Ric Vicente

 Maáden Waád Al-Shamal Phosphate Company (through Saudi Arabian Kentz)
P.O.Box: 202, Road 12, Umm Wu'al Project
Turaif - 91411 - Saudi Arabia

 Umm Wuál Project is a Greenfield project, consisting of mine site, upstream and downstream production plants. Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) is a key strategic organization within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for developing the mining industry and leading the privatization of the mining sector within KSA.

Project Buyer cum Expeditor/Logistics Coordinator

 Was hired to take over acquisition of urgent start-up project spares while EPC (Fluor) is being demobilized.
 Expedites assigned work packages and engage with Vendors for daily follow up and resolution of issues.
 Identify ‘’High Priority’’ requirements and organize as needed.
 Monitors Order progress from Order confirmation, sub-order & receiving dates, inspection-testing-tagging, crating-shipping, ready for pick-up. Planned vs actual progress strictly monitored. Outstanding matters, areas of concern and actions required are dealt with urgency.
 Issues slippage alert when necessary to asses schedule & cost impact. Formulate desirable mitigation plan.
 Reviews shipping documentation; i.e. CIPL, COO, SASO requirements, chemical & other required government permits.
 Determines alternate shipping methods and logistical arrangements for schedule recovery. Present case by case cost / benefit analysis to management for approval.
 Communicates with Logistics & Freight forwarder for daily pro-active solutions to accelerating logistics.
 Informs planning, operation & maintenance and other concerned on incoming shipments.
 Issue Purchase Order Supplement for additional and cancellation of items.
 Generate reports as required.
 Recommends schedule recovery methods to improve the overall performance metrics submitted to management.

Harouge Oil Operations (through OPS International Ltd.)
Bashir Saadui Street
PO Box 690, Tripoli, Libya

 Harouge Oil Operations (Ex.Veba, Mobil) operates as a joint venture between the National Oil Corporation and Petro-Canada. The Company explores and produces crude oil from several contracted areas in Libya.

Procurement Specialist cum Expediter

Joined Harouge Oil Operations' Materials Department through "Technical Services Contract".

 Reports directly to the Procurement/Materials Manager and to the Shared Services Management Committee Member on some occasions.
 Trained and supervised team members in their respective functions to ensure good ethical practice is observed.
 Review & distribute Material Requisitions to assigned commodity buyers according to specified level of authority.
 Review and conduct commercial evaluations and recommend successful bidder/s. Assists in technical evaluations.
 Review scope of work/supply and terms & conditions prior to final approval of P.O.
 Examine existing systems and processes. Identifies process bottleneck, opportunities for improvements and recommends potential improvements. Guidelines are revised where necessary.
 Re-engineered procurement process flow and levels of authority which led to considerable cost savings and reduction of costly time delays.
 Engaged directly with Suppliers & End-Users in resolving common to complex problems, such as clarification on offers, inspection requirements/arrangements, shipping marks, packaging/handling, expediting, import permits, transport, invoicing, discrepancy reports (MDRs).
 Liaised with Finance and other Departments on discrepancies, disputes and other issues requiring settlements.
 Conducted expediting & freight forwarding/logistics analysis to assess advantages of commissioning contract services.
 Generated Material/Expediting Tracking File to monitor procurement & expediting progress. The file is posted on Company's Departmental portal to benefit users.
 Prepare reports, graphs, charts and presentations for Materials Dept.
 Recommended reliable Suppliers. Generated List of Suppliers for database update.
 Liaised with Information Technology to ensure ongoing support for system and processes particularly migration to the new system. Appointed as focal point.
 Suggested potential cost reduction opportunities to Material Manager.

Saudi Aramco (through Al-Hugayet Contracting)
Rm 540, 5/F DOB,
Dammam, KSA

Construction Materials Specialist

 SAUDI ARAMCO, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia (formerly just “Aramco”, standing for the Arabian American Oil Company), is the largest oil corporation in the world and the world’s largest in terms of proven crude oil reserves and production.

Joined Saudi Aramco's Project Management Team (PMT) through "Construction Technical Services" (CTS) contract, to oversee Contractor’s procurement activities.

