Procurement & Supply Chain Manager
Royal Blinds LLC
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :29 years, 3 أشهر
• Implement procurement and supply chain strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with vendors for optimal terms, conditions, and quality.
• Manage supplier relationships, selection, and performance evaluation to ensure timely delivery of goods or services.
• Analyze procurement costs and optimize spending while maintaining quality standards.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with suppliers, ensuring compliance.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks to ensure operational continuity.
• Evaluate and improve procurement processes to enhance efficiency.
• Coordinate logistics for efficient and timely product delivery.
• Analyze market trends and historical data for demand forecasting.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Optimize inventory levels to meet demand while minimizing costs.
• Oversee warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, and shipping.
• Supervise and mentor procurement, supply chain, and warehouse staff to ensure high performance.
• Analyze performance metrics to ensure compliance with company policies and regulations and drive productivity improvement.
• Sourcing, procurement, contracts, supply chain management, logistics support to company’s projects in Libya and Middle East.
• Follow up goods and service originating in MENA & Southern Asia till they reach the jobsites.
• Keep status updated
• Worked out of the corporate office at Erbil supporting over 9 SBU. Under directions from CEO, assume technical and administrative responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating work assignments and supervision of assigned procurement, contracts, SCM, materials, logistics and warehouse personnel.
• Direct and oversee the procurement & SCM operations at the SBU’s. Act as advisor or provide tactical and strategic recommendations pursuant to overall Procurement, SCM, materials & logistic philosophy, strategy, plan, staffing, functional integrity, ethics, training requirements, policy and procedure.
• Maintain liaison with individuals and SBU leadership, with responsibility for acting independently on matters pertaining to their areas of responsibility.
• Maintain knowledge of safety policies and procedures and performs assigned duties in a safe manner and, while supervising others, has responsibility for their safety and ensures that they comply with established safety policies and procedures and use safe work habits
• Develop and deliver procurement strategy across the group to meet target benefits and financial savings including reviewing each SBU’s procurement strategy. Analyze procurement costs and develop cost reduction strategies for each and every category. Prepare the annual budget for direct material, ensure periodic re-forecasting, and ensure targets set are met.
• Conduct supply market analysis, define and maintain strategic sourcing relationships to deliver performance in cost, service, quality and better the payment terms. Develop comprehensive multi-year, multi-vendor buying strategy with the flexibility to switch depending on the best value.
• Leads teams in executing international best practices and measuring performance through agreed upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), benchmarking. Work with staff, responsible for routinely reporting on department KPIs along with appropriate analysis and countermeasures where necessary.
• Establish new processes and systems for effective procurement across the group. Evaluate procedures and present improvement strategies to senior management.
• Adhere to manning norms and the budget of the group’s procurement departments.
• Directs and coordinate SCM functions through strategy, resource optimization, profitability maximization, and KPIs resulting in the maximization of customer satisfaction. Works with plant, warehouse, logistics, sales departments to determine and set up most cost-effective solution for raw materials and finished goods. Also work with freight forwarders and transportation companies to set best route and rate.
• Was part of senior management team supporting the CEO and Project Manager in achieving strategic and tactical objectives of ‘DAC expansion and modernization project’ by assisting with high-profile acquisitions, preparing contracts and developing customer-oriented plans that are consistent with DAC’s policy and strategic goals.
• Initiate the Project by getting all stakeholders together to understand the scope and objectives for the procurement, and to discuss high-level expectations and timelines.
• Create a comprehensive procurement plan to define expectations and align stakeholders. Covering the whole process for procuring the goods, technology, and services and the post-procurement activities which are required to effectively transition into the business operations.
• Coordinate Internal Stakeholders like information technology, security, legal, finance etc and ensure that all relevant stakeholder groups are clearly identified, and that they are engaged at the appropriate times throughout the project procurement process.
• Coordinate multiple Vendors involved during the procurement process, their multiple personnel involved etc. Ensure that each and every Vendor identified who will serve them as the single point of contact throughout the process and coordinate with them to schedule meetings/demos, obtain proposals, get questions answered, and facilitate the contracting process.
