Mahdi Zakaria BENAÏSSA

Procurement Manager @TotalEnergies Operations | EH

Salary / Daily rate

Algiers Province, Algeria

Mobility: France, Germany, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

ProcurementLean ManagementNegotiationSupply Chain ManagementSAP ERPProcess ImprovementChange ManagementRegulatory ComplianceMATLABC++Supply ChainLogistics

Languages

Arabic (Native)French (Native)English (Fluent)

About me

Intro

Energy | Industry | Operations | EHS. Procurement | Project Management.

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Work experience

Procurement Manager

TotalEnergies

Oct 2024 - Present

2 years 1 month

Algiers, Algeria

Achievements : • Reduce OpEx by 0.5 M$ during 2025 and renegotiate contracts from 2025 to 2027. • Introduce new suppliers into the packaging and transportation panels. • Negotiate Construction, works and EPC CapEx projects. • Implement data driven solution, through a lean management project, to facilitate decision making during S2C and P2P lifecyles. • Successful internal process Audit. • Project Manager of HQ Relocation 2025: 0.5 M$. Responsibilities : • Budgets : CapEx = 4.5 M $, Opex = 3 M $, Transport = 3 M $, Packaging = 8 M $. • Develop Procurement strategies with internal clients (Marketing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Technical, HSSE, IT). • Ensure the end-to-end tendering process (S2C). • Manage supplier data on SAP and platforms as : Agora, E-sourcing, SEQUANA. • Negotiate, maintain, and strengthen relationships with suppliers. • Conduct contract reviews and supplier performance evaluations. • Manage a team of buyers and control fixed and variable costs. • Elaborate payment plans for complex projects. • Lead and optimize the Procurement process, thereby strengthening the profitability and overall performance. • Interact with Category Managers at Total Global Procurement. • Present analyses, reports, and recommendations to the management committee to support decision-making.

Project manager

Tetra Pak

Apr 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 7 months

Algiers, Algeria

• Processing projects delivered: UHT line, aseptic tanks, and mixer. • Packaging projects delivered: Three (03) packaging lines delivered to customers. Responsibilities : • Overall responsible for project execution and provide project leadership to deliver project result. • Optimize productivity using project management tools as SAP and Planview. • Ensure quality throughout the project lifecycle, integrating ISO, HACCP, and PMI standards. • Manage project communication and documentation to ensure traceability with stakeholders. • Ensure project completion and client satisfaction through proactive management and communication. • Manage projects from contract signature to closure, guaranteeing technical compliance and client satisfaction. • Provide lessons learned and proposed continuous improvements for future projects' efficiency. • 2024 project budget: €10.5 million, ensuring project delivery to clients IFRI, Candia, and Danone. • Manage projects by breaking down milestones, respecting budgets, and aligning with risks and changes. • Collaborate with engineering, sales, services, finance, and support teams during the project lifecycle. • Optimize financial management by developing accurate cost forecasts to maximize profitability. • Coordinate planning by aligning resources and deadlines to ensure deliverables are met.

TECHNICAL & WORKS ENGINEER

TotalEnergies

Dec 2019 - Mar 2023

3 years 4 months

Kouba, Algeria

Achievements : • Implementation of an integrity management system. • Implementation of preventive and curative maintenance contracts. • Project Manager for the deployment of the CMMS solution to improve preventive maintenance and asset management. • Positive results on One-Maestro Audit and e-doc audit. • Achieve Yellow Belt Lean Management (DMAIC) certification to optimize processes. Responsibilities : • Lead the implementation of EHS and technical procedures at TotalEnergies sites. • Manage project, work, and maintenance contracts to ensure delivery in accordance with specifications. • Monitor regulatory developments and deploy TotalEnergies standards to maintain regulatory compliance. • Conduct project risk assessments and analyses to anticipate and mitigate potential issues. • Lead the Change Management process to ensure effective management of operational changes • Develop specifications compliant with technical standards to guarantee project quality and compliance. • Implement recommendations from EHS and technical audits, and the One-Maestro management system. • Supervise compliance inspections of contractors and the One-Maestro HSE management system. • Analyze needs, monitor deadlines, and control costs to ensure successful project completion within the allowed time frame. • Assess site compliance through HSE and technical inspections to ensure adherence to standards.

Process Engineer

EVCON

Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

9 months

Algiers, Algeria

Teacher

Ijtihad School

Jan 2018 - May 2019

1 year 5 months

Algiers, Algeria

Providing support classes for high and middle School students in: physics, chemistry and mathematics.

