Purchaser and Deputy Head of Logistics
International Committee of the Red Cross
Total years of experience :22 years, 11 Months
• Process specific purchase orders and establish contracts with suppliers, ensures all related information is available in the local database or filing system
• Negotiate purchase conditions and purchase all specific goods and services as specified in the requests
• Implement and follow-up ICRC purchase strategy for each family of product with the Geneva responsible purchaser.
• Anticipate the needs together with the Logistics co-ordinator
• Assist Procurement Officer to clarify problematic Requisition Orders
• Participate to procurement planning with SCA, Warehouse, Transport and Medical Logistics
• Participate to the choice of the supply source
• Negotiate and purchase: spot purchase, quotation, tender
• Follow-up the procurement process until goods are delivered by the supplier
• Sort out the quality claims and to validate suppliers invoices
• Visit and prospect suppliers, select and evaluate them
• Ensure maintaining of suppliers' and items' databases and filing
• Keep and update the purchase procedures
• Keep and update "tableau de bord": with activities and anomalies indicators (e.g. : Purchase orders, purchase values and consolidated volumes of suppliers/families/ sites, anomalies etc)
• Maintain good filing system for PO files, Suppliers files, Products files
• Assist in Tenders for Transport and Clearing.
Full Responsible of Custom Clearance & Logistic with all related process .
•Full Responsible of all work related to GAFI & apply all GAFI Rules & Regulations ..
•Apply Supplier Evaluation System for all local/foreign purchasing material, that enhance the
company to achieve the most effective cost reduction / Negotiate to
•Comply with internal document circulation
•Responsible to fill full all External & Internal Documents related to work.
•Built up strong relationship with the governmental sector (such as GAFI, Custom Authority, etc).
•Well Controlled & monitor of all Local Purchasing work & warehouse, to be sure that the Local Purchasing Team & warehouse Team are applying work in proper way.
•Well Control of Custom Clearance expenses, to achieve the best services with best time/ finalize all the custom clearance procedures in compliance with the Egyptian low and with the company policy.
•Negotiate & Renewed the terms and conditions of the shipping agent agreement compliance with the free zone regulation and Law / Well control of shipment document transferring from and to the agent and avoid any missing or shipping delay by solving any faced problem on time.
•Monitoring petty cash policy for all the cash purchasing material
•Apply the sales tax system for all issued purchase orders, by applying the 13 form for the PO, and pay the sales tax for the small amount PO.
•Follow and monitor all transactional procurement including tendering processes, evaluation, contracting, contract management, , and risk assessment Departmental staff development.
•Full responsible of, shipping management, Shipments Transportation, Shipments Insurance, Road Fees…etc
•Ensure timely preparation of procurement plans for the projects and monitor their implementation.
•Ensure full compliance of procurement activities with the Field Procurement Manual, Financial Rules and Regulations, relevant Organizational Policies, and fully comply with API Standards & Forms..
Procurement Supervisor, MBC Masr, Giza, Egypt, From 1/11/2012 Till Present.
• Manage the procurement process from receiving PR till issuing PO, receiving goods and issue payment to suppliers.
• Evaluate different vendors financially and follow up the technically evaluations in order to select the best vendors
• Ensure procurement is fully engaged with all business units and continue to build procurement Awareness.
• Manage and coach a team of 2 members to achieve high quality on time business results.
• Improve communication and ensure company alignment with policy and producers.
• Build relationship with suppliers and establish credit terms.
• Ensure all internal approvals are in place prior to issuing purchase to suppliers
• Ensure all purchase orders issued are matched with invoices and all relevant paperwork
• Responsible for issuing monthly report and take proper corrective actions.
• Improve the procurement process by reducing the procurement cycle time with acceptable prices.
Senior Logistics Specialist, Toyota Motor Engineering Egypt, Cairo, Egypt From 1/8/2011 Till 31/10/2012.
• Liaise with Logistics teams in Toyota (Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippine, and Indonesia) to ensure that shipping documents delivered in proper time before shipments arrival to start customs clearance process as early as possible.
• Prepare the shipping documents and put the HS codes for each imported parts to minimize time taken in customs inspection.
• Follow up with the freight forwarder the clearance of shipments in each port (Sokhna, Damietta, Cairo and Obour)
• Evaluate Freight Forwarders according to quality and price.
