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ahmed shafei, Procurement Section Head

ahmed shafei

Procurement Section Head·Jotun - Egypt

Egypt

Bachelor's degree, accounting

Work experience

Total years of experience: 9 years, 1 months

Procurement Section Head

January 2023 - Present

Jotun - Egypt

Cairo, Egypt

January 2023 - Present

Managing an annual procurement spend portfolio of USD 100M across Direct, indirect, and logistics
categories.
-Leading a cross-functional team of 9 covering Sourcing, Local & international procurement, logistics, and
supply planning.
-Working within a global matrix organization and regional procurement structure
• Manage a multi-category procurement portfolio covering direct materials, indirect spending, and logistics.
• Lead a cross-functional team across sourcing, local & international procurement, logistics, and supply planning.
• Drive supplier performance, contract governance, and cost optimization initiatives across key category.
• Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with global category management and local business
objectives.
• Manage supplier sourcing, negotiations, contracts, SLAs, and performance evaluations.
• Supervise, coach, and develop a cross-functional procurement and supply planning team.
• Drive cost savings and value improvement initiatives across key spending categories.
• Ensure full compliance with procurement policies, internal controls, customs regulations, and audit
requirements.
• Act as the main procurement interface with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Global Procurement.
• Manage procurement KPIs, including savings, lead time, inventory turnover, supplier performance, and OTIF.
• Lead procurement risk mitigation during crises (e.g., Red Sea disruption) through alternative sourcing and
logistics strategies.
Key Achievements: -
o Reduced demurrage cost from USD 700K to USD 32K.
o Reduced inventory days from 120 to 49 days.
o Improved forecast accuracy from 29% to 82%.
o Cost saving of 100 K USD within the quarter by changing the source of materials.
o Built and developed a new procurement & supply planning team from scratch.
o Reduce storage fees by controlling the LCL shipment with 29% reduction.
o Reduce the Air freight orders by 30%.
o Eliminated purchase order backlog (achieved 92% service level).
o Reduced slow & non-moving materials from 2.5% to 1%.
o Led the new factory project as part of the core project team.
o Improve availability and reduce the shortages by 40%.

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Warehouse administration

September 2014 - June 2016

JOTUN

Ismailia, Egypt

September 2014 - June 2016

• Receive packing list from the customer service department.
• Coordinate with the Warehouse operators for the preparation of the trucks.
• Receive delivery notes and enter them into the system.
• Coordinate with the trucks, the roots, and the delivery schedule.
Key Achievements
o Coordinate with CSD & Ext. Customers are to ensure proper delivery service.
o Made an analysis tool for the FGWH that has all the needed data to control the WH.
o Worked on the cost reduction project by monitoring each process in the warehouse and
o calculating the time, as well as the wasted energy, therefore improving them.

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Logistics and Transportation

ACCOUNTANT

June 2014 - September 2014

dubai apparel

Ismailia, Egypt

June 2014 - September 2014

Company industry:
Heavy Industry & Metallurgy
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Supervisor

March 2013 - June 2014

Lasco

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

March 2013 - June 2014

• Distribution and coordination of tasks in the work group.
• Follow-up the customer satisfaction from the service.
• Supervising the workers to work.
• Follow up absences of workers.
• Work to solve problems.

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Management

accountant

February 2012 - February 2013

advisory house

Ismailia, Egypt

February 2012 - February 2013

• Recording and documenting financial transactions.
• Supervise the transactions of treasury.
• Reconciling accounts on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
• Preparing financial reports for presentation to general manager on a regular basis or when requested.
• Working in accounting consulting external (accountant at Shoes shop).

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Assistant Manager

February 2012 - February 2013

Advisory House

Ismailia, Egypt

February 2012 - February 2013

• Distribution and coordination of tasks in the work group.
• Make the Marketing plan for the company.
• Find and reserve lecture’s room.
• Follow-up the customer satisfaction from the service.
• Follow-up to financial affairs in the company.

Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Management

accountant

September 2011 - January 2012

EL Ashry - Gallery Of Ceramic

Ismailia, Egypt

September 2011 - January 2012

• Recording and documenting financial transactions.
• Supervise the transactions of treasury.
• Reconciling accounts on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

Company industry:
Sales Outsourcing
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

salesman

March 2008 - December 2008

El Naey - Clothes Shop

Ismailia, Egypt

March 2008 - December 2008

• Greeting customers who enter the shop.
• Assisting shoppers to find the goods and products they are looking for.
• Stocking shelves with merchandise.
• Answering queries from customers.
• Giving advice and guidance on product selection to customers.
• Keeping the store tidy and clean, this includes hovering and mopping.
• Keeping up to date with special promotions and putting up displays.

Company industry:
Sales Outsourcing
Job role:
Sales

Education

suez canal university

May 2011

May 2011

Bachelor's degree, accounting

Egypt

64%

suez canal university

May 2011

May 2011

Bachelor's degree, 64%

Egypt

Skills

Cost Accounting
Expert
Cost Accounting
Expert
Purchase Accounting
Expert
Purchase Accounting
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Internet
Expert
Internet
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
microsoft office and internet
Expert
microsoft office and internet
Expert

Social profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website

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Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Photoshop
Suez Canal University
Mar 2010 - Apr 2010
American English
Defense Language Institute (Ismailia)
Jan 2010 - Mar 2011
Financial Accounting Certificate.
At Mansur Training Services Company Under Supervision Of Suez Canal University (Ismailia)
Nov 2010 - Jan 2011
ICDL (International Computer Driving License)
Defense Institute (Ismailia)
Sep 2008 - Jan 2009
Advanced Excel Program.
At Mansur Training Services Company Under Supervision Of Suez Canal University (Ismailia)
Oct 2010 - Nov 2010
Soft Skills
At Mansur Training Services Company Under Supervision Of Suez Canal University (Ismailia).
Jan 2011 - Feb 2011
HR (Human Recourse Manger)
Advisory House
May 2012 - Jul 2012
Professional Financial Accountant
Advisory house
Nov 2012 - Jan 2013

Hobbies

  • Internet,Sports,travel,reading,