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Shameer Khan, Procurement Lead Engineer

Shameer Khan

Procurement Lead Engineer·Gulf Engineering Company

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 10 months

Procurement Lead Engineer

November 2019 - Present

Gulf Engineering Company

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

November 2019 - Present

 Organize, lead and manage a team of the Buyers and coordinators in full accordance with company policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
 Manage the assigned team to make sure they follow uniform processes
 Provide guidance to the team for the efficient and adequate management of the SCMS orders.
 Manage, mentor, and periodically evaluate the performance of buyers / Procurement Engineers /Coordinators, in accordance with company policies and procedures.
 Maintain the project procurement log and other procurement related reports for management submission
 Prepare project procurement plans for the kick of meetings on successful award of projects.
 Review and prepare contractual and commercial aspects of any contracts, Purchase Orders, agreements with vendors/sub-contractors.
 Process and review purchase requisition data, validate and correct as required to ensure compliance to company policies and procedures
 Obtain quotations and interact with suppliers to negotiate pricing/terms, if required
 Provide regular updates on delayed/aged PRs.
 Conduct Root Cause analysis for delayed PRs. Reduce PR to PO cycle time. Drive 100% accuracy in the entire process
 Liaise with cross functional client teams to manage expectations and collaborate to creatively solve process bottlenecks and issues
 Coordinate the final close-out of purchase order(s) by ensuring proper resolution of all outstanding issues and/or disputes with contractors.
 Administrational incharge for the procurement department.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Procurement Engineer

November 2016 - November 2019

Gas and oil field services company (GOFSCO)

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

November 2016 - November 2019

 Prepare project procurement plans for the kick of meetings on successful awarding of projects
 Review and prepare contractual and commercial aspects of any contracts, agreements with vendors
 Vendor registration, supplier evaluations using KPI methods.
 Coordinate the technical and unpriced commercial evaluation of bids and conduct the subsequent commercial evaluation of technically acceptable bids. Prepare the techno-commercial evaluation report and recommendations
 Negotiation with suppliers on the commercial part and finalizing on the order terms and conditions
 Guidance to buyers on the release of purchase orders.
 Perform all necessary post-award administration in order to manage the implementation of the purchase orders
 Review, advise and negotiate revised terms, variation order requests, change orders, claims etc., if any.
 Coordinate the final close-out of purchase order(s) by ensuring proper resolution of all outstanding issues and/or disputes with contractors
 Coordination with the qc dept. and vendor on the quality documentation and the handover of the dossier documents
 Coordination with other supporting department like finance and quality departments for the smooth execution of the order.
 Administer third party inspection of project goods by consulting the project department.
 Expedite purchase orders and coordinate any logistics requirements.
 Coordination with finance for the L/C issuance and for the payment clearances.

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

Procurement Engineer

November 2012 - November 2016

Kharafi National

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

November 2012 - November 2016

Prepare contractual and commercial aspects of any project tenders, in consultation with the user departments.
Prepare and compile tender/contract documentation, with Legal and Finance groups to ensure viability, legality, interpretation and ease of administration
Develop the bidders list(s), including any pre-qualification exercises and evaluations required
Perform tender administration activities, including preparing tender clarifications, tender bulletins, and conducting pre-tender meetings
Coordinate the technical and unpriced commercial evaluation of tenders and conduct the subsequent priced commercial evaluation of technically acceptable tenders. Prepare the techno-commercial evaluation report and recommendations
Prepare purchase orders related to Projects, Technical Services and Operations, as requested by the user departments, ensuring review and approval by the relevant parties
Perform all necessary post-award administration in order to manage the implementation of the purchase orders
Review, advise and negotiate revised terms, variation order requests, change orders, claims, etc.
Coordinate the final close-out of completed purchase order(s) by ensuring proper resolution of all outstanding issues and/or disputes with contractors
Administer third party inspection of project goods
Expedite purchase orders and coordinate any logistics requirements

