Fatima Koussa, Professional Freelancer

Fatima Koussa

Professional Freelancer

Freelance

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Management
Experience
16 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months

Professional Freelancer at Freelance
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since June 2016

Transcriber
-Transcribe audio and video recordings, ensuring accuracy and adherence to guidelines in both Arabic and English language in different domains like F&B, politics, retail, medicine.
- Complete assigned tasks within specified time frames while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Continuously seek opportunities for process improvement and suggest effective data management practices.

Proofreader
- Review written materials, including articles, documents, reports, marketing materials, and website content, for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, and consistency.
- Conduct thorough proofreading passes to eliminate typos, grammatical errors, and formatting issues.
- Maintain consistency in language, tone, and style across various documents.
- Meet deadlines and manage workload effectively.

Data Entry and Data Collector
- Collect and gather data from different sources, such as online research, documents, forms, or databases in various domains.
- Conduct regular quality checks to ensure data accuracy and resolve any issues promptly.
- Complete assigned tasks within specified time frames while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Continuously seek opportunities for process improvement and suggest effective data management practices.
- Meet deadlines and manage workload effectively.

International Purchasing coordinator at Arison SARL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2017 to June 2020

- Manage procurement operation to insure proper implementation of policies and standards.
- Communicate with international suppliers regarding orders conditions and shipments arrangements to achieve successful purchasing operations.
- Negotiate with shipping companies regarding receiving best offers based on price and service.
- Review documentations for proper authorization and compliance with Government Policies and procedures.
- Work in collaboration with relevant department to manage inventory movement and provide data analysis and reports to contribute with decision-making and orders placement process.
- Presents regular reports on purchasing commitments, costs and delivery performance to stakeholders.

Supply Chain Manager at O-tec for Sanitary Ware and Tiles
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2016 to May 2017

- Responsible about all purchasing operations (negotiation with foreign suppliers regarding purchase orders conditions: Evaluate prices and offers, contracts, delivery schedules)
- Responsible about all logistics operations with shipping companies in regards of shipments schedule and documentation authorization with Governments policies and procedures.
- Present regular reports on purchasing commitments, costs and delivery performance to stakeholders and Management.
- Manage inventory of two warehouses and two points of sales along with the assistance of warehousing team.
- Oversee the operation and daily activities of the supply chain department.
- Follow up with sales team regarding projects and retail invoicing and settling payments.

Supply Chain Assistant at O-Tec for Sanitary Ware and Tiles
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2013 to February 2016

- Monitor stock movement.
- Monitor incoming shipments status.
- Responsible about preparing needed documents related to custom clearance prior to the goods
arrival to port of entrance.
- Preparing monthly reports: (Monthly stock movement - Monthly sales reports - General Inventory).
- Following up with Sales Team regarding invoices and settling payments.
- Writing, reviewing, and/or negotiating grants, contracts and/or agreements
- Undertaking any other tasks as may be required by the Supply Chain Manager

Senior Procurement Officer at Inkript Logistics
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2012 to May 2013

- Investigate and develop supply sources and obtain competitive quotations.
- Supervise the updating process of approving venders’ list.
- Negotiating with suppliers regarding prices, delivery terms and payment terms as well as submitting bids and proposals.
- Negotiate LCs terms and initiate wire transfers with the proper follow up and documentation, in coordination with accounting departments and banks.
- Writing, reviewing and/ or negotiating grants, contracts and agreements.
- Contribute in preparing reports related to purchasing like forecasting and developing budgets.
- Develops and implements goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the procurement unit.
- Manage performance in terms of company's policies and procedures, including ISO 9001:2000 requirements.
-Support, develop and motivate purchasing staff.

Procurement Officer at Inkript Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2009 to November 2012

- Coordination with Planning Department in order to schedule purchasing orders based on clients contracts.
- Coordination with warehouses regarding stock availability and spaces.
- Monitor incoming shipments status.
- Negotiation with suppliers regarding: prices, delivery terms, and payment terms.
- Negotiation shipping prices, vessels and payments terms with shipping agents and forwarders.
- Review documentations for proper authorization and compliance with Government and Legal Policies and procedures.
- Following up with Finance Department regarding invoices and settling payments.
- Writing, reviewing, and/or negotiating grants, contracts and/or agreements
- Participating in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for assigned programs related to the supply chain department.
- Undertaking any other tasks as may be required by the Supply Chain Manager and Supervisor.

Receptionist at AMB Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2009 to September 2009

- Receive and direct phone calls and provide information by answering questions and requests.
- Organize and schedule meetings, appointments and travel reservations for office personnel.
- Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports.
- Greet visitors and callers, handle their inquiries, and direct them to the appropriate staff according to their needs.
- Produce and distribute correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms.
- Order office supplies.
- Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
- Undertaking other tasks to assist Accounting Department (Filing, Data Entry, Financial Reports, Monitoring Invoices )
- Follow up shipments and couriers with shipping forwarders.

Trade Liner at Iffco
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2008 to March 2009

Tasks are summarized in being the link between clients and their suppliers through foreign and local agents and forwarders to receive their imported orders at the required time from Far East, Japan and US ports.

Education

Master's degree, Management
  • at Lebanese International University
  • February 2018

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Procurement
Preparation
Purchasing

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert