Ahmed Gamal

Duties & Accountability

• Handle LC letter of credits requirements to reconcile between LC conditions & shipping docs.
• Prepare logistic estimation for projects in advance.
• Auditing Clearance & Freight invoices.
• NAFEZA & Cargo X Experience.
• Send RFQs to the freight forwarders, negotiate and finalize the cost efficient.
• Monitoring vessel, check ETD & ETA and keep updated with customer.
• Follow up with the Bank Collection of LC amounts after submitting the Documents.
• Issuing form 4 with the banks to finalize customs procedures.
• Coordinating with the Clearing Agent and preparing supporting documents required for clearance.
• Confirming the vessels arrival time to the finance department for payment purposes in advance.
• Coordinating with the Warehouse to ensure that there is space for imported products in advance.
• Review contracts to ensure consistent and adequate supply of goods necessary, mitigation of risks, optimization of costs, logistic perspective regarding deadline, docs needed, penalty, cash in advance.
• Following up with Clients for the reception of a complete set of shipping documents for custom clearance purposes and ensuring its compliance with Egypt Customs regulations and exemption lists requirement.


Achievements & Added value


• Saved demurrage 45 k $ at time of obligated LC in Egypt, through transit to bonded warehouse.
• Saved 7 days form logistics cycle, by getting approval from Saudi mother company regarding, get shipping doc direct to Egypt not Saudi Arabia & get Saudi Arabia stamp in Egypt also.
• Saved 15, 000 $ from loading, by early involvement to ship on time from factory direct before supplier sent finished products to distribution center which he did not have facilities to load there.
• Saved cost 4000 $ by loading goods to appropriate container.
• Saved 6500 $, supplier shipped 26 containers without our approval on quotation, pushed him to decrease amount 250 $ in each container according.
• Out of the box: Avoid long time approval for letter of credit, at time obligated LC in Egypt, to purchase from 3rd party, it was mandatory to make LC, banks at this time, take long time to approve it, solution is to ask our mother company to invoice 3rd party, then use mother company invoice to avoid letter of credit as we defined as foreign company.
• Out of the box: we ship product by air after divided to 3 items, in the beginning product could not fit air dimensions, while Customer face issue to import through sea.
• Out of the box: supplier could not make re export certificate, license expired, could not change supplier, solution to ship product to Dubai branch to make COO then ship to Egypt.
• Right product at right time: we need to import product, technical submittal was UK, afterwards found out before shipping origin not UK, according to, we made new deal with customer to accept it.
• Out of the box shipping in urgent, to avoid big cycle of doc, short transit & feast time by suggest to customer to decrease letter of credit amount for this shipment to meet deadline which has been confirmed, as we need to send doc to Saudi then Egypt.
• Prevent tax evasion by detected invalid price in invoice, product price 200 USD however right one was 5000 USD.

• Successfully managing the entire import and export process for shipments from Turkey, Europe, USA,
Mexico, and China for offices in the UAE, Egypt, and KSA.
• Proficient in using Mirsal 2 for submitting and managing import/export clearance requests, including
generating invoices, PL, BOL, COO, and initiating BOE and Entry/Exit Certificates, via the Dubai Trade
Portal for customs documentation, declarations, and shipment tracking.
• Ensured strict adherence to customs regulations in the UAE and Egypt by leveraging platforms such as
Dubai Trade Portal and staying compliant with UAE legislation.
• Utilized Entry/Exit Certificates for export transactions and collaborated with the FTA (Federal Tax
Authority) to claim duty refunds.
• Skilled in using platforms and systems including Mirsal 2, Saber, SASO, Arab League Certificate, ACID,
Nafeza, and Cargo X.
• Experienced in attesting invoices through MOFAIC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Certificates of Origin
through the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.
• Collaborated with shipping companies, customs brokers, and service providers to streamline processes
by securing bookings early, providing original documents on time within 14-day max from BOE date, and
ensuring clearance is finalized before the expiration of the Delivery Order (DO) to avoid fines.
• Handle LC letter of credits requirements to reconcile between LC conditions & shipping docs.
• Control the shipping and distribution budget, Prepare logistic estimation for projects in advance.
• Send RFQs to the freight forwarders, negotiate and finalize the cost efficient.
• Monitoring vessel, check ETD & ETA and keep updated with customer.
• Establish and tracked shipping Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Coordinating with the Clearing Agent and preparing supporting documents required for clearance.
• Confirming the vessels arrival time to the finance department for payment purposes in advance.
• Coordinating with the Warehouse to ensure that there is space for imported products in advance.
• Review contracts to ensure consistent and adequate supply of goods necessary, to mitigate risk.
• Following up with Clients for the reception of a complete set of shipping documents for custom clearance
purposes and ensuring its compliance with Customs regulations and exemption lists requirement.
• Keep updated records of inventory and activity logs.
• Perform regular cycle count checks to assure stock log accuracy.
• Ensure optimal inventory rotation based on the type of products
• Reduce Overstocking: Use Just-In-Time JIT principles to avoid overstocking.
• Prepare purchase orders, source, negotiate, and manage relationships suppliers.
• Evaluate and select suppliers, ensure proper price comparison with suppliers, share the comparison sheet
for Finance and management review.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, terms, and conditions with suppliers to secure the best possible deals.

