Mehmood Azhar

MEHMOOD AZHAR Contact: - || E-Mail:- PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL – With 07 years of experience EXPERT IN: Vendor Management | Strategic Sourcing | Business Analytic and Intelligence | Strategic Planning & Analysis | Contract Negotiation | Inventory Maintenance | Process Implementation | Creative Problem Solving | Operations Management | Training & Development | Client Relationship Management | Financial Documentation | Team Leadership ~ Highly motivated and goal-focused Procurement professional with over seven years’ experience purchasing, logistics, supply chain management, and client relations field. Demonstrate talent to instigate analytic work and research projects with proficient expertise in a time sensitive and market driven environment.  PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW  A proactive, well-organized, and successful Procurement Manager with extensive experience of seven years in all aspects of procurement process, by devising purchase strategy, achieving stock intake and orders, motivating teams to achieve company objectives, evaluating processes, and designing new methods to raise efficiency and profitability.  Highly experienced and skilled in contracting, negotiation, social responsibility, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, forecasting, logistics, materials and inventory management, planning, product and service development, project management, quality assurance, risk and compliance.  Astute in strategic planning, project budgeting, quotation analysis, evaluation and selection of vendors; demonstrate talent to instigate analytic work and research projects with proficient expertise in a time sensitive and market driven environment.  Interact extensively with all levels of employees regarding operations, productivity, and performance issues; openly promote and foster transparent accountability while consistently exceeding goals and expectations.  Highly capable buyer possesses outstanding communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills to forge productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and suppliers at all levels.  EMPLOYMENT CHRONICLE MAZAYA AL AAMAL CONTRACTING COMPANY, DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA (Jan 2012 to Oct 2017) DEPUTY MANAGER PROCUREMENT (CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING DIVISION)  Successfully established performance measures and personal development goals, prearranged, supervised, and evaluated the performance of assigned staff, and delivered coaching to staff for improvement and development.  Led inventory planning and procurement activities for goods and services, including managing vendor performance, mitigating supply issues, effectively managing stock and replenishment activities.  Successfully organized and revised goods and service requirements with end users, using actual demand history and detailed inventory planning information, guaranteeing all requirements were clearly understood.  Skillfully analyzed proposals inclusive of price, order quantity, discounts, terms, lead-time, and logistics costs; managed financial reports and other supplier/market data and information to determine best value for business and customers. Key Accomplishments:  Formulated cost or benefit analysis to determine the optimal product order quantities based on pricing, warehouse capacity or utilization, delivery schedules, risk assessment, and inventory carrying costs.  Formulated variance reports, support on analysis, negotiated with suppliers and resolved problems, identified strategies and created procedures for managing return of damaged goods, replacement items, incomplete orders, shortages and appropriate credit arrangements.  Processed purchased orders for materials and subcontractors, monitored procurement and delivered of materials for all solutions and coordinated with vendors to get quotes for purchases and presented results to executive leadership. NEXTBRIDGE PVT. LTD. LAHORE, PAKISTAN (Apr 2010 to Apr 2011) RESEARCH EXECUTIVE  Directed responsibility for monitoring, analyzing, and planning regular qualitative and quantitative research plans for products in all stages of the product life cycle.  Identified and developed relationships with new and existing client relationships and strategic partners and updated contact details, activities, and relationship strategies for each client. …continued… Mehmood Azhar Page 2  Maintained timely, strategic communication in all appropriate forms with direct manager providing relevant reporting on progress of delivery of business development strategy.  Successfully performed research, data collection, economic, statistical and demographic analysis using professionally accepted techniques and methodologies.  ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Management Trainee Officer | Nishat Chunian Ltd. Chunian, Pakistan  KEY PROJECTS  Project Title: Security Anti-Vehicle Barrier Role: Deputy Manager Procurement Project Scope: Constructing and Installation of Security Anti-Vehicle Barrier Location: Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia | Client: Saudi Electricity Company | Team Size: 100 | Duration: 7 Months | Tools Used: Heavy Equipment, Cable Detectors, Cable Pullers  Project Title: 23 Villas Construction including Finishing Role: Deputy Manager Procurement Project Scope: Complete Civil Work Location: Dammam, Dhahran, and Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia | Client: Private Clients | Team Size: 150 | Duration: 3 Years | Tools Used: Heavy Equipment and other construction machinery  Project Title: Residential Compound: 29 Duplex with Mosque Role: Deputy Manager Procurement Project Scope: Complete Civil Work Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Client: Nasir Al Ateeq Establishment | Team Size: 150 | Duration: 2 Years | Tools Used: Heavy Equipment and other construction machinery  Project Title: Saudi Aramco, Fire Alarm Systems installation Role: Deputy Manager Procurement Project Scope: Cable Laying (Power & Instrumentation), Installation of Fire Alarm and Beacon System, Cable Termination, Panel Box Works on ARAMCO’s Oil Well Project Location: Khursania, Fadili, Abu Hydria, Saudi Arabia | Client: Saudi Aramco | Team Size: 100 | Duration: 2 Years  Project Title: HVAC Installation Role: Deputy Manager Procurement Project Scope: Complete HVAC Work Location: Industrial City Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Client: Arab Steel | Team Size: 100 | Duration: 1 Year | Tools Used: HVAC related machinery  SCHOLASTICS PORTFOLIO  BSc. Hons Business Management from Forman Christian College University, Lahore Pakistan - 2009  Intermediate from Forman Christian College University, Lahore Pakistan - 2005  TRAINING  International Organizational Standards ISO QMS 9001:2015  PERSONAL DOSSIER Date of Birth: 26th Nov, 1985 || Languages Known: English, Urdu, Punjabi and Arabic Residential Address: House # 130A New PAF Officers Colony Zarar Shaheed Road Lahore Cantt also