Mohammed App

Lead for LC, GRC, Internal Audit implementation and management within procurement function frameworks

• Conduct supply research and Issue RFIs to key market suppliers of new requirements. • Support costs estimations and budgets planning based on market research and historical records. • Collaborate with PMs and business owners in determination of requirements scope. • Issue ITTs to shortlisted bidders and RFPs to strategic suppliers. • Manage competitions in accordance with tenders best practices. • Mange commercial and technical query correspondences between suppliers and business owners. • Collaborate with business functions and customers teams in review of suppliers' proposals, compliance matrixes, and determination of scope revision to achieve best VFM outcome. • Lead proposals analysis, issue of cost challenges and lead final negotiations and agreements. • Formulate and lead NDAs, business agreements and formal letter exchanges. • Issue custom contracts to suppliers including LOLs, Fixed price, T&M and incentivization contracts. • Lead and manage internal and external engagement structured sessions such as Weekly (Operational Reviews), Monthly (Issue Resolution, Cash Forecasts or Supplier KPIs Performance), Quarterly (Business Risks and Opportunities), Bi-Annually (Supplier Improvement) and Annual (Strategic Supplier Objectives). • Report suppliers' KPIs assessment to executive management and update suppliers on monthly basis. • Manage commitments change requests and contracts modifications. • Lead and manage claims for liquidated damages and indemnification proofs. • Review contracts milestones progress and lead issues resolutions, risks mitigations and opportunities realization. • Prepare and implement supply recovery plans for failed suppliers’ commitments to meet or mitigate delays on customers projects schedules. • Prepare yearly Bribery / Anti-corruption surveys and and attain suppliers responses. • Manage suppliers semi-annual updates on BCM plans. • Represent procurement team as needed. • Lead joiner team members and support their learning progress.

Job Responsibilities: • Manage contracts activates for BAE’s customers (RSAF & RSNAF) IT projects with strategic suppliers. • Lead procurement support to nominated committee and chair of IT Tenders. • Issue RFIs to key market suppliers • Support the customer in development of SoRs packages, issue RFPs and conduct competitions with local and international suppliers. • Prepare a compliance matrix and assessment analysis of suppliers’ bids. • Manage bidding processes, support formulation of business agreements and issue custom contracts according to customers’ requirement. • Engage with the vendors and provide best practice guidance to improve process flow throughout the supply chain and insure robust performance. • Arrange for monthly payment plans reviews with BAE internal and suppliers finance teams. • Report monthly cash forecasts for projects from different programmes. • Report vendors' KPIs assessment executive management and notify vendors on monthly bases. • Fully own vendor management pack and update its status to executive management monthly bases. • Arrange for local and international meetings with business stakeholders. • Negotiate pricing, quality, timelines, risks & T&Cs of commercial proposals with competing bidders. • Support costumer change requests and contracts modifications. • Arrange for projects phases & milestones reviews to monitor progress, resolve issues, mitigate risks, identify opportunities & populate successes. • Participate in the preparations, arrangements of internal & external periodic audits. • Prepare and attain yearly Bribery/ Anti-corruption surveys and reports from the vendors. • Issue NDA agreements & business letters as required. • Represent the procurement team as directed by line of management. • Coordinate internally and externally to insure best service provision by suppliers to the customers.

Job responsibilities: • Receive acquisition and procurement requests from business owners. • Initiate bidding/RFP process with Procurement division. • Review Commercial Analysis of bidders’ proposals. • Arrange for completion of Technical Evaluations of vendors proposals from SMEs/EUs. • Support vendor selection process. • Prepare bidding/vendor selection and budget approval memos. • Coordinate and support contracts preparation with Business Owner and Business provider. • Review and audit all contractual agreements. • Arrange and support legal review and approvals through legal department. • Coordinate and support financial inputs and budgeting arrangements with Financial department. • Coordinate with vendors/OEMs for documentation updates and other business concerns. • Compile and accept all prepared and reviewed contracts supporting documents. • Arrange for contracts approvals by higher management. • Mange pre-alerts sheet for vendor payments. • Insure on time payment upon mile stone completion within agreed notice period. • Support financial planning unit with capital expenditure planning and budget allocations. • Provide all required documents for financial department to process invoices payments.

• Procure requirements for the Ministry of Saudi Arabia National Guards (MNG). • Handle procurement of Aviation Spare Parts, Technical Equipment, general supplies and Services. • Assist End Users in completing requirement Justifications, Statements of Work and Technical Evaluations according to the FAR. • Conduct local and international market research on source and price of requirements. • Look up historical records to identify and select experienced suppliers for pending requirements. • Make site visits with EUs for review of business requirement. • Prepare and send solicitation packages (RFQ) and business T&Cs to the selected vendors. • Maintain fairness of competition in accordance with the FAR and the Saudi Procurement Law. • Negotiate with bidders to obtain offers that are in best interest of the business. • Prepare an analysis of received quotes/proposals in terms of bidders’ prices, lead times, quality of offers, responsiveness, historical performance and assumed risks - Use MFR when necessary. • Recommend award to the bidder that achieves best value and impose lowest risk to the business. • Send contractual awards along with business T&Cs to the winning bidder. • Follow up with contractors to insure deliveries are completed as per agreed deadlines. • Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure deliveries are received, inspected, tested, accepted and paid. • Engage with stakeholders in preventing stock shortages and mission non- capability risks. • Use process check lists, activity logs, audit points to process requirements. • Contribute in the improvement of department’s KPIs as per business strategies. • Manage vendor relationships and periodically assess their contractual performance.

• Review budgets and costs estimated for each phase of the project. • Gather financial and technical data from stakeholders for each stage of the expansion project. • Provide Financial, Technical and Administrative data to external advisories for due financial & legal diligences. • Participate in meetings with expansion syndicate and other financial managers. • Report project progress updates to project manager. • Cooperate with project execution team and stakeholders to achieve best results in timely manner.

• Operate Oracle Enterprise System to update daily sales activates of Mobile phones, Internet routers, TV channels packages and Data and Mobile number sim cards. • Co-operate with technical department to resolve costumers’ urgent or technical issues.

• Operate STC system to issue, pause and terminate subscriptions upon clients’ requests. • Assisted in the sale of a new service offering that targeted foreign working clients.

Developed using the Procurement Cycle, and focusing on thr following key objectives: Learn about the core principles, concepts and practical applications when procuring goods or services. Gain essential knowledge and practical skills in contracting, negotiation, supplier relationships, ethics and asset management. Understand how procurement fits within the rest of your organisation and how it can help to shape key future business decisions.

UTS Bachelor of Business offered me a sound background in all areas of business through common core subjects. This course provided me with an understanding of important aspects of business. The degree provided me with the knowledge, competencies and values necessary to develop critical, analytical and evaluative skills essential for a fulfilling and effective career in business.

UTS:INSEARCH Diploma of Business enabled me to demonstrate an understanding of the functions of accounting, finance, marketing and management within a business organisation. Students will be equipped with effective communication and presentation skills and will be able to apply critical thinking and analytical problem solving skills appropriately in various work situations