Syed Abid Hassan Zaidi
Procurement Engineer
Karachi,
About
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- AceTech Services DMCC (Jagal Group) UAE as Procurement Engineer
(April 2014 – September 2015)
Responsibilities:
• Purchasing & corporate procurement of all project`s permanent and consumable materials.
• Responsible for the preparation and process purchase requisitions, bid tabs, & purchase orders and documents in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Source, select and negotiate for the best purchase package in terms of quality, price, terms, deliveries and services with suppliers.
• Technical calculation of equipment and spares as per required site data.
• Negotiate for best purchasing package (in terms of quality, price, term, delivery and service) with suppliers and sub-contractors assigned.
• Preparation of KPI reports on monthly basis. Prepare reports and summarize data regarding purchases and raw material samples.
• Follow up deliveries, supervise the electronic data entry for all ordered, received and delivered materials.
• Coordination with accounts departments about payments & payment certificates. Coordinate with user departments and suppliers in the purchasing scope. Coordinates with the sister companies inside and outside U.A.E.
• Handling and monitoring of claims to factories and vendors for defectives, shortage & overage, missing parts.
• Studied and analyzed material specifications received from projects and issued RFQs to suppliers locally and abroad.
• Preparation of Cost comparison sheets & Bid Tab based on price quotations received from suppliers. Offers were compared technically and commercially.
• Maintain complete updated purchasing records/data and pricing in the system. Closing the PO by checking it against GRN.
• Support user departments with quotations for the purpose of tenders.
• Document controlling and safe keeping and maintaining separate AVLs of international & local vendors.
• All international procurement requirements of Jagal Group was fulfilled by Dubai office i.e.; Acetech Services DMCC, which also covers it sister companies of multiple functional areas such as Oil and Gas, Shipyard, Pharmaceutical etc.
- Hard Precast Building Systems L.LC UAE as Coordination Engineer (Design-Production) (Feb 2014 – March 2014 - Outsourced)
Responsibilities:
• Coordinating between site and production engineers & draught men regarding projects updates and design drawings details.
• Issue design drawings and layouts for production.
• Review As-built drawings for approval with senior production manager.
• Update design drawings and layouts in ERP system and marked as “Issued for Production”.
• Keep updating production department for requirement of Precast Retaining Walls, Concrete Hollow-Core Slabs, Beams, Columns and Core Walls etc.
• Preparing good numbers of submittals and transmittals on daily basis. Sending them to site/client for approval as per the design to start production.
• Visit the production site to ensure the accuracy of designed dimensions and quality of selected products.
Projects:
• City Walk Dubai. (Plot 5, 6 & 7)
• Airport Expansion Dubai.
- Schindler Pars International UAE as Maintenance Coordinator
(Aug 2013 – Jan 2014 - Outsourced)
Responsibilities:
• Preparing of daily and monthly reports of complains and call logs
• Preparation of accident reports for EI & NI staff.
• Updates the technician status and technical complains on SAP.
• Receiving emergency calls from client/customer and recording in to the logs.
• Send the teams of technicians to required sites as per prioritize requirement.
• Purchasing of new elevators as per site calculation and spares for lifts and elevators from overseas and local and follow up with vendors.
- Fluid System International (Pvt.) Ltd as Application & Sales Engineer
(Mar 2012 – June 2013)
Responsibilities:
• Pump Selection Calculation as per the data I obtained from site and client.
• Reporting on daily basis to country sales manager.
• Calculation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) from site layout drawings.
• Preparation and submission of transmittal and submittals.
• Site visits and client coordination.
• Purchasing and estimating the cost calculation and cost comparison of pump spares.
- Y.H. Associates Consulting Engineers as HVAC/SITE Engineer
(Dec 2012 – Mar 2013)
Responsibilities:
• Site Survey and client coordination.
• Heat load calculation on HAP software
• Duct Sizing & Pipe Sizing
• Equipment Selection on the basis of Heat Load calculations.
• Calculation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) from site layout drawings.
• Preparation and submission of transmittal and submittals.
• Purchasing and estimating the cost calculation and cost comparison of building materials.
Projects:
• The Hoshang Tower
• Agha Khan Hospital Oncology Building
• Regent Plaza Hotel, Karachi
SOFTWARE SKILLS:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Novice knowledge of H.A.P system (Hourly Analysis Program).
• E-Draw (GANTT Charts & Layouts)
CERTIFICATIONS:
• Autodesk Auto-CAD - 2009 (Designing).
• ANSYS 10/8.0 – 2010 (Stress Analysis).
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• E-Bidding Software Management.
• Vendor Management & Tender.
• Pump Selection Calculation.
• Planning and Scheduling.
• Heat load calculations.
• Preparation of BOQs, RFQ, PRs, Bid-tabs, and POs.
TRAININGS:
• QA/QC (DTs and NDTs – Karachi Shipyard)
• Training Seminar on “Negotiation and Time Management Skills”
• Primavera 3.0 & 6.0 (Siemens Pak.) – Beginners
• Procedure of Procurement & Supply Chain Management. (Siemens Pak.)
• SAP, ERP and Orion
• E-Bidding Software
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
• Good Knowledge in different types of materials, alloys and various types of production planning and controlling tools like P3, ERP, SAP, and Orion Desktop.
• Effective communication, presentation and writing skills.
• Enthusiastic to share, develop and initiate ideas, self-motivated.
• Time management and negotiation skills.
• Task oriented and team player.
• Good at Advance MS-Excel.
EDUCATION:
Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering
N.E.D University of Engineering & Technology
Karachi, Pakistan
Jan 2008 – Dec 2012
Projects:
• Design of a Waste Heat Recovery System from Gas Turbine exhaust.
External Advisor: M.G.ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES
(Designing, Research, Site Visit, Calculation & Presentation)
• Study on Industrial applications of Investment Casting.
External Advisor: PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE
(Research, Site Visit, Thesis Writing & Presentation)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
• Pakistan Engineering Council (Registered Engineer P.E.C.)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (NED Chapter - Student member)
