MUHAMMAD ZAHID

Procurement Officer / Buyer

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Estimating and establishing cost parameters and budgets for purchases- Maintain accurate records of purchases and pricing- Create and maintain good relationships with vendors/suppliers- Making professional decisions in a fast-paced environment- Maintain records of purchases, pricing, and other important data- Review and analyze all vendors/suppliers, supply, and price options- Develops plans for purchasing equipment, services and supplies- Negotiate the best deal for pricing and supply contracts.

Bachelor degree with 18+ years’ experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AL Jazeera Media Network (Doha-Qatar) 07th, March 2004 till date

Buyer

Procurement and Contracts Directorate

ERP System (SAP Material Management Module)

Objective:

Performs various duties related to the routine purchasing of materials and spare parts either by direct purchase or through competitive bidding via SAP automated purchasing system, from local or foreign sources.

Key Responsibilities:

Supplier management including:

Develop and improve supplier quality, cost, and delivery performance

Issue POs for material

Contract management including:

Negotiate contracts and long-term agreements

Execution of negotiated contract through SAP’s ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) & MRP (Material Resource Planning) systems.

Provide advice on contractual claims

Integrated sourcing initiatives including:

Develop and implement category strategies

Develop clear retail pricing strategy

Analyze market conditions (ex: pricing, availability, lead-time and capacity)

Adapting Assortment, brands to maximize Category performance

Continuous improvement including:

Support new product introduction activities

Apply the principles of continuous improvement to the design and development of supply chain processes

Undertake cost analysis for direct material and services

Implementing solutions to maximize profitability and activate new ideas to minimize negative performance impacts

Analyzing category performance and following up with all stakeholders within the group

Skills:

High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Good verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service orientation

Advanced in computer applications with good level of experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word etc.)

Good problem-solving ability

Able to work as part of a team as well as independently

Experience in the SAP system in Material Management Module.

AL Jazeera Media Network (Doha-Qatar)

Procurement and Contracts Directorate

Logistic & Expediting Section (03/2008 - 09/2012)

Expediting Specialist

Objective:

Establish and implement documented procedure for activities for Expediting Unit to provided efficient services in timely procuring materials/equipment.

Scope:

It covers expediting activities from the placement of Purchase order to the receipt of materials to warehouse, payment clearance, and replacement of rejected or discrepancy materials, etc. Supporting internal & external stakeholders

Policy:

To have the correct quality and quantity of materials and equipment in a timely manner and are readily available for Operations, whenever required.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for ensuring that all ordered materials are delivered timely in accordance with terms of the P.O.

Enters daily updates and expediting follow up dates in the follow up program of the Access Database. Reply to all technical queries raised by the Supplier through coordination with Sr. Purchasing Specialist/End User/Shipping/Inspection.

Resolving supply discrepancy reports. Receiving enquiries from originating department regarding the delivery status of ordered materials and reply to them.

Interpreting MMS computer generated reports to keep track of number of orders expedited and orders completed in order to provide monthly management reports.

Follows up the order intent to confirm arrival and acceptance at stores to close expediting file. Responsible for initiating expediting actions as per urgency or type of material involved.

Resolving supplier problems that require Al Jazeera assistance, local and overseas.

Negotiate with Freight Forwarders/ Shipping Agents to draw up the logistics contracts: Negotiate, extend, terminate, and renegotiate agreements.

Analyze price proposals, financials proposal, and other data to determine reasonableness of freight charges (Air & Sea)

Generating weekly Procurement Status Report for outstanding orders.

AL Jazeera Media Network (Doha-Qatar)

Procurement and Contracts Directorate

Al Jazeera Ware House / Technical Store Controller (03/2004 – 02/2008)

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Receives, stores and issues Electrical & Electronics equipment, materials, supplies, etc. according to established methods.

Stores special stock items requiring treatment which may deviate from established storekeeping methods in assigning space and identification.

