Mohammed Naeem. Mohammed Naeem.


Mohammed Naeem, purchasing manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa

About Mohammed
Mohammed Naeem began his career in hospitality in September 1996 and has been passionate about enhancing the service industry through all the work he does. He first joined The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa in 2004 as a part of the Finance & Administration team.

Above and beyond the call of duty…
Naeem took the initiative and worked on leverage opportunities among Marriott Executive apartments. He had a meeting with the F&B manager and executive chef of Marriott executive apartments and discussed the idea with them and sought their support and also involved the regional assistant director of international procurement. He obtained the data from them and prepared the comparison and briefed them about the advantages of leveraging volume which the executive chef & F&B Manager accepted. After negotiating the contract with a fresh fruit and vegetable vendor, Marriott Executive apartment’s veg cost was reduced by 30% and the hotel was able to get 4% additional discount on monthly invoices. Naeem has taken initiative and with the support of the finance team & Hotel Sports Committee organised the first Inter Hotel Tennis ball Charity cricket tournament to raise the funds for Blind Association. This tournament was very successful event as crowds were entertained by DJ and live cooking stations and was able to raise $4000. Naeem is participating in all hotel community footprint activities as well supporting community footprint activities by involving supplier and getting sponsorship for different activities to help the local community.

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Testimonials for Naeem
“Naeem is an excellent team player and a great leader. He makes thing happen. His work is appreciated by all the departments in the hotel. He drives the results with the team and delivers excellence in all aspects whether it is customer engagement, employee engagement, audits or profits/savings. His excellent performance commitment and dedication makes me to nominate for this prestigious award.” Sanjay Gupta, hotel controller, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa.

“Always ready to assist with any request from the hotel. A true Ritz-Carlton gentleman in all his interactions with the ladies and gentlemen and the suppliers Horses were out of water for the Equestrian Event. He came in late night on weekend to organize the water from supplier on Friday. He has excellent relationships with suppliers and is therefore able to get the most complicated requests fulfilled at very short notice. He was instrumental in helping set up the electronic purchase order system saving lot of time and the environment by reducing paper. He has created a team of seasoned professionals around him in the purchasing dept and they share his vision of service and cost control.” BharatiKejriwal, assistant director of human resources, The Ritz-Carlton Doha.