Ehab El Ahwany, Customer Operations Manager

Ehab El Ahwany

Customer Operations Manager

GE Healthcare

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Diploma, Basic Business Skills Acquisition (BBSA) Diploma
Experience
16 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months

Customer Operations Manager at GE Healthcare
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since November 2016
Logistics Leader at GE Healthcare
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2015 to October 2016
Logistics Specialist at GE Healthcare
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2013 to July 2015

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Logistics Specialist at Electrolux
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2013 to September 2013

• Receipts all shipping documents (sea - air) of the purchasing departments plants after the termination of the group banking procedures on these documents by the financial departments of the central group.

• Reviews all documents received and processed and guidance to customs clearance companies contracted to begin the clearance procedures of different ports according to port of destination (Alexandria - Sokhna - Port Said - airport)

• Follows-up clearance companies immediately after receiving the necessary documents for the release of incoming shipments of plants under the daily reports sent from clearance companies.

• Completes all necessary documents for the release of incoming shipments to plants until the group is requested fees customs to issue checks in customs.

• Reviews of the required customs duties and sent to the central financial departments to issue checks.

• Follows-up version of the customs checks with the financial departments of companies to deliver clearance ports and the airport.

• Notifies all the factory data for shipments received and the date of her arrival to the factories under the tires and ship reports contain data on all incoming shipments for each plant.

• Sends follow-up reports daily shipments of plants that are receiving the documents.

Senior Special Clearance Services at DHL Express
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2011 to February 2013

To coordinate the clearance of freight documentation through the relevant customs authorities working with customers to guide and advise on customs regulation qualifications both in the origin and destination countries Duties & Responsibilities.

Process customs clearance documentation for our customer base, deal with the customs authority on a daily basis.

Deliver an excellent customer service to all customers.

Work on assigned key account customers to ensure their needs are met.

Continue to develop knowledge on customs qualifications, ensuring new regulations are understood and implemented where required.

Ensure Duty/VAT are calculated accurately.

Key performance indicators are

• Leading team of 12 agents to ensure the following:

• Manage responsibilities of customes clearance services of the company.

• Manage responsibilites of customer service related to customs clearance subjects.

• Limit 3rd party intervention in clearance and customs issues.

•Responsible for providing a pro-active, prompt, reliable, and professional personalized service to DHL’s most valued customers in the area of customs clearance processes also to act as link between our customers & the Gateway customs clearance department.

•Respond to internal and external customer requests for the held shipment customs related information in a timely and professional manner to ensure held shipments are processed to achieve optimum clearance times.

•Ensure global service excellence by achieving productivity.

•Adherence to approved gateway operations / special clearance - Service Level Agreement.

•Assist with resolution of the trace files where the problems specifically related to customs issues to support the prompt resolution of the files.

•To gather and make available of the shipment customs clearance steps process to our customer service team.

•To provide statistics and analysis to the special clearance services supervisor and the special clearance services manager to allow making informed decisions related to customers requests.

•Foster team approach with all fellow team members to achieve yearly department objectives and targets.

Special Clearance Services Agent at DHL Express
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2009 to August 2011

1. Job Purpose:
• Responsible for providing a pro-active, prompt, reliable, and professional personalized service to DHL’s most valued customers in the area of customs clearance processes also to act as link between our customers & the Gateway customs clearance department.

2. Principal Accountabilities:
• Respond to internal and external customer requests for the held shipment customs related information in a timely and professional manner to ensure held shipments are processed to achieve optimum clearance times.

• Ensure global service excellence by achieving productivity.

• Adherence to approved gateway operations / special clearance - Service Level Agreement.

• Assist with resolution of the trace files where the problems specifically related to customs issues to support the prompt resolution of the files.

• To gather and make available of the shipment customs clearance steps process to our customer service team.

• To provide statistics and analysis to the special clearance services supervisor and the special clearance services manager to allow making informed decisions related to customers requests.

• Foster team approach with all fellow team members to achieve yearly department objectives and targets.

Customs Clearance Agent at DHL Express
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2008 to March 2009

• Facilitate Customs Clearance of shipments in the DHL net.

• Ensure that the lodging, classifying and compiling of entries is completed in a timely and accurate manner for inbound, in compliance with Customs regulations.

• Prioritise the clearance flow in order to achieve fastest transit time possible

• Ensure clearance authority held, and clearance is completed in accordance with the owner’s instructions.

• To act as a voice of the clearance Department.

• Facilitate the Clearance of DHL shipments by communicating with customers, DHL entities and the authorities on clearance requirements and any discrepancies preventing the successful clearance of these shipments.

• Co-ordinate with the customer/DHL entities/government agencies to obtain the necessary shipment information and the documents for the clearance department to the successfully clear the shipments through the regulatory agencies when the existing information or the documents are insuficient to permit successful clearance of the shipments.

Education

Diploma, Basic Business Skills Acquisition (BBSA) Diploma
  • at Future Generation Foundation (FGF)
  • December 2007
Bachelor's degree, Commerce, Accounting
  • at Cairo University
  • May 2007

2003-2007 Cairo University Cairo, Egypt Faculty of Commerce, Accounting Dept.

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Microsoft Excel
Customer Orientation
Customs Regulations
Customs Clearance
Customs Clearance
Customer Service Orientation
Microsoft Word
Problem Solving
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Attitudes that Empower: Maximizing Employee Contributions in the Workplace. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2008
Valid Until:
July 2008
Practical Human Resources Diploma (PHRD) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2007
Valid Until:
January 2008
International Computer Driving License ICDL (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2008
Valid Until:
May 2008
Writing With an Edge “Business Writing Course” (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2009
Valid Until:
February 2009
Basic Business Skills Acquisition (BBSA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2007
Valid Until:
January 2008
Communication Skills Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2007
Valid Until:
December 2007
Time Management Course (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Valid Until:
June 2010