BIODATA OF ZAHID SYED [BRITISH] - ACIARB, ISO-CIA, FINSTSMM, MIMS, with 35years experience in Global PROJECT, CONTRACTS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Work for Multinational Corporations to undertake EPC / PMC Project Management; Contracts Management; Supply Chain and Procurement Management; Cost / Schedule Control, adding Value/Enhancing & Optimizing Performance; Help Achieve Milestones/objectives

Career Summary

35 years of self-motivated, hands-on, techno-commercial, and Contracts Management [Pre-Contract and Post-Contract], including Changes, Claims, Disputes, Insurance Claims. Handled Communications, Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration work; Wrote, Formulated and Administered LSTK and Unit-Rate Contracts for EPC, PMC, Process Licensing, Distribution, Supply, Services & Joint-Ventures. Auditing ISO Procedures, and Business Processes & Systems

Experience has been gained progressively, working for Interim Management [IM] and Project Consultants (PMC), EPC-Engineering-Procurement-Construction Contractors, and Industrialists

Projects managed / worked on include Construction, Electrification and Telecom. Petrochemical, Industrial Chemicals, Joint-Venture manufacturing, Hospital Operations and Maintenance

Materials Handled: Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Civil, Construction Equipment, Spare-parts, Tools; Product Metering, Conveying, Unloading, Recycling, Packaging Systems, Factory and Site Acceptance and third Party Inspections, attended, to prove Quality and specs...

Locations worked mainly include the KSA (23 years), UK (10years), and Pakistan (2 years)



Core Business Skills

• Achieving Cost-Reduction and Improved Terms thru effective negotiations and execution.
• Managing Service & Supply Contracts, including Composing, Review and Revision
• Purchase - Sales Order Management; Marketing, Competitor Analysis & Mkt. Positioning
• Cost-Constraint studies, Risk and Schedule Impact Analysis, Resolution & Management.
• Communications, and Interpersonal Skills, including CRM, SRM, SCM, including Training
• Vast Experience of Int’l Contractual & Contractual Law-FIDIC, Purchasing & Procurement
• Identifying new opportunities, projects and joint-venture partnering, through research.
• Investigate, Assimilate, Mediate & Resolve Commercial Disputes, Claims & Scope Change
• Research, Analysis & Reporting. Prepare Strategic Studies and Management Reports
• Business Process Audit and Continual Improvement & Development, QA/QC/TQM (ISO)

7 GCE 'O' Level and 3 GCE 'A' Level Subjects [London University]; Several Diploma and Sandwich Courses at the Polytechnic of Central London and Croydon College, as well as Institute of Export; Institute of Arbitrators, and the Chartered Insurance Institute. Numerous Seminars and Business Briefings attended

Professional Education & Membership

• MIPurM – Member, Inst. of Purchasing & Supply Management (UK)
• ACIArb – Associate of the Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
• CIA - Certified Internal Auditor (ISO 9000: 2000) by DNV-UAE
• MIMS – Member of Institute of Management Services (UK)
• FInstSMM – Fellow, Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (UK)
• MISTM – Member, Institute of Sales Technology Management (UK)
• 2500 Hrs - Business Briefings & Seminars, including Team Building by MEIRC Training; London Chamber of Commerce, DNV-ISO; Institutes

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Feb. 2006 SENIOR CONTRACTS MANAGER / [+ Procurement /Project Manager –
To Present (PMC) / (CLIENT) – [Confidential – Details in due course]

• Managed US$600m+ LSTK EPC offshore+onshore Contracts for Engineering, Construction, Pre-Comm / Commissioning scope, & related PMC’s Contract; Formulated Third party Contracts; Negotiated & Managed Supply/Service Contracts; Composed contractual/commercial communications; Coordinated & Liaised requirements with Govt. agencies. Attended to PMC Audit and Risk Management to avoid/minimize impact

• Managed Changes in Contract Scope & Claims; Processed Invoices; Starting with Engineering/Procurement Contracts in Europe, & continued in Saudi, implementing LSTK EPC & Feedstock Contracts, Logistics & procurement, enforcing obligations

Mar. 2001 FREELANCE - INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
To 1/2006 IMC Interim Management Consultants (London)/Govt. Agencies (Clients)

• Assignments / projects in London & Karachi, for Govt. and private sector industry, Managed over US$200M worth of Service & Supply Contracts, Sub-Contracts/POs

Dec. 1994 SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST, SALES & MRKTG ADMIN, MKTG SPECIALIST, &
To 2/2001 CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES MANAGER CRISTAL – NAT. TITANIUM DIOXIDE CO. LTD. (Client) – Contracts/PO Value: US$450m

Improved/Renegotiated/Executed Licensing, Partnership, Feedstock Expansion Contracts. Supported Litigation in conjunction with management

CONTACT: zedefes2005@hotmail.com