Shamshuddin Mohammed

Experience

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  IMiners, Inc.

  May 2006 - Aug 2007

  Data Analyst

  iMiners delivers innovative turnkey solutions including interactive shareholder tools and web-based communication platforms for investor relations.My responsibilities involved analyzing corporate, financial, customer, legal, other general as well as company specific articles and process them according to the categories determined by the company in order to exhibit real time information to all the stakeholders.

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  Emirates National Group

  Mar 2011 - Jun 2018

  Procurement & Tender Executive

  Procurement:• Managing corporate Buying programs including Procurement of Materials & Services, Capital Expenditures & coordinating with departments to identify needs/supplies, initiating order process based on purchase requisitions.• Generating and implementing Procurement strategies. Developing RFP/ RFQ/ RFI.• Solicit bids/quotations, Bid Analysis/Comparisons & Negotiating with Suppliers for securing competitive prices, quality, delivery terms and payment facilities. Preparing Purchase Orders & obtaining approvals from CEO.• Verifying supplies against required specifications and to ensure that it is meeting the terms of the Order/Contract.• Delivering Cost savings for the company continuously all through the Procurement & Tender process.• Developing a Fleet Plan and estimating the procurement of fleet vehicles by its grade on a quarterly basis.• Evaluating Existing Suppliers and Pre-qualifying New Vendors. Updating Suppliers/Vendors related information in ERP System.• Maintaining Procurement standards in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 QMS / SKEA Quality standards.Tender & Costing:• Analyzing Tender/Bid documents, estimating Contract Value & developing Technical & Commercial Bid responses.• Reviewing & ensuring that all the requirements of tender are complied with & creating non-compliance report. Incorporating relevant data in the Tender Costing process.• Developing Project Execution Plan, manpower mobilization and best approaches to administer the Contract.• Effectively organizing to ensure mobilization of required resources are carried on smoothly within the period set out in the tender process upon the contract award.• Reviewing Agreements, Contract Negotiations, identifying Potential Contracting risks, providing inputs, advice & discussing with the Management, the possible solutions to the commercial issues.• Evaluating the Auctions/Tenders and ascertaining the best Technical and Commercial offer. Show less

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  Hutchison Ports

  Jun 2018 - Dec 2019

  Executive - Procurement & Contracts

  • Process and complete the Purchase requisitions, source suppliers and quotations, prepare and process tenders for Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah Ports in compliance with the company policy and procedures.• Drafting, reviewing and revising Agreement, Contracts and tender documents. Evaluation of Contractual risks together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize their impact.• New Vendor development, Vendor registration/ Prequalification & maintain commercial directory of Suppliers and Contractors. Evaluating existing Suppliers on yearly basis and update the Vendor Register.• Obtaining Bank guarantees to secure payment transactions. Preparing and issuing demand notices to defaulters.• Introduce new strategies to do a cost effective Procurement and implement new methods to do an efficient Procurement process and procedures for all the BU’s.• Negotiate the commercial terms, resolve vendor or contractor grievances and claim against the suppliers.• Record, track and monitor all purchase requisitions, related documentation and purchase orders for all the BU’s. Show less

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  Seddiqi Holding

  Jan 2020 - now

  • Spearheaded strategic sourcing of indirect goods and services across the holding group, focusing on Facilities Management, Retail Projects, Loss Prevention, Information Technology, and Human Resource categories.• Evaluated and recommended improvements to Procurement Policy & Process, actively contributing to the departmental transformation.• Played a pivotal role in implementing the Ariba system and provided training to end users and suppliers.• Collaborated with newly established departments like Facilities Management, Loss Prevention and Retail Projects, optimizing the procurement function by developing and streamlining scope of work, BOQ’s, implementing SLAs, and introducing penalty clauses for major projects such as Fit out works, CCTV and Security Services.• Identified consolidation opportunities, and formulated procurement strategies, covering Fire Life Safety, Pest Control services, Total Facility Management Services, Security services, and CCTV Projects across all locations.• Introduced detailed T&Cs for major projects, reducing the need for numerous addendums & administrative burden.• Implemented rate agreements and established Ariba catalogs.• Reduced RFP timelines from 60 to 35-40 days, ensuring efficient procurement processes.• Administered high-profile, complex contracts in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring post-award contract administration. • Conducted thorough market research to assess potential suppliers and negotiated contracts while incorporating KPIs, SLAs, penalty clauses, and other key risk management measures.• Developed Procurement tracker using Smartsheet to monitor requisitions, spends, & savings by category.• Conducted Spend Analysis to study & analyze the spend data to identify the areas of improvement, increase efficiency, reduce costs, or improve supplier relationships while establishing metrics for evaluating supplier performance.• Achieved remarkable cost savings of over 6 million in 2022 and 3.5 million in 2021. Show less

  • Category Manager

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Senior Sourcing Specialist

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2024