Amjad Jaradat
Service Senior Buyer
Riyadh,Riyadh
Summary
Seven strong years in the procurement department, and nearly ten years in electrical maintenance, service management, analysis, and operation with strong background in industrial electronic engineering, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively and strong experience in ERP (SAP) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Strong leadership skills, able to prioritize, delegate tasks, and make sound.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Service Senior Buyer
Al Safi DANONE co
Riyadh
04.2015 - Current
- Purchasing Needs
Purchase goods, materials, spare part (OPEX), CAPEX, MRO, Media (TV's and digital) and services to ensure that company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply. Identify and deliver Continuous Cost Improvement (CCI) opportunities. - Tendering (Indirect Purchases)
Control tender cycle and documentation ensuring compliance with approved standards and policies.
Prepare and organized request for proposals and quotations and do QTPS comparison for received offers Sourcing new potential suppliers.
Provide support in executing tendering process, in order to obtain and evaluate competing bids from suppliers and source optimal terms and conditions
for supplies and services Assist in shortlisting preferred suppliers according to organization’s requirements in terms of quality, price, and specifications, and provide recommendations to concerned parties, in order to ensure selection of most appropriate supplier in compliance with procurement policies and procedures - Negotiations
Negotiate with selected suppliers/ vendors on price in order to obtain best market cost for supplies/services to achieve cost savings in order to get most competitive bid. - Purchase Requests and Orders
Receive, verify and take action on purchase requisitions (PR’s) – for spare parts, equipment's, consumables, materials, supplies and/or services. Examine PR descriptions for completeness of technical details and information and interact independently with end users for correctness before issue of RFQs to ensure items are procured as per requester’s requirements. Review quotations, issue tender enquiries, finalize comparison, open tender documentation, technical and commercial evaluation of suppliers to issue purchase orders and supply agreements. Issue POs, obtain internal requester’s approval, and get supplier’s confirmation and continuously update POs status on SAP in order to track down requested items. Follow up on delivery schedules / activities (including logistical issues such as insurance, shipment, custom clearance, land transport,) for spares, equipment's, consumables and/or services and take all necessary measures in order to ensure that goods and services are delivered at right time and that invoices are conform to relevant PO's. - Related Assignments
The scope of this position will include but not only Annual Maintenance Contracts, materials, Spot services, fleet, marketing and support to business development during bid phase. - Reporting
Prepare relative reports in timely and accurate manner in order to meet departmental requirements, policies and standards. - Internal and External Relations
Coordinate with Accounts Payable section to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for business with supplier. Coordinate and follow-up with Legal and Compliance department on regular basis regarding review of contracts from legal perspective and incorporate necessary changes as required, in order to ensure compliance
with required regulations. - Skills In:
1. Savings
Procurement strategy to get better prices by switching vendors and focus on total cost of ownership
(e.g., delivery costs, supplier management, lifecycle costs, etc.).
2. Cost Reduction
Makes negotiating better prices on products and materials and improvements to reduce cost of labor associated with procurement.
3. Cost Avoidance
Sourcing better supplies, equipment, and services to avoiding lot of unnecessary expenditures
true cost: average maintenance, provided warranty length and coverage, as well as reviews and known issues.
4. Total Spend by Vendor
Consolidating number of vendors, we work with, to get lower costs by sourcing materials and services more affordably.
5. Procurement ROI
Comparing cost savings to procurement team operating budget.
6. Purchase Order Cycle Time
The quicker you’re able to place purchase order,
more effective and agile your organization will be.
7. Contract Compliance
Paying prices that you’ve agreed to pay and
getting service-level agreements you signed up for. - Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
- Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees
- Saved five million SAR by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems
- Monitored company inventory to keep stock levels and databases updated
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
- Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment
- Used SAP to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
Al Safi Danone Co
Riyadh
12.2008 - 04.2015
- Perform difficult technical work supervising and scheduling maintenance and repair of variety of electrical Equipment in dairy products.
- Determine procedures for maintenance, installation, modification and repair of electrical assignment.
- Plan, schedule and assign work for others.
- Maintain knowledge of electrical materials in warehouse.
- Plan and supervise work of electricians.
- Maintain records and files and prepare reports.
- Follow-up preventive maintenance of machines.
- Knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, and regulations.
- Computer software applications related to work.
Electrical Maintenance
Jordan Water Company-Miyahuna Co.
Amman
01.2007 - 12.2008
- Routine maintenance which includes but is not limited to the following:
- Field calibration of instrumentation utilizing proper test equipment.
- Repair of signal transmission facility such as tubing, wiring, etc.
- Instrumentation to include pneumatic, electronic and digital equipment.
- Fault analysis of hardwire relay logic, motor control circuits, motor power circuits and common utility / lighting circuits. Installation of new control circuits, modification of existing instrument/ electrical systems as requested, to include design, load and Implementation of new control logic.
- Fault analysis of PLC based systems with control logic modification if required.
- Maintained and fixed lighting and fixtures
- Adjusted machine settings to maximize performance and equipment longevity
Machine Operator
Suez Lyonnais de Soh
Amman
04.2005 - 12.2006
- Operation of assigned machines and have ability to perform basic maintenance.
- Operate equipment as described in company procedures
- Perform work safely and follow established work procedures
- To not abuse equipment and report equipment that requires servicing or repair
- Perform General Tasks as assigned by Supervisor
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems
- Identified malfunctions or failures by routinely monitoring and analyzing equipment operations
- Maintained equipment performance by lubricating and cleaning components
- Updated daily production logs and informed management of production incidents or non-conformance issues
- Kept detailed production records and identified hold-ups
- Set up and operated various machine tools and jigs to produce precision parts
- Inspected products and machines to maintain quality and efficiency
- Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications
- Adjusted machines to increase productivity for runs
- Prepared reports and technical documentation of day-to-day production processes
- Performed general equipment maintenance and repair to minimize downtime
- Calibrated machines to maintain required productivity levels and adherence to quality standards
- Maintained organized work area by cleaning and removing hazards
- Manually set up machinery, lathes and grinders
- Reviewed production schedules and streamlined processes
Education
Diploma Engineering Professions - Industrial Electronics
University of Balqa'a Applied College
Jordan 10.2002 - 08.2004
Skills
MS Word, Excel & PPT
undefinedAccomplishments
1. More than a hundred million SAR average annual spend
2. More than five million SAR annual saving
3. Consolidating the number of vendors we work with, to get lower costly sourcing materials and high quality
4. More than achieving growth, excellence, support and savings
Timeline
Service Senior Buyer
Al Safi DANONE co
04.2015 - Current
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
Al Safi Danone Co
12.2008 - 04.2015
Electrical Maintenance
Jordan Water Company-Miyahuna Co.
01.2007 - 12.2008
Machine Operator
Suez Lyonnais de Soh
04.2005 - 12.2006
Diploma Engineering Professions - Industrial Electronics
University of Balqa'a Applied College
10.2002 - 08.2004
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