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Mahmoud Salah Shokeir, senior foreign purchasing specialist

Mahmoud Salah Shokeir

senior foreign purchasing specialist·lafargeholcim

Egypt

Higher diploma, Supply Chain

Work experience

Total years of experience: 19 years, 1 months

senior foreign purchasing specialist

August 2015 - Present

lafargeholcim

Egypt

August 2015 - Present

receiving and classifying PRs from all Departments
Responsible for communicating with suppliers for issues related to inquiries/quotation and POs.
Making all the required procedures to open the LCs and following with the banks and supplier all the LCs correspondences
Follow up with suppliers/principal’s to ensure timely receipt of quotations/responses.
Preparing Purchase orders to suppliers/principal’s.
Follow up the status of outstanding orders with customs clearance to assure releasing goods on time .
Contacting our freight forwarder to arrange shipping the purchased orders from abroad.
Follow up with the suppliers to ensure timely return of approved documents.
Responsible for linking our Production, Quality management, store houses with our suppliers for any required data or technical info.
Following up with the storehouse to confirm shipments received are as per orders and no damage or loss in the goods.
Following with our freight forwarders and insurance companies for any damage or loss of our shipments.

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Senior Procurement Specialist

December 2012 - August 2015

Al-Watania Poultry

Egypt

December 2012 - August 2015

Prepares reports on procurement activities and budget as needed.
• Coordinates and follows all local and foreign shipping operations.
• Communicate with suppliers to get quotes and offers.
• Negotiate offers and make analysis.
• Issue POs to supplier after been duly approved.
• Follow up POs with suppliers until goods are received in the warehouses on time per the terms of the PO.
• Arrange for insurance and prepare claims in coordination with Accounts.
• Prepare weekly update reports on the status of PRs and POs status and send to the service requesters and function Heads.
• Prepare periodic reports on market trends and savings made.
• Make any other relevant reports as requested by our Manager
• Responsible for preparing contracts, examining applying internal process and procedures, analyzing procurement statistical, negotiating contracts in cooperation with procurement team.
• provide contract summaries and ensure contract execution in accordance with company policy
• Monitor Contractor performance on specified frequency to identify problem areas.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Foreign Purchasing Specialist

September 2011 - December 2012

Elgharbia For Chemicals

Cairo, Egypt

September 2011 - December 2012

Maintain database of foreign supplier’s contacts. •Follow up purchasing orders & foreign purchasing activities accurately on daily basis. •Follow up with suppliers to deliver goods in time. •Negotiate with suppliers to get competitive prices & to reach better payment terms. •Communicate with Suppliers to get required documents for Clearance & Shipping Conditions. •Follow up the bank procedures such as issuing L/Cs and L/Gs •Reach Best Freight rate & amending shipping types in order to reach ideal availability with the lowest cost & minimum delivery time. •Shipment follow-up in order to reduce lead time & avoid delivery issues. •Study alternatives to obtain unavailable items & search for new suppliers. •Prepare Paper Work for Review Customs & Taxes per shipment. •Follow up Delivery Problems as soon as it happens & resolve it rapidly with the lowest cost. •Periodically evaluate suppliers to reach the best performance.

Company industry:
Purchasing & Procurement
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Foreign Purchasing Specialist

May 2007 - September 2011

SPIDER PETROLEUM SERVICES

Cairo, Egypt

May 2007 - September 2011

Receiving and classifying Customers' enquiries.
Searching for the appropriate manufacturer or supplier for the required materials.
Responsible for communicating with customers/suppliers for issues related to enquiries/quotation and POs.
Preparing quotations and offers to be submitted to customers.
Follow up with suppliers/principal’s to ensure timely receipt of quotations/responses.
Responsible for ensuring that quotations are submitted to customers within the
specified closing dates and times.
Preparing Purchase orders to suppliers/principal’s.
Preparing Order confirmation to customers with the delivery dates and other order data
Follow up the status of outstanding orders with customers.
Contacting our freight forwarder to arrange shipping the purchased orders from abroad.
Follow up with the customers to ensure timely return of approved documents

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Education

American University in Cairo

February 2016

February 2016

Higher diploma, Supply Chain

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 96%

GPA (percentage): 96%

Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain

Faculty Of Commerce Cairo University

September 2003

September 2003

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Egypt

Skills

Order
Expert
Order
Expert
Outlook
Expert
Outlook
Expert
Quotations
Expert
Quotations
Expert
Freight
Expert
Freight
Expert
Purchasing
Expert
Purchasing
Expert
MS. Office & Outlook
Expert
MS. Office & Outlook
Expert
Material Resource Planning
Beginner
Material Resource Planning
Beginner
Negotiation
Intermediate
Negotiation
Intermediate
contracts revision
Beginner
contracts revision
Beginner
shipping & logistics
Intermediate
shipping & logistics
Intermediate
Helping colleagues and learning to troubleshoot the IT problems
Intermediate
Helping colleagues and learning to troubleshoot the IT problems
Intermediate
Order
Expert
Order
Expert
Outlook
Expert
Outlook
Expert
Quotations
Expert
Quotations
Expert
Freight
Expert
Freight
Expert
Purchasing
Expert
Purchasing
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Intermediate

English

Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Training
MCIT Scholarship (Microsoft® Certified Database Administration And Development)
Raya Academy Cornish El-Nil ,Cairo
May 2005
Basic Business Skills Acquisition (BBSA)
Future Generation Foundation (FGF), Giza, Egypt
Aug 2004
Purchasing Management Professional Program
Center Of Accounting and Managerial Expertise (CAME)
Mar 2014

Hobbies and interests

raeding through internet