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Business Graduate having more than 9 years of professional experience in Medical Equipment, manufacturing of Oil & Gas equipment and piping products.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Procurement Specialist
Corlido Arabia Management Co.
Jubail
03.2024 - 05.2025
Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers.
Conducting prequalification assessments to ensure potential suppliers meet necessary criteria.
Developing and initiating RFQ's to potential suppliers.
Well knowledge of Aramco standards as well international standards.
Worked on Aramco project material sourcing.
Having sound knowledge of piping material requirement and have complete grip on documentation as well.
Conducting due diligence to assess the viability, reliability, and quality of suppliers.
Engaging in discussions with selected suppliers to finalize terms, pricing and other contractual obligations.
Establishing clear terms of payments, performance metrics.
Creating and sending PO's.
Review invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes.
Work closely with accounts payable to ensure timely payments to suppliers based on agreed terms, thereby maintaining good supplier relationships.
Maintain accurate and organized records of all procurement transactions, including contracts, POs, and supplier communications, for auditing and financial review purposes.
Attend regular meetings between procurement and accounts teams to review processes, address issues, and foster collaboration.
Regularly report on procurement expenditures against budget forecasts to help accounts manage cash flow and financial reporting.
Ensured the procurement activities comply with internal policies and external regulations. This may include tax compliance, ethical sourcing, and sustainability measures.
Ensured purchasing control within the budget assigned by the management and achieved targets.
Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Procurement Specialist
Erne Fittings Middle East Company
Jubail
01.2017 - 01.2024
Strategically: Tie to business objectives which management outlined at beginning of year by planning, optimizing and controlling.
Tactically: Build comprehensive business models as easy as possible for all to understand.
Operationally: Build momentum, easy and workable SOP's so that business run and grow without hurdles.
Integration - connects flow of work and information among all links/departments in supply chain to maximize efficiency.
Purchasing: Purchasing Core & prominent team member for strategic sourcing within group. Purchasing goods locally and from all around the world with commitment and excellence to keep prices under budget without compromising on service and quality. Mainly from China & Europe with regular visits to keep relations with Suppliers intact.
Purchasing Control - transferring sales forecast into Supply Chain forecast to determine which product, which location, find vendors and arrange deals to maintain regular supplies in order not to have over/short of stock. It is very important that both forecasts compared to inventory levels to ensure warehouses have enough, but not too much, inventory to meet demand.
Purchase Budgeting - after converting SFC into SCF, preparing purchase plan in order to inform finance department to arrange funds in due course.
Logistics: Arranging, Ordering, tracking & monitoring 'Import & Export' Shipments, commitment to on time delivery of Raw Material to Production & finished goods to Customer.
Identifying hidden costs (demurrages, container detention, and unnecessary transportation) and including them into overall costing to increase profit margin.
Assistance in Legal Matters as: Successfully retrieved previous 3 years customs Duty refund for Raw Material.
Sound knowledge in local and international Purchasing.
Plan and implement overall supply chain strategy.
Having experience in with dealing with SASO/SABER, regulator and non-regulator good imported to Saudi Arabia.
Worked on ERP system (Infor).
Mainly dealing with Piping, Welding, Rental Equipment's, Tools and Safety materials (Manufacturers, stockiest, traders nationally and internationally).
Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and Distributors.
Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
Warehouse management.
Inventory management.
Handled complex negotiations with suppliers resulting in significant cost savings without sacrificing service level agreements.
Conducted routine supplier audits to ensure compliance with company standards.
Established relationships with vendors for better negotiation opportunities.
Led a team of junior buyers, promoting a collaborative work culture.
Streamlined procurement processes for improved efficiency.
Managed contracts and agreements, ensuring timely delivery of products and services.
Purchaser
Arrazi Clinics
Jubail
01.2015 - 01.2017
Floating enquiries to suppliers/vendors.
Price evaluation and making tabulation for final review of Purchase Manager.
Preparing Purchase order and sending to suppliers/vendors.
Indulge in local cash purchasing for project requirement.
Scheduling collection from suppliers/vendors.
Checking of invoices and submitting it to Finance.
Review of order confirmation.
Delivery follow up from suppliers/vendors and schedule expediting visit if required.
Supervising the development and execution of the procurement plan.
Ensuring the timely and accurate process of vendors.
Maintaining communication with existing vendors to ensure support.
Maintaining record of local Vendor Management system.
Collaborated with finance team to manage budgets effectively whilst making key purchasing decisions.
Fostered strong supplier relationships by negotiating contracts and managing orders.
Improved vendor selection with rigorous research and comparison.
Managed purchase orders, ensuring timely delivery and quality control.
Maintained accurate records of purchases, pricing, and paperwork for audit purposes.
Enhanced supply chain visibility through diligent tracking of orders.
Worked closely with other departments to understand their procurement needs.
Negotiated better prices through strategic sourcing, driving cost reduction.
Forecasted demand levels to inform purchasing decisions.
Sourced new suppliers, negotiated contracts and managed ongoing relationships for optimum results.
Education
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) - Supply chain
University of Central Punjab
Lahore
11.2014
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounts
University of The Punjab
Lahore
08.2010
Skills
Problem-solving
Team building
Strategic planning
Leadership
Inventory management
Personal Information
Date of birth: 06/18/90
Nationality: Pakistan
Marital status: Married
Custom
Will be provided on request.
Timeline
Senior Procurement Specialist
Corlido Arabia Management Co.
03.2024 - 05.2025
Procurement Specialist
Erne Fittings Middle East Company
01.2017 - 01.2024
Purchaser
Arrazi Clinics
01.2015 - 01.2017
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) - Supply chain
WBU IT Demand Projects Manager at GIZA Saudi Arabia (GIZA) (Under STC Management)WBU IT Demand Projects Manager at GIZA Saudi Arabia (GIZA) (Under STC Management)