Supply Chain Specialist
Dubai, Uae
- Worked on supply of materials for US Government financed Construction/MRO projects in Middle East and Central Asia and other commercial clients’ EPC projects.- Executed and maintained procurement operations within assigned projects and regions, conduct regional and global sourcing, technical and financial pre-qualification of vendors, performed technical translation of requirements, request creation (ITT/ ITBs), proposals technical and commercial evaluation, contracts and price negotiation, signing MOUs with strategic suppliers, conducted performance evaluation.- Improved the win rate in tenders, on general materials from 10% to 55% and for key group commodities set and maintained the win rate within 70% to 98%.- Processed orders in ERP systems, expedited orders, drafted bilingual contracts/agreement, amendments and cancellations of orders as well as involved in dispute settlement related to noncompliance with orders requirements or payments.- Maintained periodical procurement reports for the assigned regions and projects for the operation reports presented to Management of company.- Maintaining records of documents related to the procurement operations in accordance with company policy and US government acquisition regulations.- Consulted vendors in their technical pre-qualification by assisting in technical translation of customers’ requirements and providing guidelines for certification of vendors’ products for compliance.- Managed and led periodical meetings to a team of 6 –Purchasing professionals, related to compliance with company’s policies & procedures, applicable laws & regulations within project locations and regional boundaries, including but not limited to the Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA).- Made recommendations and participated in improving ERP systems for streamlining the process flow in procurement administration.