Director of Procurement and Business Operations
GULF POWER INTERNATIONAL
Total years of experience :21 years, 9 Months
, directed and managed procurement, logistics and supply chain operations across the organization. Executed domestic and global sourcing activities for industrial and electro-mechanical components to support long-term maintenance and turnkey power plant installation projects. Identified, selected and implemented direct, indirect and reverse engineering gas turbine suppliers. Analyzed, negotiated and awarded supply and service agreements to meet BOM cost targets and corporate budgets. Performed formal RFQ/RFP activities to provide market-benchmarking analytics to accomplish lowest total cost of ownership. Served as the key liaison to source and negotiate long term supply & service agreements; partnering with suppliers & overseas Public Utility companies.
Main Responsibilities
• Responsible for sourcing supplies, forecasting inventory requirements, assessing risk, and daily operation.
• Production and implementation of operational work plans and budgets.
• Reviewing working practices to ascertain if it is successful and if not, devise an alternative.
• Management and monitoring of services budgets including analysis, reporting and action on variances.
• Enter into strategic agreements with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) Consultants, and other Capital/Stationary Equipment manufacturers, suppliers for gaining bigger share of the market.
• Create; develop prospects for OEM, EPC and other partners to form an alliance in participation of bids.
• Intimately controlled Joint Venture (JV) activities to sustain sourcing and profitability.
• Sourced, qualified and implemented strategic power equipment partners, harmonizing pricing for all Public and Private sector clients.
• Co-selected, implemented and deployed technical resources, securing long-term supply and achieving 20 - 25% annual savings.
• Establish, maintain and updation of multiple database of suppliers,
• Negotiated various supply and service agreements, delivering balanced commercial terms & conditions and favorable payment terms.
• Reviewing and approving equipment needs.
Managing Contract Performance
• Monitoring performance against targets and deliverables for all contracts including performance of any sub-contracting partners.
• Financial tracking and monitoring of contract income (alongside the Finance Manager)
• Ensuring contractual and regulatory compliance.
• Reporting contract performance trends and issues to service delivery staff and senior management.
• Sustain relationships with senior management of clientele.
• Manage relationships with key partners, suppliers, sub-contractors and expand the boundary with them.
• Responsible for ensuring all monitoring reports are accurate and submitted in a timely manner, including but not limited to: Organization Dashboard, Quarterly Reports, Sustainability and CSR Reports.
• Production and presentation of reports and updates to CEO, to support internal strategic and performance review processes (including the Board).
• Utilized ERP system reports, Microsoft Excel, and pivot tables to analyze problem areas and create solutions.
• Analysis of performance leading to service changes and improvements to increase user outcomes/level of satisfaction/perceived value of the service.
• Collaborative working with client/partners/key suppliers and senior operational managers across a range of sectors and organizations in order to strengthen the role and contribution of existing services and creating new opportunities for services within a whole-system framework of operation.
• Negotiated contracts and maintained relationships with various vendors to achieve an overall average cost savings of 23% annually.
• Development of workforce plans including competency frameworks to meet the operational requirements of the department
• Ensured on time delivery and improved purchasing quality through setting up the quality check procedures for the suppliers and personal on site checking.
• Organize, plan, direct and control the procurement functions effectively.
• Conduct negotiations on prices, payment terms and also enter into Frame Agreements with major companies/agents for fixing prices to obtain best advantage to the company.
• Exploring and developing new sources of vendors so as to obtain best price advantage, committed delivery schedules and quality products.
• Carry out Vendor Evaluation as per vendor/sub-contractor approval procedure and periodically update the Vendor List.
• Codification of materials and liaise with IT dept. to meet the requirements of all the procurement activities to improve overall productivity and efficiency.
• Analyze various procurement parameters so that procurement is done in an efficient manner.
• Preparation and execution of Agency Agreements.
• Visiting major overseas principals for sourcing and negotiation(s).
• Tabulation of quotations, technically and commercially.
• Preparing of Quarterly, Half yearly and annual Management Reports.