IKRAMULLAH SHAREEF
Vestal NY
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I am an individual having a diversified experience of 16 years plus with multinational companies in Procurement Operations, Vendor Management, Supply Chain Management, HR, Administration & Industrial Business Units/divisions. He has the following proven abilities
Experience working with Tier 1 Global MNC’s CITIBANK, Siemens and ADIB with diverse clients across geographies viz: North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Worked on major businesses transformation projects as a Business Analyst in Middle East and Asia Pacific to improve quality and regulatory compliance.
Working experience as a functional consultant with SAP Ariba Procurement.
Working experience with SAP-MM and SAP-SD.
Excellent analytical skills interpreting business requirements and translating them into the application and operational requirement.
Consistent track record of high-quality deliverables
Extensive understanding of Vendor Management, Law & Information Security.
Contracts & Procurement individual with demonstrated ability to transform direction, feedback, and strategy into profitable decision making across Banking industry.
Solid procurement and contract management experience with proficiency in developing procedures and SLAs.
Possess strong working knowledge of business trends including industry issues, cost drivers, global pricing, market conditions, and economic indicators.
Excellent team player and can perform under pressure with consistent attention to details. Proficient in Excel, Word, Power Point and Access
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
B t B Consultant Co - USA
Dec 2019 – June 2020
Industry: Telecommunication
Project: Procurement Digital Transformation
Procurement Business Analyst
Analyse client’s business requirements and processes through document analysis, interviews, workshops, and workflow analysis.
Communicate client’s business requirements by constructing easy-to-understand data and process models.
Develop business architecture using requirements such as scope, processes, alternatives, and risks.
Conduct, user acceptance testing integration and performance to verify the client’s needs are met.
Provide input into developing and modifying systems to meet client needs and develop business specifications to support these modifications.
Liaise between business and technical personnel to ensure a mutual understanding of processes and applications.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi, UAE
August 2014 – October 2019
Senior Officer Procurement
Created and examined contractual agreements between the bank and supplier’s / service provider. Activities included evaluating risk, negotiating terms, drafting contracts, reviewing contracts drafted by the Vendor legal team, overseeing execution of contracts, extending contracts, Facilitate in legal interpretation in all areas of contracting to ADIB Buyers.
Supervising bank vendor registration team in managing SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP) module to help in end to end process i.e. supplier’s qualification/onboarding, performance, spending, risk and controls to facilitate businesses seamlessly driving through to take decisions on suppliers issues that are compliant and in best interest of the bank.
Performed ADIB spend data analysis for vendors & Identified high spend supplier and their target category in order to plan and align vendor portfolio with category strategy.
Established vendor performance evaluation criteria and conducted reviews of vendor performance in order to meet / enhance service requirements.
Responsible to manage vendor’s database and registration documentation in control and effective manner that enables VMCP to mitigate risk exposure to the organization at the time of registering the vendors/suppliers.
Established Contract MIS in order to capture value and earned value per contract terms and monitor spend.
Ensured engagement for track and monitor the execution of contracts while engaging all stakeholders including BU and legal.
Prepared Key Risk Indicators for the departmental products to mitigate high risks.
Analyzes bank business requirements and documented its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
Responsible in arranging business feedback to SAP ARIBA and provide functional expertise in designing the functional implementation document including end to end testing
Engaged in creating functional design document for SAP ARIBA Contract, Supplier enablement and Sourcing Modules
Worked as core team member with SAP team in upstream implementation for Supplier Enablement, Contracts and Supplier Risk, Contract Library and configured multiple templates as per the bank’s requirement.
Assisted in the implementation of SAP contract and supplier registration Solutions to enhance the business functionality and overall performance,
Prepared customized Contract and Supplier Reports in SAP ARIBA
Reviewing and approving and publish contracts in SAP ARIBA
Optimized Sourcing and Procurement Business Processes, and helped customers to adopt Best Practices
Supported in detailed project planning activities for SAP Ariba and Fixed Asset Management
Enable, mentor and coach fellow colleagues of Ariba contract management
Capability of presenting the value proposition in the Ariba supplier and contract module,
Ensure vendors comply with SAP Ariba onboarding, due diligence requirements and complete necessary documentation related to Ariba registration and enablement process
Coordination with internal stakeholders to on board suppliers with right skill sets as per bank requirement.
Citibank N.A, Pakistan
August 2003 – February 2013
Manager, Operations and Technology, Procurement
Responsible for Overall coordination and evaluation of 3rd party operational functions (Outsourcing) including full accountability for setting and achieving operational goals.
Prepared and implemented Citibank policies and strategies with regards to supplier’s selection and ensured that all the supplier operational & outsourcing activities are in accordance with State Bank of Pakistan outsourcing guidelines.
Determined and negotiated terms and condition of service and maintenance contracts with the vendors. Prepared contracts within established legal/compliance and procurement guidelines and framework.
Supervised and facilitated supplier relationship activities, organized along commodity lines, on behalf of all Business Units, from initial contact and pre-qualification to contract and supplier management.
Participated in cross-functional teams comprising of stakeholders from multiple business units in the development and execution of sourcing strategies, Requests for Proposal, supplier selection, negotiation and contracting processes.
Investigated various cost reduction methods in order to contribute to the achievement of annual saving goals. This was done by researching strategic sourcing strategies, analyzing market/supplier conditions, monitoring and ensuring suppliers are delivering on contracted commitments, and ensuring that quality and service standards are met.
Worked with the departments to initiate, create, and manage detailed sourcing processes and contract/supplier development plans that include pre-qualification, solicitation, tender and negotiation for Citibank.
Performed risk assessment of vendors and also coordinate with business unit for Information Security (IS) assessment. Prepared vendor performance & quality reports.
Organized Management Information System (MIS) of all vendors of Citibank. Supervised business unit for vendor agreement evaluation & regularize all vendor contracts.
Supervised Record Management program and managed archiving function.
Prepared Key Risk Indicators for the departmental products to mitigate high risks ensured proper implementation of all policies & manager control assessment framework and prepared business contingency plans for critical processes.
Identified critical areas as per risk levels involved along with preparing monthly control report and monitored, analyzed and escalated significant, current / emerging operational risks and internal control issues to the Senior Management.
Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Ltd
May 1999 - May 2002
Commercial Officer
Worked on System Application Product (SAP) with functional team for testing of Material Management (MM) and Sales Distribution (SLD) product.
Control of Company Travel Account and bills verification
EDUCATION
Master in Business Administration from Preston University, Karachi
Bachelor of Law from (LL.B.) from S.M. Law College, Karachi
Bachelors of Commerce from Karachi University
Microsoft Certified Professional
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SAP ARIBA Procurement
SAP Material Management
SAP Sales Distribution
Al-Madar (ERP)
WORK AUTHORIZATION
US Green Card holder
REFERENCES
Available upon request