Farzad Dehnavizadeh, MSC, PMP®

Cell : 714-***-****

Danville, CA

Email : adlicz@r.postjobfree.com

US Permanent Resident

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzad-dehnavizadeh/

Summary :

Experienced Procurement and Supply Management Specialist worked in Mega Projects, Demonstrated ability to manage time against multiple projects and priorities, and have strong data analysis, problem solving, and decision-making ability.

Instrumental in delivering high-quality team leadership and management to ensure achievement of business and financial objectives. Excel in collaboration, thriving as a member of cross-functional teams. Exceptional communication and relationship building skills leveraged to create meaningful internal and external partnerships. Committed to business and revenue growth, creating and implementing improvement initiatives and cost reduction strategies.

Specialist in Global Supply Management, Project management, Procurement management,, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier relationship, Scheduling, Planning, Vendors Management, Data Analysis, stakeholder Management,Budgeting, Forecasting, cost control, Cost Analysis, cost saving and negotiation.

EDUCATION

MSC Master of Science – Industrial Engineering Amirkabir University of Technology(AUT)

B.S. Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering – Azad University,

CERTIFICATION

PMP

Project Management Professional Project Management Institute (issued on 2006 and valid until Jul 2022)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Procurement Manager

Sazeh Consultants,

November 2007 – July 2020

Managed the Supply for a $3.3 B Gas refinery Project in the Middle East, in 2 phases ( due to Finance Strategy it had two time phases, from 2007 to 2016 and 2016 to 2020).

Crafted Supply, Sourcing and contracting plan, including make or buy analysis, sourcing and supply strategy.

Directed supplier’s contract negotiations and selections and managed the Contracts execution and close out.

Interacted with cross functional teams, and key stakeholders, to ensure that the project scope is clearly defined and meets its Business objectives.

Led Supply continuous improvement through the management of a portfolio of Key Performance Indicators

Led sourcing of project through competitive bidding process (RFP, RFI, FRQ), using industry’s best practices.

Managed project scope, cost, and schedule to ensure Materials are delivered on time and under budget.

Communicated and presented supply status on a regular basis to all stakeholders.

Collaborated with project controls group for project scheduling, estimating, cost management, and forecasting.

Presented crucial information for cross-management team meetings on supply trends, forecasting and project updates.

Implemented the low cost buffer inventory to proactively overcome the unforeseen material shortages.

Achievements highlights:

Excellent Negotiation and sourcing in the Project, brought project in 15% under budget by negotiation and competitive sourcing, and independent cost estimate.

Excellent Performance in Achievement to Project established Goals, as the Project was the Finalist, in IPMA Global Award in 2020 .

Establishment of Procurement Strategy for assigned scope to secure cost savings and on time delivery, saved $ 4.5 M per day for Client.

Honored by Sazeh Consultants with two awards for outstanding performance and contribution in Bid Boland Persian Gulf Gas treating plant project.

Project Procurement Manager

Sazeh Consultants,

August 2003 – Nov 2007

Directed a multinational team, in one of the largest petrochemical Projects (Arvand Petrochemical Project ), in a team with cooperation of Krupp Uhde Company( Germany)

Prepared budgets, forecasts, and Led aggressive negotiations to drive best timelines and prices for Project.

Managed purchasing to ensure world-class quality and on-time delivery at a competitive cost. Researched, recommended, and implemented new policies, products, and strategic changes in order to meet project and program long-term objectives and goals including staffing, suppliers, products/processes, technologies, program management

Oversaw procurement for project, consistently meetings for delivery deadlines

Analyzed cost and schedule variances on a weekly basis and recommend corrective actions

Prepared project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; recommending actions and Delivered status reports to senior management regularly (monthly/yearly)

Developed, tracked and negotiated RFI’s, change orders, and extra work orders (PCN) with the client

Identified problems and ensured solutions are implemented

Managed and monitored inventory levels, on-time shipment of finished goods, warehousing/shipping of goods, procurement/receipt/storage of materials, and transportation methods.

Supervised suppliers production planning activities to ensure that project needs are met in a timely manner

Organized, conducted, and managed meetings with the stakeholders.

Achievements highlights :

Saved over $20 M with negotiation with vendors based on cost versus budget baseline.

Achieved a 90 % supplier on-time delivery rate.

Successfully negotiated Change orders with Client and Vendors. Saved $25 M for project

Project Procurement Manager

Sazeh Consultants,

July 2000 – Aug 2003

In a multi-national petrochemical plant project (4th Aromatics plant) Managed a tight project procurement and supply in 36 months, and under budget.

Worked with high-profile consortium joint venture members including Toyo Engineering Corp. Japan, LG Engineering and Construction Korea.

Stayed in Toyo Engineering office in Tokyo (Japan) for Leading and Coordination of the global supply among members of Consortium

Led Negotiation meetings with world class vendors, including Japanese and European.

Directed the Project’s Procurement, RFP, Bid Processing, Purchase orders, Contract, Expedited Manufacturing, Coordinated inspections, and Logistics and managed material Management.

Languages

English:

Fluent

Persian:

Native

Skills

Project Management

Business Ethic

Negotiation

Leadership

Data Analysis

Budgeting

Collaboration

Continuous Improvement

Time Management

Cost Reduction Strategy

Problem Solving

Presentation skill

Supply Management

Strategic Sourcing

Team Oriented

Stakeholder Management

Excellent communication

Risk Assessment

Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint

Flexible

Multi Task

Procurement Management

Kaizen, JIT, 5S

People Skill

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