1. ABDELRAHMAN MOHAMED AFIFI
Aspire zone, Retaj compound , Doha, Qatar
Contact: +974 5578 7439
Email: abdel.m.afifi@gmail.com / ab.afifi@yahoo.com
Dear Sir / madam,
AbdelRahman is an experienced procurement professional with over 9 years’ experience
working in procurement functions. He is distinguished for managing procurement
processes for large multinational organizations as well as local NGO establishments.
He is presently working as the head of purchasing and warehousing for the Eid
Charitable Association and has been credited highly for modernizing the procurement
functions through the development and implementation of best in class policies, processes
and procedures. He is currently seeking a challenging role within a Supply Chain function
to utilize his professional experience.
The attached resume will provide you with needed details on his background. He is
confident that the experience you will find outlined therein will be valuable to your firm.
Kindly contact me to arrange a professional interview.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
ABDELRAHMAN AFIFI

2. ABDELRAHMAN MOHAMED AFIFI
Aspire zone, Retaj compound , Doha, Qatar
Contact: +974 5578 7439
Email: abdel.m.afifi@gmail.com / ab.afifi@yahoo.com
Supervisory line - Procurement
Seeking a supervisory position with an organization of repute to add further business value
Professional Experience
Sheikh Eid Charitable Association
Purchasing and warehousing section head August 2014 - Present
Responsibilities in the Association:
 Conducted research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value,
delivery schedules and quality.
 Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
 Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to
determine product availability and terms of sales.
 Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
 Work to define the Procurement Annual Plan and strategy, and responsible for setting the
corresponding budget through liaising with the other departments and coordinating with
upper management.
 Responsible for reviewing and signing off work and ensuring that contracts, supplier
payments and purchase orders adhere to the set guidelines.
 Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material
availability.
 Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and
procedures.
 Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute
materials.
 Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers.
 Represent our association in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
 Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
 Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
 Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing
materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
 Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.
 Administer on-line purchasing systems.
 Set up rate cards with key suppliers which reduced cost and time by reducing the steps
needed to procure items.
 Baseline the prices and service agreements for long term with key suppliers.
 Coach and mentor junior staff in practical problem solving as well as best practice
procurement.

3. - Achievement:
 Modernized the procurement department via the setting of best in class policies
and procedures. For example devolution of power, manual of policies of
procedures.
 Managed the move to a new building which included the setting up contracts for
facilities management and the procurement of furniture.
Etisalat Misr
Procurement Senior specialist October 2010 till August 2014
Responsibilities in the Company:
Managed all the purchase requests for services and goods (expense and inventory) delivering
end user requests to the agreed schedules all whilst considering the competitive environment.
 Managed RFQs to the local and international suppliers ensuring that the required items,
quantity, payment and delivery terms are outlined and in scope of the quotation
 Accredited for being a strong negotiator with suppliers and helping the business by
agreeing favorable terms
 Devised Quotation Evaluation Summaries (QES) assessments which included analyzed the
submitted offers and provided the end user with a dashboard view of all the details
 Worked across the approval lifecycle, from financing to the cost center and budgeting all
the way through to approval processes
 Managed Purchase Orders through to execution as per the agreed terms and awarded an
Excellence award for effectively coordinating between the vendor and requestor ensuring
that the stipulated standards and terms were met
 Organized and managed site surveys to ensure the correct requirements were gathered
and to build awareness of the project before issuing a Purchase Request.
 Built up long standing relationships and saved time with the use of Rate Cards which also
served to cement long term agreements with preferred suppliers
- Commodities handled:
 Technical account (October 2010 – June 2010)
 Administration account (July 2011 – December 2013)
 Information technology account (January 2014 – July 2014)
- Achievement:
 Excellent job for four times
 Best negotiator in the procurement department for 2 years
 Initiated building water filtration station instead of the mineral water buying.
Ceramica Prima
Procurement acting section head July 2005 till September 2010
Responsibilities in the Company:
 The main responsibilities for senior specialist is managing all purchase requests either for
services or goods that could be expense items or inventory ones; aiming to deliver the end
user (employee) his request within the agreed time schedule while considering the best
available prices. This main task includes many tasks that should be done by the buyer
which are as following:

4. o Receive the purchase request (PR)
o Send RFQ (request for quotation) to all approved suppliers either locally or
internationally. The RFQ highlights the required item (s), required quantity, and
payment and delivery terms.
o Receive suppliers’ quotation and conduct negotiation for reaching best price and
terms.
o Issue QES (Quotation Evaluation Summary) which includes all the submitted offers
and direct it to the requester that chooses the desired offer in consideration of
supplier’s name and other terms to be reverted back to procurement Dept.
o Precede issuing PO as per received QES
o Trace required approval cycle; finance for cost center and budgeting adequacy&
procurement head approval, then final top managerial approval as per devolution of
power.
o Send PO to the nominated supplier and follow up executing it as per agreed time&
delivery terms.
o Coordinate between vendor and requester to assure that request is being delivered
in good condition as per applicable standards.
o Follow up payment execution as per agreed payment terms, and finally confirm the
supplier upon releasing of his due payment.
 For some requests the buyer has to conduct a site survey to have a full awareness of the
location/ project before commencing to execute Purchase Request.
 To reach a gentle agreement with suppliers for repeated requests to organize its details in
rate cards “ prices, quality and different terms” with consideration of its being a long term
agreement which will act as an effective time- saving factor.
- Commodities handled:
 Spare parts account (July 2005 – June 2007)
 Row material account (July 2007 – June 2008)
 Packaging account (July 2008 – September 2010)
ACADEMICS
PMP (Project management program) Green way academy Dubai (2014)
CIPM (Certified international procurement manager), International purchasing and supply
chain management institute USA (2012)
Bachelor of Agricultural science, Azhar university 2005 (Animal production section – very
good)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Creative problem solving, Elevate enterprises (2013)
Professional business writing, Etisalat academy (2012)
The commitment to results and quality, Gold mines (2013)
Time management, Etisalat academy (2012)
Legendary service course, The Ken Blanchard (2011)
The 7 habits of highly effective people course, Franklin covey (2011)
English conversation course(Full levels), American University In Cairo (2010)
Training course in office package, (2003)

5. Computer& software Skills
Professional use for Microsoft Office
ERP system (Oracle – Microsoft)
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth: 13th December 1982
Languages Known: English & Arabic
Nationality: Egyptian
Marital status: Married
~ References Available Upon Request ~