Arif Maqbool
Summary
Accomplished Senior Procurement Manager skilled in overseeing the full procurement lifecycle for complex projects. Strength in developing procurement best practices and leading teams to ensure timely delivery and optimal contract terms, enhancing collaboration across multiple stakeholders.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Procurement Manager
URBACON SAUDI COMPANY (UCC)
04.2021 - 08.2023
- Leading and managing the end-to-end procurement function across a major infrastructure programme, ensuring that procurement strategies, tendering activities, and contract awards are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and aligned to programme objectives.
- Implement controls to ensure that the procurement procedures are conducted with the highest integrity, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and return on Investment.
- Oversee the full procurement lifecycle from prequalification through tendering, evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.
- Assist all departments in developing and implementing procurement best practices, processes, and output quality and help achieving the set goals and strategies.
- Leading development of procurement schedules and ensuring integration with overall programme timelines, cost plans, and phasing.
- Facilitated collaboration within procurement team, enhancing alignment with project objectives.
- Established clear objectives for team to align with project goals.
- Approvals of Comparison Bid Summary/ PO/RFQ/Vendors on SAP.
- Managed vendor development tasks, ensuring timely registration and compliance.
- Manage all local purchasing and procurement of goods or services from local and international suppliers.
- Manage and oversee the completion of tasks performed by the Procurement Team.
- Ensure adherence to procurement policies and budget guidelines.
- Assist Tendering team in making new Bids.
- Liaise with the Finance Division to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the suppliers.
- Determine the root cause of a conflict with suppliers and take corrective and preventive measures to remedy the situation should arise.
- Lead supplier prequalification, longlisting and shortlisting, and due diligence processes.
- Manage tender clarification processes and stakeholder engagement during bid evaluation.
- Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure competitive tension, market intelligence, and reliable delivery.
- Commercial evaluation of bids and provide recommendations for award, including value engineering and risk assessment.
- Manage contract negotiations to secure optimal pricing, terms, and risk allocation.
- Ensure contracts, purchase orders, and agreements are approved in line with Delegation of Authority (DoA).
- Addressed and resolved daily procurement issues to maintain project continuity.
- Managed procurement for diverse projects in KSA, including hotels and entertainment parks. Procurement Items: All Civil/ Architectural/Fit-out/MEP Material and Subcontracts Works. Consultants: WSD, ELLISDON. Projects: DIRIYAH, NEOM, SEVEN. Projects Value: 2.5 Billion SAR.
- Skills: Sourcing, Bidding, Negotiations, Budgeting, Costing, Contract management, Vendor development.
- End-to-end procurement lifecycle management.
- Tendering and competitive bidding processes.
- Procurement planning and scheduling.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication.
- Strategic thinking and decision-making.
- High attention to detail and governance compliance.
- Leadership and team development.
- Ability to operate in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Commercial evaluation and negotiation.
- Computer Skills: SAP, BI Dashboard, Sign.AI, Use of AI tools.
Procurement Manager
Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast LLC
04.2015 - 02.2019
- Coordinated tendering processes, budgeting, and bid preparation for tendering team, ensuring alignment with project requirements.
- Managed procurement for high-rise commercial buildings and entertainment parks in KSA, covering civil, architectural, fit-out, and MEP materials and subcontract works for projects valued at 1.2 billion SAR.
- Managed procurement processes for construction materials and services.
- Developed and maintained supplier relationships to ensure quality and reliability.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors to secure favorable terms and pricing.
Sr. Procurement Engineer (Site Procurement Manager)
Construction Development Company LLC, Qatar
11.2010 - 03.2015
- Managed procurement activities for the New Port Project, Package 64-3, incorporating 8 storey buildings, a control tower, and substations for the NPP Steering Committee in Qatar, with a total value of 540 million.
- Managed procurement processes for construction materials and services.
- Developed supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of resources.
- Evaluated bids and proposals to maintain cost-effectiveness in sourcing.
Deputy Procurement Manager
Yasser Yaghmour Contracting Est.
Jeddah
07.2008 - 04.2010
- Managed highrise buildings, hotels, sports clubs, and residential compounds with a total project value of 350 million SAR.
- Managed procurement processes for construction materials and services.
- Developed and maintained relationships with key suppliers and vendors.
- Analyzed market trends to optimize purchasing strategies and costs.
Project Civil Engineer
Qatrana Cement Company
Amman
07.2008 - 04.2010
- Ensured QA procedures; assisted Site Engineers in preparing short-term programs via 'Site Plan'; liaised with Client/Consultant to resolve technical issues; contributed to Monthly Progress Report preparation; provided organizational support to Site Engineers and assisted with subcontract requirements; promoted health, safety, and environmental procedures among team members.
- Oversaw construction of 5000 TPD cement manufacturing plant valued at 300 million USD for Arabian Cement Company, working with MID International as main contractor and Holtec International as consultant.
