Shibu Gopalan, Procurement Manager & Parts Sales in Charge

Shibu Gopalan

Procurement Manager & Parts Sales in Charge

Tamimi & Saihati Transport Co. (TASECO)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Master's degree, Certified Professional Purchasing Manager
Experience
20 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 2 Months

Procurement Manager & Parts Sales in Charge at Tamimi & Saihati Transport Co. (TASECO)
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • July 2002 to April 2013

Being worked as the Head of Purchasing department who is responsible to purchase
anything required for the Company in a volume of 50 to 60 million Saudi Riyals per year.
It is mainly spare parts for buses manufactured by RENAULT, IVECO, Mercedes Benz,
Volks Wagen, Marcopolo body parts, IRIZAR body parts, SUTRAK & Hispacold A/C
parts, Mitsubishi, TOYOTA, FORD, GMC, Dodge, TATA etc. Also, parts have been
purchased from parts manufacturers such as WABCO, KNOR BREMSE, HALDEX,
MGM BRAKES, BOSCH, MAHLE, HELLA, VDO, cFw SEALS, KONI STRUTS etc..
Have suppliers all over the world & directly importing to the Company in addition to local
purchase of tyres, batteries, industrial gases, LUBRICANTS, equipments for workshops,
workshop consumables, Painting materials, CONSTRUCTION materials, office
equipments & consumables.

Knowledge & oprational experiences in SAP / ERP systems.

Have imported the equipments mentioned hereunder and assist for commissioning the same different locations: Engine Dynamometer, Chassis Dynamometers, ZF Transmission test bench, Fuel
Injection pump test bench, Lazer wheel alignment systems, Brake tester, Bus wash
machines, Alternator & starter testers, Spare parts washers, Mobile column bus lifters,
Hose crimping machines etc.

Prepare scope of work, request quotations, negotiate & implement contracts for Cleaning of Buses, Pest Control Service for Accommodations in all 14 locations, Maintenance
Contracts for the all office equipments, Fuels for buses & support vehicles.

Being arranged transportation for the shipments from supplier's/manufacturer's warehouse to Dammam or Jeddah seaport/airport.

Being arranged insurance of all imported cargos.

Co-ordinating with the Customs & Clearing agents to clear the shipments imported with proper documentation.

Prepare purchase budgets for every year & responsible for controlling of purchases.

Research for new techniques and vendors & purchase direct from the manufacturers to avoid mediators.

In short, reduce the purchase expediture by 38% by purchasing directly from manufactueres all over the world.

Contracts Supervisor at TASECO
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • February 1998 to July 2002

Feb 1998 - Jul 2002 TASECO Al-Khoabr, Saudi Arabia
Contracts Supervisor
Worked as a supervisor for the contracting department who prepare commercial bids for the renal of buses & cars, light trucks etc. to Clients especially to Saudi Arabian Oil
Company & prepare their monthly invoices according to Aramco contracts.

Insurance in Charge at TASECO
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • April 1996 to February 1998

Worked as Insurance-in-Charge whose duties are as follows: Purchase, implement & prepare claims for Comprehensive motor insurance for buses, car,
trucks etc, Employer's liability insurance, Money insurance, Fire insurance for properties
& warehouse.

Bus Operations Supervisor at TASECO
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • June 1994 to April 1996

Responsible of handling Aramco & non-Aramco bus operations from Al-Khobar main office. Preparation of schedules to drivers based on the routes to be followed and it's implementation. Asses the drives based on their performances.

Workshop Supervisor at Tamimi & Saihati Transport Co. Ltd. (TASECO)
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • November 1993 to June 1994

Responsible for the preventive & corrective maintenance of buses, cars, trucks & Heavy
Equipments in Al-Khobar Main Garage.

Workshop Supervisor Trainee at Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
  • India
  • March 1992 to October 1992

Preparation of preventive & corrective maintenance schedules for the buses. Allocation of jobs to mechanics based on the schedule and arrange roadservice in case of break down.

Education

Master's degree, Certified Professional Purchasing Manager
  • at American Purchasing Society
  • January 2015

Certified Professional Purchasing Manager

Master's degree, Supply Chain Management
  • at Crestford University, Texas, USA
  • June 2014

Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Kerala State Board of Technical Education
  • June 1992

Jun 1989 - Jun 1992 Kerala University Kerala, India Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor (BSc/BA), GPA 72%

High school or equivalent, Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Maths
  • at Kerala University
  • June 1988

Pre-Degree

Specialties & Skills

Management
Team Management
Project Management
Negotiation
negotiation
BUDGETS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONTRACTS
MAINTENANCE

Languages

Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Chess, Cricket, Yoga, Reading, TV News