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Sajin Edappagath, Senior Procurement & Contracts Specialist

Sajin Edappagath

Senior Procurement & Contracts Specialist·Dubai Petroleum Establishment / DUSUP

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 11 years, 5 months

Senior Procurement & Contracts Specialist

November 2011 - May 2020

Dubai Petroleum Establishment / DUSUP

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2011 - May 2020

Provide robust procurement and contract management support for successful delivery of multiple project objectives and optimise processes successfully leading a team.
 Aid in execution of supply chain operations in engineering projects, process requisitions, issue purchase orders, and oversee logistics activities.
 Utilise lead-time, availability, and life cycle of materials to instruct inventory warehousing.
 Lead long-term service and material contracts, implement online supply chain system, and plan training sessions for personnel.
 Control activities of 17 supply chain professionals.
Key Contributions:
 Introduced global procurement strategy for equipment and efficiency of Supply Chain process improved by 20%.
 Attained over 50% efficiency improvement in supply chain process by streamlining advance e-procurement oracle system.
 Established a systematic flow of communication to improve supply chain process and service contracts of engineering projects.
 Set benchmark for excellence as well as received spot bonus and promotions by completing supply chain process of two big offshore projects within time.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Buyer & Expeditor

January 2009 - November 2011

Lamprell (MIS)

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

January 2009 - November 2011

Identified business needs and cultivated key relations to ensure seamless execution of functions from order placement to delivery of shipment as per service and quality norms.
 Managed RFQs, purchase orders, contracts, expediting, and supplier functions.
 Facilitated material costing activities such as sourcing and arranging competitive offers for bid proposal.
 Co-ordinated flow of documents and materials as per purchase order. Planned time study for rack & chord and helideck fabrication.
 Established a standard work breakdown structure for site works.
 Assisted in a Si Sigma Project conducted in the company.
 Directed a team of two in meeting urgent requirements.
Key Contributions:
 Developed estimation handbook based on several projects for proposals department.
 Commended for high efficiency and contributions with certificate from DUSUP.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Education

Kannur University

May 2008

May 2008

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

India

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

 Academic Project: ‘Manufacturing of Device Used to Find Out the CV (Specific Heat at Constant Volume) of Air'.  Academic Project: ‘Snag Analysis on Doors of Jaguar Fighter Planes' done from HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited).  Academic Seminar: ‘Pulse Detonation Engine’.  Attained 70% total marks without any backlog.
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Skills

Strategic Sourcing
Expert
Strategic Sourcing
Expert
Supply Chain
Expert
Supply Chain
Expert
Expediting
Expert
Expediting
Expert
Contracts
Expert
Contracts
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
MS Office
Expert
MS Office
Expert
Oracle
Expert
Oracle
Expert
Maximo
Expert
Maximo
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Expediting and Logistics
Expert
Expediting and Logistics
Expert
Leadership and Analytical
Expert
Leadership and Analytical
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Strategic Sourcing
Expert
Strategic Sourcing
Expert
Communication
Expert
Communication
Expert
Troubleshooting
Expert
Troubleshooting
Expert
Supply Chain Management
Expert
Supply Chain Management
Expert
Global Procurement Strategy
Expert
Global Procurement Strategy
Expert
Expeditor & Logistics Co-ordination
Expert
Expeditor & Logistics Co-ordination
Expert
Bid Management
Expert
Bid Management
Expert
Inventory Management
Expert
Inventory Management
Expert
Material Management
Expert
Material Management
Expert
Continuous Process Improvement
Expert
Continuous Process Improvement
Expert
Quality Assurance & Control
Expert
Quality Assurance & Control
Expert
Acquisition Planning
Expert
Acquisition Planning
Expert
Contract Negotiations
Expert
Contract Negotiations
Expert
Cost Estimation & Reduction
Expert
Cost Estimation & Reduction
Expert
Supplier Relations Building
Expert
Supplier Relations Building
Expert
Team Leadership
Expert
Team Leadership
Expert
Category Management
Expert
Category Management
Expert
Report Writing
Expert
Report Writing
Expert
Supervision
Expert
Supervision
Expert
Contract Auditing
Expert
Contract Auditing
Expert
Multi-task Management
Expert
Multi-task Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Personnel Mentoring
Expert
Personnel Mentoring
Expert
Time Management Skills
Expert
Time Management Skills
Expert
MS Projects
Beginner
MS Projects
Beginner
Reports Generation & Analysis
Expert
Reports Generation & Analysis
Expert
Team Building
Expert
Team Building
Expert
AutoCAD
Beginner
AutoCAD
Beginner
Problem Resolution
Expert
Problem Resolution
Expert
Positive Learning Process
Expert
Positive Learning Process
Expert
Intuit Quick Books
Expert
Intuit Quick Books
Expert
Google Docs
Expert
Google Docs
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Appreciative Inquiry
Expert
Appreciative Inquiry
Expert
Tableau
Expert
Tableau
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Change Management
Expert
Supply Chain
Expert
Supply Chain
Expert
Expediting
Expert
Expediting
Expert
Contracts
Expert
Contracts
Expert

Languages

Malayalam

Native Speaker

English

Expert

Hindi

Intermediate

Urdu

Beginner

Arabic

Beginner

Tamil

Beginner

Memberships

Toastmasters International

Vice President Education - Dubai Petroleum Establishment Toastmasters Club

June 2012

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certificate of Appreciation as Buyer issued by DUSUP
Competent Communicator
Speech Contest Certificate of Participation
Certificate of Appreciation Being the Chief Sargent at Arms for the Club Contest

Training
Graduate Development Program Training
Maritime Industrial Services
Jan 2009
Business Ethics in Supply Chain Training
PricewaterhouseCoopers Training Academy
Oct 2019
Incidents Management Training
Dubai Petroleum Establishment
Jan 2015
Muster Point Leader & Fire Marshal training
Dubai Petroleum Establishment
Jan 2015
Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced
ExecuTrain Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center
May 2019
Assertive Communication
Dubai Petroleum Establishment
Introduction to Oil and Gas
Dubai Petroleum Establishment Show credentials
WorkingSmart + Microsoft Outlook
Priority Management International Inc.
Mar 2017
Show credentials
Windows 7 & Office 2010 End Users Training
ExecuTrain Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center
Sep 2012
Show credentials
Hypno-Public Speaking with Confidence
Orator's Forum Institute for Human Development and Behavioural Therapy
Jun 2011
Show credentials
Club Officers's Training
Toastmasters International
Jun 2013
Show credentials
Club Officers's Training
Toastmasters International
Jan 2014
Show credentials
Microsoft Excel 2007 Levels 2 & 3
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Oct 2010
Show credentials

Hobbies and interests

Cricket

Played for Under 14 Kannur District team Played for School team Captained College team

Basket Ball

Played for School team

Reading