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SKILLS
NEGOTIATIONS & COST REDUCTION
LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL
PROCUREMENT
CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS
VENDOR RELATIONSHIP
MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP & SELF-MOTIVATED
COMMUNICATIONS (VERBAL &
WRITTEN)
ABILITY TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE
TRUSTWORTHINESS & ETHICS
DETAIL-ORIENTED & DILIGENCE
ANALYTICAL THINKING & RESEARCH
PROACTIVE, RESULTS-ORIENTED, &
COMMITMENT TO CAREER
ABOUT ME
Experienced Procurement professional with 8 years of demonstrated history of working in a variety of industries such as Cluster team & pre-opening Hotels & Resorts with European luxury & American Interna onal standards, and as well as experience in establishing a pre- opening Sports Flooring Manufacturing Company.
Driven to contribute produc vity by targe ng 10-30% cost reduc on & efficiency to overall Local & Interna onal procurement with regard to OPEX (Opera onal Expenses), CAPEX/FF&Es (Capital Expenditure), Owner's Approval, and AMCs (Annual Maintenance Contracts) while delivering the requirements on a mely manner. WORK EXPERIENCE
Doha, Qatar
Mar 2022 - Jul 2023
• Expertly managed to deliver on a mely manner the Engineering & General item/service purchases of the 9 Hilton Hotel Proper es with 4 exis ng ones (Hilton Doha, Hilton The Pearl Residences, Double Tree Old Town, and Al Rayyan Hotel
- Curio a Collec on), plus 5 pre-opening hotels in prepara on of its opening last Qatar's FIFA World Cup 2022 period
(Fuwairit Kite Beach, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hampton by Hilton, Waldorf Astoria Ras Abrouq, and Waldorf Astoria Westbay).
• Saved a total of QAR 145,000.00 for finalized local and interna onal purchases & promoted a 10-30% cost reduc on
(depending on the purchase requirement) on Engineering & General OPEX, CAPEX (FF&Es), and Catalogue Item
requirements.
• Established credit lines with exis ng & new suppliers/vendors to avoid cash payments & help maximize our cash flow accordingly. For special purchase requirements (e.g. Sole Distributor/Direct Manufacturers, Imported Items,
Trainers/Allowances/Flight ckets), nego ated to at least provide the least advance payment possible (e.g. 20% advance payment only but with Guarantee Cheque provision of the same amount) & the rest to be paid either a er 30/60 days credit or upon comple on of delivery/work.
• Implemented the Scope of Work Form in all the Cluster team's Hilton proper es to conserve me for consolida ng the required item/service details as per the department requester's requirements.
• Ensured procurement policy & procedures are strictly followed through & implemented per Hilton Hotel proper es being worked with.
• Well-versed with BirchStreet System & in the usage of MS Office applica ons, as well as Google Mail/Docs
Sheets/Google Drive, Outlook Emails etc.
• Awarded Employee of the Month last October 2022 in Hilton Doha for handling professionally our last minute & urgent HILTON HOTELS &
RESORTS
Cluster Procurement Specialist
ANN KRISTIA
BAMBA, CIPP, CIPM
PROCUREMENT/CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT/SUPPLY CHAIN/LOGISTICS Villa no. 1 Saha 12 Westbay, Doha,
Qatar
annkris adzeef@r.postjobfree.com
requirements in prepara on of the FIFA World Cup period on a mely manner
The Pearl, Qatar
Mar 2019 - Mar 2022
• Diligently managed all the Engineering & General Item/Service requirements on OPEX, CAPEX, Owner's approval, and Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC) for both Marsa Malaz
Kempinski The Pearl & its Outsource Restaurants plus the Kempinski Residences & Suites and its Outsource Restaurants.
• Ensured Contract placement & renewals are done as per the s pulated meline or schedule and that price & terms and condi ons of the Contracts are beneficial for the company.
• Saved a total of QAR 600,000.00 on finalized local and interna onal purchases/AMCs & established a cost reduc on of 10-20% for purchase requirements, depending on its bulkness.
• Established credit lines with exis ng & new suppliers/vendors to avoid cash payments & help maximize our cash flow accordingly. For special purchase requirements (e.g. Sole Distributor/Direct Manufacturers, Imported Items,
Trainers/Allowances/Flight ckets), nego ated to at least provide the least advance payment possible (e.g. 20% advance payment only but with Guarantee Cheque provision of the same amount) & the rest to be paid either a er 30/60 days credit or upon comple on of delivery/work.
• Ensured procurement policy & procedures are strictly followed through & implemented.
• Well-versed in Materials Control (FMC) & in the usage of MS Office applica ons, as well as Google Mail/Docs
Sheets/Google Drive, Outlook Emails etc.
• Obtained Kempinski's Special Recogni on Award for outstanding performance dated June-July 2019.
Mesaieed, Qatar
Aug 2015 - Feb 2019
• Successfully assisted & handled the pre-opening phase of procurement of this state-of-the-art manufacturing factory with having purchases done on both local & interna onal alongside the logis cs coordina on for our company.
• Managed sourcing & finaliza on of huge item requirements such as Machineries, Packaging materials, Binder Chemicals, and company ISO Cer fica ons within America, Europe, India, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and China.
• Executed Shipping Documents crea on for export shipments and ensured these are aligned as per the Customs
requirements of the des na on country.
• Ensured all the Complete Shipping Documents (Invoice, Packing List, Cer ficate of Origin, and Airway Bill or Bill of Lading) as created by the Interna onal Suppliers are in accordance with the Shipping Documents’ Importa on guidelines of Qatar’s Customs.
• Rendered service to further develop & implement the Procurement Module in SAP Business One as well as MS Dynamics.
EDUCATION
MARSA MALAZ
KEMPINSKI THE
PEARL-DOHA
(EUROPEAN LUXURY
HOTEL) AND
KEMPINSKI
RESIDENCES &
SUITES DOHA
Cluster Purchasing Coordinator
MODERN
RECYCLING
FACTORY
Procurement Officer
HARVARD BUSINESS
SCHOOL ONLINE
Cer fica on for Hilton's Lead 2.1: Virtual Leadership Development Series with Harvard (EMEA)
Delaware, United
States Of America
2023
Leadership training for Team Leaders up to Asst. Head of Department Leadership
Dubai, United Arab
Emirates
2022
Doha, Qatar
2019
Quezon City,
Philippines
2013
REFERENCES
ANOOP MULLATH (DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE)
Marsa Malaz Kempinski The Pearl-Doha
E: adzeef@r.postjobfree.com
PRASAD SALVI (ENGINEERING
MANAGER)
The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort
E: adzeef@r.postjobfree.com
YOSRA ELKRIMI (MANAGER -
GROUPS, CONFERENCES, AND
EVENTS)
Hilton Doha
E: adzeef@r.postjobfree.com
BLUE OCEAN
ACADEMY
Cer fied Interna onal Procurement Professional (CIPP) and Cer fied Interna onal Procurement Manager (CIPM)
ICON LEARNING
CENTRE
(INTERNATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
NETWORK
(EDINBURGH
NAPIER UNIVERSITY
ACCREDITED
SCHOOL -
INTERNATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
NETWORK UK)
Diploma in Supply Chain Management
ST. PAUL
UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Hotel & Restaurant Management