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Maha Ismail Ahmed

Supply Chain and Customer Service Manger

IFFCO Group

Location:
United Arab Emirates
Education:
Bachelor's degree, Law
Experience:
25 years, 3 months

Work Experience

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Total Years of Experience:  25 Years, 3 Months   

November 2018 To Present

Supply Chain and Customer Service Manger

at IFFCO Group
Location : United Arab Emirates
April 2017 To November 2018

Head of Business Development

at Cargo Cab Portal LLC
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Prepared program operating budgets, budget reports and other financial performance reports.
Drove the short-term and advanced commercial and marketing strategies .
Analyzed key aspects of the business to evaluate the factors driving results and summarized results into
presentations.
Developed methods to establish and clarify customer objectives.
Established application from scratch, development, operations and financials
Created market and customer-specific marketing solutions for managed services
Built office from scratch with all needed matters like, hiring, admin, furnishing..etc
Overall responsible for managing both the revenue and cost elements(P&L).
Responsible to handle with legal consultant on revising any documents/ contracts related to our business.
March 2015 To May 2017

Commercial Manager

at SCCT- APM Terminals- Maersk Group
Location : Egypt - Port Said
• Negotiation of contracts with the Containers Shipping Lines.
•Built relationships with top world shipping lines and the community to establish long-term business growth
•Responsible for budget preparations and monitoring and in establishing strategic marketing plans to achieve corporate objectives in developing the Terminal.
•Responsible of leading the Customer Service Support for the Containers Customers (Shipping Lines and BCO’s)
•Continuous Improvement of our customers experience with APMT Egypt through a close follow up of their Operation and jointly periodic meetings with our clients and our Operations Team.
•Business Development of the Container Business: Value Added Services for our container customers.
•Review and report periodically our operations performance (GMPH, BMPH and other relevant KPI’s).
•Prepare Commercial Reports (Internal and External)
•Co-ordinates customer issues with relevant department & maintains a one point customer contact.
February 2014 To March 2015

Customer Service Manager

at Suez Canal Container Terminal - APM Terminals
Location : Egypt - Port Said
•Successfully managed to identify areas of concern in customer service department and enhanced
•process to meet customers’ expectations as per agreed SLA.
•Present for potential and existing customers updates on terminal capacity and future development.
•Followed-through on all critical inter-departmental escalations to increase customer retention rates.
January 2013 To February 2014

Customer Care Head Africa and Middle east

at Givaudan
Location : Egypt - Cairo
Managing 6 employees
Managed customer orders from request to delivery &invoicing in an accurate and timely manner to meet pre
agreed SLA.
Devised and published metrics to measure the organization's success in delivering world class customer service.
Monitoring and controlling KPI's in all areas, Starting from sales orders, customer care, effective planning, production and delivery.
Followed-through on all critical inter-departmental escalations to increase customer retention rates.
September 2012 To December 2012

Regional Key Account Manager

at DB Schenker
Location : Egypt - Alexandria
Managing 2 subordinates & responsible for all Procter and Gamble business opportunities in the region sea freight, trucking. air freight and custom clearance. Developed a sales team in Alexandria city to cover all potential business which resulted a significant increase in the monthly sales volume.
March 2008 To August 2012

Country Sales and Customer Relations Manager

at Pacific International Line (PIL)
Location : Egypt - Alexandria
•Managing 4 Customer Relation Managers along with 26 subordinates.
•Managed Sales, Sales support and Customer service teams through all Egypt offices.
•Supported sales team in writing proposals and closing contracts.
•Exceeded expectations by achieving the highest sales records for imports and export PIL shipping line since coexisting in Egypt with growth of 30%.
•Established customer service department with all layers through all Egypt offices.
•Created and developed KPI's to measure service level and customer satisfaction.
January 2003 To February 2008

Assistant Import Manager

at Pacific International Line (PIL)
Location : Egypt - Alexandria
Supervised team of four to make sure SOP's are met and running smoothly.
•Assisted Import Manager with running all the daily operations and documentations.
•Corresponded with head office regarding any issues or updates in the manifest or a customer request.
•Was responsible for all shipment diversions and charges related to the requested diversion.
•Monitor customer's complaints and making sure all issues resolved
April 2005 To April 2007

Event Planner (Part Time)

at Paradiso Events Co
Location : Egypt - Alexandria
Key Responsibilities:
• Designed, organized and coordinated a diverse range of events including conferences, meetings and exhibitions.
• Arranged participants' accommodation, transportation, facilities, catering, displays, translation, audio-visual equipment and security for complete execution of event from proposal to delivery.
• Managed the decor, entertainment and invitations based on client preferences while ensuring cost control to gain maximum returns out of provided budget.
• Negotiated agreements with external service providers, sourced venues, and prepared event programs if requested.
• Delegated tasks to team members and provided leadership for effective event execution to achieve desired objectives.
January 2001 To December 2002

Import Documentation Officer

at Inchcape Shipping services
Location : Egypt - Alexandria
•Responsible for processing delivery order release and revise all required documents required
•Container tracking
•Invoice Issuing
•Customer service

Education

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December 1990

Bachelor's degree, Law

at Alexandria University- Faculty of Law
Location : Egypt - Alexandria
Key Trainings & Certifications:
• Essentials of Marketing, American University of Cairo
• Port Automation Training, Arab Academy for Science & Technology
• Inbound Electronic Manifest & Port Automation Training Course, Arab Academy for Science & Technology
• GTDP Global Terminal Development Program, Maersk Group
• Professional Selling Skills Course, Dubai
May 1990

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Law

at Alexandria University
Location : Egypt - Alexandria

Specialties & Skills

Operations Management

Key Account Management

Analytical Ability, Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Time Management

Strategic Sales Planning, New Product Promotion, Import/Export Customer Portfolio Management

Proficient in Ms Office and Internet Usage

Professional Networking, Shipment Booking/Tracking, Delivery Scheduling, Documentation Procedures

Customer Relationship Management, Customer Service, KPI and Performance Goals Attainment

Key Account Management, Identifying Untapped Business Opportunities, Operations Management

Leadership, Team Building, Synergy, Working Under Pressure, Communication, Emotional Intelligence

Performance Evaluation, Event Planning

Languages

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Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Beginner

Training and Certifications

Professional Presentation Skills ( Training )

Dale Carnegie
August 2015 (20 hours)

Conflict Reseloution Course ( Training )

American Chamber of Commerce
December 2015 (30 hours)

Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma Training ( Training )

Givaudan
January 2015

GTDP (Global Terminal Development Program) ( Training )

APM Terminals _ Maersk Group
November 2008

Professional Selling skills course ( Training )

DB Schenker _ Dubai
December 2013

Inbound Electronic Manifest and Port Automation Training course ( Training )

Arab Academy for science and Technology
July 2008

Port Automation Training ( Training )

Arab Academy for science and Technolog
February 2008

Essentials of Marketing ( Training )

American Universaty
June 2008

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