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

Buyer / Procurement Engineer

June 2011 - October 2012

Ramsis Engineering

Bahrain

June 2011 - October 2012

• Floating enquiries to the selected vendors using ERP system.
• Handle responsibilities of selecting and reviewing the quotations of suppliers.
• Monitor cycle time of procurement activities from bidding to issuance of purchase order using ERP system and optimize procurement of services and materials for expeditious delivery.
• Achieve savings over Target Price set during proposal budget
• Achieving 100% deliveries of Mechanical Package, Electrical and Instrument Items, Piping Items and other items as per project schedule.
• Responsible for product quality.
• Chasing up deliveries.
• Closing of all POs progressively on a time bound basis
• Perform the tasks of negotiating, sourcing and ensuring compliance with suppliers' agreements.
• Perform investigation of new materials/technologies/suppliers, when appropriate.
• Handle the tasks of building and sustaining long-term partnerships with key suppliers.
• Preparing Procurement Plan, Procurement Procedures and related documents specific to the project use.
• Liaised with engineering department to expedite engineering deliverables which are related to long lead item.
• Proficient in payment terms such as Letter of credit (L/C), Cash against document (CAD)
• Prepare the Weekly/ Monthly Procurement Status Report to the management

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

Procurement Engineer

July 2010 - June 2011

NIFE PROJECT SYSTEMS

India

July 2010 - June 2011

 Receiving and acknowledging the requirement from projects.
 Analyze all suppliers in order to select the most suitable suppliers from around the globe who are able to deliver high quality products at competitive pricing.
 Negotiate with suppliers on lead-time, cost and quality so as to obtain the maximum benefit for the company.
 Manage suppliers to meet objectives related to cost, delivery performance, schedule and quality.
 Develop purchasing or sourcing strategies based on portfolio analyses and supplier reference study.
 PO placement and management.
 Liaise with suppliers on delivery schedule so as to ensure on-time deliveries of final product.
 Develop, implement and drive the procurement strategies in order to meet cost savings targets.
 Perform regular performance review with suppliers to drive continuous improvements.
 Ensure commercial, legal and contractual compliances in all the procurement transactions.
 Vendor management.
 Forwarder management and Freight arrangement of the order.
 Delivery to the end user.
 Coordinate with vendor on continuous quality improvement

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Mechanical Engineer /Site Engineer

April 2009 - June 2010

Pipe Technology Systems Pvt Ltd

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

April 2009 - June 2010

• Working for Project Procurement (includes Sending Enquiry, Follow up for Quotation, Quotation
Tabulation, Pre & Post Technical Commercial Queries and Price negotiations) for Mechanical
Package (Static & Rotating), Electrical & Instrument Items, Piping Items, Misc. Items and other site
required items.
• Expedite for timely delivery of items.
• Vendor payments & documentation
• Finalize and Operate Man Power required for projects (TPIA Contract, Manpower Contract)
• Supervise procurement & expediting activities for Mechanical Package, Instrumentation, Electrical,
Piping, structural and other items.
• Co-ordination with Risk management team for any Risk involvement in any contract.
• To Study the contractual requirement of per project and the scope of work to be taken in Contract.
• Set terms & condition to the best of company norms.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

GET (Graduate engineering trainee) - Quality Assurance

August 2008 - February 2009

M/S OMAX AUTOS LTD

Bengaluru, India

August 2008 - February 2009

• Maintaining ISO/TS 16949:2002 Documents.
• Conducting Internal Audit for ISO/TS 16949:2002.
• Conducting Process audit and Product audit.
• Problem solving through QC Story methodology.
• Preparation of Inspection instruction standard.

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor
Job role:
Quality Control

Education

Cochin University of science and technology, Cochin. India

April 2008

April 2008

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

India

GPA (percentage): 71%

GPA (percentage): 71%

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (B-Tech) with first class in the year 2008 from Cochin University, Kerala, India.

Skills

ERP Systems

Expert

Team Leadership

Expert

Procurement

Expert

Expediting

Expert

Negotiation

Expert

International Purchase

Expert

Incoterms

Expert

Negotiation

Expert

Cost Savings

Expert

Logistics

Intermediate

Team player

Expert

Procurement

Expert

ERP Systems

Expert

Team Leadership

Expert

Expediting

Expert

Languages

Hindi

Intermediate

Malayalam

Expert

English

Expert

Tamil

Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Training
Certified quality professional
Omnex academy , USA (CHENNAI BRANCH)
May 2008

Hobbies and interests

Foot ball
Playstation games
Listening To Music
Desert drive