Senior Buyer
KCA Deutag Drilling GmbH
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :12 years, 7 أشهر
Company Profile: KCA Deutag is one of the world’s leading drilling and engineering contractors working onshore and offshore with a focus on safety, quality and operational performance.
Responsibilities
• Supporting Functional leadership and other colleagues in the acquisition of goods and services and the supporting strategies and plans that make the acquisition efficient and effective for the business.
• Assisting in functional management.
• Supporting the implementation of the SCM policy and practice framework including standards, guidelines, processes and procedures that enable the efficient sourcing and delivery of materials, equipment and services.
• Deliver the assigned objectives from the SCM annual business plan
• Support the leadership of the corporate SCM team in the development of a professional and high performing function.
Company Profile: Supreme Group operates in some of the world’s most challenging environments supplying food, equipment, fuel and complex logistical solutions to its reputed clients like UN, NATO, USA & UK MoD for more than fifty years.
Responsibilities
• Optimizing assigned categories and processes, establishing yearly category strategies & tender plans, following cost drivers and market developments.
• Procuring products and services in the commercially most advantageous manner, ensuring highest ethical compliance standards, timely planning and execution of tenders, tender strategies, tender documents, contracts, negotiating terms and conditions and vendor management.
• Working across BUs and vendors, building relationships and deliver initiatives resulting in enhanced performance and customer satisfaction. Ensuring professional, relevant, timely and accurate communication to all stakeholders.
• Drafting and facilitation of the approvals of Supplier framework agreements of fast moving items thus resulting to optimal savings based on negotiations and contract agreements with the respective vendor.
• Facilitating the vetting procedures of new vendors under the assigned category to ensure a thorough examination of the vendor’s ability to supply and credibility before being listed as a vendor to the company.
Job Profile
• Assist the internal customers in developing specifications of the required product which includes Vehicles, Material Handling Equipment, Power Generators, Tools and Fuels related equipment (Supreme Fuels).
• Assist bid teams by proving the cost inputs for the required products.
• Source the technical products from domestic and international markets.
• Achieving cost savings by negotiating better terms.
• Contract Management for the regularly purchased products.
• Ensure timely payment to the supplier and assist in resolving the discrepancy claims if any.
• Appraise the suppliers so that there is low risk for Supreme Group while dealing with them.
• Develop trade agreements for the products which are purchased repetitively by competitive bidding process.
• Coordinating with logistics and suppliers in delivering the ordered materials to the internal customers in a timely way.
• Ensuring that payments released to the supplier in time as per the agreed terms.
Achievement
• Achieved a savings of more than USD 250, 000 by procuring the lubricants, tyres and generator spare parts through long term contracts in 2013.
Company Profile: Sole distributor for NISSAN, INFINITI and RENAULT in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
Responsibilities
• Procuring spare parts from principal sources in different parts of the world.
• Ensuring availability of critical parts at all the branches across UAE.
• Sourcing the VOR (Vehicle off Road) parts in a quickest and most cost effective method.
• Managing the air shipments (import) including arrangement of customs clearance.
Achievement
• Ensured smooth flow of parts required by all the branches and achieved highest CSR (Customer Satisfaction Rating).
Company Profile: A new venture of Al Shirawi Enterprises LLC, formed for trading of replacement parts of European Truck and Cars. Al Shirawi Enterprises LLC is a part of Al Shirawi Group and is the authorized dealer for SCANIA, CASE and STILL in UAE.
Responsibilities
• Identifying the fast moving parts in the market and sourcing those parts from the reliable suppliers all over the world.
• Inventory management and timely reordering of the parts for stock.
• Assisting IT team in successful implementation of JD Edwards ERP.
Achievement
• Optimum level of inventory was maintained and ensured good availability of parts to the customers.
Company Profile: A SAUD BAHWAN GROUP CO. and leading automobile spare parts trading co. in the Middle East. The company is involved in import & re-export of replacement and OE spare parts for European & Japanese vehicles.
Responsibilities
• Procuring spare parts for European Truck & Car models after reviewing the current inventory level and sales analysis.
• Coordination with the commercial dept. and shipping agents for clearance of import consignments.
• Updating stock in the AS400 system and payment authorization for all the supplier invoices.
• Handling customer complaints which involved settlement of shortage and warranty claims.
Achievement
• Introduced new parts to the product range which resulted in the increase of business.
Sales and Marketing of Ashok Leyland ecomet light commercial vehicles.
Worked as Junior Engineer in the production line of brake systems for Hyundai cars.