Kuwait City, Al Asimah, Kuwait
Around 20 years of progressive experience within procurement management ranging from the RM & industrial requirements textile industry , polymers & chemicals , Machinery , spare parts , Production and admin consumables, IT purchases & services , managing the strategic sourcing from global & local markets , running the contractual services , planning & executing civil , Firefighting , HVAC , electrical & steel building works, negotiating bids & incoterms , formulating bilingual contracts , developing long and short term strategies, utilize E-commerce tools, managing working capital and complete cost analysis.
• Managing and following up the procurement process. • Develop the procurement strategies to maintain the flow of material’s supply. • Managing the strategic sourcing from the local and foreign markets along with trouble shooting involvement. • Improving the value chain through the activities associated with identifying, evaluating, selecting, managing, and developing sources of supply. • Managing the organizational function that includes specifications development, value analysis, supplier market research, negotiation, buying activities, contract administration, inventory control, traffic, receiving, and stores. • Planning and executing the inventive cost reduction plans across all related channels. • Controlling the procurement budget • Implementing a Strong cross-functional relationship with the internal departments • Secure the supplier’s early envelopment • Implementing SWOT analyses • Perform cost analysis, • Tracking the weekly materials stock for data management. • Managing the effective implementation of ISO procedures. • Implement changes and developing new processes for a better procure of goods and services & Preparing contingency plans to prevent any potential materials shortage. • Negotiating and formulating the contracts • Analyze market and delivery trends • Oversee and guide the preparation of the logistics plan • forwarders & clearance agents, Environmental authority to ensure materials are received in a smooth and efficient manner. • Formulate the Value for Money (VFM) framework. • Manage the insurance claims process • Identify areas for improvement • Monitor the vendor’s risk. • Conducting a periodic business review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future strategies, to identify the cost reduction plans and improvement opportunities and to develop vendor improvement plans when required. • Continuous Review of the procurement processes, to fine-tune whenever needed. • Attending QMS & ISO 22000 auditing meetings
• Leading the procurement division starting from pre-award processes & post-award processes. • Follow-up orders & maintaining high degree of communications between the procurement department & supply chain manager, while managing the forecasting and inventory management. • Managing the Strategic sourcing of the chemical substances from the Foreign & local markets, negotiating with the potential suppliers to improve & expand the supplier’s database and obtain a less prices, better service & quality. • Resolve the chronic part/source delivery or quality related problems. • Supervising the procurement cycle, starting from Sourcing, tendering; supplier selection & Evaluation process, negotiating the payment & Incoterms, until managing the supplier’s relationship & early involvement. • Work closely with the stakeholders to evaluate their needs and to ensure they are met in a timely and accurate manner. • Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of SMART system & the code of ethics. • Develop and execute strategies, policies and practices directed at improving service and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures. • Evaluate and enhance the operations in local spend while researching and prospecting developments in global spend. • Handling and reporting the Procurement performance appraisal & the Supplier’s KPIs.
• Leading the procurement team from the process of sourcing, negotiations, tendering, awarding, following-up & expediting. • Following-up on orders (goods and services) placed to ensure timely while balancing competitive price & quality. • supervising the procurement cycle & develop the procurement strategies, reporting to the department’s manager. • Maintain and follow purchasing procedures to conform to ISO standards. This includes thorough analysis of potential suppliers and annual review of existing ones. • follow up all procurement and contracting activities (Service level agreement for the outsourced contracts) including pre-qualification, tender management, negotiation … Until execution process. • Plan for the effective utilization of resources. • Assist the Materials Planning Supervisors in setting inventory goals for assigned product lines. • Leading the Procurement process from the PR receipt date, starting with sourcing, tendering, negotiating, Awarding processes until commodity’s delivery and payment clearance along with the planning and execution of services. • Managing the release request of the production & admin consumables.