Saqib Malik Masood

A Procurement Professional with the ambition and passion to exceed at a senior level & be a supply chain / procurement advisory, I am commercially astute with the ability & experience in supporting large solutions which provides an opportunity to apply my knowledge, skills & experience to a challenging environment with a zeal & commitment leading to growth & development of the organization & career advancement. Having the ability to understanding the business challenges to influence & make appropriate business decisions is the key aiding in building robust procurement processes within organizations & promoting the use of e-sourcing tools & techniques as well as client specific strategies & plans, further leading a virtual & local team & mentoring junior procurement professionals. Functional expertise in handling the cost effective procurement operations & contracts with key focus on bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources.

Procurement Executive, Advanced Metal Works FZCO, Dubai, UAE
Aug 2017 - Present
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Carry out Procurement Activities (Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Management, Operations Management for turn key projects.
• Synthesize technical specification to determine suitable vendors and suppliers.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate all purchasing requisitions to ensure clarity and completeness in description of material and equipment.
• Prepare and issue requests for proposals to qualified suppliers/subcontractors as per the approved vendor list.
• Review quotations of identified technical and commercial specifications received from the vendors and suppliers
• Prepare comparative analyses documents related to specs, price, delivery conditions and mode of transportation
• Coordinate various technical reviews with projects and end users with demonstrated ability to maintain effective working relations as a team member.
• Negotiate commercial terms with suppliers/subcontractors to ensure that target prices, company’s terms and conditions are met.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders in accordance with selected suppliers, price and technical specifications.
• Participate in detailed planning and reporting activities related to procurement. 

Senior Officer Procurement, Al Jaber Group, Abu Dhabi UAE
Aug 2010 - May 2017
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Interprets contract provisions and reviews contracts for accuracy and changes prior to bid and renewal; Takes overall responsibility for the provision of an effective and responsive central contracts service, working closely with operational and financial managers to secure service contracts and subcontract agreements.
• Lead and/or support the negotiation of new contracts and other business activities including contractual arrangements with other companies (agency agreements, etc.). Set the contract, risk and strategies for Al Jaber Precision Engineering LLC.
• Provide overall commercial guidance on compliance with contract requirements and lead the achievement of contract terms and milestones whilst always identifying and exploiting commercial opportunities from changes in scope and requirements.
• Develop standard contract management documents and templates as required and ensure policies and procedures manuals are kept up to date.
• Implement, manage and develop robust procedures to ensure an improved delivery of tender and contract processes.
• Oversee the review of the contract in order to ensure that value for money, economies of scale and quality of service are being maximized.
• Provide guidance and development to assigned staff, encouraging individual development

Procurement Officer, IBEX Chemicals (Pvt) Limited, Lahore, Pakistan
Dec 2006 - Feb 2010
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Review the submission of the supplier's pre-qualification applications, ensure it is in accordance with the project/BU requirements, and liaise with concerned parties to review the technical part and with the supplier to amend the application until it is acceptable and ready for submission.
• Ensure tracing information on assigned Orders is collected by Supply Chain Administrators as each shipment is made.
• Provide the Business Units with all necessary information for the approval of the supplier's invoices (with focus on delivery of documentation).
• Determine the causes of delays and immediately report findings plus recommendation to the concerned Business Unit and Account Lead so that possible solutions can be proposed and relayed back to the vendor.
• Develop the performance of the Supply Chain Administrators in accordance with the Department's Performance Development Framework.
• Ensure that Supply Chain Administrators receive on-the-job training's.
• Supervise the progress of the fabrications/productions/delivery of ordered goods/services and keep end users informed of any event that may result in late delivery (Alert notices).
• Ensure that all suppliers acknowledged the receipt of purchase orders in a timely manner.
• Attend expediting visits and meetings as necessary and ensure MOM is issued.
• Maintain Expediting Files in a uniform manner and keep it completely up to date.
• Maintain the log of the expediting and inspection reports and ensure their dispatch. 

• MBA, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University 2011
Field of Study: Business Administration, Management and Operations.
• Bachelor of Arts, University of the Punjab 2009
Field of Study: Journalism, Sociology. 

Courses:

• Certified International Purchasing Consultant – (CIPC)
International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute
• Certified Professional Purchasing Manager – (CPPM)
American Purchasing Society
• Certified Professional Purchasing – (CPP)
American Purchasing Society
• Six Sigma Black Belt Professional (SSBB)
MISP Training and Consultancy