• Communicate Responsibilities and Updates as required to keep all stakeholders on track during the procurement process to meet project deadlines. Determine means of communication between each and every stakeholders. Make sure weekly email updates, project status reports, and face-to-face meetings etc happen throughout the project.
• Support Implementation and Transition. Implementation of the project and, ultimately, transitioning the software/services into operations. Assume responsibilities such as planning, coordination, and communication, focused on the implementation of the solution. Act as a bridge between the procurement process and the implementation process, ensuring that there is a continuity of knowledge and expectations throughout the entire cycle.
• Lead the strategic development of system application modules and implementations, and coordinates the development and enhancement of procurement business processes, definitions, practices and tools.
• Managed a team and provided procurement, contracts, SCM, Materials & Logistic support to numerous joint venture projects in UAE and Iraq
• Assists in developing the strategy and plans for the Department
• Prepares and manages the annual budget
• Defines the operating framework and policies for the Procurement Department and ensures compliance with internal quality standards
• Oversees the activities of the Procurement function in the provision of cost effective, timely and quality services across the Group
• Monitors and validates departmental expenses
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to govern the procurement process for materials, goods and services
• Directs, manages and monitors negotiations with suppliers of major services and critical contracts prices, credit terms and other conditions of the agreement
• Manages service level agreements with contractors, vendors and suppliers
• Defines goals and key performance indicators for all Buyers, Expeditors, Assistants, Planners etc
• Develops talent within the team by providing guidance, mentoring and coaching
• Served as Procurement & Materials Manager reporting operationally, administratively and functionally to the Procurement & Materials Director.
• Responsible for successful material management & procurement activities and deliverables at project level in accordance with agreed schedules, milestones and cost, focused at aiding business goals and profitability.
• Ensure compliance for all of their teams with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, internal controls, policies and procedures, project Procurement & Materials Plans and budget for area of responsibility
• Support contingency operations of Client in Iraq and Afghanistan by setting up a team and procuring the right material and delivering them to the jobsite to meet urgent requirements in compliance with all Fluor and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARS).
• Oversees and provides guidance to team responsible for obtaining all goods and services required by Construction or Operations and Maintenance (O&M) which are not provided by the SBU procurement or contracting groups, client/owner, or a third party.
• Develops and executes a Site Material Management, Procurement & SCM plan.
• Implements and maintains systems to manage site material management and contracting activities. MaterialManager® (Matman) & SAP for purchase, logistics, and warehouse receiving and Maximo for requisitioning and inventory control and asset management.
• Ensures all valid requisitions are processed efficiently according to schedule.
• Solicits and evaluates bids. Recommending and obtaining approvals for purchase. Issuing purchase orders and change orders.
• Oversees employees responsible for expediting equipment, material deliveries, and services.
• Maintains purchasing records.
• Coordinating purchasing activities with the main office. Coordinating the material planning and warehousing efforts at the project site, client and Fluor Asset Management.
• Maintenance of Client Supply /purchasing system. Assisted by buyers, expediters, material controllers, material planners, and other material management personnel.
• As directed by top management, supervise employees or subcontractor personnel in accordance with the “General Supervisory Duties and Responsibilities” .
• Provide information on the performance of various activities; spend, supplier performance etc. Set KPI’s, benchmark, prepare reports and other appropriate information to Procurement and Materials Management and others as required to enable them to use this data to aid business performance.
• Promote networking; networks and collaboration within and across the procurement and other disciplines at all levels to achieve synergy, promote sharing of knowledge, best practices and lessons learned.
• Perform audits of the discipline to ensure compliance with policy, process, tools and systems.
• Network and build relationships with suppliers management for goods and services and leverages these relationships to aid performance.
• Assist in the development and deployment of purchasing best practices within the discipline regarding improvement of purchasing processes, practices, tools and systems. To aid efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensure accurate, timely and cost effective identification, sourcing, buying, expediting, inspection and delivery of materials, equipments or services required to support the EPC / project effort.
• Obtain competitive pricing, analyze and evaluate bids, make recommendations based on commercial factors resulting in optimum value for the Client.
