Sameer Ahmed Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

SAP Ariba | SAP ECC | Digital Procurement | Business Transformation | Service Delivery | Client Management | Strategic Sourcing

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

• Implementation of Ariba Contracts module at group level.• Prepare SOPS and update sourcing and procurement policies for best results.• Author, review, and authorize commercial contracts and approve final draft.• Act on contractual claims and liaise between the business, the vendor, and the legal.• Carry out negotiation with vendors, assist business in developing statement of work and provide contractual advice.• Monitor post-contract activities, act proactively on contracts due for negotiation, and propose saving opportunities.• Highlight potential risk throughout the process and prepare concise reports to management.• Review and evaluate vendor registration documents and authorize creation on the system.• Develop tender documents, monitor tender process, and develop the negotiation strategy.• Monitor buyers’ activities to ensure compliance with the standards and provide mentoring as required.• Perform periodic audit to procurement specialists, investigate non-conformance, analysis root cause, and expedite the implementation of the agreed corrective actions.• Acting as Management Representative, maintain and upkeep Quality Management System for Group Procurement activities in accordance with ISO 9001-2015 standards.• Initiate change request and develop procurement policies and governances for all Group companies worldwide.• Develop working procedures, SOPs, and processes that govern the entire procurement activities in UAE and overseas.• Assess procurement practices for newly acquired companies, perform as-is analysis and set the to-be structure.• Lead the implementation of any new automation project related to procurement and contracts management.

Bengaluru Area, India

Responsible for Merchandising, Sourcing and Procurement for Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London & Bangalore. Facilitating by getting the right product/service for best suitable at price with required quality.Specialized in following areas: Business Expansion plans Vendor and Relationship Management indirect spend categories, including Facilities, Human Resources, Information Technology, Logistics, Operations Re-engineering and Change Management Strategic and Tactical Sourcing Leadership and Program Management Office Lease Negotiations and Administration Office Move Management New Office SetupsExperience in building of new businesses with leading brands. Adept in managing overall profitability of operations and accountable for strategic utilization and deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Responsible for Merchandising, Sourcing and Procurement for Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London & Bangalore. Facilitating by getting the right product/service for best suitable at price with required quality.• Process Improvements• Planning for business expansion• Work Volume ManagementExperience in building of new businesses with leading brands. Adept in managing overall profitability of operations and accountable for strategic utilization and deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives.

Bengaluru Area, India

Tail Spend management, spend analysis, supplier rationalization, contract re-negotiationConducting RFXs for various sub-commodities, Analyzing Bid Proposals, Discussing Bid Proposals with Clients and Sourcing Mgr. & Performing Source Selection & Fair Value.Have organized many bids, e-auctions and negotiations online.Have created an online model (Hub-SPOC) to manage inventory. Have done regular negotiations with vendors and maintained SOWs and master agreements.Hands on experience in many purchasing tools e-Sourcing, vSource, SRM, SAP, People soft, My-order tool, Ariba.Contacting vendors for RFX (RFQ, RFP, RFI), Contracts, order placement, on time delivery and product quality.Have managed WMS (warehouse management system), FMCG, Logistics and shipments.Have done a project on process re-engineering and also have done a green belt project.Have used many reporting tools BW, SAP & other databases.Very dynamic in nature can handle any type of work pressure.Educating and advising clients and suppliers on commodity/sub-commodities strategies.Maintaining catalogs and updating when required.Working with Catalog Manager for supplier enablement.

Bangalore

Currently handling a team of 10 members.Anything or everything involved in supply chain, procure to payment. Dispute management, customer calls, warehouse management, maintaining and designing of KRAs for the the team, tactical sourcing, bidding process using SAP, E-auctioning process.Majorly involved in people management, setting up SLA and revising SLA, KPI with customers.

Bangalore

Worked as a team player for supply chain procuring materials/goods for third party (Coca-cola).Supply Chain Management: Indirect sourcing, Handling commodities like IT - hardware & software. Spend management, order management, dispute management, negotiations, contract management, projects & services on SAP, SRM, Oscar tool.Various activities at IBM: Creating POs, Vendor management, Contract management, Negotiating with vendors on parts/goods.Have completed a process re-engineering project.

Bangalore

Purchasing agent with all basic responsibilities of a buyer. have worked with customers directly, have visited client on site location within India.Various activities: Purchasing, flipping of cart to PO, Contract amendment, vendor creation.Systems used: SAP, SRM, Oscar tool.Passionate about: Negotiation and Contracts.