Mohamed El Idrissi Email and Phone Number

• Develop and issue Request for Proposals (RFPs), coordinate responses from vendors, and evaluate proposals based on cost, quality, and supplier capabilities while ensuring alignment with organizational needs and compliance with internal and external procurement standards and policies.• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define project requirements, specifications, and timelines.• Maintain vendor relationships and manage ongoing supplier performance to ensure adherence to contract terms and deliverables.• Manage end-to-end purchase order process from requisition to final delivery, ensuring compliance with company policies and budgets.• Create, process, and track purchase orders in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) to ensure timely delivery of goods and services.• Coordinate with internal departments to reconcile purchase orders with the organization’s needs and budget constraints.Key Achievements:• Streamlined the PO process for the Marketing department across the Middle East and Africa region by establishing a clear and easy to follow process for internal stakeholders to request the purchase of goods and services. By the end of 2023, processing time was cut by over 50%, significantly improving efficiency.• Successfully managed the end-to-end RFP process for multiple contracts under £40K, ensuring timely submissions, competitive vendor selection, and cost-effective solutions, leading to a notable reduction in procurement costs and streamlined contract execution.

• Managed the transition from Purchase Requisitions (PRs) to Purchase Orders (POs), ensuring accurate and timely creation of POs based on approved PRs.• Collaborated with internal departments (finance, operations, and logistics) to ensure requisitions align with budget forecasts and operational needs.• Liaised with internal stakeholders to clarify requirements and resolve discrepancies in requisitions before PO creation.• Reviewed and validated requisition requests to confirm accuracy, proper approval, and alignment with company policies.• Worked closely with Accounts Payable to reconcile PO and invoicing discrepancies, maintaining a seamless flow from requisition to payment.• Maintained up-to-date records of every supporting documentation for each PR processed (Approvals, contract copies, quotes received…) ensuring easy tracking and audit readiness.• Tracked, recorded, and reported non-compliant purchases requested/made by internal stakeholders that I could not rectify to the senior procurement team.Key Achievements:• Managed an average of 200 PRs and POs monthly, ensuring 100% accuracy in documentation.• Participated in an internal audit by providing all requested documentation to ensure full compliance of PRs and POs with company policies and regulatory standards.

• Taught communicative Moroccan Arabic skills to a group of 6 Peace Corps trainees, helping them progress from no knowledge of the language to an intermediate level in 12 weeks.• Developed basic and intermediate lesson plans according to students’ learning style and interests, adapting content to fit Peace Corps language acquisition model.• Supervised and facilitated cultural integration of trainees, mediating between them, their host families, and their local community in instances of conflict and misunderstanding.• Collaborated with training staff in logistics coordination at various events throughout the Pre-Service Training.• Represented the U.S. Peace Corps and its trainees to the local community and authorities, assisting trainees in their interactions with the authorities when necessary.

• Taught communicative Moroccan Arabic skills to a group of 6 Peace Corps trainees, helping them progress from no knowledge of the language to an intermediate level in 12 weeks.• Developed basic and intermediate lesson plans according to students’ learning style and interests, adapting content to fit Peace Corps language acquisition model.• Supervised and facilitated cultural integration of trainees, mediating between them, their host families, and their local community in instances of conflict and misunderstanding.• Collaborated with training staff in logistics coordination at various events throughout the Pre-Service Training.• Represented the U.S. Peace Corps and its trainees to the local community and authorities, assisting trainees in their interactions with the authorities when necessary.

• Tutored English conversational skills to a group of 5 to 20 high school students in courses supplementing their schoolwork.• Developed high school English lesson plans in line with the Moroccan national curriculum, incorporating speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities, and utilizing technology in planning and delivering lessons.