluate all purchasing requisitions to ensure clarity & completeness in description of material and equipment
Prepare & float requests for quotations to qualified & approved vendor list
Review quotations of identified technical & commercial specifications from vendors & suppliers
Review vendors and suppliers quotations to determine best price and deliver date.
Negotiate with suppliers to ensure that target prices, company’s terms and conditions are met
Prepare comparative analyses documents related to specs, price, delivery conditions and mode of transportation
Prepare & issue purchase orders
Coordinate various technical reviews with projects & end users
Supervisory Duties:-
-Locate, analyze, and develop a consolidated supplier base to meet current and future needs.
-Negotiate and manage all contracts and agreements for assigned suppliers Working together with the Legal and Contracts departments.
-Manage suppliers, cost, quality, and delivery performance/ vendor evaluation. Understand, track, and forecast the key cost drivers and market factors for assigned supplies.
- Maintain and promote relationships with suppliers and the business community. Participated in the development and implementation of departmental policies and procedures.
-Preparation of Annual agreements strategies review and monitoring.
-Defining, organizing, developing and managing the procurement strategy by building strategic alliances and good relationships with vendor’s, suppliers and internal management.
-Create and maintain mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to foster feedback and continuous improvement.
- Implement appropriate sourcing strategies to control the company's purchased material costs and to assure an adequate source of supply. -Develop cross-functional teams to understand company-wide needs.
-Planning and leading complex negotiations with third party suppliers.
-Negotiate and manage all contracts and agreements for assigned suppliers Working together with the Legal and Contracts department.
As assigned by head Office, I have occupied the below positions within the group's companies:-
2001-2002 Maintenance Dept, (Spare parts purchasing officer) (Yemen Flour Mills and Silos)
2002-2006 Head of Purchasing Dept.
(Hadramout Industrial complex)
2006-2007 Head Of operation
Link Oil and Gas Supplies (Longulf Subsidiary, UK)
2007-2009 Purchasing Manager
Yemen Company for packaging Material Industry
Manage all purchasing functions of the company
Managing the Purchase of all company needs like Raw Materials, Spare Parts, Equipement, Commodities
Take the lead role in the leveraged sourcing initiative.
Lead process of identification of new vendors and work closely with QC in the qualification process.
Build relationships with key vendors and initiate contracts to secure positions on key ingredients.
Lead commodity forecasting process and provide recommendations to management regarding buy-in opportunities
Work with R&D in the innovation process to identify and secure needed ingredients
Work with finance during planning processes to calculate margin estimates and identify opportunities for improvement
Oversee and direct all cost saving initiatives that fall within assigned categories
Monitor price conditions and market trends on all raw materials (some may be seasonal) and set up a procurement strategy to purchase such materials at optimal times for price and quality.
Manage and coordinate all supply contracts for optimal physical and financial positions
Manage and oversee internal buyer activities
Manage Logistic team, Managing Freight Forwarders and shipment status.
Manage Custom Team for shipments under clearance and follow up with custom Authority for issuing the exemption and other process.
CERTIFIED EXPERT BUYER ISSUED BY EIPM, FRANCE
Bachelor Degree in Corporate Management and Secretaryship