1. SAFIULLAH QANI
House # 25, Street No. 2, Deh Araban Qargha, District 5th
, Kabul – Afghanistan
Cellular: +93 790 69 22 69 Email: Safiullah_qane@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Self-motivated, accomplished, dedicated and well organized contract, procurement project management professional
with over Five years of senior level experience in Federal contracts/project management. Proven skills in contracts
management from cradle-to-grave contracts management to include but not limited to pricing, program management,
subcontract management, finance and accounts payable, receivable reconciliation. Experienced in handlings and
resolving conflicts demands diplomatically, establishing priorities well, and have the innate ability to work in a
multicultural business environment. Strong analytical, presentation and problems solving skills. Have the innate ability
to interface with senior level management (internal and external). Proven strengths in negotiations, proposal
development to mitigate risk management in Contracts, Subcontracting, Project/Program Management, Teaming, Non-
Disclosure and Memorandum of Understanding Agreements. Solid knowledge and expertise in Federal regulations,
standard government contracting regulations; Intellectual Property Rights; Time & Materials and Firm Fixed-Price.
OBJECTIVE
To work for an administrative, procurement and financial organization that focuses on development, particularly in
field of administration, procurement, finance, logistic, security, infrastructure and development and emerging markets.
My experience to date has allowed me to witness the social and economic benefits that are realized by poor
communities as a result of well designed and implemented development programs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mansoor International Development Services (MiDS) 1th
January, 2014 – Up to Date
Deputy Procurement Manager
Responsibilities Include
 Preparation of tender documents in accordance with MiDS procurement rules and regulation
 Prepare PRs / POs/RFQs and Purchase Orders in close coordination of Head of Admin / Finance Chief
 Purchasing of goods from local and international market
 Responsible to track and monitor delivery of goods from local and international market and services to
Inventory section
 Supervising junior procurement staff
 Follow up of goods and services from its progress with international suppliers and custom clearance.
 Respond to daily procurement requisitions
 Weekly and monthly report to the head of department
 Establish, refine and document the MiDS procurement procedures in Kabul and the regional and
international offices;
 Follow up and Monitor the tracking and expedite all MiDS procurement activities;
 Reports module in close collaboration with MiDS team to meet the specific procurement needs, including
linking of procurement activities;
 Review Requests for Procurement from MiDS staff.
 Manage the Vendor database component within the MiDS Tracker. Develop on-line Vendor Performance
forms and procedures. Ensure timely and accurate entry of vendor information in the system;
 Conduct vendor evaluations. Locate and identify potential vendors and suppliers domestically.
 Prepare and Issue Requests for Quotations; oversee and train procurement staff in RFQs;
 Conduct cost/price, quality and past performance/timeliness review of bids received; Procure high-dollar,
high-volume commodities and small purchases;
 Generate purchase orders and negotiate price, terms, and conditions;
 Ensure procurement is conducted in compliance with, task order specific as well as MiDS policy and
procedures;
 Multitask under short deadlines;
 Work with freight forwarders to coordinate the transport of goods to final destinations;
 Collaborate closely with the Senior Manager-Subcontracts, Procurement and Grants, Chief Engineer/DCOP
Technical, and HQ Procurements staff as required;
 Perform other related duties as assigned.
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2. United Nation Development Program (IEC/UNDP Elect Project) 1th
August, 2012 – December, 2013
Independent Election Commission (IEC)
Senior Procurement Officer
Responsibilities Include
 Collaborate with Independent Election Commission “Procurement Officers” to ensure procurement policies
adhered in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations
 Supervises, recommends hiring, termination, discipline, and directs daily work of assigned staff; interviews
and recommends for hire, evaluates performance, and makes recommendations to manager.
 Receives, reviews, and analyzes purchase requisitions. Confers with department officials concerning supply
requirements.
 Prepares bids and proposals; writes and/or assists in writing bid specifications for commodities and services
needed by departments; analyzes responses, makes recommendations for award; creates purchase orders.
 Conducts pre-bid meetings with interested vendors and staff to ensure complete understanding of bid
requirements, scope of work, and responsibilities; prepares addendums following pre-bid to clarify, make
additions, deletions to quotations/proposals.
 Plans and conducts competitive negotiations, including sole source procurements. Resolves delivery
problems and complaints, vendor disputes concerning contract obligations, and verbal and written protests
from unsuccessful bidders.
