RAZA KHAN MOHAMMED

A senior Procurement, Supply Chain, and Contracts professional with a record of achievement in cost reduction, process improvements, performance improvement, sourcing, and supplier relationship management and development. A highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in Procurement, Operations, and contracts Administration with an overall professional perspective in the Public Sector, IT, Real estate, Facilities Management, and Financial Sector with blue chip companies, managing annual spending of up to AED.1.5B, budget responsibility of AED.1B and organizations of up to 5000 people. Mid-east, Asian, and USA experience. Proven abilities to set up and streamline procurement and supply chain activities from ground zero.

• Foundation Support faculty for Khalifa Fund (Growing Entrepreneurs Support Organization) || Member of Abu Dhabi / Mubadala Group Procurement Panel || Accredited by Abu Dhabi Audit Authority (ADAA)
• Noteworthy Achievements
• Converted expenditure areas to revenue streams by partnering with suppliers mainly in events areas – Farah / Miral
• Streamlined KPIs & SLAs for Rides & maintenance critical services areas – Farah / Miral
• Procurement process improvement of Insurance buying for Banca Takkaful - ADIB”
• Successfully steered a 35% reduction of the supply base and cost-saving benefits of 100 million on spend of 290 million by: developing closer supplier relationships, Strong negotiation, and the re-engineering of business processes and performance specifications
• Global award for Cost reduction of 50% on Outsourced Services
• Best project for supplychain innovation on “end-to-end management of KYC information and onboarding process”
• Technical innovation of 24hrs update on 900 locations across UAE for FM management
• Recognized by CIPS for remarkable achievements in the field of procurement
• Recognized as the runner-up for the best project of 2017 across middle east
• Applauded by Wipro Chairman Mr
• Azeem Premji for contribution of procurement inputs and suggestions on Oracle Procurement Modules and e-sourcing tools
• Introduced an on-line Purchasing database to maximize benefits from centrally negotiated contracts, improve the communication of products/services agreements and enhance the Divisional invoice matching process
• Reviewed internal supply chain processes, defined and implemented Oracle Financial Purchasing Module for the use of the Purchasing Department and other remote operating units
• Exemplary role in renegotiating and saving additional 10% (40million) on existing / committed contracts under execution in Mubadala
• Developed strategic suppliers and negotiated contract agreements to increase the number of vendors from 65 to 150+ core partners resulting in cost savings due to reduced administrative costs as well as quantity price breaks at Al Ghurair Group
• Reduced new equipment requirements and purchases by 38% by managing all assets and stock items through improved coordination of equipment needs for all projects in Al Ghurair Group
• Instrumental in reducing costs by 18% by establishing preferred vendors, improving tracking and scheduling processes, and implementing maintenance log in Al Ghurair Group
• Successfully completed soft opening of new hotels for Emaar Hospitality
• Successfully completed low cost housing projects for accommodation of Hospitality staff.

• Awards & Recognition , Project of the year 2017 Outstanding contribution to Procurement 2016 Project of the year award, 2014 Team of the year award, 2013