Achievements & Added value
◦ Saved demurrage 45 k $ at time of obligated LC in, through transit to bonded warehouse.
◦ Saved 7 days form logistics cycle, by getting approval from Saudi mother company regarding, get
shipping doc direct to destination not Saudi Arabia & get Saudi Arabia stamp in destination also.
◦ Saved 15, 000 $ from loading, by early involvement to ship on time from factory direct before
supplier sent finished products to distribution center which he did not have facilities to load there.

Duties & Accountability

• Handled supply planning for 5 countries in North Africa with budget ~ 700m $ per year.
• Prepared break down invoice & ~ 200 logistic budgets per month.
• Early involvement with project & survey team provided contracts plan, risk & forecast 3 months in advance.
• Followed up & solved issues for international transportation.
• End to End, support supply process till gets proof of delivery & billing from customer.


Achievements & Added value


• Achieved 95 % of shipments without warehouse cost, just in time, once production finished, we ship on time, by coordinated with production scheduler, shipping line through booking & Transportation contractor to export.
• Saved company 10% penalty from project cost by change port which we faced too much time for unloading due to congestion, while rate is higher.
• Designed Excel Sheet to calculate demurrage and storage, regarding claims & compensation to customer, to finalized in 2 minutes.
• Collaborated with R&D, product manager, production scheduler to replace long time items to meet deadline.

• Handled Export to 5 countries in North Africa with budget ~ 700m $ per year.
• Prepared break down invoice & ~ 200 logistic budgets per month.
• Early involvement with project & survey team provided contracts plan, risk & forecast 3 months in
advance.
• Followed up & solved issues for international transportation.
• Make & oversee production plans for projects in adherence to contractual service level agreements
by collaborating closely with project stakeholders and production schedulers.
• Compile & generate comprehensive logistics and billing reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• End to End, support supply process till gets proof of delivery & billing from customer.

Achievements & Added value

Duties & Accountability

• Evaluated the performance for freight forwarder & clearance companies.
• Optimized logistic & Procurement to reach efficient cost, Right OTIF, Quality, Place, Price,
Quantity.
• Communicated with sales and stakeholders for shipping process expected arrival and
Pick up dates ETD & ETA.
• Maintained price & stock through Supplier relationship.
• Sourced for suppliers & assured quality through analyzed pricing.
• Issued foreign and local purchase orders including incoterms, commodity code & warranty.
• Maintained accuracy of shipping document, legalization of invoice, Coo, warranty, Euro 1.
• Monitored supplier Service level and on time payments.


Achievements & Added value


• Redesigned the underestimated logistics cost breakdown to reflect the real projects profitability.
• Optimized logistics time with stakeholder to reduce ~ 10 days which reflects in cost.
Efficiency, through redesigned logistic cycle by early involvement logistics.
• Cooperated with internal stakeholders to save 25% 500, 000 EGP from obsolete commodity.
• Reduced 50% 17, 000$ and maintained inflation in price about 150, 000 EGP from project, Cost was pending for one year through negotiation with sole supplier by gave him business valid reason.
• Succeed to Negotiate with supplier to make payable outstanding 45 days, however he Insisted to be 30 days, played on time payment.
• Ensured quality through logistic optimization, which Prevented to procure fake products.

• Evaluated the performance for freight forwarder & clearance companies.
• Optimized logistic & Procurement to reach efficient cost, Right OTIF, Quality, Place, Price,
Quantity.
• Communicated with sales and stakeholders for shipping process expected arrival and
Pick up dates ETD & ETA.
• Maintained price & stock through Supplier relationship.
• Sourced for suppliers & assured quality through analyzed pricing.
• Issued foreign and local purchase orders including incoterms, commodity code & warranty.
• Maintained accuracy of shipping document, legalization of invoice, Coo, warranty, Euro 1 .
• Monitored supplier Service level and on time payments.

Duties & Accountability

• Ensured the availability of raw and packaging materials.
• Identified strategic items of raw and packaging materials through ABC Analysis.
• Monitored raw material to make sure the materials are in safety level via Reorder point.


Achievements & Added value

• Saved 20% from packing product cost through redesign packing & made it standardization.
• Saved 3% from obsolete raw material, by prevented consuming high-quality materials for internal usage.

• Ensured the availability of raw and packaging materials.
• Identified strategic items of raw and packaging materials through ABC Analysis.
• Monitored raw material to make sure the materials are in safety level via Reorder point.
Achievements & Added value

Duties & Accountability

• Purchased raw materials.
• Sourced for new Vendors & negotiate prices.
• Followed up Billing & got delivery note form customer.

• Purchased raw materials.
• Sourced for new Vendors & negotiate prices.
• Followed up Billing & got delivery note form customer.