 Maintains records on purchase price information on both open market and contract purchases and revises
these as conditions change; opens contracts for rebidding when needed.
 Arranges and schedules equipment demonstrations to compare features, performance and operational
considerations as part of a competitive bid process. Assists departments in their direct procurement of
commodities and services when requested.
 Makes recommendations to the Purchasing Agent for award of bids on large contracts. Administers contracts
and purchase orders to ensure compliance with bid specifications, requirements, vendor performance,
delivery receipt, contract compliance, payment scheduling, etc. Ensures compliance of purchasing policies
and procedures, city, state, and federal laws and regulations regarding governmental procurement.
 Interprets purchasing policies, relays instructions of policy and procedure revision to city departments.
Develops training materials and conducts training sessions necessary for City employees dealing with the
Purchasing/Inventory (PI) computer application as well as general purchasing topics and procedures.
 Conducts research, prepares reports and analyzes data as needed to support operations and to provide
assistance to other departments as requested. Assists with development and implementation of the Division
budget. Maintains the Purchasing Division web pages and updates other Finance division's web pages as
needed and requested
 Implement the customized IEC procurement system and train procurement staff;
 Prepare bi-weekly and monthly report to Chief of Admin/Finance Department.
 May perform the duties of the Purchasing Agent in their absence
 Performs related duties as needed or assigned
United Nation Development Program (IEC/UNDP Elect Project) January, 2010 – August 2012
Independent Election Commission (IEC)
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3. Procurement Assistant / Officer
Responsibilities Include:
 Preparation of tender documents in accordance with IEC procurement rules and regulation
 Prepare RFQs / RFPs/ITBs and Purchase Orders in close coordination of Head of Admin / Finance Chief
 Purchasing of goods from local market
 Responsible to track and monitor delivery of goods and services to Inventory section
 In-charge of petty-cash database
 Making the annual reports
 Supervising junior procurement staff
 Respond to daily procurement requisitions
 Filing
 Weekly and monthly report to the head of department
 Establish, refine and document the IEC procurement procedures in Kabul and the regional offices;
 Monitor, track and expedite all IEC procurement activities;
 Manage the Procurement database component within the IEC. Coordinate customizations to the database and
reports module in close collaboration with IEC team to meet the specific procurement needs of the
IEC/UNDP Elect project, including linking of procurement activities;
 Review Requests for Procurement from IEC staff, ensure requests are properly logged in the TAMIS on line
system, and coordinate purchasing either locally.
 Track processing of purchasing requests from IEC staff to ensure timely and accurate completion; provide
regular updates to requestors; recommend customized reports from TAMIS to facilitate effective tracking;
 Manage the Vendor database component within the IEC TAMIS. Develop on-line Vendor Performance
forms and procedures. Ensure timely and accurate entry of vendor information in the system;
 Conduct vendor evaluations.
 Locate and identify potential vendors and suppliers domestically.
 Prepare and Issue Requests for Quotations; oversee and train procurement staff in RFQs;
 Conduct cost/price, quality and past performance/timeliness review of bids received; Procure high-dollar,
high-volume commodities and small purchases;
 Generate purchase orders and negotiate price, terms, and conditions;
 Ensure procurement is conducted in compliance with, task order specific as well as IEC policy and
procedures;
 Multitask under short deadlines;
 Work with freight forwarders to coordinate the transport of goods to final destinations;
 Collaborate closely with the Senior Manager-Subcontracts, Procurement and Grants, Chief Engineer/DCOP
Technical, and HQ Procurements staff as required;
 Perform other related duties as assigned.
KDRO (Kabul Development Reconstruction Organization Jan 2009 – January 2010
Logistics Coordinator
Responsibilities Include:
 Inventory control of properties in project sites
 Office inventory of expendable and non-expendable items and trucking of all equipment.
 Generic responsibilities:
 Implement and manage activities relating, specifically, to procurement activities (sourcing, delivery and
asset management) for the KADRO office programmers;
 Manage supplier relationships and delivery of goods and services as required by the KDRO office;
 Preparation and submission of monthly reports to manager;
 Implement internal controls and procedures designed to ensure strict compliance with the KDRO Logistics
(procurement) handbook and the standard operating procedures detailed therein;
 Ensure KDRO’s financial rules and procedures are strictly adhered to;
 Draft and dispatch quotation requests and/or tenders;
 Manage and inspect the vehicle fleet, as well as generators while also providing advice and guidance in
accordance with KDRP’s Vehicle Management guidelines;
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4.  Ensure all KDRO assets are placed on the standard KDRO inventory template and scan to SO logistics
assistant;
 Facilitate travel arrangements for office in coordination with SO;
 Ensure vehicle logbooks are maintained including record of fuel expenditure;
 Manage and inspect KDRO’s office and guesthouse ensuring KDRO’s assets are inventoried and well
maintained at all times;
 Performs other duties as and when required.
