Claude Boutros, Ocean Freight Manager

Claude Boutros

Ocean Freight Manager

IBA Freight Services

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Public Relations
Experience
36 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :36 years, 10 Months

Ocean Freight Manager at IBA Freight Services
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since May 2012

Job Description:
- The daily supervision on the branch division both Export and Import
- Answering RFQ requests
- Assist sales and marketing with sales operations, bids, and customer communication

Ocean Freight Import Manager at IBA Freight Services
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2010 to May 2012

Job Description:
- Supervising all Section activities for Operations and Consol Staff.
- Assisting clients and our overseas offices with rate requests and offers
- Effecting routing orders for VIP Clients
- Interfere with overseas offices to prevent any unnecessary conflicts.
- Negotiating with Steam Ship lines regarding shipments that need any special interference such as increasing free demurrage or else.
- Providing monthly reports for section activities to Department Manager
- Responsible of achieving section targets and activity plans

Ocean Freight Import Specialist at IBA Freight Services
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2004 to March 2010

Job Description
* Sorting daily Emails & Faxes of all incoming shipments
* Answering to client rate and procedure queries
* Providing Quotations & Offers
* Opening files & Invoicing Clients
* Effecting routing orders for direct and consolidated shipments
* Follow up with foreign agents regarding cargo movement
* Follow up with Steam Ship lines for shipment arrivals at different Egyptian Ports
* Customers notification upon shipment arrivals
* Arranging documentation for client
* Arranging for Customs clearance if required by client
* Providing yearly updates for department clients
* Dispatching of local & international couriers

Executive Secretary at Elias Modern Publishing House
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2002 to July 2004

Job Description
* Regular Secretarial Duties (Typing - Filing )
* Arranging meetings and itineraries.
* Composing and Sending Letters/ Faxes/Emails
* Arranging client orders & invoicing
* Follow up on orders delivery to clients
* Data entry follow up for any ongoing publication (dictionaries, books etc)
* Supervision & follow up on publication revision & blue print checks

Export & Import Operations Assistant at Speed Freight Services
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2000 to September 2001

Job description:
* EXPORT ACTIVITIES: * Supervising department activities
* Sorting daily incoming e-mails and faxes
* Filing.
* Effecting bookings with airlines.
* Consolidation shipments or issuing of direct agencies
* Sending Pre Alerts for Consolidated Shipments.
* Following up on cargo POD.
* Follow up on Clients queries.
* Presenting Quotations.
* Dispatching Domestic and International Couriers.
* Follow-up

* IMPORT ACTIVITIES
* Sorting incoming e-mails and faxes
* Filing
* Answering to Clients rate and procedure queries
* Providing Quotations
* Following up with Foreign Agents concerning incoming shipments
* Updating clients with shipment status
* Follow up with Airlines until goods arrive to Cairo Airport
* Customer Notification upon consignment arrival
* Arranging for Customs Clearance if required by client

Air Export Manager at Fast Freight Service
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 1997 to September 2000

Job Description
* Supervising department activities
* Sorting daily incoming e-mails and faxes
* Filing.
* Effecting bookings with airlines.
* Arranging shipments' pick-up.
* Consolidation shipments or issuing of direct agencies
* Logging on all shipments details into computer..
* Follow up on Consignments Clearance
* Sending Pre Alerts for Consolidated Shipments.
* Following up on cargo POD.
* Follow up on Clients queries.
* Presenting Quotations.
* Invoicing Clients and overseas offices.
* Dispatching Domestic and International Couriers.
* Follow-up

Break Bulk Agent - Import Department at Expeditors Sarah International
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 1995 to April 1997

Job Description
* Sort Received Pre Alerts.
* Create or Update the Files the Pre-Alerts are referring to.
* De-consolidating the shipments.
* Logging all Shipment Details into Computer.
* Filing.
* Customer Notification.
* Follow up on Missing and Delayed Shipments.
* Follow up on pending shipments.
* Updating Delivered Shipments.

Executive Assistant - Temporary at Triple
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 1995 to June 1995

- Office manager
- Follow up on all apparel activities and factory purchase orders.

Secretary to the Ambassador at Embassy of Peru
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 1987 to February 1995

* Regular Secretarial Duties (Typing - Filing )
* Book Keeping.
* Translation to and from (Arabic/English/Spanish)
* Communicating with Government Officials concerning official Embassy business.
* Arranging meetings and itineraries.
* Composing and Sending Letters/Telexes/Faxes.

Trainee Secretary at Pechiney (French Laison Office)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 1986 to August 1986

*Job description:
* learning all related secretarial work

Education

Bachelor's degree, Public Relations
  • at Cairo University
  • May 1987

1983 - 1987 B. A. in Mass Communication Public Relations Section

High school or equivalent, English
  • at Saint Clares College
  • January 1983

1983 Thanaweya Amma Arts Section Saint Clares College

Specialties & Skills

Staff Supervision
Public Relations
Daily Operations
Ocean freight
Achieving Targets
ARRANGING MEETINGS
CLIENTS
DISPATCHING
INVOICING
QUOTATIONS
SECRETARIAL
SECRETARY
SORTING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Spanish
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Courses in DOS and Word Processing (Training)
Training Institute:
American University in Cairo, Egypt
Date Attended:
January 1991
Diploma in Spanish Language (Training)
Training Institute:
Spanish Cultural Center in Cairo, Egypt
Date Attended:
September 1987