Purchaser
Exova Limited
Total years of experience :16 years, 1 Months
Since Nov’11 with Exova Limited, Abu Dhabi, UAE as Purchaser
Exova is a global provider of laboratory testing, advising and assuring services to many of the world's most innovative companies. From aerospace to automotive, pharmaceuticals to polymers, and food to fire safety.
Highlights:
Adeptly prepared purchase orders as per Long Term Price Agreement, Annual Price Agreement, etc. for the supplier
Followed up the purchase order from the overseas/ local suppliers to ensure timely delivery of material
Effectively liaised & communicated with Vendors, Shipping Agencies & Customs Department regarding the material
Checked bids completeness of technical and commercial data, passed bids and handled vendors queries to users for technical comments, further clarifications or additional details
Obtained techno-commercial clarifications from suppliers/ bidders and coordinated with the end users
Negotiated with supplier’s for reduction of prices as per the guidelines provided by management to ensure cost effective purchasing
Coordinated with expediting and materials operations to ensure timely delivery of urgent materials
Created purchase documents including the Terms and Conditions, Amendment of Orders, Extensions, Revisions, etc.
Assessing the pre-qualification documents from vendors & maintaining all the records related to Procurement as per the guidelines from auditors & company policies.
Assisting all the departments while preparation of their annual budgets & CAPEX requests and its negotiations.
Preparing Annual Maintenance contracts (AMC), Contracts for waste management & disposal & lease contracts for vehicles, equipment’s etc.
Coordinating with shipping agencies and freight forwarders for the import and export of hazardous categorized materials and chemicals.
Achievements:
Successfully reduced Inventory cost, freight cost by 5%, CAPEX orders within the budget and Operational Expenditure with a cost savings of average 30K on each month in consumables. Received appreciation from the management.
Played a pivotal role in reducing cost by executing project called cost optimization.
Played a key role in implementation of ERP - Microsoft Dynamics Navision-2009
Dec’08 to Nov’11 with Spark MEP LLC, Sharjah, UAE as Purchasing Officer
SPARK MEP CONTRACTING L.L.C. is an ISO certified professional company based in Sharjah, UAE is mainly involved in executing all kind of MEP works (commercial and industrial projects) including design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning.
Project involved: Dubai Metro, Emal (Emirates Aluminum), Dubai Airport Terminal -3.
Highlights:
Developed, analyzed and negotiated requests for Proposals or Quotations (RFP or RFQ) with local suppliers for efficient delivery of products and services
Tracked & developed reports to identify progress of cost saving initiatives and process efficiencies for the company
Reviewed and processed purchase requisitions, purchase order adjustments and check-enclosed requisitions for company purchases
Built relationships with suppliers in order to resolve delivery and quality concerns
Analyzed, identified and communicated information regarding purchase orders utilizing out-of-network vendors
Identified, researched and resolved problems relating to purchasing issues
Undertook departmental communications, maintained & updated departmental files & databases and contributed to departmental initiatives
Astutely verified inputs of vendor data into system as well as developed reports to track vendors and category spending for the Company
Coordinated movement of all purchased materials from suppliers to the Warehouse and addressed any supply/supplier issues
Performed PO and item master maintenance transactions in the ERP System
Followed up established guidelines and procedures for field and branch purchases as well as set up preferred supplier list as required
Reviewed and verified past due PO reports and contact suppliers to address overdue Pos
Job Description: Handling with production of automobile components and supervised a
team of 15 members on the same field to effective results. Maintained cordial relation
with the subordinates and achieved the goal within the given time frame. Coordinating
with the projects team & with the Engineers on production of automobile components.
Retaining the valuable customers by solving their problems. Responding to the mails from
customers related to problem solving. Carried out frequent quality check of the products.
Achievement: Appreciated by higher officials on supervising a team that produced
maximum output on the concerned field with the finest quality on products.