Mohannad Al-Sabbagh

Mr. Sabbagh joined BMJ to set-up their Molasses factory from the grounds up and macro manage the business operations, financial (P&L) and commercial matters. Simultaneously, he is the commercial manager of their cigarette manufacturing business. His responsibilities and accomplishments are:

 Enhancing production capacity substantially
 Attaining significant savings in raw material costs through negotiation and market search
 Efficiently managing the company’s logistics and warehousing
 Directing procurement of all purchases for the cigarette and Molasses divisions

As a premiere tobacco company manufacturer in Jordan, Mr. Sabbagh main responsibilities were to enhance the company operations through restructuring their procurement, logistics, production levels and reducing manufacturing waste.

As the largest tobacco manufacturing entity in Jordan, Union is a publicly traded company that manufactured cigarettes under license for British American Tobacco. Mr. Sabbagh was the purchasing and procurement manager; his responsibilities were:

 Managed the procurement and all related contracts with a yearly value of +50 million USD that included all equipment and materials company wide
 Monitored and prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly plans for the purchase of raw material utilizing pre-set forecasts as deemed necessary with production and sales
 Integrated conversion rates of the finished product into raw materials and vice versa
 Analyzed and managed the carrying cost of stocks and the order costs so they are minimized to assure efficient cash flow, storage space and product shelf life
 Directed all negotiations with national and international suppliers
 Prepared feasibility studies
 Performed hedging of currency when needed
 Assisted in building up an ERP system
 Monitored prices for freight rates and material globally
 Attended international exhibitions globally and maintained continuous relationships and interactions with worldwide suppliers to stay abreast with material cost, new technologies and products
 Managed import and export clearing and logistics procedures with governing jurisdictions and shipping companies
 Closely coordinated with the company Finance Department to facilitate timely processing of payments to all suppliers
 Negotiated with insurance companies to insure that pricing and insurance coverage are properly managed on all of the insurance policies including: marine, health, life, fire, infidelity, third party coverage, erection, boilers, and disturbance
 Maintaining the stock of material without any variance by conducting stock verification and documentation.
 Implementing Standard Operating Procedures within the warehouse
 Regularizing material receipts and ensuring the fluidity of stocks from warehouse to stores
 Developing reports on procurement and usage of material for top management.
 Involved in the production process of cigarettes including but not limited to raw material distribution, waste level calculation for all material.
 Hands on experience on USA customs and taxes regulations in preparing all the necessary applications and getting all FDA, TTB approvals needed for entering the Company into the MSA (Master settlement agreement) in the USA.

As a partner of a chain retail clothing stores, Mr. Sabbagh was responsible for merchandising, inventory, sales, and marketing.

Mann Theatres is a division of Cinamerica, the second largest movie theatre chains in the USA, Mr. Sabbagh received daily mail of all accounting paperwork generated from all Mann Theaters in the cosmopolitan Los Angeles area. His responsibilities included the verification and coordination of all accounts, receipts, bank statements, A/R, and A/P for 19 locations.