Mahmoud Soliman, Supply Chain Manager

Mahmoud Soliman

Supply Chain Manager

Egypt Bakery Stores

Location
Egypt
Education
Bachelor's degree, accounting
Experience
18 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months

Supply Chain Manager at Egypt Bakery Stores
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2019

Experienced and results-driven Supply Chain Management professional with a track record of optimizing operations and achieving tangible results. Skilled in procurement, logistics, and inventory management, with expertise in fleet management and data analysis. Proven ability to drive cost savings, improve on-time delivery, and foster strong supplier relationships

Supply Chain Specialist at Egypt Bakery Stores
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2017 to January 2019

Key Responsibilities:
Assist in coordinating supply chain operations, developing supply chain policies, and enhancing company contract and ERP tools.
Initiate a comprehensive logistics and strategic distribution plan, resulting in increased profitability and cost savings of over $1 million.
Develop a rolling 14-month demand planning forecasting model, boosting inventory and logistics eficiency by
47%. Plan activities to synchronize supply chain with other functional areas to drive business growth amidst strong
competition, achieving YoY growth of 15%.
Key Achievements: Implemented a logistics and distribution plan that saved over $1 million in costs and increased profitability. Developed a demand planning forecasting model that improved inventory and logistics eficiency by 47%.
Played a key role in achieving a year-on-year growth rate of 15% by aligning supply chain activities with
business objectives.

Deputy Manager of Import & Export Department at Egypt Bakery Stores
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2016 to January 2017

Location: Egypt Bakery Stores
Key Responsibilities: Prepare tenders, documents, reports, price quotations, and product proposals. Monitor stock levels to make timely orders, avoiding shortages.
Manage accounts and communications with clients and dealers. Process authorizations, replacements, credit memos, and orders. Liaise with various departments and external stakeholders for smooth operations. Ensure timely delivery of products and maintain professional client and supplier relationships. Key Achievements:
Successfully managed procurement processes, ensuring timely and cost-efective delivery of goods. Implemented eficient communication channels, resulting in improved coordination between departments and external parties.
Contributed to cost savings through efective negotiation and procurement strategies.
Work Experience

Import & Export manager at Egypt Bakery Stores
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2007 to January 2016

Prepared tenders, requirements, documents, reports, price quotations and product proposals.
 Make the Calculation and following the stock to act accordingly for making new order to our supplier to avoid any Shortage in any products
 Dealing with existing accounts and calls from European countries and Europe.
 Processed and executed such things like authorizations, substitutions, replacements, credit memos and orders.
 Communicated in constant contact with clients and dealers through verbal and written communication about gather information on delivery and products to be delivered.
 Liaised with other departments like Sales, Credit and Accounting or manufacturing.
 Make sure that products were delivered on schedule.
 Handled clients & Suppliers in an efficient and professional manner.
 Revise invoices and all documents for all shipments from Suppliers.
 Searching for the best rate quotation for any shipment
 Calculate, Costing and Pricing for each product
 Make reports for external dues & Expecting cost and new prices
 Make & Revise insurances for each shipment
 Following up all clearances steps with responsible persons

 Follow up with freight forwarder to get original B/L & delivery orders, freight invoices etc.
 Prepare authorization to clearing agents and customs authorities to clear shipments
 Follow up on daily basis with our clearing agents the status of the all shipments under clearance and report it to the Logistics Manager on daily basis
 Prepare report on daily basis for all shipments under clearance since 7 days, and send it to Logistics manager
 Prepare undertaking documents / Shipping guarantees to customs authorities in case of documents shortage or delay and follow up with the clearing agents to close it
 Prepare special documents to get approval for importing any hazardous materials that needs prior approvals from Government

Import & Export Coordinator at Egypt Bakery Stores
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2010 to January 2011

Accountant (2007-2009) Company: Egypt Bakery Stores
Key Responsibilities:
Managed purchasing activities and coordinated import and export processes. Created journals and posted journal entries accurately. Performed data entry in Excel and Double Click Program.
Maintained and organized archives for easy retrieval of information. Prepared trial balances and generated reports for supplier dues. Managed petty cash and issued checks to subordinate staf. Retrieved reports from the accounting system and ensured accuracy. Recorded check payments, cash receipts, and payment reversals in Excel Sheets. Handled banking activities such as depositing checks and reconciling bank statements. Acted as a teller for banking transactions as needed.
Conducted audits for all entries and internal-external dues reports.

Education

Bachelor's degree, accounting
  • at cairo uni
  • May 2024

Grade : Good

Master's degree, MBA in supply Chain Management
  • at AAST (Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport)
  • December 2023
Diploma, Certified in Planning & Inventory Management
  • at apic
  • January 2010
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • at Cairo University, Faculty of Commerce, Accounting Departmen
  • January 2008

Specialties & Skills

Freight
Materials
, team leader , good negotiator
COMMUNICATIONS
ACCOUNTING
BOOSTING
DATA ENTRY
FORECASTING
JOURNALS
MFG/PRO (ERP)
PLANNING
PROCUREMENT
Leader & Working with team &under pressure
knowhow for Import & Export and losgistics

Languages

English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Strategic Management (Training)
Training Institute:
AUC
Date Attended:
March 2022
Duration:
30 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading , Sports , Travelling