Senior Procurement Officer
Venture Gulf Engineering WLL
Total years of experience :20 years, 7 Months
• Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.
• Manage procurement of goods and services including identifying external material needs of the company, finding suppliers, negotiating for prices, and arranging for the purchase and delivery of the goods.
• Develop and execute material sourcing strategies and negotiate local and international contracts, optimizing quality, delivery, and price in support of all business operations.
• Liaise with vendors to negotiate, optimize and manage payment terms for the purchase of raw materials, consumables, and equipment with a focus on price, service support, and availability.
• Serve as the key point of contact in sourcing, evaluation, selection of related raw materials, consumables, and equipment.
• Develop a strong supplier base capable of supplying good quality parts as per the committed schedule.
• Manage the request for quotation for materials, products, equipment, supplies, and services and provide a hands-on approach to all procurement activities.
• Interpret the BOM as well BOQ to extract individual items or lower-level structures or components for purchase.
• Develop and maintain healthy business relations with vendors both in the local and international marketplace to enhance on-time deliveries and be proactive on long-lead items and potential shortages to ensure end-user satisfaction.
• Expedite the delivery of orders ensuring timely arrival of goods/materials that are critical to the operations.
• Coordinate with the suppliers to verify shipment updates& verify any supply problems impacting business operations.
• Ensure that the procurement activities are completed in a transparent and efficient manner, and adhere to the corporate procurement policy; ensure that the division complies with the company’s policies, procedures and systems.
• Review all shipping documents to ensure compliance with Qatar Customs requirements and to eliminate penalty/ demurrage and delay on the clearing process.
• Assisted the production manager/supervisor in preparing production order details, correlated planning and scheduling with production loading section, compiled and prepared material requirements, issued requisitions for new and special raw materials, and revised and reschedule orders when necessary.
• Determined the work schedule based on customer orders and the availability of raw materials and production capacity.
• Collaborated with material control, purchasing and engineering departments to coordinate schedules.
• Liaised with the production department for scheduling, planning, movement of deliveries, and forwarding company for the collection and shipment arrangements.
• Assisted in developing production plan, reviewed daily production reports, and investigated any cost & quality variations.
• Compiled drawings, material test reports and shipping documents to ensure necessary documentation in all deliveries.
• Supported the marketing department in responding to inquiries, requests for quotations, purchase orders, deliveries, and other issues related to the cement industry’s domestic and international plants.
• Monitored production progress and updated production schedules to ensure all production goals were met.
• Managed systems, policies, processes and standard operating procedures to ensure smooth functioning of overall production operations and focused on enhancing operational efficiency.