Ashfak Bappikantakath Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

• Supervising all direct & indirect purchases of (local and import) for departments like IT, Admin, Facility, Marketing, Hospitality related materials.
• Responsible for entire procurement cycle from identifying, qualifying the supplier, understanding each purchase request need, RFQ, RFP, Vendor selection, order issuance & acknowledgement, receipt of material till.
• Managing & maintaining the Approved Supplier List (ASL) and regularly updating the same through proper vendor database management.
• Managed the entire procurement cycle for CAPEX, OPEX and annual expenditure of the group.
• Oversaw procurement responsibilities for existing contracts including variation, renewals, termination, price review contract transfers, and other related obligations.
• Reviewing Purchase Requests from various departments or project managers to determine their urgency and alignment with organizational goals.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Managed procurement of goods and services for multiple construction projects simultaneously.
• Developed and maintained relationships with key suppliers and negotiated favourable terms.
• Collaborated with internal stakeholders to ensure procurement goals were met.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Responsibilities:
• Evaluating vendor performance based on PQD (Product/ Quality/ Delivery) for higher quality of services from vendor.
• Negotiating with vendors for the best possible pricing.
• Managing existing vendors, identifying new suppliers, and driving cost improvement opportunities across the company.
• Verification of Payment claim form based on PO and Invoice.