CATEGORY LEADER – EDUCATION
EduCap-BEAM, Bukhatir Group
Total years of experience :20 years, 9 Months
• Develop and implement strategic sourcing initiatives for assigned Categories to ensure delivery of company objectives and strategies.
• Define project scope, targets, success criteria and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management.
• Optimize use of available resources to drive right-sizing projects and generate revenue and savings - 1.25 million for Group Facilities Management company.
• Stakeholder management across 6 schools and internal departments to promote effective daily operations.
• Manage relationships and performance with strategic suppliers and develop partnerships with those suppliers to achieve organizational objectives and goals.
• Ensure sourcing efforts leverage market intelligence, should‐cost modelling, TCO analysis, and e-Sourcing tools.
• Negotiated savings of 3.5 million for assigned categories with improved quality & value additions. • Implement procedures for reviewing supplier performance against contracted obligations / service levels and business expectations.
• Assist Group Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing and Group Procurement Manager in supplier negotiations, recommend supplier selection and help in preparing and implementing contracts designed to encourage continual
improvement.
• Prepare weekly procurement activity reports and project-based updates for presentation to senior management.
• Lead and guide team of buyers in effective procurement activities and best practices.
• Review Purchase Requisitions from all departments and generate inquiries based on specific requirements.
• Maintain necessary documentation related to all purchase orders in accordance with company and audit procedures.
• Incorporate payment procedures based on suppliers & customer’s credit capabilities & internal company policies.
• Review Purchase Requisitions from all departments and generate inquiries based on specific requirements.
• Guide selection, development & management of strategic suppliers to meet product cost and performance goals.
• Respond to supplier queries and internal requests for required materials and parts.
• Negotiate with suppliers regarding price, quality and services to ensure on-time deliveries for all orders.
• Organize Logistics for local and international movements of armored vehicles for client orders and exhibitions.
• Settle damage claims, rejections, and losses, return of materials, over-shipments, and cancellations.
• Review all Purchase orders before final sign off by Management.
• Maintain files relating to all Purchase Orders in accordance with company and audit procedures.
• Coordinate with various departments i.e. Accounts, Logistics, Warehouse and other branch offices.
• Incorporate payment procedures based on suppliers & customer’s credit capabilities & internal company policies.
• Assist Group Procurement Manager in supplier negotiations, recommend supplier selection and help in implementing contracts designed to encourage continual improvement.
• Review Sub-Contract Requests, select and maintain strategic suppliers, generate local and international inquiries.
• Establish source of supply, negotiate price, quality, services and delivery based on authorized requisitions that maintain consistency with the Program/Requisitioning Unit requirement.
• Provide subcontract administration support to existing and newly awarded Programs.
• Maintain knowledge of market conditions that affect overall cost, lead time and availability of products.
• Abide with internal compliance with company policies and federal regulations.
• Monitor Supplier performance, delivery schedules and other contractual requirements to ensure accuracy, completeness and adherence to the sub-contracts and/or purchase orders.
• Liaise with Finance department to reconcile Supplier invoicing issues.
• Negotiate with Supplier Management and Quality Control regarding damage claims, rejections and losses, return of materials, over-shipments, and cancellations.
• Process all aftermarket orders received from Middle East and Asia for compressor equipment and parts sales.
• Initiate, develop and implement archiving procedures and systematic filing for all aftermarket orders and maintain detailed documentation for each order.
• Ensure all order files are government compliant and suitable for passing internal and external audit requirements.
• Assist management in preparing yearly sales and cost analysis based on raw data from Oracle.
• Prepare detailed reports for all sales activities and costs incurred on a monthly basis and present it in a concise manner to enable further analysis by senior management.
• Prepare presentations and performance charts for vendor meetings and internal conferences.
• Accountable for understanding & analyzing complex orders and resolve any arising issues.
• Active follow-up with suppliers and vendors to expedite all open / on-going orders, ensure delivery schedules are met in a timely manner.
• Provide detailed shipping instructions & relevant documentation for all international and domestic shipments.
• Handle all customer complaints & generate correct warranty procedures for any equipment or product repairs, returns and reimbursements.
• Train all new staff in Oracle including middle and senior management.
• Coordinate with various departments, i.e. accounts, logistics, stores & operations, to ensure smooth daily business.
• Create, implement and maintain a Health, Safety & Environment Program and Ethics Program.
• Coordinate and maintain quarterly vendor evaluations with high volume vendors by tracking their individual performance through presentations and performance charts.
• Maintain weekly Buyer Performance Metrics to monitor individual buyer output, intensity and capacity.
• Create and maintain tracking programs for high-priority items for Project Management.
• Present periodic reports for Senior Management and US based Head office.
• Responsible for up-to-date maintenance and technical support of the KBR website.
• Solicit proposals from local and foreign suppliers, negotiate and evaluate their offers.
• Prepare bid tabulations and handle supplier selection based on material compliance and technical acceptability, finalize purchase order and order follow up.
• Maintain detailed documentation for each order and prepare government compliant files which passed internal and external audit requirements.
• Maintain excellent relations with suppliers and customers.
• Handle the Regional Commodity (RC) Agreement for Cables and process all ensuing orders.
• General office administration including scanning information, filing of documents and coordinating with various departments.
• Provide procurement and secretarial support for locations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and South Africa.
• Determine material requirements based on engineering specifications.
• Generate inquiries with local and international suppliers & requesting quotations.
• Evaluate offers, negotiate with suppliers, finalize orders and follow-up with supplier for delivery.
• Document Controller for all purchasing related documents, including the review and approval of material test certificates (MTC).
• Maintain excellent relations with suppliers and customers.
• Maintain purchasing databases on vendors and materials.
• Assist Purchasing Manager on projects executed within the Middle East, Africa, Kazakhstan and Equatorial Guinea.
• General office administration which includes scanning information, filing of documents / magazines / journals and maintaining registers for each.
Diploma in Secretarial Practice
Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce