Issa Saba, Supply chain, Logistics, & Administration (Area & Traffic Manager)

Issa Saba

Supply chain, Logistics, & Administration (Area & Traffic Manager)

Transammonia / Trammo AG, Amman Regional office

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Agricultural Engineering - Plant Production
Experience
23 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 8 Months

Supply chain, Logistics, & Administration (Area & Traffic Manager) at Transammonia / Trammo AG, Amman Regional office
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 2002 to February 2015

- Pursued business, participated in meetings, and negotiations, aimed to the trading of fertilizers and raw materials.
- Collated, reported and communicated information & market requirements.
- Prepared pricing sheets for sales / purchases, bids, offers, proposals, contracts, and tender documents for local and businesses abroad.
- Bargained to reach profitable agreements, orders and contracts.
- Followed up on issuance of Letters of Credit, payment and collection of invoices and monitored the timely implementation of reached contracts.
- Interacted to nominate chartered vessels to ship products on the agreed time frames, monitored the proper issuance of shipping documents, and settlement of lay time claims for demurrage / despatch.
I minimized office expenses considerably, controlled petty cash and payment of salaries; pre-arranged the company delegations’ visits to the region, scheduled meetings, hotel bookings, travel arrangements, and obtained visas.

Assistant Manager at Nuqul Brothers Co. Ltd.,
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2002 to April 2002

I assisted the purchasing manager in preparing introductory letters and e-mails to newly approached international food and beverage producers, seeking price offers, samples and representation in Jordanian market.
Participated in analyze the final sales prices of products, estimating overhead charges, and tendering for supply of canned foods & beverages to governmental and military institutions.

Assistant Manager at Daewoo International Corporation - Amman Regional Office
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2000 to January 2002

I was in charge of running business for Jordan, Syria & Lebanese markets where I worked on promoting Korean made products, participated in tenders, prepared price offers, followed up on discussions and negotiations till I generated business agreements and contracts. I reported progress on weekly, monthly, and annual basis to my direct manager & the head office in Seoul.
I maintained the customer base, identified and added new relations for the corporation.

Import Marketing Officer at T. Gargour & Fils Shipping Co
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 1994 to June 2000

I managed the sales and marketing teams to promote cargo shipping and freight forwarding services to existing & new clients. Conducted market scans, sales visits, phone calls, prepared and distributed sailing schedules, negotiated clearing, handling, and freight offers till we reached agreements and signed shipping contracts.
I successfully increased profitability, and exceeded the set goals. I also trained new marketing & sales employees to perform similar duties.

Marketing and Sales Representative at Telstar Maritime Agencies
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 1992 to April 1994

I performed full market research, went on door-to-door sales visits to promote shipping & freight services, prepared offers, discussed them with clients, bargained and reached agreements for sea freight shipments.

Agricultural Engineer at Abdul Raouf Al-Taher Co. / Garden City nursery
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 1992 to August 1992

I was in charge of daily operations at the nursery, propagating, planting & transplanting ornamental plants, controlling pests and plant diseases, watering, spraying and production of planting soil and concrete plant potting structures.
We supplied out-door ornamental plants to several landscaping projects including Queen Alia International Airport & The American Embassy at Deir Ghubar.

Agricultural Engineer at Rafael Debanne Agricultural Co
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 1991 to January 1992

I managed daily operations, at the company’s plant nursery, where I harmonized the workers productivity, controlled plant service operations such as propagation, planting, re-potting, irrigation, spraying, fertilizing of plants, and the supply of plants to the landscaping projects all over Lebanon and neighboring countries, and sales outlet stores named “Exotica”.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Agricultural Engineering - Plant Production
  • at The University of Jordan
  • January 1991
High school or equivalent, Scientific stream
  • at College de La Salle - Amman
  • June 1986

Specialties & Skills

Procurement
Marketing
Logistics
Shipping
Marketing & Sales
Computer / Word, Excel, Outlook + Internet
CLIENTS
CONTRACTS
LOGISTICS
MARKETING
PROGRESS
SHIPPING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature,
  • member
  • January 2007

Training and Certifications

Communication & Interaction skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordan Institute of Management
Date Attended:
May 1997
Duration:
30 hours
Basic Skills in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) (Training)
Training Institute:
Lead in 2000
Date Attended:
May 2000
Duration:
30 hours
The Professional World of Marketing (Training)
Training Institute:
Success for Training & Human Resources Development
Date Attended:
February 2000
Duration:
30 hours
Innovate Don’t Imitate (Training)
Training Institute:
Euro-Jordanian Business Service Team,
Date Attended:
January 2001
Duration:
10 hours
Competitive Strategies for Business Growth (Training)
Training Institute:
Euro-Jordanian Business Service Team,
Date Attended:
January 2001
Duration:
10 hours

Hobbies

  • Scouting, Camping, Cycling and Swimming
    I am also interested in membership of Charitable societies and club communities