- Designed civil engineering plans for cement production facilities.
- Coordinated with contractors to ensure project compliance and safety standards.
- Conducted site inspections to assess construction progress and quality.
Project Civil Engineer
City Cement Company (Abdul Latif Group)
Riyadh
07.2006 - 04.2008
- Ensured QA procedures; assisted site engineers in preparing short-term programs using 'Site Plan'; liaised with client/consultant to resolve technical issues; contributed to preparation of monthly progress report; provided organizational support to site engineers and assisted with subcontractor requirements; promoted HSE procedures.
- Oversaw construction of 5000 TPD cement manufacturing plant valued at 300 million USD for client Abdul Latif, with main contractor Sinoma International and consultant Holtec International.
- Designed and developed civil engineering plans for cement production facilities.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment and delivery.
- Conducted site inspections to assess construction progress and compliance standards.
Site Engineer
Jaiprakash Industries Limited (Jaypee Group)
10.1998 - 05.2006
- Estimated costs, took off quantities, checked and verified contractor invoices, analyzed rates, set out works per drawings and specifications, ensured material and work progress compliance, observed safety requirements, controlled quality per QMS, method statements, quality plans, and inspection and test plans, liaised with purchasing department for timely material availability.
- Oversaw construction of township, residential, and commercial complex, ensuring timely project completion.
- Managed site operations ensuring compliance with safety regulations and standards.
- Coordinated project schedules and resources to optimize workflow efficiency.
- Supervised subcontractors and labor crews for quality workmanship on-site.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Civil Engineering
Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College (MMMUT)
Gorakhpur, India01-1998
Certified International Procurement Professional (CIPP) -
International Academy of Business and Financial Management (IABFM)
Contracts Management Certification -
Madras Management Training Institute
QatarSkills
- Procurement lifecycle management
- Contract management
- Sourcing
- Bidding
- Competitive bidding
- Negotiations
- Commercial negotiations
- Vendor development
- Complex stakeholder management
- Digital Procurement Tools
- Automation Solutions
- Strategic decision-making
- Detail-oriented governance
- Leadership and team development
Current Role
Leading and managing the end-to-end procurement function across a major infrastructure programme, ensuring that procurement strategies, tendering activities, and contract awards are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and aligned to programme objectives., Implement controls to ensure that the procurement procedures are conducted with the highest integrity, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and return on Investment., Oversee the full procurement lifecycle from prequalification through tendering, evaluation, negotiation, and contract award., Assist all departments in developing and implementing procurement best practices, processes, and output quality and help achieving the set goals and strategies., Leading development of procurement schedules and ensure integration with overall programme timelines, cost plans, and phasing., Leading and assisting procurement team., Setting Objectives to the team., Managing the RFQ process/stages starting from the RFP until the successful awarding of the PO/Contract., Approvals of Comparison Bid Summary/ PO/RFQ/Vendors on SAP., Manage the Vendor’s development Tasks until registration., Manage all local purchasing and procurement of goods or services from local and international suppliers., Manage and oversee the completion of tasks performed by the Procurement Team., Establish the required management reports., Ensure adherence to procurement policies and budget guidelines., Regular review of suppliers and their pricing to prepare framework agreement., Assist Tendering team in making new Bids., Liaise with the Finance Division to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the suppliers., Determine the root cause of a conflict with suppliers and take corrective and preventive measures to remedy the situation should arise., Lead supplier prequalification, longlisting and shortlisting, and due diligence processes., Manage tender clarification processes and stakeholder engagement during bid evaluation., Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure competitive tension, market intelligence, and reliable delivery., Commercial evaluation of bids and provide recommendations for award, including value engineering and risk assessment., Manage contract negotiations to secure optimal pricing, terms, and risk allocation., Ensure contracts, purchase orders, and agreements are approved in line with Delegation of Authority (DoA)., Resolving daily project procurement issues.
Accomplishments
- 100% adoption of SAP Supplier Portal
Timeline
Senior Procurement Manager
URBACON SAUDI COMPANY (UCC)
04.2021 - 08.2023
Procurement Manager
Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast LLC
04.2015 - 02.2019
Sr. Procurement Engineer (Site Procurement Manager)
Construction Development Company LLC, Qatar
11.2010 - 03.2015
Deputy Procurement Manager
Yasser Yaghmour Contracting Est.
07.2008 - 04.2010
Project Civil Engineer
Qatrana Cement Company
07.2008 - 04.2010
Project Civil Engineer
City Cement Company (Abdul Latif Group)
07.2006 - 04.2008
Site Engineer
Jaiprakash Industries Limited (Jaypee Group)
10.1998 - 05.2006
Bachelor’s Degree - Civil Engineering
Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College (MMMUT)
Certified International Procurement Professional (CIPP) -
International Academy of Business and Financial Management (IABFM)
Contracts Management Certification -
Madras Management Training Institute