Blessing Thomas

Senior Procurement Officer at National Investment Corporation (PJSC)
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(386) 825-5501
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United Arab Emirates, AE
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Credentials

  • Professional Certificate In Project Management Principles Of PRINCE2 & PMP & CPPM
    CUPE LIMITED
    Feb, 2012
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified Professional Purchasing
    Blue Ocean Management Training
    Jan, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • CERTIFICATE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PROCUREMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN REG NO: BOASTD20341 (CIPS)
    BLUE OCEAN TRAINING & CONSULTANCY CERTIFICATE
  • CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT REG NO: BOASTD22246 (CICCM)
    BLUE OCEAN TRAINING & CONSULTANCY CERTIFICATE
  • CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL SOURCING MANAGER REG NO: BOASTD22247 (CISM)
    BLUE OCEAN TRAINING & CONSULTANCY CERTIFICATE
  • CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER REG NO: CISCM2210735388 (CISCM)
    BLUE OCEAN TRAINING & CONSULTANCY CERTIFICATE
  • CERTIFIED PURCHASING PROFESSIONAL REG NO: BOASTD15870 (CPP)
    BLUE OCEAN TRAINING & CONSULTANCY CERTIFICATE
  • Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership
    Qualifi UK

Experience

  • National Investment Corporation (PJSC)
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Investment Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Procurement Officer
      • Apr 2014 - Present

      • Effectively manage and take responsibility for procurement activity for critical, operational, real estate related and critical strategic initiatives across the company • Saved 2/3 of lagging time by ensuring the end to end procurement lifecycle is effectively managed and delivers operational and commercial value to the organization • Achieved 20% downcast of contract value by managing and supporting all sourcing initiatives including negotiation and contracting execution while ensuring risk mitigation and commercial protection to the organization. • Focus point of contact for Internal Audit, Risk, Finance and other control functions to ensure an optimal way of working is adopted by the procurement team members • Possess a deep understanding of each business unit domain requirements (e.g. Procurement/Contract, IT, Marketing, HR, Finance, Insurance, Risk etc) • Gather industry market intelligence to ensures trends are considered as part of the procurement category strategy • Independently lead as well as support team members if required, to negotiate contractual legal terms and conditions to achieve an acceptable position for the organization, minimizing commercial exposure. • Prepare and manage the end to end procurement lifecycle activity including, requests for quotation, scope definition documents, commercial and legal negotiations, total cost of ownership, legal provisions, service levels, etc. • Works closely with the department members to define the procurement strategy, setting performance objectives to monitor and report internal KPI performance • Identify and deliver transformational change through by introducing operational efficiency for business units (e.g. online catalogue management) Procurement | Contracts | Purchasing | Sourcing | Supply Chain | CIPS | CISCM | CICCM | MBA Show less

  • Marina Facilities Management
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Facilities Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Purchasing Officer
      • Apr 2014 - Present

      • Directing all functions related to the purchase of equipment supplies and services and overseeing the bidding process for vendor performance to secure requirements within budget and compliance with regulations • Reduced facility emergency orders inventory by 95%, reducing costs with inventory management • Collating data from a range of sources to analyze issues, ensuring compliance with purchasing policies and procedures and monitoring purchasing processes. • Processing information for updating and distribution, authorizing action within established accounting • Contributing to unit meetings, undertaking training and workshops to optimize job performance • Researching contracts, suppliers, equipment and regulations, evaluating new products for need and availability • Maintaining purchasing information, managing contracts, overseeing purchasing processes and responding to internal and external inquiries and serving as vendor liaison • Organizing annual surplus for disposal of obsolete equipment and supplies • Supervising a small team, monitoring work assignments against objectives • Developed and organized medical inventory in facility health center; creating categorized inventory listing for central supply room to be requested by nursing staff. Procurement | Contracts | Purchasing | Sourcing | Supply Chain | CIPS | CISCM | CICCM | MBA Show less

Education

  • University of Gloucestershire
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    2020 - 2022
  • Lagos City Polytechnic. Ikeja. Higher National Diploma.
    Higher National Diploma Computer Engineering and Applies Electronics, Computer Engineering and Applies Electronics
    2010 - 2012

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