HISHAM DARWISH
united Arab Emirates
Summary
Proven and strategic Procurement Manager with 10 years of experience optimizing supply chain operations and driving cost savings. Adept at developing and implementing procurement strategies to streamline processes, enhance vendor relationships, and ensure the timely delivery of quality goods and services. Demonstrated success in negotiating contracts, managing supplier performance, and mitigating risks. Seeking to bring expertise in procurement and a track record of achieving operational excellence to a dynamic organization.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Procurement Manager
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Middle
Dubai, UAE
10.2021 - Current
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with the organization's overall goals and objectives.
- Negotiate terms and conditions with suppliers to secure favorable agreements, this includes negotiating prices, payment terms, and other contract terms to achieve cost savings and value for the organization.
- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships.
- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Carry out the internal monthly reporting of costs.
- Improve and increase payment terms with suppliers/vendors.
- Improve quality checking with supplied material to ensure that production always has the required material at the required time.
Senior Procurement Engineer
Consolidated Contractors International Company, CCC
Dubai, UAE
Apr 2015 - Mar 2021
- Handling efficiently the complete procurement cycles including RFI, RFQ, RFP, commercial comparisons, vendor selections, Purchase orders, and Contracts.
- Establishing yearly annual contracts for highly consumed material among the company projects including annual Maintenance contract, planned service agreement, Construction Consumables to centralize projects' procurement plan worldwide.
- Negotiate contracts terms and conditions in close coordination with Legal and finance departments.
- Contact local & international suppliers to send Request for Quotations (RFQ's), review their Technical & Commercial offers in order to ensure that project requirements are met.
- Negotiate the commercial terms (prices, payment and delivery terms) and conditions with the short-listed bidders.
- Visit factories and suppliers' plants to ensure quality of materials and proper safety procedures.
- Run periodic operation reports to monitor work progress, increase productivity and develop cost saving action plans.
- Support logistic team and follow up with POs/DNs, To complete shipments within ETA dates and as per agreed Inco terms.
- Establishing & Developing Supplier Database for the Company so that a range of suitably competent sources of supply is available.
Electrical Engineer
consolidated contractor International Company, CCC
Abu Dhabi, UAE
10.2014 - 03.2015
- Inspection & testing of electrical equipment (for Elevators, Escalators, LV SWGR, Transformers, UPS systems, AC Generators & Cables)
- Prepare 90 days look ahead plan according to the latest schedule, milestones, client requests, site priorities and earn values.
- Prepare manpower study based on latest plan considering the site priorities and conditions in order to get the suitable manpower distribution on site.
- Prepare and track the constraints for targeted activities in order to minimize the risks.
- Prepare and review the monthly payments based in the earned values.
- Draft and review all official correspondences for client, suppliers and sub-contractors.
- Check and review the IFC/workshop drawings, specifications, bills of quantities, table of finishing.
- Implemented Systems:
- MV-LV Power distribution system, small power, earthing, lighting, fire alarm, public address, air aspiration, BMS
- HVAC, fire protection (IG541, FOAM & Pre-Action), chilled water, storm water & water supply.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah,UAE Sept 2010 - June 2014
Skills
- Excellent Negotiation
- Effective communication
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
- Possessing strong leadership and team building capabilities
- Contracts management
- Cost Analysis
- Strategic Thinking
- Problem solving
- Budget control
- Persuasive negotiator
- Contracts development
Certification
- Project Management Institute (PMI), Cost Management (2756-PMT260)
- Project Management Institute (PMI), Communication Skills (2756-LS150)
- Project Management Institute (PMI), Risk Management (2756-PM300)
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
Timeline
Procurement Manager
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Middle
10.2021 - Current
Senior Procurement Engineer
Consolidated Contractors International Company, CCC
Apr 2015 - Mar 2021
Electrical Engineer
consolidated contractor International Company, CCC
10.2014 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
American University of Sharjah
Sept 2010 - June 2014
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