Asad T.

2014-09-01 To 2020-04-01

Procurement Specialist

- Procurement cycle from vendor’s shortlisting uptil PO close out. - Creating of Purchase Orders for finishing goods based on inputs from the supply planning team. - Negotiating with vendors for additional discounts of 10-15% on the bids submitted after project award. - Expediting as an interface between vendors, engineering team and QA/QC team for technical qualification of proposals. - Negotiating and developing procurement contracts and long term service and maintenance agreements. - Placing orders on approximately 10% lesser price comparing the budget of the item/equipment after further negotiation with vendors. - Providing all needed documents and coordination with customs clearance agents to ensure shipment clearance on time with no demurrage & minimum customs deposit. - Handling resolution of product quality issues with suppliers based on input from warehouse & quality teams. - Handling business inquiries on new products, providing lead time information and cost estimate including freight costs. - Modifying and updating procurement, Logistics and Warehouse SOPs to smooth and shorten procedures. - Trained junior buyers and increased the work process efficiency up to 25%. - Successful completion of desk and field expediting of major mechanical, electrical and structural equipment. - Negotiation and preparation of pre-award agreements for competitive project tendering. - Simplified the logistics and CC and warehousing procedures in liaise with the logistics team to shorten the work in process time of the shipments. - Working on the vendors’ data base to increase qualified suppliers and added direct manufacturers rather than traders to cut procurement cost by approximately 10%. - Placing purchase orders for over $ 100 Million for various projects. - Establishment of Knowledge Management Framework, Preparation of periodic reports (Spend Analysis, Supplier Performance Evaluations) and taking necessary steps to record explicit and tacit knowledge.

2013-08-01 To 2014-09-01

Assistant Buyer

- Following Up with vendors and collecting quotations - Updating procurement status and prepare weekly progress reports. - Documents Expediting - Processing payment Applications against vendor’s invoices - Working on large spread sheet for preparation of CBE and award recommendation letters.

2012-02-01 To 2013-08-01

Management Trainee

- Reviewing Purchase requisitions - Raising inquiries to vendors - Collecting Quotations - Updating Job order status on daily basis - Preparing Commercial Comparisons - Issuing Purchase orders to vendors - Processing Payment Applications - Coordination with product development and shipping department.