Sector
Procurement/Purchase Executive

Gender
Male

Date of Birth
29-02-1972

Visa Type
Uae Visa

Visa Expiry Date
25-07-2024

Academic Level
Bachelors

Sponsor Visa Expiry Date
16-05-2024

Experience
15 years

Languages
English, Hindi & Tamil

Skills
Strategic/Global sourcing Planning, Forecasting Purchase-to-pay Budgeting and Negotiations Contract administration & management Vendor Management Bids Evaluation/ Customer Relation Tender management Cost optimisation SAP Enterprise system certified SAP-MM

Work Experience
Consultant (ME) – Procurement and Contracts August 2020 – present Intechs International LLC., Dubai, UAE.; Dikshitha Hatcheries, India; Chemparts Middle East FZC, UAE Specialize in country-wide procurement and contract activities. Engage in sourcing of specific products and services, evaluation of vendors, negotiations, contracts administration and risk mitigation. Instrumental in promoting specialised equipment’s among consumers in the ME market. Embassy of the United States of America (US), Muscat, Oman. Jan 2012 – Aug 2020 Procurement Supervisor and Contract Specialist Reporting to the General Services Officer I led a team of procurement agents. Was involved in the centralized management of (countrywide - Oman) procurement and contracting services that included vendor management and product sourcing, negotiations, and contract actions for the US Embassy. Managed procurement contracts ranging from US $1000 - $ 6 Million including multi-year contracts for embassy operations - staff, facilities, office equipment, IT facilities, architecture engineering design and construction. Crafted acquisition strategies from requirement identification through contract award. This includes establishing of collaborative protocols and systems with internal stakeholders and in certain instances external vendors to meet organizational goals, leading to just-in-time management while reducing costs (resulting in organizational savings). Regularly prepared monthly/quarterly/annual purchase reports for Embassy wide procurement spending with detailed information on contracts which were routinely presented to The Office of the Procurement Executive at the US Department of State through the appropriate channels. This is in addition to regular reporting through the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and the Global & Regional Financial Management System (GFMS/RFMS). Complied with regulations prescribed in FAR, FAM, DOSAR, Procurement cookbook. Notable Tasks Accomplished • Led, administered, and executed US$ 6M Health and Life Insurance contract (resulting in a net savings of 18% over previous contract). • Managed and administered End-to-End Procurement and Contracts through Integrated Logistics Management System Ariba Buyer / Contracts like P2P. • Solicited, Awarded and Administered high value and complex procurement and contracts using multiple types of contracts such as Random Procurement, General Procurement, Blanket Purchase Agreement, Firm Fixed Price Contract, Uniform Service Contract, Commercial Item Contract, Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity Contract, Firm Fixed Price and Cost-reimbursement Contract, and Time-And-Materials And Labor-Hour Contracts. • Sourced, delivered, instituted, and managed the IT services including VPN Internet Services for the US Embassy Chancery operation for its 500 employees. • Increased the database of vendors for the embassy by 300% between 2012 & 2020 • Maintain excellent customer relations with internal and external stakeholders. • Engaged in the global sourcing for purchase request from across the embassy. • Engaged in extensive price negotiations resulting in saving of more than 15% of annual allocated budget. • Crafted procurement strategies based on order requirement. • Closely coordinated with the finance, facilities, warehouse, and shipping divisions to ensure seamless operations. Oman Marketing and Services Company (OMASCO – Al Futtaim Group) 2003 –2012 Projects & Engineering Division and System Solutions Division Product Management Executive Reporting to the Divisional Manager, I was involved in OPSI (Ordering, Purchase, Sales, and Inventory) at the national level (Oman). Managed financial transactions exceeding US$25million annually with manufacturing principals in Japan, USA, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, and Saudi Arabia. Notable Tasks Accomplished • Managed a suite of branded products, global suppliers, and replenishment activities to meet dealer and retail outlet needs in a seamless fashion. • Increased profit margins by 16% by reducing costs related to product cost, transport, marketing, credit terms and by engaging appropriate vendors and strategically purchasing products during key retail activities. • Regularly managed workshops & customer events to support OMASCO’s distributor activities. • Instrumental in ERP implementation at company level (SAP- Material Management and Sales & Distribution)

Description
I am an experienced procurement and contracts professional manager with over a decade and half of rich experience in this field of operations, 9 years with Al Futtaim Group (OMASCO, Muscat, Oman) & another 9 years in the U.S. Embassy Muscat with the Depar