SHIHABUDEEN ABDUL LATHEEF
Kollam
Summary
Dynamic Senior Procurement Officer with extensive experience at Nakheel PJSC, excelling in supplier management and negotiation. Proven ability to enhance procurement processes and ensure compliance, while demonstrating strong communication and attention to detail. Adept at achieving cost-effective purchasing decisions, contributing to operational efficiency and supplier performance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Procurement Officer
Nakheel PJSC
Dubai
01.2014 - 01.2024
- Operational Procurement: Process purchase requests (PRs) and convert them into purchase orders (POs) in line with company policies. Source suppliers for general and operational categories, ensuring the availability of competitive quotations. Conduct commercial evaluations and recommend the most suitable supplier in procurement documentation. Maintain accuracy in procurement documentation, including the PRs, PCRs, contracts, and vendor records.
- Supplier Management: Liaise with existing suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods and services. Support the onboarding of new suppliers, ensuring proper documentation and compliance checks. Manage communication, resolve issues related to delays, pricing discrepancies, or incomplete deliveries. Monitor supplier performance, and escalate concerns when necessary.
- Sourcing and negotiation: obtain and compare quotations to ensure cost-effective purchasing decisions. Negotiate terms including pricing, delivery timelines, warranty, and payment conditions. Support framework/master agreements by collecting and validating supplier data.
- Coordination with internal stakeholders: Work closely with end users to clarify specifications, verify requirements, and ensure alignment with operational needs. Track procurement progress and update departments on PR/PO status. Assist in resolving operational queries or urgent sourcing requirements.
- Compliance and Policy Adherence: Follow procurement guidelines, approval workflows, and audit requirements. Ensure that all procurement actions are properly documented and transparent. Support management in improving internal controls and standardizing procurement practices.
- Reporting and Data Management: Maintain procurement trackers, logo, and dashboards for daily operations. Assist in generating spend reports, vendor performance updates, and PR/PO status reports. Ensure timely closure of completed POs and support reconciliation with Finance.
Welding Inspector
Samsung Engineering
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Responsible in performing daily inspection and reporting as per approved inspection test plan.
- Witnessing the procedure qualification record (PQR) & welding qualification test (WQT) as per WPS.
- Inspection and confirmation of welding consumables as per specification.
- Preparation of daily reports and documentation.
- Review of Contract specification / technical requirements, drawings, and prepare procedures inline- with codes and standards.
- Verify that all applicable equipment’s is calibrated and has valid certification.
- Having Knowledge and experience in SAW, MIG, TIG, SMAW, FCAW welding.
- Familiar with international codes and standards like ASME, API, AWS, ASTM, DNV.
- Ensure customer complains related to quality are investigated and necessary corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
- Compile and verify daily welding production reports and ensure compliance to NDT requirements.
Procurement Officer
Dubai Saudi Arabian Contracting Company
Riyadh
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Overall supervision and managing day to day activities in Purchasing Department.
- Coordinate with sites to verify site requirements.
- Jobs like documentation/creating the outgoing letters for different companies, registering the incoming mail in the system, distribution of letters/documents internally and sending to the different companies, proficient and systematic records management (filing system) /indexing system), computer works etc.
- Keeping the Confidential Reports/Appraisal Letters of the company employees in a safe custody, keeping the documents/records of different sites in different filing cabinets/cupboards/racks etc.
- Project Undertaken: Burj Rafal Tower in Riyadh
Procurement Officer
Dubai Contracting Company LLC
Dubai
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Overall supervision and managing day to day activities in Purchasing Department.
- Coordinate with sites to verify site requirements.
- Contacting suppliers and obtaining latest prices of materials.
- Securing quotations from suppliers.
- Obtain samples of materials from market and analyzing.
- Verifying LPO details and approval.
- Procure urgent site requirements.
- Purchasing rare materials directly from market.
- Site visits and giving directions for purchased materials collection.
- Provide latest brochures and catalogues to sites.
- Preparations of project sign boards from advertising agency.
- Coordination between suppliers and Time Keepers.
- Handling day to day affairs of purchasing department.
- Coordinate site/workshop materials/services requirements and arrange delivery.
- Prepare LPOs as per site requirements, verifying latest price.
- Prepare personnel air travel tickets LPOs.
- Daily checking with suppliers on variations in prices.
- Attach with LPOs requisitions and other supporting documents for approval.
- Verify LPO item prices, quantities, payment terms and site requisition.
- Approved LPOs sorting, faxing, distributing and forwarding site LPO copies daily.
- Attend all enquiries from sites and suppliers.
- Prepare all office depts. requisitions and follow-up purchasing of materials.
- Filing LPO’s, site quotations and related purchasing dept. documents.
- Handling all level instruments servicing and calibration.
- Receive invoices from suppliers; arrange pending invoices and credit notes.
- Project Undertaken: Various High Raised Buildings in Dubai
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
International Academy of Engineering Technology and Management
IndiaBachelor - Economics
University of Kerala
IndiaSkills
Strong understanding of procurement processes, RFO, PR/PO cycles, and basic contract terms
Good negotiation and commercial evaluation skills
Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Strong communication and coordination skills
Attention to detail, time management, and ability to work under tight deadlines
Team player with a problem-solving mindset
Professional, organized, and service-oriented
Other Qualifications
Diploma in MS Office
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Tamil
- Malayalam
Technical Qualifications
- AWS Certified Welding Inspector - 12032151
- ASNT Level-II Certification in Ultrasonic Testing
- Radiographic Testing
- Liquid Penetrant Testing
- Magnetic Particle Testing
Personal Information
- Passport Number: X3187363
- Date of Birth: 01/24/78
- Nationality: Indian
- Driving License: valid UAE Driving License
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Senior Procurement Officer
Nakheel PJSC
01.2014 - 01.2024
Welding Inspector
Samsung Engineering
01.2012 - 01.2014
Procurement Officer
Dubai Saudi Arabian Contracting Company
01.2010 - 01.2012
Procurement Officer
Dubai Contracting Company LLC
01.2005 - 01.2010
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
International Academy of Engineering Technology and Management
Bachelor - Economics
University of Kerala