Purchase Manager / SCM Professional

Seeking a position of Supply Chain Management where my rich and diverse experience and specific skills in procurement & procedures and negotation skills could be utilized for realizing the long and short term goals of the organization.

International Petroleum Company, Doha, Qatar
(Jul 2004 to present) – 3.7 Yrs.
Procurement & Administration Manager (Oct 2006 to present): Report to the GM and manage a staff of 37.
Procurement Manager (Jul 2004 to Sep 2006): Reported to the General Manager and managed a team of 18.

Key Responsibilities: Procurement; Administration; Inventory Control; Advisory on Purchase Matters; Vendor Development and Liaison.

Qatar Petroleum, Doha, Qatar
Asst. Buyer (May 2001 to May 2004) - 3 Yrs.
Key Responsibilities: Purchase; Analysis of bids; Coordination & Liaison; Negotiations & Vendor Development; Resolving delivery and quality issues; Analysing and preparing Tender Documents, Negotiate Tenders. Reported to the Procurement Manager.

Ministry of Interior, Doha, Qatar
Buyer (Jul 2000 to Nov 2000) – 5 Months.
Key Responsibilities: Purchase; Analysis of bids; Coordination; Negotiations & Vendor Development; Resolving delivery and quality issues. Reported to the Procurement Manager and managed a team of 3.


Qatar Armed Forces, Doha, Qatar
Buyer - Civilian Cadre (Nov 1988 to Mar 2000) – 12 Yrs.
Key Responsibilities: Purchase of Arms & Ammunition; Replenishing supplies quickly; Sourcing & Developing vendors; Expediting classified Military Contracts, Procurement of Specialised items i.e. NBC (Nuclear, Biological & Chemical) protective clothing /equipment. Training local Officers. Reported to the Procurement Director and managed a team of 7.


Pnosh Marketing & Advertising Services, Hyderabad, India
Marketing Officer (Feb 1988 to Sep 1988)

Ronix India Ltd., Mumbai, India
Marketing Executive (Jun 1987 to Jan 1988)

Graduation 1982 To 1985, from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Graduation with rare combination i.e Geology, Geography and Chemistry.

Post Graduation !985 to 1987, from poona University, Pune. Specialisation in Management and Marketing.

Received a Certificate of Appreciation from the management for achieving a profit of over 1.3 million Qatari Riyals during the year 2006 (less than a year after inception of the Service Division).

* As the only civilian and expatriate member of a team of three persons at Qatar Armed Forces, was assigned to study, formulate and implement changes in the Qatar Armed Forces Procurement Dept. to achieve professional procurement policies & procedures.
* Worked at a stretch for 16 to 18 hrs / day for 3 to 4 weeks to procure war materials during the 1st Gulf War in 1990, meeting the shortest deadlines and achieving QAF's targets to their utmost satisfaction.
* Inculcated professionalism in procurement policies & procedures by training the Qatari Officers in: various buying procedures, formatting RFQs, negotiations techniques, analyzing commercial offers, preparing comparative statements, explaining the importance of end-user coordination and its limits and understanding Inco terms.