Abdulkarim Al Shehri

- Oil and gas industry professional overseeing service contracts for a leading global energy company.- Manage a team of 11 employees across two groups: Contracts Advisors and Administration, ensuring efficient procurement and contract administration processes.- Successfully reduced the average procurement time from 75 to 50 days, exceeding set KPIs and streamlining contract execution.- Implemented organizational changes to improve team effectiveness, leading to increased employee engagement and trust in leadership.- Actively involved in the Employee Engagement Team, focusing on enhancing employee wellbeing and satisfaction within the department.- Developed an automated procurement cost escalation risk matrix to assess and mitigate procurement risks more effectively.- Championed a corporate initiative that led to an annual cost saving of $3 million through the adoption of new contractual approaches.- Ensure alignment with internal guidelines and procurement policies, safeguarding compliance and minimizing potential risks.- Foster strong relationships with proponents, maintaining high levels of satisfaction and communication throughout the procurement process.

• - Continuously monitor and optimize procurement processes to identify areas for improvement and enhance operational efficiency.

• Researched and evaluated new and current vendors to determine suitability of products and contract and pricing negotiations.
• Utilized procurement tools to manage quote process, invoicing, order entry and receiving.
• Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
• Determined responsibilities of providers based on contracts and agreements.
• Mitigated business risks by analyzing contracts' potential impacts and avoiding unfavorable terms.
• Analyzed new laws and regulations to identify required changes and proactively adjust systems.
• Practiced risk mitigation strategies, drafting preventive contract terms and resolving disagreements during negotiations.
• Served as lead negotiator and business contact for partner procurement process.

• Evaluated costs against expected market price points and set structures to achieve profit targets.
• Devised integrated plans to build brand awareness, sales pipelines and customer acquisition plans.
• Managed sales promotions and marketing strategies on major social media sites.
• Analyzed trends and monitored customer behaviors to serve as predictors for future marketplace actions.

• Made recommendations to improve design, construction means and methods and materials based on field or changing conditions
• Performed constructibility reviews to ensure coordination, eliminate ambiguity and minimize project issues
• Transitioned projects from estimation and pre-construction phase to well-defined project execution plan
• Built strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and devised strategies, initiatives, and events promoting products and services
• Tracked and analyzed reports to determine where improvements in business could be made
• Developed business cases, presentations and reports for senior management
• Oversaw quality assurance protocols to optimize designs
• Spearheaded negotiation of project related agreements with external stakeholders as company representative
• Monitored government regulations and standards to ensure alignment with company policies and procedures
• Provided analytical rationale to identify, develop and implement activities within allocated account base
• Evaluated change order requests in response to out-of-scope work activities and developing field conditions
• Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work.
• Analyzed system development efforts using potential ROI and associated liability figures.
• Identified technical risks within managed projects.
• Reviewed progress controls for project quality assurance.
• Evaluated change order requests in response to out-of-scope work activities.
• Assisted with cost proposal development and customer presentations.
• Recommended improvements for design, construction means and materials based on field or changing conditions.

• Reviewed and assessed ongoing operations, developing initiatives for continuous process improvement
• Offered technical guidance on regulatory applications and strategy implementation
• Proposed improvements to development and testing processes to positively impact usability, function and performance
• Produced and maintained consistent technical documentation
• Compiled data and generated graphs to interpret results and suggest key operational improvements
• Applied engineering principles to develop and operate electrical and mechanical systems
• Enforced regulatory and company policy compliance to improve workplace and employee safety and readiness