
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
Languages
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
When Negotiation's about More than Money: How to Negotiate (Almost) Anything
Issued: Oct 2024
Negotiation Skills
Issued: Sep 2024
Negotiation Foundations
Issued: Jul 2024
Complex Negotiation Tips
Issued: Jul 2024
Les fondements de la vente
Issued: Jun 2024
Project Management Foundations: Budgets
Issued: May 2024
Managing Project Stakeholders
Issued: May 2024
Mindsets and Strategies for Negotiation Success
Issued: Jan 2024
How to Confidently Negotiate Your Salary
Issued: Dec 2023
Project Management Foundations: Requirements
Issued: Oct 2023
Project Management Foundations
Issued: Oct 2023
Project Management Simplified
Issued: Jul 2023
Project Management Foundations: Small Projects
Issued: Jul 2023
Project Management Foundations: Budgets (2018)
Issued: May 2023
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Issued: Jul 2022