Group Procurement & Logistics Manager
Kalaam Telecom
Total years of experience :22 years, 6 Months
• Assist CFO on all matters related to the procurement of materials/services relating to business requirements of the Company;
• Develop, issue and finalize RFPs / tenders in accordance with the Company’s procurement requirements;
• Carry out vendor sourcing for local, regional and international procurement activities;
• Evaluate vendor bids and determine leading potential suppliers;
• Negotiate and finalize prices with vendors/suppliers to obtain the best prices and terms;
• Negotiate service level agreements with selected vendors and monitor compliance to the same;
• Coordinate effectively with other Departments and suppliers during various stages of procurement.
• Ensure timely availability of supplies and materials to meet business requirements in accordance with orders placed with suppliers;
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors and service providers through effective communication, site visits and vendor collaboration in respect of Company’s procurement requirements;
• Coordinate with internal Departments and understand procurement requirements for materials/services and develop a strategy for sourcing the same;
• Develop new or improved purchasing processes to maintain the economy and efficiency of operations;
• Identify cost reduction opportunities (e.g. best cost vendor sourcing, opportunity buying, bulk purchases, etc.);
• Ensure that procurement records are maintained as per Company norms; and
• Carry out annual vendor performance evaluations and source of new vendors.
• Preparation of purchase orders Methodology
• Preparation of the logistic Methodology
• Distribution of the approved material to Different regions (UK, Frankfurt, Bahrain, Qatar, KSA, UAE, Oman, Singapore, Hong Kong, Egypt, Jordan)
• Registration and Manage records of the assets into Asset Book.
• Analyzing the profitability of shipment and transportation methods
• KPIs related to Procurement & Logistics dept.
• Manage Vendor Support contracts
• Manage Outsourcing Contracts
• Preparation of purchase orders Methodology
• Preparation of the logistic Methodology
• Negotiations with suppliers (delivery, customs, compliance with local legislative)
• Definition of delivery conditions for suppliers
• Negotiations and communication with delivery companies
• Supervision of Warehouse administration
• Purchase orders approval
• Stock monitoring
• Distribution of the approved material to Different regions (UK, Frankfurt, Bahrain, Qatar, KSA, UAE, Oman, Singapore, Hong Kong)
• Registration / records of the current assets
• Analyzing profitability of shipment and transportation methods
• KPIs and KQIs related to Job Position
•Enhance sales volume for Iraq region, by building product presentation and providing work around solution for the network.
•Providing Extended Support to Sales, in terms of visiting the clients and supporting the customer with solution.
•Management of the Head office/ Branches Team in charge of Local and Foreign Procurement, Customs Clearance and Logistics including Warehouses management;
•Managing all Purchase Orders and Contracts from the appearance of the need at the requester level till signature and submission to the Supplier, as well as their delivery and payment status;
•Centralization and Automation of Procurement and Logistics tasks, from receiving the requests till Ordering and Warehousing and then goods dispatch;
•Centralization of the major and critical projects (Amount and Risk), in order to make sure that we benefit from all the power and experience of the Group in terms of negotiation;
•Adhere to all ISO requirements.
•Contributing in the Preparation and Management of RFPs/RFQs launch and whole process including Suppliers selection and Pricing and Commercial Conditions Analysis;
•Follow-up and Supervision of the Reports to be sent, including:
Purchase Request / Ordering Status Report;
Tracking/Monthly expenditure report;
Saving report;
Stock status Report;
Stock Movement and Ageing report;
Quarterly Procurement Department KPI’s.
•Supplier Data Base Building, and contributing in the supplier evaluation process;
•Contract Management;
•Building of strong and diversified Procurement and Logistics team, through trainings, progressive delegation, and clear careers plans;
•Set-up clear and measurable objectives, to be followed-up:
•Key Performance Indicators:
PR/PO duration;
Saving;
Customs Clearance Duration;
Internal Client Satisfaction;
Stock in and out flows monitoring and management;
Warehouse fitting and management
Suppliers Relationship Management.
•Negotiation skills;
•Communication Skills;
•Reporting.
• Perform and support logistical processes at local project level;
• Correspondence with foreign suppliers to import equipment into Kuwait and other regions.
• Receive the delivered Goods at the warehouse, coordinate this in presence of a representative from the requesting department and ensure proper documentation;
• Managing the Inventory using Bin Locations and Referencing and Tagging of all the Locations;
• Adhere to all ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 requirements as determined by the organization Weekly Inventory and check of the stock levels of each Item through ERP;
• Raise Red Flags and Alerts regarding the Items reaching Danger level of stock, and also the non moving Items;
• Generating the Monthly Inventory Report, Weekly Stock Movements Report and Ageing report.
• Quarterly/Monthly Physical Check and Inventory Report;
• Make sure the warehousing conditions are not impacting the stored Goods/Materials
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• Financial analysis of sales on daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Preparation of Payroll and Petty Cash Account
• Business Correspondence with International Financial Investors
• Organizing Meetings
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