Senior Procurement Specialist: Dubai Petroleum – Dubai, UAE – 2018 Present• Reporting to Procurement Manager, Managing the entire scope of supply for the project / operations specific purchases like pipe, fittings and flanges, welding consumables, heavy equipment’s rental, • Attend Projects Kick-Off and weekly meetings• Processes approved requisitions and MTOs from user departments for the purchase of materials and equipment - Tendering Process and Issuing PO• Maximizes value… Show more Senior Procurement Specialist: Dubai Petroleum – Dubai, UAE – 2018 Present• Reporting to Procurement Manager, Managing the entire scope of supply for the project / operations specific purchases like pipe, fittings and flanges, welding consumables, heavy equipment’s rental, • Attend Projects Kick-Off and weekly meetings• Processes approved requisitions and MTOs from user departments for the purchase of materials and equipment - Tendering Process and Issuing PO• Maximizes value and optimizes saving by coordinating alternate sourcing of material, product evaluation, lifecycle costing, competitive bidding and price negotiations with suppliers.• Ensures the uninterrupted supply of materials and equipment• Ensures the timely delivery of materials through forward planning, knowledge of lead times, market conditions and by expediting materials• Ensures quality requirements are met• Resolves disputes arising with suppliers concerning quality, price or delivery problem monitors and carries out inventory control functions• Prepares and updates sourcing strategy• Negotiates and concludes various special assignments with vendors such as price agreement, consignment and convergence alliance agreements in the most timely, cost effective and ethical manner.• Acquired both offshore (Dubai Petroleum) and Onshore (DUSUP) procurement experience Show less

Senior Buyer – Procurement (Arcomet Ras Al Khaima, UAE – Group of Archirodon) • Reporting to Procurement Manager, Managing the entire scope of supply for the project specific purchases like pipe, fittings and flanges , welding consumables, heavy equipment’s rent , PPEs, Maintenance spares,, painting and blasting equipment & consumables, bulk piping and structural materials and general hardware etc.• Also responsible for managing the stock levels of all consumables and spares at… Show more Senior Buyer – Procurement (Arcomet Ras Al Khaima, UAE – Group of Archirodon) • Reporting to Procurement Manager, Managing the entire scope of supply for the project specific purchases like pipe, fittings and flanges , welding consumables, heavy equipment’s rent , PPEs, Maintenance spares,, painting and blasting equipment & consumables, bulk piping and structural materials and general hardware etc.• Also responsible for managing the stock levels of all consumables and spares at site by utilizing cross functional team discussions and setting up min/max levels in the database • Actively in process of setting up vendors and registering them into different categories thereby preparing a commodity wise supplier index.• Managing project procurement register.• Support Project Planning team in terms procurement activities.• Gained EPC procurement experience with inventory knowledge. Show less

Buyer – Project Procurement & Consumables (2007- 2012)(Lamprell Energy & Maritime Industrial Services [MIS])• Reporting to the Procurement & Supply Chain Manager, managed the entire portfolio of consumables and facilities requirement worth an annual average spend of US$ 5 million• Single-handedly responsible for attending to an average 70 purchase requests per week from 5 different business units within the company ranging from Division Managers to the level of engineers.… Show more Buyer – Project Procurement & Consumables (2007- 2012)(Lamprell Energy & Maritime Industrial Services [MIS])• Reporting to the Procurement & Supply Chain Manager, managed the entire portfolio of consumables and facilities requirement worth an annual average spend of US$ 5 million• Single-handedly responsible for attending to an average 70 purchase requests per week from 5 different business units within the company ranging from Division Managers to the level of engineers. • Have clocked a best PR to PO turnaround average of 5 days consistently over a few months every year• Consistently delivered an average saving of 10-15% across all commodities and products purchased.• Were able to successfully reduce the backlogs to minimum number of requisitions• Proactive in clearing vendor delivery and quality issues with only less than 2% POs having discrepancy issues• Encouraged and carried out Consolidation wherever possible to achieve economies of scale thus reducing spend and supplier base as part of strategic contracts and purchase with selected vendors. Spearheaded electrodes, grinding discs and camp supplies spend analysis efforts• Was successful in developing capable vendors in the vendor database.• Verifying conformance with material requirements, inspection requisite and standards to make sure Purchase Requisition are complete before issuance of RFQs.• Liaising with Logistics Department on the schedule of shipments and other commercial specifications as well as with Warehouse and Accounts on material receipts reconciliation, custom functions and payment inconsistencies; and with various vendors on the delivery of materials as the agreed schedule to meet project time- table.• Acquired experience and knowledge in handling procurement of materials required for offshore structures like Jack up rig and pressure vessels. Show less