Rima Zaarour, Manager - Procurement & Contracts

Rima Zaarour

Manager - Procurement & Contracts

Oula Fuel Marketing

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
16 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months

Manager - Procurement & Contracts at Oula Fuel Marketing
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since April 2022

1- Developing and implementing purchasing strategies
2- Managing daily purchasing activities, supervising staff, and allocating tasks
3- Managing supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.
4- Maintaining the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation
5- Coordinating with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs
6- Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications
7- Managing budgets
8- Working to improve purchasing systems and processes

Senior Engineer, Purchasing & Contracts at Oula Fuel Marketing
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2015 to April 2022
Purchasing & Contracts Engineer at Oula Fuel Marketing Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • October 2012 to January 2015

1- Handle the buying of products linked to the overall engineering field, including civil, mechanic and electrical
2- Work with contractors and suppliers to ensure products needed to complete projects are available when required and are up to quality specifications
3- Approaching the appropriate contractors
4- Preparing Request For Quotation (RFQ)
5- Evaluating the bidders and proposals
6- Negotiating contracts terms & conditions with contractors & engineering consultants
7- Preparing Technical Contracts
8- Measure performance of the plan execution
9- Doing all modification required from the contractors or the management
10- Following up starting the executing of the contract
11- Following up the Plan till the end of execution with all concerned parties and departments (projects, operations and maintenance departments)
12- Nominating the appropriate contractors
13- High communications Skills

Project Engineer at Oula Fuel Marketing Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2007 to October 2012

1- Modifying and updating Fuel Stations plans using AutoCad
2- Working on the renovation plans of 40 Fuel stations using AutoCad
3- Fuel Stations Sites visits to evaluate civil works and HSEQ
4- Reviewing Working Drawing submitted by Consultants
5- Reviewing Tender Documents submitted by Consultants
6- Preparing Tenders
7- Negotiate tenders and contracts
8- Provide needed requirements and documents to consultants
9- Evaluating the bidders and proposals
10- Follow-up progress and costs of civil works, supplies and documentation of the project
11- Following up with contractors and ensuring the project execution
12- Follow-up the execution with the concerned Parties as Maintenance, Operation, Safety and contractors
13- Preparing Code of Practice evacuation plans for Safety Department
14- Issuing the needed licenses & permits
15- Communicating and negotiating with engineering consultants
My Projects:
Project Name: 7 Stations Enhancement Project
1- Designing and developing layouts for the 7 fuel stations (Omariya, Qurtoba, Khaldiya, Bayan, Qurain and Messila)
2- Following-up Issuing needed licenses & permits by consultants
3- Discussing tender details
Project Name: Installation of new fuel dispensers for 2 fuel stations and Canopies
1- Following-up Issuing needed licenses & permits by consultants
2- Designing and developing Fuel Stations Layouts using AutoCad
3- Following-up executing the contract

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
  • June 2006

KUWAIT UNIVERSITY 2001-2006 Degree: Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering Minor: Construction Management

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Project
Communications skills
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Communication Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Oula Fuel Marketing Company
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Training)
Training Institute:
Oula Fuel Marketing Company
International Computer Driving License (ICDL) (Certificate)
Personal and positive elements of success in work (Training)
Training Institute:
Oula Fuel Marketing Company