Showkat Ahmed Sofi, Procurement and logistics officer

Showkat Ahmed Sofi

Procurement and logistics officer

AL JOUHOUZIA AL TAMMA (Maestro Event Orchestration)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, 3 YEARS ENGINEERING IN COMPUTERS
Experience
17 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months

Procurement and logistics officer at AL JOUHOUZIA AL TAMMA (Maestro Event Orchestration)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since May 2016

Taking responsibility for Procurement, ensuring the delivery of an effective and flexible service and ensuring effective implementation of NPH’s strategy ensuring a structured approach to procurement across a wide range of goods and services to maximize value for money.
To establish and deliver aggressive cost management targets and performance indicators to demonstrate value for money from the strategic procurement services
To ensure value for money is achieved whilst complying with statutory requirements and guidance, promoting good procurement positively
To carry out reviews of all key procurement actions, considering learning points to be carried forward and disseminated
Source appropriate suppliers, assess competencies and invite offers, evaluate supplier offers and seek technical evaluation from internal stakeholders
Highly experienced in managing purchase orders
Exceptional knowledge of purchasing techniques and tools
Familiar with ERP Microsoft dynamics 2009 and other software’s
Ability to managing and maintain good relationships with vendors.
Professional with exceptional attention to detail and ability to priorities work productively towards tight deadlines
Interpersonal and communication skills to build positive working relationships within the team
Communications (verbal / written), Critical and creative thinking, teamwork and team-building.

Purchasing and Logistics Officer at Hayat Communications
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2015 to April 2016

Highly experienced in managing purchase orders
Exceptional knowledge of purchasing techniques and tools
Familiar with ERP Microsoft dynamics 2009 and other software’s
Ability to managing and maintain good relationships with vendors.
Professional with exceptional attention to detail and ability to priorities work productively towards tight deadlines
Interpersonal and communication skills to build positive working relationships within the team
Communications (verbal / written), Critical and creative thinking, teamwork and team-building.
Purchasing the goods Materials, Spare Parts, Consumables, office supplies, Telecom and tower related Products etc & Services which will be used for the company’s own use.
Ability to handle the more complex or critical purchases, Blanket Purchase Agreements
Follow and maintain a purchasing policy and procedure manual.
Follow the quality management system.
Consider best price, quality, availability, reliability, selection variety & Technical support when choosing suppliers and merchandises.
Communicate with production department, planning engineer & sales department to learn about the materials requirements for the production.
Use many sources to find out about the potential suppliers, Very well experienced in “Evaluating Suppliers” as per quality management system.
Arrange the logistic for all transporting the materials as per terms and condition.
Communicate with Transport companies, Courier companies, Hotels, Travel agents for the best rates.

International Buyer at Nafa Enterprises
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2015 to November 2015

Responsible for Local Buying, Searching for International Suppliers, Mostly for Spare Parts Division. As per the Tender Requirements for the Government Sector. Supervising the team and assigning the tasks to get completed as per the given time frame.

Purchasing Coordinator / Expeditor at SAUDI MARBLE AND GRANITE FACTORY
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2012 to April 2015

Prepare request for quotation.
Prepare the purchase order or service order
Monitor and maintain purchase order tracking logs.
Placing Purchase orders to Suppliers selected for supply of Goods.
To obtain quotations and negotiate for the best price and prompt delivery.
Working on pending orders and purchase orders
Monitor and address supplier delivery performance.
Focus on working on ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 2009) for tracking purchasing requests. Pending purchase requests and purchase orders.
Ensure all invoices are processed timely and according the company procedures.
Prepare the rate comparison.
Preparing the daily reports of purchase requests
Preparing the reference lists of the purchase order
Identifying/selecting supplier’s for procuring goods.
Receiving and evaluating Quotations from Suppliers based on Price and technical criteria’s.
Coordinating for delivery of goods by supplier, quality inspection and warehousing.
Initiate e-mail request for quote packages (RFQ) for competitive bid.
Communicate with vendors regarding pricing and products.
Receiving and approving invoice received from suppliers and onward submission to accounting department for payment.
Setting up the weekly, monthly, quarterly procurement plan
Developing reports on procurement and usage of material for management.
Assisting in reviewing purchase orders to ensure that purchasing procedures are being followed

Purchasing Officer at ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • India - Delhi
  • April 2007 to September 2012

Prepare request for quotation.
Prepare the purchase order or service order
Monitor and maintain purchase order tracking logs.
Placing Purchase orders to Suppliers selected for supply of Goods.
To obtain quotations and negotiate for the best price and prompt delivery.
Working on pending orders and purchase orders and get completed.
Monitor and address supplier delivery performance.
Focus on working on ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 2009) for tracking purchasing requests. Pending purchase requests and purchase orders.
Ensure all invoices are processed timely and according the company procedures. Prepare the rate comparison.
Preparing the daily reports of purchase requests
Preparing the reference lists of the purchase order
Identifying/selecting supplier’s for procuring goods.
Receiving and evaluating Quotations from Suppliers based on Price and technical criteria’s.
Coordinating for delivery of goods by supplier, quality inspection and warehousing.
Initiate e-mail request for quote packages (RFQ) for competitive bid.
Communicate with vendors regarding pricing and products.
Receiving and approving invoice received from suppliers and onward submission to accounting department for payment.
Setting up the weekly, monthly, quarterly procurement plan
Developing reports on procurement and usage of material for management.
Assisting in reviewing purchase orders to ensure that purchasing procedures are being followed

Education

Bachelor's degree, 3 YEARS ENGINEERING IN COMPUTERS
  • at RES POLYTECHNIC
  • December 2001

Oracle with Developer 2000 from Bureau of Data Processing System Bangalore Hardware of Computers from JETKING Bangalore Testing of computers and ensuring that computer systems are functioning properly. Physical setting up of computers and installation of various computer applications Identifying and solving any problems that affect computer operating systems Responsible for ordering or buying of computer systems that are required or alternatively Installing and updating of Desktop operating system and other software. Troubleshooting of hardware, operating systems (Windows XP, vista, 2000 and2003)

High school or equivalent, SCIENCE
  • at NATIONAL HIGH SCHOLL
  • July 1994

I WAS A SCIENCE STUDENT

Specialties & Skills

Administrative Support
Procurement
P&L Management
Import and Export
Pricing Negotiations
BUYING/PROCUREMENT
IT SUPPORT
LIAISON
MAINTENANCE
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
ORDERING
computer hardware and desktop support

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Intermediate
Arabic
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

yes (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 1997
Valid Until:
September 1998
yes (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 1999
Valid Until:
September 2000

Hobbies

  • watching cricket, News,
    I use to watch cricket and read new papers, to know what is going on in the country, also sometimes use to watch market news, to know about how the world curriecies are varying, inflation, Foreign Investments, Industrual growth. like that etc etc.