Community Manager

Stilioo

Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

7 months

Algiers, Algeria

- Daily moderation of digital content and animation of debates. - Confer with Internet users and ensure the link with the brand. - Make a daily digital reporting.

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Baker Hughes, a GE company

Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

5 months

Boufarik, Algeria

The balancing of the turbine blades requires a rigorous positioning because of the slight difference in weighing of the blades and the moments they cause during the rotary movement of the turbomachinery. The moment weight machine has the ability to measure the moment caused by each blade and to propose a particular positioning to ensure the best distribution of the blades along their positioning. This machine has a device on which the blades rests, it is adapted to a particular blade. - My mission was to think about the necessary changes to this device so that it would accommodate the turbine blades of other stages and other turbines. - Proposition of a solution.

Mechanical Engineering Intern

GE Oil & Gas

Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

6 months

Boufarik, Algeria

Graduation project : Performance analysis and optimization of a local exhaust ventilation system of welding and grinding booths. Missions: -Energy analysis of two series of cabs each equipped with two ventilation systems. -Analysis of the performance and efficiency of the ventilation system in place. -Study of the various possible configurations of operation by introducing new suction vents at each cabin. -Optimization of the installation and proposal of solution.

Intern

Sylabs

Dec 2016 - Dec 2016

1 month

El Djazair, Algeria

- Getting acquainted with the functions of a laser cutter and helping an artist achieving a project with its use.

Project Manager

WikiStage

Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

4 months

Algiers, Algeria

WikiStage is a non-profit event organized under license, its main mission is to create an online video library on the platform WikiStage free at any time to whoever has acces to internet. Organized under the theme "Dare to change" at the Opera of Algiers, nearly 1,200 people has attended the event. WikiStage Algiers 2016 was a message to society and youth in particular who today shall act to modernize our thinking and together we aspire for a better future.

Mechanical Engineering Intern

SARL PRO'S AUTO agent agréé FORD

Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

3 months

Algiers, Algeria

-Discovery of automotive mechanics and taking part to various maintenance operations.

Intern

Nabors Industries

Mar 2015 - May 2015

3 months

Illizi, Algeria

-Understanding of the severals steps of well production and mechanical assistance on the rig.

Intern

Air Algérie

Dec 2014 - Dec 2014

1 month

Algiers Province, Algeria

-Mechanical assistance at the aircraft jet engine maintenance shop.


Education

Ecole Nationale Polytechnique

Engineer's degree, Mechanical Engineering

2014 - 2017

2 years 11 months

Grade: Mention Excellent (18,5/20)

Activities and societies: Member of Club d'Activités Polyvalantes. Alumni Day Organizer 2015. Project manager of WikiStage Algiers 2016.

Ecole Préparatoire aux Sciences et Téchniques d'Alger

Technical Common Core for Engineering studies, Engineering

2012 - 2014

1 year 11 months

Lycée Amara Rachid

Baccalauréat, Experimental Sciences

2009 - 2012

2 years 11 months

Grade: Good


Licenses & certifications

Les fondements de la gestion de projet

Issued: Sep 2025

Certified by LinkedIn

When Negotiation's about More than Money: How to Negotiate (Almost) Anything

Issued: Oct 2024

Certified by LinkedIn

Negotiation Skills

Issued: Sep 2024

Certified by LinkedIn

Negotiation Foundations

Issued: Jul 2024

Certified by LinkedIn

Complex Negotiation Tips

Issued: Jul 2024

Certified by LinkedIn

Les fondements de la vente

Issued: Jun 2024

Certified by LinkedIn

Project Management Foundations: Budgets

Issued: May 2024

Certified by LinkedIn

Managing Project Stakeholders

Issued: May 2024

Certified by LinkedIn

Mindsets and Strategies for Negotiation Success

Issued: Jan 2024

Certified by LinkedIn

How to Confidently Negotiate Your Salary

Issued: Dec 2023

Certified by LinkedIn

Project Management Foundations: Requirements

Issued: Oct 2023

Certified by LinkedIn

Project Management Foundations

Issued: Oct 2023

Certified by LinkedIn

Project Management Simplified

Issued: Jul 2023

Certified by LinkedIn

Project Management Foundations: Small Projects

Issued: Jul 2023

Certified by LinkedIn

Project Management Foundations: Budgets (2018)

Issued: May 2023

Certified by LinkedIn

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Issued: Jul 2022

Certified by TotalEnergies

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