Nishal Ferrao, Procurement Officer

Nishal Ferrao

Procurement Officer

Doha College

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Higher diploma, procurement
Experience
13 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 3 Months

Procurement Officer at Doha College
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since March 2017

- Process material requests from various departments/budget holders/CAPEX orders
- Source materials from various suppliers
-Receive goods and safe keep until delivered to the department/member of staff.
- Pass all relevant documents to accounts payable/accounts supervisor for payment processing, as
per credit terms.
-Maintain contract schedule for senior management.
-Maintain CAPEX schedule comparing actual vs budget cost.
-Co‐ordinate and arrange for meetings between suppliers, Finance Manager and other staff as
required.
-Checking of Project Planner for the monthly Contract

Procurement Officer - Fit Outs at Pentagram Design
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2016 to March 2017

• Responsible for preparing the Purchase & Service orders based on site requirements by getting cost effective quotations from suppliers, & ensuring that all the purchases are within the budget.
• Following up orders until they are delivered to the site
• Arranging the payment requests
• Preparing variations for the Supplier contracts when required
• Developing a Supplier/Contractor Database
• Identifying & searching for potential Suppliers/Sub Contractors
• Nurturing relationships with suppliers, negotiating with them for the best price/best service for the company
• Following up all international shipping documents
• Monitoring international shipments with our logistics partner, ensuring all shipments are delivered as per the time schedule

Procurement Officer at Eva York International Interior Design
  • Qatar - Doha
  • August 2014 to February 2016

• Process purchase requisitions
• Timely procurement and delivery of high quality and the proper processing of assigned customer orders.
• Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions
• supplier relationships
• Prepare and maintain purchasing records, reports and price lists
• Maintaining the attendance & the leaves of the employees
• Keeping a track on the visa, expiry & renewal

Management Trainee at Biocon Limited
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 2012 to June 2012

1.Analysed the entire procurement process of the packaging materials.
2.Redesigned the template to have a complete view of the process
3.Recommendations provided to improve the gaps in the process

Test Engineer at Wipro Technologies Limited
  • India
  • November 2010 to April 2011

Test Engineer, Wipro Technologies Limited 5 months (November 2010 - April 2011)
Client - Charles Schwab
* Played a crucial role in implementing Kaizen that worked towards improving the quality of testing
* Worked on Root cause analysis for the critical issues to be resolved
* Executed the test cases & reported the defects in order to decrease the defects in the application

Assistant Engineer at Testing, Infosys Technologies Limited
  • India - Bengaluru
  • October 2007 to June 2010

Assistant Engineer-Testing, Infosys Technologies Limited 32 months (October 2007 - June 2010)
Client - Ingram micro
* Developed functional & regression test cases along with the requirement analysis, Test strategy, Test plans, Test Scenario & Root traceability matrix
* Handled the pre-production & production support from offshore so that there were no defects during production
* Worked on the application - IMtellitrack as a single point of contact


Client - Ericsson
* Developed test cases for the unit, functional & regression testing for a complete new application
* Performed the unit testing of the application followed by functional & regression testing to decrease the defects

Academic/Live Projects
* Prepared a Marketing plan for Micromax to expand the market share of Micromax mobiles Conducted SWOT analysis, customer analysis & suggested a marketing strategy that would help improve the company's market share
* Prepared a Marketing plan for a new product - Metastress which reduces stress & anxiety
Conducted SWOT analysis, customer analysis, market segmentation & market mix model

Extra Curricular Activities/ Achievements
* Got appreciated by the client for handling the IMtellitrack project independently
* Participated in the Cricket match which was held in Infosys by the manufacturing Domain
* Won multiple awards at Inter-school athletic event

Qualitative Skills
* Ability to work in new and challenging, as well as deadlines driven environment
* Willingness to work in groups and ability to lead group activities
* Willingness to learn new concepts and ideas involving new technologies with an ability to adapt quickly and implement effectively

Education

Higher diploma, procurement
  • at International purchasing & supply chain management Institute
  • February 2021

Certified International Professional in Procurement

Master's degree, Operations & IT with HR as minor
  • at NMIMS
  • April 2013

Qualification Institute/ Organization Board/ University Year Percentage / CGPA

Bachelor's degree, Physics,Chemistry & Mathematics
  • at St. Agnes College
  • April 2007

B.Sc St. Agnes College Mangalore 2007 75.93%

Diploma, Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics & Biology
  • at St. Agnes College
  • April 2004

XII St. Agnes College Karnataka Board 2004 76.33%

High school or equivalent, General
  • at St Agnes High School
  • April 2002

X St. Agnes High School Karnataka Board 2002 76.64 % Experimental Learning (Summer Internship)

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Team Management
Quality Assurance
ENGINEER
MARKETING
MARKETING STRATEGY
OFFSHORE
REGRESSION TESTING
REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS
TEST CASES
TESTING

Languages

Hindi
Beginner
English
Beginner
Kannada
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Promantia PMP Preparation Course (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2012
Valid Until:
March 2012