Sohail Asif

(V&B, Roca, Hansa, Delabie, Dietche, Geberit and Schwab) Leading building material distributors in Bahrain for high end sanitary ware, marble, tiles, house hold & Kitchen appliances. Handled imports for 6 different divisions: Sanitary wares, Tiles, Domestic Kitchens, Parquet, Corian and ceiling. Managed a team of 4 employees (Imports excetuives , inventory and warehouse Associate) Making plan of all material purchase requests & processing orders for sanitary ware, kitchen and other building materials. Managing end to end procurement process on a project by project basis; estimates, quote review, negotiation, schedule/deadline management, objective/goal fulfillment. Screening of Requisitions Prior to Forwarding for Procurement In-charge. Reconciliation vendor Statement. Analysis of Vendor Performance & Price Variance & Purchase related all responsibility. New Vendor Development, Price Negotiation with vendor, PO releasing, Material Delivery and Payments. Managing complete payment system for Suppliers, vendors, shipment companies and other stake holders. Coordinating with suppliers’ freight forwarding agencies for shipment and transportation matters. Testing profiles and processing documents of Export – import, completing all formalities with the local customs and other government bodies. Contacting all stake holders including forwarders, suppliers and other governmental authorities for customs clearance for shipments by air road and sea. Control air/sea freight charge for import & export, control booking sea/air shipment to assure in-time schedule for import shipments Monitoring and payment of debts to foreign suppliers, and local financial institutions. Examine the customs documents and ensuring timely delivery of materials to warehouses. Monthly reporting of all imports to company management including CEO and managing Directors

Oriental Press is the largest& oldest off set and digital printing press in GCC based in Bahrain & Dubai. Managing procurement of Paper, printing consumables and chemicals from foreign vendors on competitive prices. Execution of print purchase orders, receiving and invoice management. Maintain current knowledgebase of print industry and latest technology. Manage vendor relationship vendor performance measurement, process development and communications, etc. Assess requests for goods and services by ensuring that they are allowable under limitations, restrictions, and policies, as well as determining availability of funds. Direct purchasing activity in accordance with company policy and best practices; ensuring compliance. Work with the Procurement Team and Sales Operations Team to identify cost savings and margin enhancement opportunities at the project level. Sourcing of print estimate and conducting price analysis as per Material purchase requests from internal customers. Dealing with various government authorities for obtaining approvals for various printing consumables. Establishing an effective communication channel with suppliers for obtaining various information related to printing supplies such as MSDS & CAS CODES. Handling shipping documents for timely clearance of cargo. Reporting import status and cost upon shipping done. Preparing and managing all customs related documentation in order to obtain necessary approvals from custom authorities. Identify key cost savings opportunities (missed and potential) and educate/communicate the business. Establishing and maintaining relationships with freight forwarding agencies for timely delivery of shipments. Manage vendor base for best fit to customer’s product and geographical proximity need. Coordinate with selected vendors on supply and delivery of purchased items. Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability,

DEEKO BAHRAIN is a manufacturing company in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a leading supplier of consumer disposable & packaging products within Bahrain, the Gulf and the Middle East region. Material planning and control. Established procedures to standardize work processes and implement decisions. Managed Capital Purchases, generate and maintain various purchasing reports. Finding maintaining and following up of new supplier sources. Following up on sourcing initiative with various international suppliers via various sources, web catalogues, trade publications and email inquiries. Monitoring and follow ups of purchase orders and deliveries. Sample and trial planning coordination with production department. Preparation of management contracts, listing of purchase agreements and radical reengineering of all procedures to improve service delivery to internal customers. Preparing Purchase orders, monthly import status reports and presentations. Operated multiple network and PC applications to generate reports and information. Tracked budgets and other financial data; assign charges to accounts, prepare documents to pay bills; processes purchase orders and orders supplies and other equipment as needed. Investigated and analyze information; solve problems and resolve issues using facts, written policies, procedures, or specifications.

This was an intermediate level position where the employee works developing capacity with increased responsibility for performing a range of procurement associate assignments with very low supervision. At this very level, I was responsible for Procure to Pay cycle of Engineering Core Networks, Operation Core & Access Network, LDI and Operations support. In addition to this also managing Nationwide Transportation Contract for all technical departments.I also lead and manage a small team in addition to my job description Procuring equipment and services in accordance with procurement policies & procedures. Receiving, assessing and responding to purchase requests from Technical. Floating and managing RFPs/RFQs as per company's policy and making the whole process transparent. Negotiating with the suppliers on the basis of price, delivery & quality etc. Preparing comparative statements such as QES & NTF for comparing prices, specifications, and delivery dates in order to determine the best bid among potential suppliers. Reviewing requisitions in order to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications. Preparing purchase orders and sending copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests. Responding to internal customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations. Contacting suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems. Comparing supplier's invoices with bids and purchase orders in order to verify accuracy and processing payment authorizations. Maintaining database designed to track procurement activities. Following up with Finance for the purpose of timely processing of supplier payments. Responding to internal customers and suppliers inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations. Insurance arrangement reporting for the equipment transported on daily basis.