Maha Ismail Ahmed, Supply Chain and Customer Service Manger

Maha Ismail Ahmed

Supply Chain and Customer Service Manger

IFFCO Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Law
Experience
25 years, 5 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 5 months

Supply Chain and Customer Service Manger at IFFCO Group
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since November 2018
Head of Business Development at Cargo Cab Portal LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2017 to November 2018

Prepared program operating budgets, budget reports and other financial performance reports.
Drove the short-term and advanced commercial and marketing strategies .
Analyzed key aspects of the business to evaluate the factors driving results and summarized results into
presentations.
Developed methods to establish and clarify customer objectives.
Established application from scratch, development, operations and financials
Created market and customer-specific marketing solutions for managed services
Built office from scratch with all needed matters like, hiring, admin, furnishing..etc
Overall responsible for managing both the revenue and cost elements(P&L).
Responsible to handle with legal consultant on revising any documents/ contracts related to our business.

Commercial Manager at SCCT- APM Terminals- Maersk Group
  • Egypt - Port Said
  • March 2015 to May 2017

• Negotiation of contracts with the Containers Shipping Lines.
•Built relationships with top world shipping lines and the community to establish long-term business growth
•Responsible for budget preparations and monitoring and in establishing strategic marketing plans to achieve corporate objectives in developing the Terminal.
•Responsible of leading the Customer Service Support for the Containers Customers (Shipping Lines and BCO’s)
•Continuous Improvement of our customers experience with APMT Egypt through a close follow up of their Operation and jointly periodic meetings with our clients and our Operations Team.
•Business Development of the Container Business: Value Added Services for our container customers.
•Review and report periodically our operations performance (GMPH, BMPH and other relevant KPI’s).
•Prepare Commercial Reports (Internal and External)
•Co-ordinates customer issues with relevant department & maintains a one point customer contact.

Customer Service Manager at Suez Canal Container Terminal - APM Terminals
  • Egypt - Port Said
  • February 2014 to March 2015

•Successfully managed to identify areas of concern in customer service department and enhanced
•process to meet customers’ expectations as per agreed SLA.
•Present for potential and existing customers updates on terminal capacity and future development.
•Followed-through on all critical inter-departmental escalations to increase customer retention rates.

Customer Care Head Africa and Middle east at Givaudan
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2013 to February 2014

Managing 6 employees
Managed customer orders from request to delivery &invoicing in an accurate and timely manner to meet pre
agreed SLA.
Devised and published metrics to measure the organization's success in delivering world class customer service.
Monitoring and controlling KPI's in all areas, Starting from sales orders, customer care, effective planning, production and delivery.
Followed-through on all critical inter-departmental escalations to increase customer retention rates.

Regional Key Account Manager at DB Schenker
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • September 2012 to December 2012

Managing 2 subordinates & responsible for all Procter and Gamble business opportunities in the region sea freight, trucking. air freight and custom clearance. Developed a sales team in Alexandria city to cover all potential business which resulted a significant increase in the monthly sales volume.

Country Sales and Customer Relations Manager at Pacific International Line (PIL)
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • March 2008 to August 2012

•Managing 4 Customer Relation Managers along with 26 subordinates.
•Managed Sales, Sales support and Customer service teams through all Egypt offices.
•Supported sales team in writing proposals and closing contracts.
•Exceeded expectations by achieving the highest sales records for imports and export PIL shipping line since coexisting in Egypt with growth of 30%.
•Established customer service department with all layers through all Egypt offices.
•Created and developed KPI's to measure service level and customer satisfaction.

Assistant Import Manager at Pacific International Line (PIL)
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • January 2003 to February 2008

Supervised team of four to make sure SOP's are met and running smoothly.
•Assisted Import Manager with running all the daily operations and documentations.
•Corresponded with head office regarding any issues or updates in the manifest or a customer request.
•Was responsible for all shipment diversions and charges related to the requested diversion.
•Monitor customer's complaints and making sure all issues resolved

Event Planner (Part Time) at Paradiso Events Co
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • April 2005 to April 2007

Key Responsibilities:
• Designed, organized and coordinated a diverse range of events including conferences, meetings and exhibitions.
• Arranged participants' accommodation, transportation, facilities, catering, displays, translation, audio-visual equipment and security for complete execution of event from proposal to delivery.
• Managed the decor, entertainment and invitations based on client preferences while ensuring cost control to gain maximum returns out of provided budget.
• Negotiated agreements with external service providers, sourced venues, and prepared event programs if requested.
• Delegated tasks to team members and provided leadership for effective event execution to achieve desired objectives.

Import Documentation Officer at Inchcape Shipping services
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • January 2001 to December 2002

•Responsible for processing delivery order release and revise all required documents required
•Container tracking
•Invoice Issuing
•Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree, Law
  • at Alexandria University- Faculty of Law
  • December 1990

Key Trainings & Certifications: • Essentials of Marketing, American University of Cairo • Port Automation Training, Arab Academy for Science & Technology • Inbound Electronic Manifest & Port Automation Training Course, Arab Academy for Science & Technology • GTDP Global Terminal Development Program, Maersk Group • Professional Selling Skills Course, Dubai

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Law
  • at Alexandria University
  • May 1990

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Strategic Planning
Operations Management
Key Account Management
Analytical Ability, Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Time Management
Strategic Sales Planning, New Product Promotion, Import/Export Customer Portfolio Management
Proficient in Ms Office and Internet Usage
Professional Networking, Shipment Booking/Tracking, Delivery Scheduling, Documentation Procedures
Customer Relationship Management, Customer Service, KPI and Performance Goals Attainment
Key Account Management, Identifying Untapped Business Opportunities, Operations Management
Leadership, Team Building, Synergy, Working Under Pressure, Communication, Emotional Intelligence
Performance Evaluation, Event Planning

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Essentials of Marketing (Training)
Training Institute:
American Universaty
Date Attended:
June 2008
Professional Selling skills course (Training)
Training Institute:
DB Schenker _ Dubai
Date Attended:
December 2013
Professional Presentation Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Dale Carnegie
Date Attended:
August 2015
Duration:
20 hours
GTDP (Global Terminal Development Program) (Training)
Training Institute:
APM Terminals _ Maersk Group
Date Attended:
November 2008
Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Givaudan
Date Attended:
January 2015
Port Automation Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Academy for science and Technolog
Date Attended:
February 2008
Inbound Electronic Manifest and Port Automation Training course (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Academy for science and Technology
Date Attended:
July 2008
Conflict Reseloution Course (Training)
Training Institute:
American Chamber of Commerce
Date Attended:
December 2015
Duration:
30 hours