Hesham Taha, Country Supply Manager

Hesham Taha

Country Supply Manager

ABB

Location
Egypt
Education
Master's degree, Technology &Maritime Transport
Experience
28 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :28 years, 5 Months

Country Supply Manager at ABB
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2014

1. Communication/implementation of global and
regional SCM strategies for areas such as Direct and Indirect Materials & Services
(IM&S), Transportation, Trade & Logistics (TT&L), Strategic Sourcing,
Process & Excellence, Finance, Risk Management, Supply Base
Management, Quality, Sustainability, and SCM Systems. Drives compliance
to global and regional sourcing strategies in the areas of direct material, IM&S and TT&L to
maximize savings.
2. Communication Fosters communication internally, externally, and between different
Divisions, Business Units and Functions and supports the implementation of
SCM activities and initiatives in the Country through this clear
communication. Leads “client satisfaction” with internal stakeholders from
general management, Divisions, Business Units and other Functions in the
Country through communication and active feedback loops
between stakeholders and the SCM organization.
3. Performance targets Responsible for meeting the budgeted function cost and head count for
Divisions at country level.
4. Identifying best solutions and triggers improvements
from relevant SCM organization to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
Identifies, documents, and communicates best practices through the use of
Benchmarking, surveys and case studies for establishing frameworks and
preferred business practices.
5. Process & tools Contributes to development and implementation of SCM standards, tools
and processes in the Country.
6. Training Identifies training needs and provides training to ensure successful
implementation of global/region/local initiatives.


ABB Egypt
Medium Voltage PPMV Supply Manager, 1/2008 to 5/2014

Responsible for achieving cost reductions according to BU Targets, increasing the low cost country sourcing, supplier qualification process for auditing and ensuring a qualified supplier base, reducing the inventory levels, improving terms of payments with suppliers, improving on time and quality % of suppliers, contracts with suppliers, participating in Global Product teams, member of the Global Cupper Team on Group Function level and commodity team leader for Epoxy Parts on Global BU level



Selected Accomplishments:
Achieving cost reduction targets for ABB Egypt Medium Voltage Sector
Increasing Low cost country sourcing from 75 % to 90 %
Improving external supplier terms of payments
Member of 5 Global Product teams
Global BU Commodity Team leader for the Epoxy Parts 2012
Member of the Group Function Global Cupper Team 2007 - 2012

Supply Manager
  • January 2002 to January 2007

Participating in Product Teams globally for breakers and switches
Country SCM owner for the new eprocurement tools concerning cost reduction, spend analyze, terms of payment
Responsible for meeting SCM Global targets

Head at ABB
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 1996 to January 2002

Beginning in the team of Supply Management for vendor evaluation, negotiations and material management

Material Control Engineer at MRP
  • January 1994 to January 1996

Looking for inventory control management, making purchase requisitions according to Bill of material based on reorder point and

Engineer
  • January 1992 to January 1994

in the Make or Buy process, cooperating with Mold suppliers and investments for the company

Design Engineer at ABB Egypt
  • January 1989 to January 1992

In the field of Compact Substation and Medium Voltage switchgear and Ringmain units

Education

Master's degree, Technology &Maritime Transport
  • at Arab Academy
  • January 2012

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Bachelor's degree, Electrical Power
  • at Ain Shams Universty Electrical Power Engineering
  • August 1988

Electrical Power Engineer in Ain Shams Universty in Cairo 1983-198 Project was in distribution with Grade Excellent

Bachelor's degree, electrical Power Engineering
  • at Ain Shams
  • January 1988
High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Saint George College Secondary school
  • January 1983

This School is one of the famous Schools in Egypt It is a language School

Specialties & Skills

Management
Leadership
Contracts
Vendor Management
Negotiation
AUDITING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
COST CONTROL
ENGINEERING
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENTS
NEGOTIATION
STRATEGIC
SWITCHES

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

SEP (Supply Excellence Program) (Training)
Training Institute:
ABB Universty
Date Attended:
June 2013
Duration:
120 hours

Hobbies

  • Soccer - Reading