Projects:
KHURAIS SEAWATER SUPPLY PIPELINES (LTSK Project) - 225KM of 60" & 56" pipelines that will provide seawater supply at injection facilities.
GHAWAR SEAWATER PIPELINES EXPANSION (LTSK Project) - 213KM of 60", 42", 20" & 16" pipelines that will expand seawater supply and injection capacities for existing pipelines.
Reports directly to the Senior Project Engineer (SPE).
 Oversee/monitor the contracting and procurement process of EPC contractor (SAIPEM) for project materials, equipment and other professional services.
 Monitor and assist a group of Buyers, Procurement Quality Supervisor, Material expeditor and Materials Controller.
 Review Material Requisitions in accordance with Contract requirement/schedule, Scope of work and Material takeoff.
 Identify & verify applicable industry and Saudi Aramco standards. Material descriptions are standardized, inspectable items identified. Coordinate with VID for items requiring inspection.
 Verify viability and integrity of Contractor’s (EPC) procurement process/practice. Ensure procurement process is according to approved Procurement Plan.
 Supervised project expeditors to ensure on-time delivery of project materials. Recognized for expediting contributions that led to considerable cost savings.
 Maintain auditable file for Material Requisitions & corresponding Purchase Orders. Updates cash-flow for project materials.
 Attends project progress meetings and liaise with project management team and concerned personnel.
 Visits Pipe mills and coating facilities to ensure productions are as per schedule.
 Monitor production, coating, delivery & storage of pipes, valves and other pipeline related materials.
 Monitor loading, offloading & stringing of pipes; including berming and crude oil layering to protect berm stability.
 Monitor acquisition of SPDP from Vendors to be submitted to Material Standardization Division (MSD) for cataloguing.
 Prepare and submit new equipment lists to MSD for parts cataloguing.
 Ensure Project material expediting, inspection, testing, custom’s clearance and transportation activities are carried out properly at the right time.
 Check laydown and storage sites for availability and proper handling of materials. Inspects materials received. Checks & Reserve Aramco surplus materials on occasions of urgent requirements.
 Confirm and expedite material delivery date to support construction schedule.

SABIC-Saudi Basic Industries (through AYTB)
Al-Fanateer, PO Box 11115, Madinat Al-Jubail,
Al-Sinaiyah 31961, KSA

Strategic Buyer
 SABIC represents Saudi Arabia’s industrial image. It is one of the world’s largest in petrochemical industry. SABIC (during my stay) has 16 manufacturing affiliates in Saudi Arabia and employs over 20, 000 people worldwide.

Joined SABIC’s Supply Chain Management through (Supplemental Manpower) for establishing Long Term Agreements on FAST MOVING items for all SABIC Affiliates, such as:
Saudi Iron and Steel Co. (HADEED)
Saudi Petrochemical Co. (SADAF)
Saudi European Petrochemical Co. (IBN ZAHAR)
Arabian Petrochemical Co. (PETROKEMYA)
Al-Jubail Petrochemical Co. (KEMYA)
Eastern Petrochemical Co. (SHARQ)
Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co. (SAFCO - Jubail & Dammam)
Al-Jubail Fertilizer Co. (SAMAD)
National Chemical Fertilizer Co. (IBN AL-BAYTAR)
National Plastic Co. (IBN HAYYAN)
National Industrial Gases Co. (GAS - Jubail & Yanbu)
National Methanol Co. (IBN SINA)
Saudi Methanol Co. (AR-RAZI)
Jubail United Petrochemical Co.
 Gather data and forms commodity/material lists for establishing long-term agreements to ensure availability of materials, i.e. Industrial Fasteners, Welding eqpt. spare parts/supplies, Bearings, Shafts, Pulleys & sprockets, Conveyors & Rollers, Lifting & Material Handling Eqpt., Machine Shop Tools, Valves, Fittings & Flanges, Gaskets/Seals & O-Rings, Automotive parts, Insulation & Refractory supplies, Filters & Elements, Belts & Couplings, Bushing & Springs, Hoses & Fittings, Steam Traps, & Safety supplies.
 Formulate and implement purchasing strategies to support procurement needs. Involved in process improvements.
 Assessed Vendor’s performance on delivery, quality/rejection rate, business value awarded, including warehouse investments and respective locations to ensure effective vendor performance.
 Source-out new strategic vendors according to companies business needs.
 Prepare/Issue Requests for Quotation (RFQ).
 Perform Bid Analysis, Commercial & Technical Evaluation; recommends favorable bidders.
 Initiates technical evaluation for reasonably alternative offers. Has worked with Material Engineers for development of new/alternative sources.
 Engaged in vendor/manufacturer negotiation with respect to commercial terms & conditions to ensure that Users obtain the best in pricing, service & quality.
 Negotiate and maintain prices for longer purchase agreements.
 Prepare/issue & maintains long term contracts/agreements (local & foreign).
 Trained new employees on processes, system & procedures.

Zamil Steel Industries
PO Box 877, Dammam 31421, KSA

Technical Buyer

 Zamil Steel is well known in Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) industry. It is the largest PEB manufacturer in Asia, Africa, Middle East & Europe.

 Was hired primarily for ordering capital equipment and plant machinery i.e. Rollforming Line/Rollers, Automatic Welding line, Punching/Shearing Machine, Painting Line, Temperature Control (Tempcon) Machine tooling, Shotblast Machine, Welding machine, O/H cranes; machine spare parts (MRO), stock/non-stock items; Buyout & Special Buyout Items (SBO) i.e. Industrial fasteners, Bolts, Roll-up doors, Door guides, Door Closers, Gratings, Fiberglass Insulations, Industrial paints, Vents, Pipe Flashing, Louvers; and other goods and services including contract administration for expansions and renovations. Involves foreign and local transactions.
 Received and reviews purchase requisitions for buying; ensure complete information is given, such as specifications, quantity and delivery requirements.
 Solicit quotes, prepares quotation analyses, negotiate and recommends final selected vendor.
 Prepares and issue Purchase Orders and PO revisions if necessary.
 Generates and confirms PO and demands for order acknowledgement from suppliers.
 Recommends some simple ways to reduce costs to help the company in its cost reduction program.
 Reduced almost 10% of potential expenses by way of strategic (forward) buying.
 Formulate and recommend policies, plans and programs where sourcing and purchasing is concerned.
 Helps in the development and maintenance of procedures for purchasing department.
 Recommend various sourcing strategies and profit planning activities to purchasing.
 Prepare special reports and analyses as required by the top management for decision- making purposes.
 Personally negotiates with suppliers particularly for items that would form part of the Company assets (Capital Expenditure).
 Monitor vendor’s progress to ensure that everything is as per schedule.
 Follow up purchase orders, dictate any special arrangements and terms for delivery, communicate departments the expected delivery dates.
 Researched and select vendors in given circumstances, evaluate vendor’s performance; utilized different vendor sources to fill orders as directed.
 Maintain up-to-date filing system on pricing and vendors to ensure immediate and accurate access to information.

Procurement Engineer /Expediter

 BHPE Phils. was an engineering firm of Australias’ ‘Broken Hill Proprietary’ (Australia’s Largest), specializes in design and construction of industrial plants and mining facilities.

Project: Philippines Fibre Cement Plant (Maker of Hardiflex Bldg. Boards by JARDINE DAVIES)
 Reports to the Engineering Manager.
 Works in the areas of cost control, expediting, allocating job descriptions to each activity and other engineering tasks.
 Prepare and issue Inquiry Document, select Tenderers, receives and evaluate tenders, awards contracts/P.O.s.
 Monitor and assess Contractor’s progress, i.e.; materials ordered and received, equipment manufacturing process; fabrication completed and painted, tests completed.
 Verify progress of offsite work, reviews orders & manufacturing programs, materials received and inspected; ascertain delivery forecasts, progress on drawings, calculations, manuals.
 Transport arranged and site advised of timing, weights, dimension, special handling and storage requirements, progress claims, invoicing and payment.
 Assisted QMS Engineer for SGS ISO Certification

Asian Telecommunications Prod., Inc. (now Phelps Dodge Cable)
Luisita Industrial Park, San Miguel, Tarlac 2300, Philippines

Production Staff

Responsibilities
 Reports to the Production Supervisor.
 Operates Telecom Cable Manufacturing Machines; i.e, Drawing machine, Stranding Machine, Extruder and Jacketing machine).