Ahmed Mamdouh El-Wishy
United Arab Emirates
Mobile : +971-**-***-*** 5
ad4h1l@r.postjobfree.com
UAE Golden VISA Holder
Career Objective:
To join a successful organization as a Procurement, Contracts and Vendor Senior manager or Director to contribute as an influential member of the team to achieve company’s strategic goals. Summary:
Intelligent strategic mastermind with experience in:
• Procurement and Contracts - Strategic Sourcing – Benchmarking - Vendors Relationship Management - Strategic Planning - Spend Analysis - E- Sourcing.
• Procurement Operations - vendor governance – Cost Savings
• Contract & supplier management – Bid Management -Tenders – Performance Bond
• IT professional services, hardware, software, cloud & telecom services Professional History:
SITA - Société Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques Dubai - United Arab Emirates
From Mar 2019 – Till Present
Regional Procurement & Contracts Manager – MEIA Region
• Responsible for Supplier relationship management and performance continuous improvement (quality, on-time delivery, supply risk assessment) .
• Prepare Procurement Strategy with cost analysis and budget allocation.
• lead Supplier/s selection through RFP/Tender/Bid to support business needs.
• Generate cost savings and cost avoidance through good negotiation skills, re-negotiation / re- rating of installed base and competitive sourcing practice (RFP...)
• Manage supplier contracts negotiations and other legal agreements for compliance.
• Coordinates warranties, performance bonds and ensures their inclusions in the contracts.
• Maintain a process for dealing with contractual & Invoices escalations or contractual disputes and ensure the resolution in a timely and effective manner.
• Support the regional Business Units (APAC, Europe and Americas) for customized deals.
• Manage operational performance review for our top and critical suppliers in the MEIA region.
• Ensure SITA efficiency at airports by supporting airport solution and partnering with airport authorities and airport suppliers in the MEIA region. HR recognitions and awards
• CEO BRAVO Award in Feb,2021 for managing & executing complex contract with Ooredoo Qatar was pending for more than 3 Years
• CEO BRAVO Award in June,2022 for achieving huge cost savings for Network Infrastructure projects.
• CEO BRAVO Award in July,2023 for being a role model of SITA's value(s)
• CEO KUDOS Award in SITA Open Day 2021 for making SITA a great company to work for
• BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE 2023 Award for Qatar world cup project Sharjah Asset Management – United Arab Emirates
From Nov 2017 – Mar 2019
Procurement & Contracts Consultant
• Responsible for drafting, negotiating and managing Contracts and related documentation for the Legal Areas of responsibility ( NDA’s & Addendums )
• Review the day-to-day commercial activities RFI’s & RFQ’s, review claims with Finance team and other stakeholders as necessary, review as well as report on schedule and implementation impact analysis
• Responsible for Negotiations, Quality Control & Assurance, Document Management, Establishing Procedures, Reporting,Market Benchmarking, supplier management
• Supervise bidding opening between subcontractors.
• Prepare Contracts for vendors after bidding process with understanding for FIDIC contracts.
• Coordinates warranties, performance bonds and ensures that they are in place with contracts. MEEZA (Qatar Foundation) – Qatar:
From Nov 2015 – Aug 2017
Contracts & Procurement Manager (Msherieb – Smart City Project)
• Supervise Procurement personnel required to support ongoing project procurement operation.
• Responsible for Suppliers and vendors partnerships, contracts & NDA’s renewals and terminations
• Prepare Procurement Strategy with cost analysis and budget allocation
• Monitor vendors, with emphasis on improvement of the ongoing service to the Company in terms of cost, quality and delivery for the required materials and services
• Supervise bidding opening between subcontractors
• Prepare Contracts for vendors after bidding process
• Conduct negotiations with vendors through to order/contract award
• Liaise and follow up with all vendors on contract performance
- Achievements:
• Awarding 42 services for Msherieb Smart city project with total savings 27 Million Qatari Riyal Saudi Telecom Company (STC) – Saudi Arabia
From Oct 2014 – Oct 2015
Technical Procurement Consultant
• Responsible for Negotiations,Quality Control & Assurance,Document Management, Establishing Procedures, Reporting,Market Benchmarking, supplier management
• Supervise Procurement personnel required to support ongoing project procurement operation.
