Foriegn Trade Supervisor
Egyptian Abrasives
Total years of experience :23 years, 4 Months
Developing and implementing compliant processes and procedures for all import/export activities.
Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects.
Lead the procurement group in all phases.
Order materials and services as per negotiated and appropriately approved.
Review quotations and analyzing prices to reach the minimum purchase prices.
Revising purchase requisitions, for top management approval and issues purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
Track Purchasing activity and measurements.
Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action.
Assist department in developing and implementing purchasing strategies for products.
Following up with all related departments to assure the quality, the specifications and the required standards for the imported materials.
Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of new products.
Help to lower the cost and secure agreements.
Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
Dealing with Customs Clearance Egyptian Authorities.
Ensure that logistics requirements take account of gender-specific needs.
Coordinate logistics activities with all units.
Dealing with shipping lines, agents and freight forwarders to achieve best freights, transit times and services.
1. Manage the necessary documentation and online forms for the efficient, cost-effective and lawful execution of all import/export activities.
2. Maintain and share with colleagues as appropriate, personal knowledge of all relevant import/export law and procedures; tariffs and duties; licences and restrictions.
3. Manage financial and currency processes and transactions in accordance with policy and law, and to optimize cost-effectiveness of activities.
4. Communicate with export and import and related authorities as necessary to ensure efficient, positive and lawful relations, support and activities.
5. Plan and implement import/export strategy and activities consistent with overall aims and requirements of the organization.
6. Manage all staff reporting to the position so as to effectively recruit, train, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities.
7. Liaise with other departments in order to establish and maintain effective and relevant export/import activities and support in relation to the organization's sales, purchasing, materials management, production and overall operating functions.
8. Monitor, record, analyse and report on activities, trends, results and recommendations relating to import/export activities.
9. Manage/liaise with stock control, warehousing and distribution activities influenced by or reliant upon import/export activities.
Maintain personal ability in, and appropriate use of, all relevant ICT (Information & Communications Technology) and other systems within the import/export function
10. Prepare and submit relevant administration in a timely and accurate manner, for example: shipping schedules; letters of credit; shipping documents; credit control mechanisms; licences; declarations; packing, routing, transport and safety documentation.
Managing all export transaction round the world confirmed orders from our Export dept
Directing logistics staff to achieve company goals and policies
Guiding company warehouses to work according to the issued plans
Coordinate between the warehouses and logistics staff to work harmonically to achieve all required tasks.
Maintain the relationship with Procurement and Sales departments in order to provide a good customer service level and accurate delivery dates.
Arranging with the planning Department to set the production plan in order to set the shipping plans.
Make contacts with the shipping lines, shipping Agents, and freight forwarders, negotiating freight prices, issue shipping orders and checking shipping documents after loading
Follow up payments for the shipped orders according to the selected payment conditions and reconcile customers’ accounts
Receiving confirmed orders and issue dispatching orders to the concerned warehouses.
Supervise orders preparation in coordination with the concerned departments.
Arranging all shipping and customs clearance transactions.
Issue all logistic documents for both exported and re-exported orders and effect all required legalizations.
Effecting all required pre-shipment inspection for exported orders.
Registering our products at the international inspection firms if it was required to enter specific markets.
Affecting the Required insurance for imported or exported orders.
Executing all L/C’s terms and condition and negotiating documents with banks.
Supervise all samples preparation and shipping transactions according to the signed contracts with normal or express couriers (EMS - DHL - UPS - TNT - ARAMEX).
Communicating with foreign clients.(By E-mails, Faxes & Telephones)
Negotiating with the foreign client for the best price.
Calculating and analyzing the price for the contracts.
Contacting with the shipping lines for stating the bill of lading.
Entering the client's accounts on ORACLE system
Following up the contract till it is accomplished.
Making sure that all the shipping instructions are done.
Recording the stock inputs & outputs
Supervising on the salesmen.
Negotiating with Insurance's companies to have the best offers.
Stating the Insurance's statements that cover the exported cotton