Experience

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  National metal manufacturing and casting company (maadaniyah)

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

  Local purchaser

  Responsibilities Introduce new suppliers & vendors by research who offer quality with low rates of the raw material and spare parts Assist in negotiations with suppliers Monitor & ensure timely supply of POs from the suppliers

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  Guardian industries

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2006

  Purchasing manager – acting

  Responsibilities as Local Purchaser at Al-Jubail Joined the company at initial stage and started as the only Local Purchaser Developed long term relationships with local suppliers, vendors & contractors in the Kingdom Use of GPS system for procurement & receiving materialsResponsibilities as Purchasing Supervisor Supervision of local as well as foreign purchasing Communicate directly with international suppliers to follow up on shipments Search for new vendors and sign contracts with themResponsibilities as Acting Purchase Manager Organize all purchasing activities Approval of all POs Cost reduction without compromising quality of materials and spare parts Organizing company logistics Implement Vendor Auditing System to help evaluate their performances Develop relationship with government departments in order to reduce the time of getting exemptions on raw materials and spare parts Resolve Shipping related issues Show less

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  Al tuwairqi group

  Dec 2006 - now

  Senior purchasing manager

  (Al Tuwairqi Holding Group is the second fastest growing group in Kingdom having the biggest hot rolled steel mill in the private sector of GCC countries with an annual production capacity of 2,500,000MT. Along with it, the Group owns DRI plant, Melt shop, Rolling Mill & down Stream Industry in KSA whereas a fully integrated Steel Plant in UK & Pakistan) Responsibilities Plan, manage & monitor all buying activities of the whole Group Ensure effective implementation of procurement policies, guidelines and procedures Develop purchasing agreements and contracts Direct all plants purchasing functions (Total 7 plants) through involvement in direct purchase of Raw Material, Spares, Plants and Machinery  Orchestrated plant-wide inventory planning meetings Supervise & direct purchasing functions such as product/service research, vendor selection, price and contract terms negotiation & purchase order completion Assess & expedite Vendor Pre-Qualification, Evaluation, Registration & Tendering processes  Conduct & manage negotiations Cultivate relationships with vendors to improve prices & delivery schedule Drove cost reduction activities and ensure maintenance of purchasing documentation Identify high margin opportunities through market research  Manage a team of over 50 staff members including three section heads. Participate in development and implementation of departmental policies & procedures Update the procurement policy, procedures & work instructions from PR to PO Improve departmental processes with the use of most modern technology & software like SAP and train the staff  Centralization of procurement department  Supervise Shipping and Logistics activities of the Group including Chartering of Vessel for basic raw material (e.g. Steel billets, Iron Ore & Lump Ore for Dammam & Jeddah )  Assist the GM Procurement by taking over as Acting GM during his absence. Show less