Ifthiqar أحمد, Head Of Logistics

Ifthiqar أحمد

Head Of Logistics

Mattex Group

البلد
المملكة العربية السعودية - جدة
التعليم
بكالوريوس, Electrical And Electronics Engineering
الخبرات
18 years, 3 أشهر

مشاركة سيرتي الذاتية

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :18 years, 3 أشهر

Head Of Logistics في Mattex Group
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - جدة
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ فبراير 2013

● Working with a leading Manufacturer and Exporter of Primary / Secondary Carpet backing, Artificial grass tufting, Yarns, Polypropylene Staple Fiber and Non-woven Geotextile products in Saudi Arabia, All these products are ideal in carpet industry, sports and leisure, Non-woven geotextile are ideal for most applications where separation, filtration and draining is required. Road works, access roads, railway applications, car parks and industrial units etc.
● Handling and monitoring all 3 Factories - Mattex Geo - Jubail, Mattex Fabrics - Jeddah and Green Vision - Jeddah while based in Jeddah, looking after Import / Export and local shipments end to end for the above products, raw materials and spare parts (Air, Sea & Land) from Jubail / Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to USA, Europe, Oceania, Africa, Asia & Far East and vice-versa.
● Responsible, monitoring and budgeting all project shipments related to logistics.
● Arranging tenders, RFQ and managing & negotiating most competitive Transportation Rates - Ocean/Air and Land with Local / GCC Freight Forwarders/ fleet operators / Transporters, and their representatives for Local and Export Ocean/Air and Land transportation.
● Planning and arranging for stuffing goods, based on GRD (Goods Readiness date), managing shipping and custom clearing activities.
● Participating in development of BI reports along with INFOR ERP team to improve day to day reports.
● Executing and managing Custom Duty Exemption filing, interacting with respective department in gathering required info to obtain exemptions.
● Successfully Obtain Duty Exemption resulting in milestone achievment (saving millions of Duty amount adding to the company profit) by obtaining complete Production Capacity of required Raw materials and Spare parts
● Interaction with Sales, Finance and production to guideline in preparation of Letter of Credit shipments.
● Managing Custom clearance providers for respective mode of transportation.
● Preparation of logistic budget based on sales forecast region wise.
● Managing proper shipping documentation to make sure import / export custom clearance runs smoothly without any hurdle or delay.
● Responsible for analyzing service level and cost (Air, Sea & Land) with existing service providers / Forwarding Agents, Custom clearing agents, recommending carriers and routing; to obtain the best rates and transit time to export consignments, competing with current market.
● Verifying service provider invoices based on agreed contract rates to arrange payment.
● Responsible to guide Sales Department in relation to the INCO term (Air, Sea & Land), technically with explanation to develop strong business and obtain opportunities.
● Organizing meeting with forwarding agent, custom clearing agent for proper documentation and follow up, suggesting for smooth clearance.
● Managing team, arranging monthly meeting and monitoring on demurrages / discrepancies (if any) to overcome the problem.
● Managing training for new employees - right from the documentation to end of shipping requirement.
● Managing internal reports, analyzing on statistical reports and working out total costing until landing.
● Reporting directly to SBUD (Sales Business Unit Director) and Director Group Supply Chain.
● Suggested and implemented new SOP for Import / Export to run smooth operation and obtaining Duty Exemption for complete Production capacity that increased business by 45%.

Export Manager في Compass Ocean Logistics
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الدمام
  • فبراير 2009 إلى فبراير 2013

● Independently handling Export shipments (Air & Sea) from Dammam, Saudi Arabia to USA, Europe, Africa, Asia and Far East.
● Resposible for Pricing - Negotiating Rates (Air & Sea) with Shipping Lines and Airlines - GSA Agents directly, to obtain the best rates to export consignements, competing with current market.
● Responsible for Negotiating Rates with Transporter, Crane & Heavy equipment Operators, Open Ware house Terminal Managers and their representatives for any export service matters.
● Responsible to quote Sales Department, Local Customer, Overseas Forwarding Agent as per the INCO term (Air & Sea), convincing technically with explanation to develop the business.
● Interaction between Sales department, customer, service provider & forwarder in maintaining timely follow-up and updates to respective persons and to ensure prompt delivery of cargo at destination.
● Organizing meeting with client, advising customer for proper documentation, suggesting correct type of container as per the dimension & packing list of the cargo provided, further guiding Customer, Sales Team, and Oversea Agent with the current Export clearance procedure and docs required for smooth clearance.
● Responsible for arranging Export Road transportation within GCC countries.
● Managing Operation team, arranging monthly meeting and monitoring on demurrages and discrepancies to overcome the problem.
● Responsible for training the newly joined employees - right from the documentation to end of shipping requirement until close of file.
● Monitor immediate junior employees, suggest and advise them technically to handle smooth operation to overcome any problem.
● Co-ordinating with manifest to keep alert and advise customer / Forwarding Agent, timely on departure and expected arrival of their shipments at destination port.
● Providing time to time updated status report to customers / Forwarding Agent every fornight on their running shipments.
● Preparing internal reports, analyzing on statistical reports and working out total costing until landing.
● Besides routine job, helping IT department in futher devolping softwares for freight forwarding system.
● Responsible for IT maintainance in Dammam Branch.
● Suggested and implemented new ideas that increased business by 47%.

Supervisor في Compass Ocean Logistics
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الدمام
  • فبراير 2006 إلى فبراير 2009

Independently handling Import shipments (Air & Sea) from USA, Europe, Asia and Far East.
● Responsible for Negotiating Rates (Air & Sea) with Freight Forwarding Companies abroad to get the best
rock bottom rates to bring consignments, competing with market.
● Responsible to quote Local Customer and Sales Department as per the INCO term (Air & Sea) and
convince them technically with elaboration to grow the business.
● Interaction between Sales department, customer & forwarder and maintaining timely follow-up with the
forwarders to ensure prompt delivery of cargo and shipping documents.
● Arranging legalized documents prior to the arrival of shipment.
● Monitor and handling Custom clearance sometimes at peak season for the esteemed client.
● Arranging transportation locally to carry the goods from port to designated w/house, stores / delivery
point.
● Providing time to time updated status report to Local Customers on their forth coming shipments.
● Helping IT department in further developing and overcoming best solution for tailor -made special
software - FAMS (Freight Advance Management System)
● Responsible for IT maintenance in Dammam Branch.

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, Electrical And Electronics Engineering
  • في Maharashtra state Board
  • مارس 1998

2nd Year incomplete

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, Administration And Basic Sciences
  • في Maharashtra State Board
  • مارس 1996

Specialties & Skills

Budget Forecast
Rate Negotiation
Tender Process
Import and Export
Dynamic Leader
logistics planning
logistics
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Automation
supply chain management
operation
negotiation
logistics management
problem solving
Budgeting
Administration
Management
Project Management

اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
العربية
مبتدئ
الهندية
اللغة الأم
الأوردو
اللغة الأم

الهوايات

  • Cooking my passion