Umair Muhammad

• Supervise end-to-end Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) operations for one of the UAEs
largest Islamic financial institutions, covering IT and Non-IT category spend.
• Lead procurement governance and procurement compliance frameworks, ensuring alignment with internal
policies, Sharia governance, and UAE regulatory requirements.
• Drive vendor contract negotiation, supplier performance management, and supplier risk
management to ensure assurance of supply and continuity of service.
• Manage full contract lifecycle management (CLM): MSA preparation, AMC renewals, addendum drafting,
and post-contract performance reviews.
• Build and maintain procurement KPI dashboards; conduct spend analytics and cost optimization
analysis to inform category strategy and deliver measurable savings.
• Champion demand planning collaboration with IT, Legal, Compliance, and Operations; lead digital
procurement and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) programs to improve vendor performance, contract
compliance, and strategic partnership value across key spend categories.

• Developed and executed procurement strategy for a technology-driven company, applying cost optimization
and vendor contract negotiation across hardware and services categories.
• Implemented global sourcing frameworks, driving supplier diversity and improving procurement cycle time
and cost efficiency.
• Drove digital procurement adoption and conducted spend analytics and market benchmarking to identify
consolidation opportunities.
• Established supplier governance and procurement compliance standards ensuring organizational alignment
through strong stakeholder coordination.

• Managed procurement strategy and operations across 18 operational sites, leading, training, and evaluating
procurement team members.
• Delivered 15% annual cost reduction in MEP equipment sourcing through spend analytics, cost
optimization, and supplier consolidation strategies.
• Executed category management projects including ISO tenders and lifeguard tenders; applied vendor contract
negotiation to deliver multi-year savings.
• Managed full supplier risk management lifecycle: pre-qualification, due diligence, approved supplier list
maintenance, and welfare audits.
• Oversaw PR-to-PO validation, emergency purchase order processing, and post-contract management with
monthly site visits.

• Managed AED 84M annual spend portfolio across UAE, India, Egypt, Pakistan, and New York using
end-to-end Source-to-Pay (S2P) and procurement governance processes.
• Negotiated supplier contracts valued up to AED 20M+; delivered AED 5M+ annual savings through
vendor contract negotiation, cost optimization, and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis.
• Reduced vendor onboarding time by 30% through procurement compliance redesign and structured supplier
risk management frameworks.
• Led Mashreq NEO Procurement Transformation: bank-wide Procure-to-Pay (P2P) digitization and
digital procurement initiative; awarded Certificate of Achievement by Head of RBG.
• Built procurement KPI dashboards and spend analytics reports; managed eAuctions, eTenders (Tejari &
iPromis), RFQ/RFPs, and vendor evaluation matrices.
• Championed supplier diversity and demand planning collaboration with IT, Legal, Compliance, Audit, and
Operations; developed SOPs and ESG-aligned category strategies.
• Managed supplier performance management, SRM KPIs, invoice processing, MSA/AMC preparation, and
cost-saving tracking.

• Managed customer bookings, payment transactions, and daily cash/card balancing for a high-volume travel
operation.
• Maintained records, competitor fare tracking, and handled inbound/outbound communications ensuring service
excellence.