Objective
A qualified, results-oriented, and highly productive materials and procurement management professional with a demonstrated ability to significantly reduce procurement costs by standardizing processes, negotiating favorable terms and streamlining supplier channels is seeking a senior role in growing corporate houses around the world with opportunities for career growth
Experience
Nov 2006 – Present: Concorde Corodex Group – United Arab Emirates.
Oversee all the materials and procurement of commodities that including, but are not limited to, Pumps, Pipes, Valves, Fittings, Tanks, Chemicals, Gases, Building Materials, Electrical Parts, PCBs, machined parts, sub-contracts, capital equipment, Fire alarm and Fighting items for firefighting projects, water treatment projects, and electro-mechanical projects with good engineering practices to respect to the engineering method of our end user (Government, Semi-Government and Private Clients.
A. Nov. 2010 – Present: Corodex Industries Co. LLC – Abu Dhabi, UAE
Position: Materials Controller & Planner – Water/Waste Water Treatment Projects
Key responsibilities:
? Responsible to fully manage assigned materials, equipment, and tools to the projects.
? Coordinate engineering changes and build schedules of materials procurement such that project deadlines.
? Analyze MRP weekly or daily to produce supplier releases for repetitive production material.
? Utilize MRP to ensure optimum planning parameters such that inventory levels are sufficient.
? Coordinate expedites of production material from procurement team/suppliers as needed in support of established projects requirements in a JIT environment
? Communicates any supplier discrepancies to suppliers, appropriate materials personnel and management on all shifts.
? Investigate all inventory discrepancies for assigned materials and provides back up support for Store keepers.
? Assumes special assignments as directed by Projects Director/Projects Team.
? Planning Supervisor that include, but are not limited to, inventory control issues and supplier problem resolution.
? Advise Project Director, Technical Director or Operations Director of those situations that may pose a significant risk to the materials, equipment, and systems or client satisfaction results.
? Initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformance relating to Materials.
? Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through appropriate channels and verify implementation.
? Control further processing and delivery of nonconforming product until the deficiency is corrected.
B. Sep 2008 – Oct 2010: Corodex Agencies Co. LLC – Dubai, UAE
Position: Procurement & Logistics In-charge – Fire Fighting & Automation Projects
Key responsibilities:
? Reviewed requisitions for all materials required for each project
? Identified and recommend potential suppliers.
? Developed potential formal requests for quotation/proposal.
? Conducted supplier site visits and evaluate them for production capability, performance, and delivery
? Evaluated proposals from potential suppliers; selecting suppliers for a variety of highly complex or technical materials, supplies or services; negotiating price, delivery, quality and service.
? Negotiated final terms and conditions of purchase awards and administrating the procurement contract to conclusion.
? Processed the purchase orders for local & foreign procurement of materials as per our terms and conditions
? Negotiated and settling damage claims, rejections or losses, returns of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.
? Prepared reports and analyses by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
? Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewed trade publications and seminars.
? Achieved successful procurement strategies and best commercial arrangement to achieve financial targets for cost reductions / saving.
C. Nov 2006 – Aug 2008: Concorde Corodex Group – Dubai, UAE
Position: Procurement & Purchasing Engineer – Centralized Purchasing Department
Key responsibilities:
? Reviewed material requisitions for all materials required for all group divisions
? Processed the purchase orders for local & foreign procurement of materials as per our terms and conditions
? Optimized the cost of purchasing through competitive negotiating
? Monitored delivery period and followed up with vendors for timely supply of materials and services in line with agreed delivery schedules of purchase orders.
? Coordinated with freight forwarders for shipping and custom clearance of consignments
? Coordinated with the finance department to arrange the payments to suppliers as per the agreed terms on purchase orders and contracts
? Assured quality for incoming and outgoing materials
May 2006 – Oct 2006: Stars Poly Storage Factory - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Position: Industrial Engineer
Key responsibilities:
? Designed and implemented effective production processes.
? Created a database which monitored the validation and calibration of all production equipment.
? Responsible for increasing productivity through combined work steps, removing non-value added tasks, adding automation and development of effective work practices.
? Performed time studies on production equipment to successfully establish production bottlenecks.
? Monitored equipment downtime and implemented corrective action procedures.
? Developed a set of guidelines to reduce costs in the production through value improvement programs.
June 2005 – April 2006: Various Companies - Gaza Strip, Palestine
Position: Trainee Industrial Engineer
Key responsibilities:
? Worked in Pharmaceutical, Furniture, and banking sectors as Trainee Industrial Engineer on Business Process Reengineering, Production Planning, and Quality Management.
Education
Sep 2000 – July 2005 Islamic University of Gaza (IUG), Gaza Strip, Palestine
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management
Grade: 84.02% (GPA scale 3.36 out of 4.00)
Sep 1997 – July 2000 Abed Al-Fattah Secondary School, Gaza Strip, Palestine
General Secondary Education Certificate
Grade: 97%
Certification
July 2010 Blue Ocean Academy with exclusive alliance with American Purchasing Society (ABS), Dubai - UAE
40 Hours Training Program in Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP)
March 2010 Dubai Institute of Business Management (DIBM), Dubai- UAE.
Two Days Executive Development Program in Facilities
Management (FM)
March 2009 CAMBRIDGE Educational Institute, Dubai- UAE
40-hours Program in Project Planning and Scheduling using Primavera P6
Aug 2008 CAMBRIDGE Educational Institute, Dubai- UAE
40 Hours Training Program in Project Management Professional (PMP)
March 2007 Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM), Dubai- UAE
Two Days Executive Development Program in Purchasing and
Materials Management
March 2006 Bank of Palestine LTD, Gaza, Palestine
Two Days Executive Development Program in International
Commerce
Skils
? 40-hours training course in AutoCAD (2002) 2-D - Community Service & Continuing Education Deanship at IUG, Gaza-Palestine. March 2003.
? Software Package and Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Visio, Matlab, Minitab, Arena Simulation, AutoCAD, MasterCAM, winQSB, and Lindo.
LANGUAGES
? Arabic : Fluent
? English : Fluent
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
? Member of Palestinian Engineers Syndicate
? International Supply Chain Education Alliance - ISCEA