Nicholas Doherty

Overall Procurement & Supply Chain responsibility for the Dubai Airport Runway Expansion and Upgrades (Airfield Lighting) projects.

Resolved legacy materials management issues through the design and implementation of robust materials management practices and procedures on site.

Completed reconciliation studies for materials previously unaccounted for during earlier phases of the project.

Introduced traceability practices to track purchases from requisition stage through to site installation.

Implemented Materials Requirement Planning to support the project requirements.

Introduced Re-Order Points for critical consumable items.

Resolved safety deficiencies concerning material handling practices within stores areas.

Responsible for managing a team of 12 people across purchasing and stores management functions.

Managed business development for EPCM & PM consultancy services in PM Group’s key sectors (Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, ICT and Food) throughout the Lower Gulf region.

Worked independently as the sole representative of PM Group within the UAE for approx. 2 years reporting within a matrix organisational structure to the main Board Director with responsibility for MENA operations as well as PM Group’s Sector Directors.

Overall management of marketing, pre-qualification, bid and project execution strategies, project organization designs, chairing project kick-off meetings and design development workshops.

Developed and maintained exemplary professional relationships with key stakeholders in within the UAE’s largest commercial organisations. Generated enquiries with potential fee revenues in excess of US$80M within 3 years of the UAE business being formally established.

Secured and project managed the Concept Design contract for the first manufacturing facility (an Oral Solid Dosage facility) to be built in the Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech).

Successfully led teams of engineers through all aspects of the engineering design, tendering, procurement and construction support phases on numerous projects involving the engineering design and procurement of production and utility equipment used in bulk manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Sequenced and maintained design and procurement documentation preparation schedules, associated man-hour loading plan, stakeholder communication plan and change management log.

Managed the preparation of Material Requisition packages including datasheets (mechanical, process, instrumentation, documentation and solvent and reagent), Functional Design Specifications and General Specifications for the tender and procurement.

Undertook supplier auditing & selection, technical bid analysis ensuring design code, regulatory and cGMP compliance; contract award negotiation including setting design, manufacture and test milestones; post-contract supplier management to ensure compliance with quality standards and design specifications.

Supporting IQ/OQ programs by ensuring the supply of hand-over documentation meets cGMP and regulatory compliance (US FDA) standards.