profile-img

Sam Taha Abdrabo

Senior Specialist, Global Procurement

Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Senior Specialist, Global ProcurementFull Time

    Qatar Airways

    Feb 2014 - Jun 2020 -6 yrs, 4 months

    Qatar , Doha

    • Job Details:Key Achievements: • Successfully managed complex and strategic projects that reached a saving of USD 200M. • Setting up a strategic plan for global Media buying contracts to cater all QR group of company’s requirements. • Assisting Discover Qatar in procuring their reservation booking system. • Assisting QR HR and Security team in procuring Background Screening service’s solution. • Assisting QR Flight Ops and IFE teams in changing the commercial model of their navigation services and Thales contracts for better commercial advantage. Key Responsibilities: • Managing different Procurement categories including Marketing, Corporate & Consultancy services, IT, Finance, Flight Operations, Uniform and Medical. • Managing a team for daily procurement process. • Interact with internal senior management of Qatar Airways for planning their procurement projects. • Monitoring and evaluation of unrolling contracts. • Managing the performance of the key and high spending suppliers to reduce cost and improve preference.
  • Marketing ManagerFull Time

    RAK Airways

    Feb 2011 - Feb 2014 -3 yrs

    United Arab Emirates , Ras al-Khaimah

    • Job Details:Key Achievements: - Built In-house operational team, managing all the company marketing activities which saved a lot to the company. - Launched new website presenting the company brand- Has been awarded the Gold prize at UAE Excellence Web Award - 2013) - Successfully using RAK Airways social media as a promotional channel and improving the brand image- Has been awarded the best strategic facebook page in the region (Facebook Awards-Pan Arab Academy 2013)
  • PR Account ManagerFull Time

    Virtue PR & Marketing Communications

    Jul 2010 - Jan 2014 -3 yrs, 6 months

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Authorized PersonnelFull Time

      MSCC “(Business brought by https://www.network.ae/)

      Mar 2008 - Jun 2009 -1 yr, 3 months

      • Education

        • MBA in MBA in International Business

          Madonna University, USA

          Jan 2013 - Jan 2016 - 3 yr

        • Bachelor of Arts in Art

          Cairo University (CU)

          Jan 1999 - Jan 2004 - 5 yr

        Activities

        • Marketing Assistant at Habitat for Humanity Riverside CA, USA

          Volunteering

          Dec 2009 - Jun 2010 -6 months

        Achievements

        Recipient of Fulbright Scholarship awarded by the U.S government to promisingly exceptional and upcoming global entrepreneurs. California, USA.

        Skills

        • Negotataion
        • Contract Management
        • Contract Negotiation
        • Procurement Management
        • digital transformation

        Languages

        • Arabic

          Fluent
        • English

          Fluent
        Share this Profile