• Negotiate with suppliers for best value emphasizing on timely delivery in accordance with the project schedule
• Procure systems, engineered equipments and construction materials as established on authorized Purchase Requisition for amounts within the approved value limits, established Material Management Plans, policies, procedures and corporate OSR.
• Evaluates, selects, and routes material. Shipments in accordance with procedures and criteria of the project.
• Generate, organize and maintain material management documents and maintain material & equipment tracking data and reports.
• Work closely with project management in developing expediting status reports and coordinating activities of an assigned group of expeditors.
• Coordinate shop expediting.
• Supervise Material Management Specialists and Technicians.
• Maintain knowledge of safety policies, procedures and perform assigned duties in a safe manner. Assume responsibility of safety and safe work practices of the team.
• Assist Department Management in developing and executing the Material Management Plan to support the Construction Plan in accordance with the Project Execution Plan
• Assist Department Management in developing the Material Control, Procurement, SQS/Inspection, Logistics, and Field Material Management Plans and Procedures
• Implement the Material Management Work Process using Corporate Tools (MatMan, Smart Source) to support project operations.
• Work with Material Engineering and Material Control in developing material requirements. Assist in developing RFQ packages.
• Assist in developing sourcing strategies and prepare bidders lists in accordance with client requirements and business acumen.
• Assist Estimation Team with prices of materials.
• Purchased goods and services etc for projects worldwide, ensuring that every purchase is competitively priced, ensure that the purchase is right, the quality of the purchase is of the highest standard, procured at the specified time and have them delivered to the jobsite at the right time,
• Prepare bidders list, check debarred list, qualify vendor, negotiate company terms with suppliers, propose purchase plan and associated budgets. Liaise with Project Controls/Finance for approval of budget, Invite tenders or issue RFQ, prepare bid summary for material, services and freight to the job sites, documentation cost etc based on quotations received, negotiate price with vendors, visit suppliers to view equipments, prepare Purchase Orders in corporate ERP software (SAP/MatMan) etc.
• Liaise with suppliers/subcontractors/clearing agents/freight forwarders to meet deadline, follow up with Expeditors to track shipment of equipment, liaise with country teams to ensure delivery schedules are met.
• Follow up and coordinate the activities of Expediting, Logistics, Inventory and Payment.
• Prepare client required documents like justification memo, Purchase Order files etc for high value purchases and forward them to Procedure & Compliance Manager for approval prior to submitting them to the Client.
• Build relationship with existing and new suppliers. Research new cost effective sources for future purchase. Visit Exhibitions to find new sources.
• Perform market research of materials as requested by Procurement Directors/Managers.
• Help lead PM in establishing and implementing overall procurement policies as per project/company/client requirement and current industry standards.
• Responsible for Purchase Department coordination. Was member of numerous procurement teams which supported the various projects of the company
• Procure items as per requisition received from Project Sites (Receive and register Purchase Requisition, distribute to category buyers, float enquiry/tender/work order/service order, prepare comparative statement, prepare Purchase Order/Agreement, follow-up of material /service request, follow up Letter of Credits, coordinate clearing of Sea/Air consignment, follow up delivery, coordinate approval of payments etc).
• Performance Evaluations of new supplier, maintain approved supplier list.
• Generate Trend statements, various status reports etc
• Preparation and maintenance of various Purchase Department records and handle all department correspondence.
• Member of BAAN ERP implementation team.
• Assist the Commercial/Purchase Manager and Business Development/Marketing Manager in commercial and administration activities from pre-sales support to post-sales logistics management.
• Maintain and update enquiry, quotation & order registers, approved suppliers/subcontractor’s list etc.
• Prepare Enquiry, Quotations, Tenders, Purchase Orders, bi-weekly order Status Reports, Monthly accrual reports on sales, Export & Import Documentation, pre-qualification documents, product binders etc.
• Handle various correspondences of the Commercial/Purchase and Business Development/Marketing departments etc.
• Follow up of overage, shortage, damage issues, L/C’s, payments, receivable, customer claims etc
• Help maintenance of contracts & agreements
• Act as Internal Auditor for the Quality Management System (ISO 9002) and to undertake internal quality audits as and when directed by the Management Representative.
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