Specific responsibilities:
 Assist the KDRO Logistics Assistant and SO Logistics Assistant in day to day logistics tasks.
 Follow KDRO’s rules and procedures in carrying out all tasks.
LANGUAGES
No. Language Speak Read Write Listen
1 English Fluent Fluent Fluent Excellent
2 Dari Fluent Fluent Fluent Excellent
3 Pashto Fluent Fluent Fluent Excellent
4 Urdu Good Good Good Good
5 Arabic Good Fluent Fluent Good
EDUCATION
 2010 – 2011 Professional Diploma >> In Business Administration
Rana Institute of Higher Studies
Kabul, Afghanistan.
 2006 – 2009 (Bachelor of Languages and Literature) successfully completed four years degree.
Kabul Education University
Kabul, Afghanistan
 2003 – 2005 Abu Zare Ghafiari High School – Baccalaureate
Kabul, Afghanistan.
 1993 – 2002 Mahad Hura-e-Islami High School – Secondary and Primary
Peshawar, Pakistan
SKILLS
I have extensive experience in the management of procurement activities for a multitude of projects as per Afghanistan
Procurement Low and UN Procurement Low and Procedures, Support for such projects through worldwide sourcing
required me to become adept in negotiation techniques for all areas of the world and management of local staff and
suppliers.
I am knowledgably of the contracting methodologies for Procurement projects as well as the detailed requirements of
for contracting with the UN and Government policies and procedures.
I am skilled on the use of computers and software (Word, Excel and Access / internet, outlook and research) and a
variety of electronic procurement filing system.
Certificates and achievements will present if essential.
APPRECIATION AWARDS
 Certificate for successful completion of Higher English Language Program Advance III
 Certificate for successful completion of Potential Teachers Training
 Certificate for successful completion of TOEFL Training Test
 Certificate for successful completion of public procurement from UNDP
 Certificate for successful completion of public procurement from MoF
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5.  Certificate for successful completion of budgeting form IFES (International Foundation for Electoral System)
 Certificate for successful completion of Project Management Training from USAID.
 Performance appraisal
 Recommendation letters
REFERENCES:
Josephine Barouch Tucker (USA)
Procurement Advisor
UNDP (United Nation Development Program)
Mobile: +93 (0) 785383485
E-mail: josephen.btucher@undp.org
Suliman Achekzai Abdul Hameed Riffat
Procurement Manager Procurement Specialist (World Bank)
IEC (Independent Election Commission) Ministry of Finance (PPU)
Mobile: +93 (0) 790692015 Mobile: +93 (0) 777526796
E-mail: Sulayman.achekzai@iec.org E-mail: hameed_rh@hotmail.com
Mohammad Mehdi Zafari
Admin/HR Manager
MiDS (Mansoor International Development Services)
Mobile: +93 (0) 792098661
E-mail: aho1@midsconsulting.com
More references will introduce if required.
I, undersigned above statements are truth to the best of my knowledge.
October 22, 2015
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6.  Certificate for successful completion of budgeting form IFES (International Foundation for Electoral System)
 Certificate for successful completion of Project Management Training from USAID.
 Performance appraisal
 Recommendation letters
REFERENCES:
Josephine Barouch Tucker (USA)
Procurement Advisor
UNDP (United Nation Development Program)
Mobile: +93 (0) 785383485
E-mail: josephen.btucher@undp.org
Suliman Achekzai Abdul Hameed Riffat
Procurement Manager Procurement Specialist (World Bank)
IEC (Independent Election Commission) Ministry of Finance (PPU)
Mobile: +93 (0) 790692015 Mobile: +93 (0) 777526796
E-mail: Sulayman.achekzai@iec.org E-mail: hameed_rh@hotmail.com
Mohammad Mehdi Zafari
Admin/HR Manager
MiDS (Mansoor International Development Services)
Mobile: +93 (0) 792098661
E-mail: aho1@midsconsulting.com
More references will introduce if required.
I, undersigned above statements are truth to the best of my knowledge.
October 22, 2015
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