Corporate Procurement Manager
Amiantit Group of Company
Total years of experience :23 years, 8 Months
Provide strategic leadership in the development and execution of inventive and cost-effective procurement
strategies. Oversee overall procurement life cycle of securing raw materials, services, spare parts and
consumables, projects and contracts, logistics inbound/outbound and customs to meet production demand
for different pipe industry plants and fabrication, including fibreglass, ductile pipe, epoxy pipe, rubber and
plastic, infrastructure engineering and contracts. Contribute to reviewing, approving and authorising a
variety of documentation, including purchase requisition and order, analysing bids and quotes, vendor
selections, shipping documents, material receiving reports, invoices and payments.
● Discovered profitable suppliers and initiated business and organization partnerships while
maintaining relationships with suppliers.
● Researched and analysed market conditions to determine present and future material availability
and delivery while sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.
● Directed the periodic evaluation of the purchased goods, including formulating and submitting
monthly reports to the top management.
● Negotiated and placed purchase orders with approved vendors while developing and driving a
consistent approach towards all sourcing, purchasing, and tendering activities.
Provided directional leadership in the planning and implementation of the overall supply chain strategy
while maintaining supply chain inventory and records. Successfully managed three-section cut and bend
operations, contributing towards techno commercial analysis, ensuring a seamless supply of products to
mega projects, such as Riyadh Metro, King Khalid airport expansion, and national guard housing. Oversaw
inventory control, including managing and securing Rebar monthly requirements of 38 distribution centres
across Saudi Arabia. Oversaw all aspects of Al-Rajhi product export to overseas customers, including
material supply, logistics outbound supply chain management, export documentation, LCs processing,
coordinating with the port operation and freight forwarding as well.
● Led the planning and implementation of cost-effective solutions for supply chain processes to
achieve cost reduction and operations excellence.
● Spearheaded the planning and implementation of health, safety and environmental procedures
while guiding the workforce on the essence of safety and environment management.
● Oversaw and performed periodical supplier reviews to understand, appreciate, and resolve queries.
● Ensured prompt expedition of ordered materials to the site by monitoring outstanding purchase
orders continuously
Led entire procurement cycle of sourcing raw materials and semi-finish materials of Hadeed (Sabic affiliate)
with approximately $1.5B business portfolio. Executed diversified activities, including global sourcing,
purchasing, negotiation, and risk assessment. Delivered expert advice and guidance to leadership on
budgeting, forecasting, material planning, and managing raw materials inventory.
● Negotiated and developed complex techno-commercial contracts while working collaboratively
with contractors and suppliers within and outside Saudi Arabia.
● Recognized for approximately saving SR400M through effective negotiations with suppliers.
● Received appreciation certificate from the SABIC WCO project team for extraordinary work and
effort resulting in saving around $50M annually.
● Led the execution of seamless procurement and supply chain activities by coordinating with crossfunctional teams, such as Finance, Logistics, and Quality
Audited and inspected complete functioning of basic industry factories ensuring their working as
per Royal commission regulations before issuing permit licenses. Reviewed documents and provided direction, support, and critical judgement on environmental compliance issues. Regularly conducted inspection factories along with preparing environmental reports suggesting measures to reduce pollution as much as possible. Adopted practical approach to ensure investigations are thorough, accurate and timely, including meeting with appropriate parties and documenting discussions.
Performed complete inspection and analysis of food-non-food stuffs on set parameters and using
various techniques to ensure its compliance within standards of Saudi Arabia Standardization
Organization (SASO). Reports Quality problems of findings to senior management and followed up to ensure its corrective action. and to facilitate the acceptance of goods. Demonstrated thorough knowledge of chemical standards as head of purchase committee for chemical standards, equipment and analysis devices supplying. Facilitated the purchase procedure for procurement of chemicals, equipment and other devices ensuring its compliance within standards.
Observation on line film production coordinating with shifts in charge if there is any deviation from the quality standards. Testing of all incoming Raw materials and forwarding the approval test report to higher authorities. Attending the customer complaint and preparing the visit report, submitting to the top management with proper suggestion.
Graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Chemical Engineering 1998 with a GPA of 2.1 on 4.0 scales.