Yousef AL Faouri, Head of Contracts

Yousef AL Faouri

Head of Contracts

Higher Colleges of Technology

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Industrial Engineering
Experience
30 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 0 Months

Head of Contracts at Higher Colleges of Technology
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since May 2016

• Develop Strategies, Objectives and KPIs related to the procurement and contracts function
• Develop procurement and contracts processes which complies with government requirements.
• Develop database for procurement and contracts to monitor and control the performance
• Optimize the resource utilization through deploying different techniques related to procurement and contracts
• Led efforts on consolidating requirements of all Campuses, and running vendor negotiations to sign blanket agreements, achieving about 40-60% of savings on different categories
• Led the implementation of procurement activities across all campuses, and followed up with teams to monitor performance and ensure successful implementation.

Group Director Procurement / Infrastructure at Etisalat
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • December 2012 to May 2016

• Developed optimization strategies for the infrastructure categories (including Power, Civil works and Fiber) for Etisalat Group Operators spanning more than 15 geographies.
• Led efforts on consolidating requirements of all Operators, and running vendor negotiations to sign global agreements with various regional and international suppliers, achieving about 15-30% of savings on overall infrastructure categories spend across markets.
• Led the implementation of procurement activities across Etisalat Group operations, and followed up with teams to monitor performance and ensure successful implementation.
• Reviewed Etisalat business plans, Capex and Opex, and worked closely with Operators counterparts on running any required updates.

Director Procurement, Admin & Contracts at Etisalat
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2012 to December 2012

• Managed all functions related to supply chain and support services, including procurement, contracts, administration, logistics, warehousing, security, transportation, facilities, etc.
• Member of the management team responsible for drafting the company strategy.

Group Director Procurement / Infrastructure at Etisalat Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2012 to August 2012

I was responsible to coordinate purchasing some infrastructure telecom equipments for several operations belong to etisalat.

Procurement Director at Etisalat Nigeria
  • Nigeria
  • May 2010 to May 2012

• Led all activities related to supply chain procurement, contracts and logistics.
• Achieved more than 40% savings in major categories through supplier base rationalization, volume consolidation and signing Frame agreements with strategic vendors.
• Developed all processes and ERP Module related to the supply chain functions.
• Member of the CAREP management team in charge of CAPEX investment.
• Member of the Operating Committee monitoring the company performance against the agreed dashboard

Group Senior Manager/Contracts & Procurement at Etisalat Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2010 to May 2010

• Supervised procurement activities within Etisalat Operators, and providing the support to conclude the global agreements with international vendors to guarantee best prices and quality

Corporate Support Director at Canar Telecommunications Company
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • July 2005 to February 2010

• Managed all supply chain and support services, including Procurement, Contracts, Warehousing, Logistics, Custom Clearance, Administration, General Services, Security, Health and Safety, Insurance and Transportation.
• Built a comprehensive materials management system within the organization
• Connected all shops and offices overall Sudan in a central CCTV monitoring system
• Led ERP System (Oracle) installation and implementation.

Logistics & Commercial Manager at Maani Manufacturing Group
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2003 to July 2005

• Managed all supply chain related activities, like: Procurement, Planning, Inventory Control, etc. for Maani Group furniture, prefabrication and bent wood plants

Manager of Materials and Administrtion at Pharma International
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2000 to October 2003

• Led all supply chain and support services activities, like; Purchasing, Production Planning & Control, Shipping & Distribution, Inventory, In addition to administration
• Led ERP System installation and implementation

Materials Manager at Saudi Arabian Japanese Pharmaceuticals Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • October 1998 to October 2000

• Responsible for managing all Supply chain functions including Purchasing, Information Technology, Production Planning & Control, shipping & Distribution and Inventory.
• Led ERP System installation and implementation

Manager of Central Warehouses at Hikma Pharmaceuticals
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 1994 to October 1998

• Started as quality assurance engineer and promoted to manager level only in 1.5 years
• Managed central warehouse related activities and inventory management for raw materials, packaging materials and finished products

Education

Master's degree, Industrial Engineering
  • at Faculty of Engineering & Technology / University of Jordan
  • January 1998

MSc. Industrial Engineering / Administration

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering / Management
  • at Faculty of Engineering & Technology / University Of Jordan
  • January 1994

B.Sc.Industrial Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Contract Management
Supply Chain Management
Engineering Management
Management
ERP Systems (Oracle)
Managerial Skills
Team building
MS words

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Jordanian Engineering Association
  • Member
  • April 1994

Training and Certifications

Strategic Mangment (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy
Date Attended:
February 2015
Duration:
32 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading, sports and socializing