Summary

An energetic, self-motivated and seasoned professional with positive attitude having 15 years of experience in the field of, Administration, Supply Chain Management, Audits and Operational Excellence.


 


Recently working as General Manager Procurement & Contracts in Ultimate Step Group, previously worked as Head of Purchase Department in Shifa International Hospitals Islamabad, a JCIA accredited hospital in the region. Proven track record of achieving Departmental KPIs which are well aligned with company’s mission. Hands on experience of working on Oracle and SAP Modules with expertise of efficient usage of system reports for future projections. Also helped companies to get Audits (ISO 9001:2015, FSMS ISO 22000:2018, ISO 27001, JCIA).

Experience

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General Manager (A&P)
Ultimate Step Group
Sep 2024 - Present | Rawalpindi, Pakistan

§  Revisited and implemented procurement and contract related polices.
§  Managed P2P life lifecycle, re-negotiated contract terms and added boilerplate clauses in the contracts ensuring regulatory compliances.
§  KPIs inclusion in each contract for quarterly tracking.
§  Reduced suppliers payable aging and rebuild their confidence.
§  Administer daily office operations, facility management and provide logistic support to the staff especially warehouse teams.
§  Managed travel arrangements & hotel bookings, events, conferences and exhibitions ensuring quality and cost effectiveness.
Implemented petty cash management policy to meet emergency and routine expenses.

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Head of Purchase Department
Shifa International Hospital Ltd
Oct 2018 - Aug 2024 | Islamabad, Pakistan

 Managed portfolio of approx. 5 Billion Rupees annually; in various segments like, Medical, Radiology and Lab Equipments / consumables, IT and Communication, HVARC, Electrical & Plumbing, Printing / Stationery, Furniture, linen, Food and Beverages.
 Planned and implemented procurement strategies for continuous product improvements and cost cuttings. Locked prices for items from 6 months to 1 year and convinced suppliers to maintain stocks at their warehouses as per shared consumptions.
 Introduced LCs in RMBs with 6 months deferred payments model.
 Initiated organizational import to reduce cost. Annually saved approx. Rs. 30 Million.

Supplier’s Management
 Managed approx. 1000 suppliers, revamped supplier selection, registration, evaluation and approval processes as per international standards.
 Initiated Criteria based Supplier’s Performance Review of half year basis.

Contract Management
 Managed third party contractors working with Shifa; ensuring quality and cost efficiency. Re-negotiated contracts on 3-4% of the equipment value.
 Established a central repository of all contracts, starting from their execution till termination.
 Developed Standard Contract Checklist and Formats encompassing best industry practices and clauses including their performance monitoring through KPIs to be presented to the Board.

Ensuring Timely Payments & Stock Availability
 Systemized supplier’s payment schedules and its implementation by ensuring invoice forwarding within 72 hours.
 Prepared monthly payment plans as per funds availability and reduced payables above 90 days to 5% of the total outstanding.
 Developed strong follow-up mechanism with suppliers. Improved stock fill rate upto 95% all the time

Promotion of local Products
 Encouraged and facilitated local manufacturers, especially surgical instrument manufacturers to sell their products in Pakistan and also guided them to improve their products to enhance exports. For this purpose, organized two Surgical Instruments exhibition in collaboration with Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SIMAP).

Team Building & efficiency improvement
 Build, managed & trained a team of 18 professionals for smooth operations of Purchase Department.
 Reduced order cancellation and order recycle rate to 0.001%.

Main Projects
 Solarization of Shifa main building
 Medical Gas project with Pakistan Oxygen Limited
 Introduction of Clearing Agents and Travel Agents
 Revamping of Radiology Department by inducting Siemens CT, MRI and Angiography machines
 Total Lab Automation (Roche TLA), Hematology (Sysmex)
 Establishment of Shifa Neuro Sciences
 Establishment of Shifa Supply Chain Complex
 GST Savings – helped Shifa saving approx. Rs. 100 million which were not being saved before 2018

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Assistant Manager (Materials Management)
Shifa International Hospital Ltd
May 2018 - Oct 2018 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Inventory Management & Revision of Stock Levels
 Managed monthly inventory of 140 Million Rupees.
 Reviewed and updated Min-Max Levels of all Departments in coordination with Purchase Department, helped reduction 15% inventory.

Definition of SKUs
 Developed new SKUs as per best industry practices and replaced them with new SKUs.

Warehouse Organization
 Initiated third party monthly stock count.
 Organized Shifa warehouse by proper stacking, storing and binning of items. Products were segregated as per their nature.

Segregations of Sections
 Separated sections and assigned supervisors for monitoring and bring transparency; like, Receiving, Inventory Management, Issuance and Distribution.

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Office Assistant
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority ERRA
Jul 2009 - May 2018 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Internal Audit
 Preparation of Annual Internal Audit Plans. Conducted Internal Audit of ERRA Funds (Approx. 70 Billion Rupees annually), utilized for reconstruction & rehabilitation activities in PERRA KPK (Provincial Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency) and SERRA AJ&K (State Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency).
 Observations raised found primary place in Annual Internal Audit Reports.

Working Papers
 Preparation of working papers and its presentations to Departmental Accounts Committee / Public Accounts Committee meetings.

Systemization of Audit Observation
 Developed a comprehensive system of tracking Audit observations, its replies and directions of different forums like Departmental Accounts Committee / Public Accounts Committee.

ERRA Financial Rules & Regulation.
 Played a pivotal role in preparation of ERRA Financial Rules and ERRA Financial Regulations and its publication in the Official Gazette of Pakistan after vetting from Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Law and Justice.

Recording Minutes of Meeting.
 Started first time live recording of minutes of Departmental Accounts Committee Meetings to avoid conflicts between Auditee and Auditors.

Education

University of Arid Agriculture, Murree Road
Masters, Masters in Business Administration, MBA Finance‎
Accounting, Finance, Strategic Financial Management
CGPA 2.9/4
2008
University of the Punjab
Bachelors, Bachelors in Commerce, B.Com‎
Accounting, Commerce, Auditing
Percentage 57%
2005

Skills

Expert Accounts Management Skills
Expert Audit Assignment Handling
Expert Auditing
Beginner Banking Skills
Expert Build Strong Teams
Expert C Level Negotiations
Expert Communication Skills
Beginner Contract Law Knowledge
Expert Contract Management
Expert Coordination Projects
Expert Electrical Controls Knowledge
Expert End to End Sales
Expert ERP Oracle
Expert Internal Affairs Management
Expert Internal Audit Transformation
Expert Leadership Management
Beginner Legal Compliance
Intermediate Legal Matters
Expert Microsoft Applications Experience
Expert MS Excel
Expert Presentable
Expert Procurement Knowledge
Expert Project Plans Management
Expert Record Keeping
Beginner Six Sigma
Beginner Stress Management
Expert Supply Chain
Expert Supply Chain Optimization
Expert Supply Chain Software Command

Languages

Expert Punjabi
Expert Urdu
Expert English