Faisal Attar

Faisal Y. Attar.

Doha – Qatar.

Mob             : +974 55549853

Email           : [email protected]

Career objective & summary
Give my best to the assigned job, learn from my superiors, gain maximum knowledge and grow within the organization.

·         Widespread experience in Supply Chain (planning, purchasing & repair), Procurement, Contracts & Tender Management, Warranties, Insurance, optimization of tasks & resources, project management, & automation of processes.

·         Self-motivated and passionate about my work with a track record of delivering & meeting the objectives.

·         Experienced in leading & managing teams of professionals;

(As manager of planning, purchase & repair, I’m managing a team of 7 professionals).

(As assistant manager of purchasing, I lead a team of 4 professionals).

Professional Experience
Qatar Airways – Doha-Qatar.

Manager Material Optimization & Warranty – Supply Chain Management

September 2016 until present day.

Managing team of seven (7) staff members.

Implementing the following job responsibilities;

Procurement:

·         Responsible to source & deliver supply chain activities to support business objectives (like planning, forecasting, analysing the demand patterns of more than 1500 parts in assigned category).

·         RFQ, select best quote, create Purchase orders (PO), upon approval of PO (as per DoA) release the PO to supplier, follow-up until spare parts are delivered as per agreed lead time.

·         Upon receipt of spare parts, ensure they clear QA inspection (& if any parts are quarantined, then take necessary action to clear them) to reach respective binning area.

·         Maintain in-house relationships within the group to improve controls.

·         Manage timely purchase of all stock items, ensuring that there are no out of stock or overstock situations.

·         Manage timely repair of components, GSE equipments & tools by monitoring the turn-around-time (TAT).

·         Timely review the non-moving spares/tools/equipment’s & obsolete parts within inventory.

Supplier Management:

·         Maintain strong working relationships with strategic suppliers to assure cost and quality targets are met.

·         Conduct formal negotiations with suppliers to achieve fair and reasonable pricing, lead time & services.

·         Resolve supplier, performance, delivery, quality and payment related issues.

Financial:

·         Timely clearance of Invoices/bills to ensure uninterrupted operations, better Supplier relationship & to reflect good image of our organization in the market.

Management & Leadership:

·         Provide training, mentoring & skill development to local staff.

·         Track & deliver cost savings initiatives across the business.

·         Highlight procurement issues & staff performance based on established KPI’s to our leadership.

·         Maintain, review and improve existing procurement systems, processes, forms & add new procedures (if required) to continuously drive performance & business results.

Sr. Officer Fleet Supply Chain (Assistant Manager) – Supply Chain Management

August 2014 until August 2016

Managing team of four (4) staff members.

Implementing the following job responsibilities;

·         Training & Orientation of existing staff: provide appropriate orientation to the team addressing their concerns, providing information, technology and reference materials necessary to perform their duties. Impart regular in-house training programs.

·         Allocate work: assign task to each team member by explaining how those duties are to be performed and communicate how the performance of those tasks will be measured.

·         Evaluate Performance: to ensure our staff members are familiar with the format of the appraisal form being used and are clear about the evaluation process.

·         Recognition: recognize the performance of staff members & award them with appreciation memos, express gratitude to uplift their moral.

·         Resolve Grievances: assist staff members to address and resolve a wide variety of concerns & complaints/grievances.

Sr. Officer Tech. Contracts & Insurance – Contracts, Tender & Insurance

March 2008 until August 2014

Implementing the following job responsibilities;

Contracts & Tender (Technical department)

·         Process all International & Local Tech. Contracts, SGHA’s for all existing QR destinations.

·         Monitor to renew or amend the Contracts on timely basis & process yearly price escalations.

·         Initiate new tenders/RFP for Aircrafts undergoing C-Checks/painting/special checks/procurement of spares (related to Technical department) through Contract Management System (CMS)

Insurance claims (Hull / Aircraft Incidents & Spares lost/damaged in transit).

·         Liaise with concern dept to obtain information on any irregularity/Incident report.

·         Liaise with different departments to collect data/relevant vouchers to authenticate the cost of the incident (like:-Air fare, Per Diem, Mobile usage, Outstation/handling charges & Ferry flight charges).

·         Address queries, if any, from Insurers after submission of Insurance Claims & maintain records.

Sr. Material Buying Assistant – Supply Chain

January 2005 until March 2008

·         Generate orders to replenish inventory, co-ordinate with respective business groups to maintain operational smoothness.

·         Follow up with OEMs/Vendors and obtain order confirmation or commitment to ensure on time delivery.

·         Receive Aircraft Materials Requisitions (AMR) from business groups and verify – Part Number, Description, Specifications, Quantity and OEM/Vendor, etc.

·         Check the price catalogues/quotes from other approved sources and negotiate to optimize the best price, minimum delivery lead time on purchase, repair, loan or exchange basis.

Nicholas Piramal (I) Ltd. – India.

Area Business Manager – Sales, Marketing & Training

July 2003 until November 2004

·         Monitoring performance of Sales Representatives assigned to me of a particular area.

·         Preparing monthly status of the stock & sales statement &circulate information to superiors.

Ranbaxy (I) Ltd. – India.

Field Ambassador – Sales

May 2002 until June 2003

·         Responsible for catering to Dealers &Retailers checking their Stocks (Inventory).

·         Settling the Claims & Pending claims (issues if any) of distributors assigned to me.

·         Checking Expiry Dates of goods at stockiest level & plan liquidation.

GlaxoSmithkline (I) Ltd. – India.

Medical Representative – Sales

July 1999 until May 2002

·         Successfully launched new products (new Technologies) in the area of sales assigned to me.

·         Conducted camps & other symposia’s in my area.

Special Professional Achievements
§  In current role, successfully implemented operational processes since September 2016 till date*

§  Set-up new workflow within Qatar Executive*

§  Business tour to Basel, Switzerland for Material management of QE in January 2020.

§  Successful recovery of funds from our Insurers (high priced recovery claims)*

§  Individually procured/worked on major project’s which are as follows*;

§  Appreciation for innovative thoughts and ideas incorporated in sales strategy & Won cash prizes for successful conductance of training of new recruits*

§  Won Annual Detailing Awards (award for Communication) for two consecutive years in GlaxoSmithkline for the year 2000 & 2001, Ranbaxy in 2003 & Nicholas Piramal in 2005*

§  Appreciation letters awarded by 4 organizations for delivering extra, on time performance & creative work for improving process/completion of task*

Education & Trainings
·         Certified Supply Chain Professional Management Course (CSCP) – APICS – 2016*

·         Willis International Aviation Insurance Course in UK (London) – May 2012*

·         Spares Management Seminar (SMS) at Airbus Industries in Germany (Hamburg) – November 2006*

·         Represented Supply Chain – BFE team for Logistics Review Meeting (LRM) at Airbus Industries to Induct New A330 & A340’s in France (Toulouse) – August 2005.

·         Computer educated – MS office from NIIT* + ERP (ORACLE & TRAX).

*Original supporting documents/certificates available for validation.

Personal Information
·         Nationality: Indian (currently residing in Doha-Qatar from 2005 under Qatar Airways sponsorship).

·         Date of Birth: 5th December 1978.

·         Languages known: English, Hindi and Marathi.

·         Hobbies: Traveling & Sports.