Summary
Supply chain and procurement professional with 20+ years leading procurement strategy, sourcing, contract management, and logistics for public sector, mining, petrochemical, and distribution organizations in Canada and the Middle East, including three years in-house in Calgary. Experienced across the full procurement cycle, from planning-phase support and RFP/RFQ tendering to contract award and supplier performance management. Advisory background with KPMG, PwC, Kearney, and Argon & Co.
20+years experience
95%+regulatory compliance achieved
30%faster contract cycles
1.5M+#SupplyLinker views
Key Achievements
Public Sector Transformation
Led a government authority's procurement transformation (DASC, KPMG), reaching 95%+ regulatory compliance and a 25% efficiency gain.
Data-Driven Executive Recommendations
Turned a contract lifecycle gap analysis into an approved platform recommendation for Ma'aden; upskilled 100+ staff and cut contract cycle times by 30%.
Fair, Defensible Procurement
Designed PwC's ENSO framework for standard RFP evaluation and award, cutting selection and negotiation cycles by 25%.
Inclusive Sourcing
Onboarded 15+ small and minority-owned businesses through a Supplier Diversity Program while improving service delivery by 12%.
Core Competencies
Procurement & Sourcing
Contracts & Suppliers
Operations & Logistics
Systems & Analytics
Leadership
Professional Experience
Supply Chain & Procurement Consultant (Independent)
- Supply Chain Thought Leadership: Founded and lead #SupplyLinker, a LinkedIn content series making supply chain and procurement concepts accessible to professionals and career changers, generating 1.5M+ views.
- Practice Development: Building a consulting offering in procurement strategy, contract management, spend analysis, and supply chain resilience.
Director – Supply Chain & Procurement (Contract)
- Contract Lifecycle Management & Governance: Executed a CLM gap analysis and best practice redesign for Saudi Mining Company (Ma'aden), advising on enterprise CLM platform selection and leading change management programs that upskilled 100+ procurement personnel and reduced contract cycle times by 30%.
- Procurement Transformation & Compliance: Directed a full-scale procurement transformation for the Development Authorities Support Centre (DASC), overhauling processes, technology, and governance frameworks to achieve a 25% gain in operational efficiency and 95%+ regulatory compliance.
Regional Supply Chain Manager
- Procurement Operations: Implemented an enterprise Vendor Management System (VMS) to align supplier relationships and streamline material delivery, driving a 20% reduction in lead times and improving end-to-end supply chain responsiveness.
- Inventory Management & Warehousing: Optimized warehouse layout through continuous improvement, increasing storage capacity by 25% and improving inventory flow and picking accessibility.
- Commercial Transformation: Standardized contract templates and vendor governance frameworks, accelerating negotiation cycles and reducing commercial risk across active vendor accounts.
Senior Manager – Supply Chain & Procurement (Contract)
- Framework Design & Governance: Designed and deployed the Evaluation, Negotiation, and Selection Office (ENSO) framework to standardize RFP evaluation and tender award decisions, cutting supplier selection and negotiation cycle times by 25%.
- Process Optimization: Streamlined procurement and contract management procedures, driving a 15% efficiency gain and, through supplier performance management, an 18% improvement in on-time delivery.
- Supplier Diversity: Launched a Strategic Supplier Diversity Program, onboarding 15+ small and minority-owned enterprises and improving logistics service delivery performance by 12%.
Supply Chain Director
- Process Optimization: Standardized logistics procurement practices within the approved departmental budget, cutting procurement cycle times by 30%.
- Contract Negotiation & Indirect Procurement: Ran competitive RFP and RFQ processes and led negotiation of key IT and logistics/freight contracts, driving a 10% reduction in procurement costs.
Senior Manager – Supply Chain & Procurement (Contract)
- Customs Modernization: Led cross-functional teams to redesign customs processes and deploy a digital platform, accelerating clearance times and improving trade compliance and import/export accuracy.
- Cross-Border Logistics: Developed operational frameworks for the TIR transit system, driving a 72% reduction in land transit times between Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf countries.
- Regulatory Alignment & Change Management: Benchmarked customs regulations against international standards and led stakeholder readiness programs to accelerate platform adoption.
Senior Consultant – Supply Chain & Procurement
- Corporatization & Commercial Model: Transformed the IT department of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) from a cost center into a revenue generating business unit, redesigning sourcing, contracting, and logistics for airport operations.
- Supply Chain Governance: Designed a unified supply chain process framework for the Saudi Ministry of Defence across all divisions, standardizing vendor governance and eliminating operational silos.
Senior Consultant – Supply Chain & Procurement
- Supplier Diversification & Market Intelligence: Conducted spend analysis and market research to identify and onboard new suppliers, expanding regional logistics infrastructure and opening cost-effective sourcing channels.
- Supplier Governance Frameworks: Architected end-to-end supplier management frameworks, including prequalification criteria, contract protocols, and evaluation systems, to strengthen supply chain reliability and governance.
- Commercial Negotiation & Savings: Partnered with cross-functional teams to manage tenders and negotiate strategic procurement contracts, driving a 10% cost reduction with full regulatory compliance.
- Vendor Performance Optimization: Designed and deployed a vendor scorecard system to benchmark supplier performance, driving a 20% improvement in vendor accountability and service delivery quality.
Early Career
- Supply Chain Manager – Mimari Petrochemical Industries · Jordan07/2009 – 12/2011
- Supply Chain Specialist – United Nations · Jordan, Kuwait & Iraq06/2007 – 06/2009
- Senior Logistics Specialist – Suez · Jordan01/2006 – 06/2007
- Senior Logistics Coordinator – Halliburton / KBR · Jordan & Iraq01/2005 – 01/2006
- Supply Chain Specialist – Maersk · Jordan04/2003 – 12/2004
Education
- Executive MBA, Supply Chain & Logistics ManagementGuglielmo Marconi University · 2023 (WES: Canadian Master's equivalent)
- Postgraduate Diploma & Advanced Diploma, Supply Chain & LogisticsCambridge International Qualification · 2021, 2023
- Bachelor of Business AdministrationUniversity of Delhi · 2003
Certifications
- Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP)Supply Chain Canada · In Progress
- Intellectual Property Strategy, Management & CommercializationUniversity of Alberta
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (CLSSYB)Go Lean Six Sigma
- CISCM, CICCM, CIPPIPSCMI – Supply Chain Manager, Commercial Contracts Manager, Purchasing Professional