Issues items which require knowledge of specific areas of supply operation and good knowledge of stock characterized by susceptibility to spontaneous combustion, toxicity, fragility, rapid deterioration, ease of physical damage.

Performs tasks independently in connection with checking and tallying special or technical items of supply.

Verifies stock against shipping authorizations for agreement as to quantities, descriptions, sizes, conditions and conformance to purchase orders.

Searches manufacturers' catalogs, technical bulletins, nomenclature lists, etc. to identify special items; seeks advice of operating personnel to insure compliance with purchase orders for unusual orders.

Established store-keeping methods in assigning space, conducting inventory, estimating needs, and maintaining and preparing records and reports as directed.

Makes minor adjustments or repairs to items carried in stock.

Drives, loads, and unloads a delivery truck periodically.

Following Temporary Issues

Dealing with the Equipment details present in Outside Bureau

Preparing & following the procedures in packing and listing the equipment requested by outside bureaus.

Daily Correspondence using Ms-office expertly

Filing incoming & outgoing documentations

Possessing nice and good attitudes for customer support

Responsible for issuing of GSM lines with mobiles & Thuraya Mobile

Possessing excellent Telephonic conversation skills

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of storeroom methods and procedures.

Knowledge of the characteristics, uses and proper handling/storage techniques of items supplied.

Knowledge of proper lifting and bending techniques.

Ability to interpret and follow oral and written instructions.

Ability to prepare and maintain stock records, reports and inventories.

Ability to perform basic arithmetic functions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and constituents.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to provide functional supervision.

Ability to work with computerized inventory control system

Customs & Ports General Authority October 2001 to March, 2004

Computer Programmer Cum Secretary Head of Harbour Affairs

Responsibilities:

Experiencing technical solutions for Computer Hardware & Software

Daily Correspondence using Ms office expertly

Filing of daily documents

Dealing incoming & outgoing documentations

Making port clearing certificates

Dealing shipping agents

Computer Support

Worked as computer support, Software & Hardware Troubleshooter.

Computer Programming

Also worked on a project of (Budget, Ship-movement etc) Using Visual Basic as Front-end tool and Ms-Access as back end, and many other projects completed successfully.

Worked for EBLA Co ( Doha-Qatar) on Part time basis on the following Projects

Completed 8 months Project of Q-Tel as computer data feeder

Completed 8 months on a Data Backlog Project of Ministry of Interior

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Bachelor of Commerce (B.COM) University of Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan (1999)

Diploma in Software Engineering (DSE)

Royal Institute of Computer Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan (1 Year),

Possessing good knowledge in Ms-office, Web Designing(Front Page, Photoshop) Programming using Visual Basic as Front end & Ms.Access as back end tool. Ability to develop web based application while using ASP.Net platform.

Successfully completed the following Projects

Inventory Control

Payroll

Website

Web developing & Programming (Visual Studio.Net) (Short Course)

Developing and implementing ASP.Net web application with Microsoft Visual Basic.Net (Microsoft Visual Studio.Net)

Programming with ADO.Net

Use Microsoft ADO.Net, Microsoft SQL Server2003, and Microsoft .Net framework to build and enhance data-Centric applications and Web Services

Projects Included:

Developed Data-backlog software for New Rent a Car in Doha, Qatar

Internship

Citibank N.A Global Finance, Lahore-Pakistan

Successfully completed 3months Internship (year 2000)

Short Courses in Aljazeera Media Network

Professional Logistics & International Trade

Focal International Training & Consultancy

Fire Warden

First Aid

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name MUHAMMAD ZAHID

Father Name Muhammad Younis

Marital Status Married

Date of Birth 28, Dec 1976

Email address adz3dz@r.postjobfree.com

Nationality Pakistani

Country of Resident Doha-Qatar

Mobile number +974-********

Valid Qatari Driving License

Interests

Involve New Technology

Developing relationships

Lead in Innovation

Typing Speed

45 words per minute

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