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Abdoulie M.

Procurement Specialist

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Last activity Feb, 02, 2024 03:52 PM

Gambia, Banjul, Banjul

Overview

I am a highly skilled and detail-oriented Procurement Specialist with experience in a wide variety of products and supply chain methodologies, including contract negotiation, procurement audit and reviews. A great team player and easily adjusts to new transitions. Graduated with a Master's Degree in Public Procurement Management for Sustainable Development from the University of Turin (ITC-ILO). I have worked as a Compliance officer at the Gambia Public Procurement Authority where i ensured transparent, efficient and economic public procurement in all government agencies by conducting procurement audits and compliance reviews. I currently work with the National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development Project (The Gambia). The project is funded by IFAD, IsDB and AfDB where i have gathered experience on procurement processes from all the three mentioned agencies.

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Highlights

Total Work Experience :

10 Year(s)

Experience as a freelancer :

4 Year(s)

Total Experience in Procurement :

9 Year(s)

Languages with Professional working proficiency level :

English

Countries i can cover :

Cabo Verde - Ghana - Gambia - Liberia - Nigeria - Sierra Leone - Senegal

Relevant Procurement Functional Skill/Categories

Advisory Services 9 year(s)

Process/Organisational redesign

Green Procurement

Procurement Digitilisation

Procurement Systems(eProcurement, ERPs, Data Warehouses,...)

Recruiting/Head Hunting

Training

Strategic Sourcing

Contracting/Legal

Education

Bachelor's2006-09-01 to 2009-06-01
Business Management
Coventry University

Master's 2013-10-01 to 2014-10-01
Public Procurement Management for Sustainable Development
University of Turin (ITC-ILO)

Past Experiences

National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development Project | Logistics and Supply Chain
2015-11-01 - Today
Procurement Specialist
• Responsible for planning and executing the acquisition of materials, supplies, equipment, or services that support the delivery of the project • Interact with suppliers on a daily basis to resolve transactional issues and gather critical information invoices, tracking info, tax docs. etc. • Responsible for appropriate supplier selection/bidding processes for all purchase requests, and supplier and contract pricing validation for all purchase requests under the project • Responsible for managing projects to improve procurement processes. • Responsible for supplier communication to resolve transactional issues. • Responsible for resolving invoice price and terms discrepancies to enable order processing. • Perform buying duties for all departments, including meeting with suppliers and preparing for contract negotiations. • Make recommendations about new vendors when necessary to improve supply chain efficiency and meet and meet budgetary goals.

Gambia Public Procurement Authority | Public Policy
2011-01-01 To 2015-10-01
Compliance Officer
• Ensuring transparent, efficient and economic public procurement in all government agencies • Prior and post review on all government procurements above certain thresholds • Performing random checks on all government agencies for better work efficiency • Preparing procurement review reports and reporting to the PAC/PEC committee of the National Assembly on the compliance levels of the government agencies. • Training public procurement staff on the Gambia Public Procurement Regulations