Buyer

An experienced Purchasing professional with a track record of defining and managing the implementation of purchasing strategies which have realized significant process and cost reduction benefits in excess of £12.6m.

o Procurement Coordinator, Saudi Aramco
Reporting to the Director of Procurement and responsible for establishing a team of 25 Procurement Specialists, purchasing a range of electrical and services to a value of £350m.
Presenting a Procurement Policy and procedures document to improve the procurement process.
 Organized for and oversaw the purchase of goods and services to the projects.
 Checked the received supplies to ensure they were in order.
 Source, select and negotiate for the best purchase package in terms of quality, price, terms, deliveries and services with suppliers.
 Negotiate for best purchasing package (in terms of quality, price, term, delivery and service) with suppliers and sub-contractors assigned.
 Purchase and issue order in accordance to specification.
 Plan and manage inventory levels of materials or products.
 Source for new parts, suppliers or sub-contractors when the need arises.
 Monitor and co-ordinate deliveries of items between suppliers (local and overseas).
 To understand the entire order technically as well as commercially.
 To follow the SOP for all activities related to order execution.
 Coordination with Customer/client - for execution of the order.


o Purchasing Officer –Olayan Descon Riyadh PS3 2008 – 2009
Headed a team of 5, with a portfolio of purchasing agreements of £12 million across revenue and capital expenditure including specialist E&I.
Improving the team’s purchasing effectiveness by focusing on their continuous personal development and conducting regular performance management reviews.
Inspected supplies before their purchase.
 Supervised the offloading and distribution of delivered supplies.
 Maintained records on equipment and supplies purchased and equipment sold or discarded by the university.
 Handling and monitoring of claims to factories and vendors for defectives, shortage, missing parts.
 Support relevant departments with quotations for the purpose of tenders.
 Coordinate with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
 Responsible for the preparation and process purchase orders and documents in accordance with company policies and procedures.

o PERSONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
2004 Effective Purchasing Negotiation
o EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation Punjab University Lahore Pakistan.2004
IELTS. British Council Peshawar.

Excellent performance 2008. Saudi Aramco
Excellent Performance 2009. Olayan Descon

Reporting to the Director of Purchasing and responsible for managing a team of 9 buyers and 4 administrators.
Managing a diverse range of revenue supply agreements to a value of £10 million including electrical, hardware & instrument, IT and office supplies.
Devising purchasing tolls to record negotiated contract benefits and supplier performance. Ensure competent quality execution of all regular purchasing duties and administrative works. Maintain complete updated purchasing records/data and pricing in the system. Schedule store visits and conduct competitor survey. Execution and monitoring of all regular purchasing duties. Coordinate with user departments and suppliers in the purchasing scope of work for projects assigned. Inspected supplies before their purchase. Supervised the offloading and distribution of delivered supplies. Maintained records on equipment and supplies purchased and equipment sold or discarded by the university. Handling and monitoring of claims to factories and vendors for defectives, shortage, missing parts. Managing the outgoing sale in electrical & hardware items. Purchasing the electrical & hardware items from local markets with highly hardworking & negotiation skills. Maintaining the all in & outgoing sale & purchasing documents.Carried out research online.