Profile
Farooq Sherwani
Mobile: +966 581201438, Email: [email protected]
Address: District Rabwa, Near Souq Al Raya, Tareek Ameer Mohamed, Madinah Al Munawarah Saudi Arabia.
A highly motivated and energetic individual with a strong Professional and Academic background with compelling ambition for learning. Over 12 years’ experience in Prestigious Private and Public Sector International Development Organizations focusing on the area of international trade and development. Specialization in; Procurement, Contracts, Logistics, SCM and Administration.
Employment History
SERAA (Group) Madinah AL- Munawarah Saudi Arabia April 2017- Present Procurement Manager (Seraa Group)
Manage the Procurement Process and the Supply Base Efficiently and Effectively.
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company • Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships • Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• All purchases should go through the approved procurement processes
• Improvement and development of non-competitive existing suppliers
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements • Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms • Developing and maintenance of policies and processes
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
• Providing procurement leadership to the organization • Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
• Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
• Evaluation and selection of suppliers
• Current suppliers are competitive • Developing plans and measures
• Manage internal operations
In addition to the above mentioned responsibilities I also keep an eye on the following Procurement KPI’s
1) Inventory
– Monitor spend on Stock, Direct Charge and Service spend, monthly
— 95% service level for normal stock and 100% service level for Critical, Insurance, major consumables.
2) Supplier performance
– Price Structure, Discount, Payment terms.
– Lead time monitoring
3) Buyer Performance
– Saving (monthly) by category
– RFQ/PR processing; actual vs. target (2 weeks for regular; 1-3 work days for Urgent)

SERAA (Group) Madinah AL- Munawarah Saudi Arabia Jan 2016- March 2017 (1 Year 2 Month) Procurement Specialist
Support Operational Requirements.
• Understand business requirements
• Buy products and services
• At the right price
• From the right source
• At the right specification that meets users’ needs
• In the right quantity
• For delivery at the right time
Develop Strong Relationships with Other Functional Departments within the Organization.
• Continued liaison with internal customers to achieve greater understanding of requirements and integration
• Timely, pro-active communication with internal customers
• Sharing of information i.e. market trends, price, quality, delivery, forecast and demand
Highlighting achievements
Develop Integrated Purchasing Strategies That Support Organizational Strategies, Goals and objectives.
• Develop purchasing strategies that support organizational strategies.
• Monitor supply markets and trends i.e. material price increases, shortages, changes in supply and
interpret the impact these trends will have on the organization
• Identify the critical materials and services required to support the company strategies in particularly during new
project development
• Develop supply options and contingency plans that support company plans
• Quality reporting as required and continued improved communication
• Develop KPI’s for Procurement personnel which will support the objectives and organizational goals
PIFRA Islamabad September 2008 – September 2015 ( 7 years ) Procurement & Inventory Manager
As Manager, for last Seven years I closely worked with Director General (Procurement) for effective and well-timed completion of procurement requirements and contract management targets. Major procurements relate to IT equipment, Software, Hardware, Information Systems, Civil Works and Consultancy Services.
Responsibilities: Review and recommend Procurement and Contracts Policies and Procedures keeping in view International Procurement standards. Participating in World Bank review missions and presentation of reports to the mission about accomplishments of procurement/inventory wing against the planes. Supervision of Procurement and inventory staff, to smoothen operations of procurement activities. Under this job incumbent I have involved in following activities
• Providing recommendations to improve process in decision making and savings by analyzing patterns of spend data and compliance gathering Spend data from accounts payable.

• Providing advices and recommendations on how to improve sourcing and contracting processes and methodologies. Including: supplier identification, running sourcing events, supplier selection and finally the negotiation of contracts.
• For the selection of best specific vendors, maintained updated catalogue through market Intelligence.
• Formulated SOW’s, vetted contract with legal department, drafted RFP’s /RFQ / RFI, Negotiate terms &
conditions and develop Purchase Order / Contract, Reviewing tenders and bids,
• Technically Evaluated Bids.
• Prepare case by making comparative statements such as Quotation Evaluation Statement (QES) &
business case for approvals.
• Devising/drafting contract matter from implementation to the successful closure.
• Participating in negotiating Price, SLA’s, Terms & Conditions, deliverables and warranties by WIN WIN situation.
• Requisitioning workflows and approvals.
• Monitoring Goods Receipts.
• Evaluating the supplier performance by keeping an eye on following KPI’s:
• Responsible for preparing Purchase Order, Order Placement, Supply / Demand Alignment, Material
Replenishment and Supplier Performance.
• Quality,
• On-time delivery,
• Service / Relationship, • Price,
• Total cost,
• Contract compliance, • Lead times.
• Preparing Invoice Receipts
• Reconciling Invoices and workflow
• Settling payments and updating accounts payable
Ufone [PTML] Islamabad Finance/Inventory Executive
June 2005 – August 2008 (3 years 3 months)
• Development and documentation of business process blue prints for the SAP AS-IS and To-BE for FICO, MM and their implantation.
• Planed and managed the data collection exercise for all the Ufone Network as well as non-network fixed assets and the physical verification.
• Development of comprehensive software to control Ufone assets and inventory through a vendor.
• Development of pre and post SOPs of AIMS (Assets and Inventory management System) and their
implementation.
• Developed and implement the SOPs for the track, movements of spares from warehouses to sites, vendors and
other locations.
• Reconciliation of company Assets Register with GL.
• Fixed assets related SOPs development, and implementation.
• Reconciliation of all assets with their respective BOQs and then with GL.

Certifications
An Introduction to Operations Management by Coursera
Skills & Expertise
▪ Proficient in MS Office Suite,
▪ ERP (SAP),
▪ Procurement,
▪ Inventory Management,
▪ Software Documentation,
▪ Project Forecasting,
▪ Team Management,
▪ Contract Management & Negotiation,
▪ Project Planning & Management,
Education
▪ Supply Chain Management,
▪ Supplier Negotiation,
▪ Supplier Quality Management, ▪ Strategic Sourcing,
▪ Time Management,
▪ Administration,
▪ Vendor Relationships, ▪ Logistics,
▪ Price Negotiation.
• MBA, Information Technology Management, International Islamic University , Islamabad, Pakistan, 2005
• Bachelor of Computer Sciences, Computer Science, Al-Khair University, 2001
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law, University of Peshawar, 2013 (in progress)
Personal Bio
• DateofBirth: 23–11–1978
• Father’s Name: Shamshad Ahmed Khan