Muhammad Iqbal

Experience

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  US Apparel & Textiles

  Feb 2008 - Nov 2008

  Manager Procurement

  • Headed the MMC department responsible for procuring, maintaining the stock of Trims and Sundries.• Worked in ERP designed in Oracle financial.• Responsible for purchase of spare parts for machinery and other equipment.• Monitored activities of Receipt & Inspection Area.

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  Wartsila Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.

  Nov 2008 - Jun 2012

  Coordinator Procurement

   Working as head of Procurement and directly reporting to General Manager Business support. Managed to meet the cost cutting targets by bringing down the prices of major goods and services. Monitoring of Technical jobs including Planning, execution and timely completion is also an additional responsibility carried out by me. Transportation and housekeeping contracts are evaluated and awarded by me.

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  Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore is one of largest hotel in Pakistan having 607 rooms, 10 types of restaurants, banquet halls and business centre. Pearl Continental Lahore is owned and operated by Hashoo Group of Hotels in Pakistan (total nine hotels in Pakistan, seven PC Hotels and two Marriot Hotels).Pearl Continental Hotel is the biggest hotel in Pakistan, owned and operated by Hashoo Group of Hotels. Manager Procurement Working in e procurement environment with online purchasing system named as Tejari which is a on line purchasing system. All purchase requests (PR) floated on Tejari for bidding and getting quotations from competitive sources, dealing in all specific products/items. All vendors related to each product must be physically visited and pre qualified on Hashoo Group of Hotels prescribed format and evaluation must be done on periodically basis to check the efficiency of each supplier. New vendors will be entered after doing market survey on weekly basis to strength the supplier volume and each supplier performance must be checked/ranked on delivery product quality and time frame. Purchase section all monitoring activities such as PR raised and its latest status must be supervised and evaluated by purchase manager on daily basis to meet the KPI of that section. Purchase section is doing purchase of all hotel items such as Food & Beverage, Fruits & Vegetables, drinks, juices, meat items, grocery, silver ware, china ware, housekeeping items, stewarding, kitchen appliance, furnitures, linens, printed stationery, IT and sound system, electrical, mechanical, civil and structure items etc. Renovation and upgrading of each banquet hall and restaurant is also done by purchase section, supervised by purchase manager. Many store items relating to hotel daily activities, have certain inventory level and all these items are purchased and maintained by purchase section for hotel smooth operation run. Show less  Working in e procurement environment with online purchasing system named as Tejari which is an online purchasing system. All purchase requests (PR) floated on Tejari for bidding and getting quotations from competitive sources, dealing in all specific products/items. All vendors related to each product must be physically visited and pre-qualified on Hashoo Group of Hotels prescribed format and evaluation must be done on periodically basis to check the efficiency of each supplier. New vendors will be entered after doing market survey on weekly basis to strength the supplier volume and each supplier performance must be checked/ranked on delivery product quality and time frame. Purchase section all monitoring activities such as PR raised and its latest status must be supervised and evaluated by purchase manager on daily basis to meet the KPI of that section. Show less  Working in e procurement environment with online purchasing system named as Tejari which is an online purchasing system. All purchase requests (PR) floated on Tejari for bidding and getting quotations from competitive sources, dealing in all specific products/items. All vendors related to each product must be physically visited and pre-qualified on Hashoo Group of Hotels prescribed format and evaluation must be done on periodically basis to check the efficiency of each supplier. New vendors will be entered after doing market survey on weekly basis to strength the supplier volume and each supplier performance must be checked/ranked on delivery product quality and time frame. Purchase section all monitoring activities such as PR raised and its latest status must be supervised and evaluated by purchase manager on daily basis to meet the KPI of that section. Show less

  • Manager Procurement

    Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Manager Procurement

    Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Manager Procurement

    Jun 2012 - Jul 2013
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  The Urban Unit

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  Procurement Manager

  ▪ Negotiating the purchase of materials and equipment required by the Urban Unit, ensuring that these meet specifications and will be delivered at the correct time at the most favorable prices. ▪ Sourcing of best vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and pre- qualified them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales. ▪ Responsible to make up-to-date lists of contractors and pricing arrangements to ensure that the organization will achieved the most favorable commercial terms. ▪ Frequent visits of sub stores for awareness of quantities of stocks of materials and equipment to ensure that shortages are avoided for any inconvenience in any operation of organization. ▪ Making effective communication between procurement department and all user departments involved in procurement related activities. ▪ I am responsible of all procurement activities at the Urban Unit to ensure that purchasing policies and procedures are observed throughout the process. ▪ Keeping in mind strongly that end user department objectives and requirements including product specifications, supplier performance requirements and other criteria pertaining to goods and services procured for those departments. ▪ Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment. ▪ I am focusing on short range & long range purchasing objectives with a view toward reducing the overall cost of goods and services procured and improving service to user departments. ▪ Keeping all records in proper form pertinent to the procurement of goods, services and other matters as well as maintain all record accurate and timely documentation. Show less

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  LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences )

  Jul 2014 - Dec 2022

  Head of Procurement Department

  The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is a world-class academic institution with a proud history of achievement, and ambitious plans for the future. The primary role of purchasing is: ▪ Ensure uninterrupted flow of materials at the lowest cost,▪ Improve the quality of the finished goods delivered, ▪ Optimize customer satisfaction. The Goal of Procurement: To carry out activities in such a way that the goods and services procured are of the right quality from the right source at the right cost and can be delivered in the right quantities at the right place, at the right time. ▪ I am working as Head of Department with a team of eighteen people along with three stores Main Store, PDC, and REDC store. ▪ All local and import is done through this department lead and supervised by me. ▪ Working in SAP regarding all procurement activities like PR, RFQ, Comparison, PO, GRN etc. ▪ Working on procurement planning to get a discount on bulk purchases. ▪ Prequalification of vendors who are well renowned in the market has ensured the quality of goods/services provided to LUMS is of the topmost standard and at the most competitive prices, this also has eliminated the middle man concept. ▪ A thorough survey of the market by the department is made on a regular basis in order to provide the end-users with all the relevant information/availability of the goods in the market as per their requirement. ▪ We have signed contracts at a fixed price for a period of 6 – 8 months for goods/services which are procured in bulk. With this practice, we have been able to avoid any inflation in the market and have made great savings. ▪ All society events have brought in great feedback with regards to the setup, food quality, etc. at the ▪ Successfully catered all purchase requisitions well within time without any delays. Show less

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  Pakistan Cricket Board

  Nov 2022 - now

  Senior Manager Procurement PCB

  • Leading the team who is responsible for all the Tenders, contracts and Projects• Engaging foreign vendors regarding projects such as drop in pitch, hybrid grass and super sooper• Fully engaged in policy making of procurement department. • Responsible for the compliance of all tenders as per PPRA. • Engagement of foreign vendors for international tenders and their services as per the PPRA• Leading the team who is responsible for the routine procurement. • Training of the team members on the PPRA and how to execute tender process. • Leading the Projects such as solar, tip in seats, courier services, PSL and all related to commercial department. Show less