• Supervise bidding opening between subcontractors
• Prepare Contracts for vendors after bidding process
• Conduct negotiations with vendors through to order/contract award
• Liaise and follow up with all vendors on contract performance
- Achievements:
• Excellence Project award for Networks enhancement mega project
• Procuring Microsoft and Comptel services with 13 Million Saudi Riyals total savings Huawei – Saudi Arabia
From September 2012 – October 2014
Procurement & Contracts Manager
• Prepare Procurement Strategy with cost analysis and budget allocation
• Monitor vendors, with emphasis on improvement of the ongoing service to the Company in terms of cost, quality and delivery for the required materials and services
• Supervise bidding opening between subcontractors
• Preparing RFQ for issuing subcontracts and recommending the 'best fit' sub-contractor for the lowest cost
• Conduct negotiations with vendors through to order/contract award
• Liaise and follow up with all vendors on contract performance
- Achievements:
• Executing USF 5 project for STC with 1.5 Million USD savings
• Executing USF 7 & 8 project for Mobily with 2.8 Million USD Savings Etisalat Misr
From May 2009 – September 2012
Commercial Project Manager - Procurement & Contracts Lead
• Responsible for suppliers calling for registration, assessment, legal documents review, appraising, evaluation, categorizing & segmentation.
• Responsible for handling tendering & sourcing process including review & prepare tender Package, selecting the best sourcing model, inviting potential bidders, offers receiving, opening, evaluation & negotiation.
• Negotiate offered prices based on historical data, volume aspects & other criteria using recent tactical negotiation techniques.
• Manage project development from beginning to end in order to deliver its agreed scope within the project constrains (Cost, time, quality)..
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Track project milestones and deliverables and report, progress, risks, issues in timely manners to get proper management attention to put the project on track. HR recognitions and awards
• Excellence Project Award” winners for 2011.” Handset Benefit Policy”
• Employee of the month Aug-2011 “ Merge ISP’s companies with Etisalat Database & BSCS billing system”
• Employee of the month Dec-2010 ” Telesales and courier project “ Barclays Bank – Egypt
From May 2007 – Till May 2009
Network support Supervisor Engineer for Barclays Bank (North Region)
• Build & Manage the new infrastructure for New Data center and New Disaster Recovery Site
(Including Fiber Connectivity & Connections).
• Network Project Manager for the Project of The New branches expansion. Responsible For Building & Managing The Infrastructure For New Branches (50 Branches Till Dec. 2007).
• Manage & Lead The IT Infrastructure Team For Data & Voice To Achieve The Actual Plan For IT Infrastructure Vision.
• provide a professional technical Monitoring and support for the users
• Detailed requirements for new LAN/WAN systems or for upgrades of existing LAN/WAN systems and network infrastructure.
Orange Business Services (Subsidiary from France telecom) From January 2005 –Till April 2007
Network Support Engineer - CTS2 Specialist (PSM WE) - GCSC Cairo
• To provide a professional 2nd technical support for the customer in 24x7 shifts to maintain SLA and KPIs.
• Responsible for solving any problem that occurs in any of its sites all over the world within a predefined time frame depending on problem severity
• Handling and troubleshooting (IPVPN, ATM and Frame relay) connections.
• To perform technical escalations in line with company procedure. To monitor systems, customer networks and products, and deal with alerts and events as appropriate. Qualifications
Education:
• Bachelor of Electronics & Communications Engineering Sep 1997- July 2002 Alexandria institute for Engineering and Technology
• Victoria College School, Alexandria Sep 1984 –July 1997 High School Diploma
Post –Graduate Certificates:
• Attended PMP (Project Management Professional)
• Attended CIPS L4 Course (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply) MEMBERSHIP NUMBER:005828356
• Attended CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management)
• Attended IACCM (International Association for Contract & Commercial Management) Oracle Courses:
• Attended Oracle Procurement Contract Course
• Attended Oracle iProcurement R12, Sourcing, iSupplier Course
• Attended Oracle SLM Supplier Lifecycle Management Course Languages:
• Arabic : Mother tongue
• English: Fluent
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 19-September -1979
Nationality: Egyptian
Gender: Male
Military status: completed
Marital Status: Married
Driving license: Egypt – United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia – Qatar Current Location: Dubai -United Arab Emirates – UAE UAE Golden VISA holder
References:
Furnished upon request.