• Liaise with Customs Broker to ensure that all commodity listings are accurately classified with proper HS Tariff classifications and Duty Rates
• Continuously review operational processes via kaizen and negotiate countermeasures with impacted groups to ensure a improved business process is developed
• Develop and utilize process control sheets to prevent quality flow out.
• Lead daily / monthly / periodic review meetings with all levels of management to keep all other departments aware by parts delivery and accordingly set production plans.
• Lead periodic meetings with governmental authorities to keep good relations and provide alternative solutions to support and minimize customs clearance time.
• Communicate with shipping lines to get best offers and services.
• Prepare yearly cost analysis to ensure agreed offer applied all over the year.
Senior Logistics and Procurement Specialist, Middle East Production Company, Media Production City, Egypt, From 9/4/2007 Till 31/7/2011.
• Negotiating and administration of purchasing contracts
• Cost saving budgeting and targeting.
• Authorized person for all the tasks related to the Investment Authority & Customs.
• Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
• Handle logistic & procurement activities.
• Document procurement and purchasing processes.
• Evaluate vendors & offers in terms of quality, delivery, warrantee and price.
• Improved the life cycle for the custom clearance process.
Procurement & Admin Supervisor, Orbit Satellite Television & Radio Network, Cairo, Egypt, From 1/5/2006 Till 5/4/2007.
• Handle logistic & procurement activities.
• Document procurement and purchasing processes.
• Established and maintained monthly stationary order requests.
• Evaluate vendors & offers in terms of quality, delivery, warrantee and price.
• Controlled the consumption of all the food and beverage used in the company buffets.
• Improved the life cycle for the custom clearance process.
• Authorized person for all the Vodafone Business mobiles used by Orbit.
• Follow up the maintenance of the building
• Issuing maintenance contracts of electricity, Plumbering, Gardening etc.
• Follow up the Cleaning and Security Services and making sure everything is done ---properly and in a proficient way.
• Maintaining all the company assets: Furniture, equipments, etc.
• Arranging the monthly dues for Buffet supplies, toners, papers, toilets supplies, etc.
• Responsible for solving the problems in maintenance that occur in any of the company different locations.
• Handling all employees' complaints regarding: cleaning, security, AC, Malfunctions, supplies shortage etc
Logistic & Procurement Officer, Orbit Satellite Television & Radio Network, Cairo, Egypt, From 21/12/2003 Till 30/4/2006.
• Handle logistic & procurement activities.
• Document procurement and purchasing processes.
• Established and maintained monthly stationary order requests.
• Evaluate vendors & offers in terms of quality, delivery, warrantee and price.
• Controlled the consumption of all the food and beverage used in the company buffets.
• Improved the life cycle for the custom clearance process.
• Authorized person for all the Vodafone Business mobiles used by Orbit.
Sales Representative, Vodafone Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, From 30/3/2003 Till 18/12/2003.
• Inform customers about Vodafone live service and benefits.
• Offer pricing and technical information about all Vodafone products and services.
HR Specialist, Vodafone Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, From 17/6/2001 Till 20/4/2002.
• Providing help in processing employees request forms in the benefits and compensations department (e.g. health insurance forms and cards, car programs)
• Coordinate with other departments for some special offers.
• Received a reward certificate as one of the best 3 summer trainees out of more than 150 summer trainee in the organization.
• Used the Oracle system to enter the employees data.
HR Trainee, ClickGSM, Cairo, Egypt, From 29/8/2000 Till 31/10/2000.
• Calling candidates and making appointments for interviewing.
• Writing and printing contracts and entering new staff data in Excel.
Sales Rep., Misr Drip (Manufacturing Plastic products), Cairo, Egypt, From 5/8/2000 Till 28/8/2000.
• Distributing products and money collection in Sharm El-Shiekh.
• Updating inventory data and levels on the computer system.
Data Entry Operator, JAC Trading (Mitsubishi Agent), Cairo, Egypt, From 12/10/1998 Till 28/2/99.
• Correctly entered customer data, product information, monthly sales records and maintenance records in the company computer system.
• Professionally produced ready-made reports related to sales, maintenance and product reservation to satisfy different managerial needs.
Accountant Trainee, Al Watany Bank of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, From 5/8/1998 Till 5/9/98.
• Processing checks in the accounting receivable department.
Got Master in International Trade Logistics from Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Studied accounting at faculty of commerce - Ain Shams University