Rami Elabbadi

- Direct various supply chain functions, including logistics, procurement, warehousing, customs clearance, and supply and demand.
- Building and maintaining professional relationships with internal and external supply chain parties.
- Negotiating with all Supply chain partners to minimize general costs of supply chain operations.
- Monitoring legal, technical, commercial, production, and certification capability and licenses of all supply chain partners.

Supporting Customs Authorities in applying the new Egyptian customs system (Nafeza- Single Window).

Supporting Importers, Exporters, and Customs Clearance companies in using the new Egyptian customs system (Nafeza- Single Window) to clear their shipments.

Providing Global business, Customs, Commercial, and Legal support to all parties using Nafeza system.

Directed various supply chain functions, including logistics, procurement, warehousing, customs clearance, and supply and demand. Built and maintained professional relationships with internal and external supply chain parties. Negotiated with all Supply chain partners to minimize general costs of supply chain operations. Monitored legal, technical, commercial, production, and certification capability and licenses of all supply chain partners.

Key Contributions:

• Managed the development and utilization of a supplier database and maintained accurate records of products, contracts, pricing, and invoicing information.
• Involved in hiring, training, supervising and mentoring of supply chain staff.

Analysed commercial opportunities to steer global sales, marketing, and operations. Developed models to assess future profitability of identified opportunities and created plans for expansion and business development, devised the pricing for commercial contracts, established financial targets, and monitored compliance. Formulated and implemented commercial strategies while meeting company objectives and accelerating growth; Oversaw budget, expenses, pricing, and commercial arrangements. Reviewed business performance, including profitability, revenue, pricing, and cost of goods sold. Created export documents within required timeframe, scheduled efficient shipping activities, identified appropriate transportation method in assistance with customers. Assisted business partners to design efficient distributing strategies for customers and ensured compliance to all laws and regulations. Administered existing clients, ensured optimal level of marketing strategies and customer satisfaction, and designed required consumer promotions for various trade fairs.

Key Contributions:

• Monitored all existing and prospective global markets, designed business plan for all projects to achieve required sales volume and profit, organized market plans to suit all customer requirements.
• Coordinated with management and participated in all trade shows; ensured all activities were according to customer specifications.

Oversaw and implemented overall supply chain, logistics, and operations strategy, schedules, and practices in accordance changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, and laws. Established working relationships with internal and external supply chain parties, including suppliers, shipping companies, distributors, and customs authorities. Determined key supply chain KPIs and offered solutions for process improvements; identified process bottleneck and implemented effective solutions accordingly. Assisted in the development of new products, engineering changes, product line extensions, inventory maintenance, manufacturing, new product launches, and warranty coverage to ensure timely transitions in material and production flow. Identified risks and sourced solutions while monitoring supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements. Conducted on-site visits to appraise vendor manufacturing. Assisted in recruiting, training, and motivating supply chain staff.

Key Contributions:

• Chaired numerous activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning (MRP), inventory control, and warehousing.
• Minimized raw material and transportation costs, negotiated prices and commercial terms, and formulated supply chain models to facilitate discussions with customers.
• Managed activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning (MRP), inventory control, warehousing, or receiving by cooperating with others from diverse backgrounds and identify problems and find solutions besides monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Appraised vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.

Directed import and export of goods, and supervised the delivery, and managed the distribution various geographical locations. Oversaw the transportation while ensuring safety and developed cost-effective methods for product delivery. Co-ordinated with manager to analyse effective transport for all products as per customer requirement. Evaluated all company businesses and offered required classification. Ensured all customers information and records were updated.

Key Contributions:

• Supervised the implementation of all department operations, bank transactions, and ensured compliance to all regulations for department and subsidiaries; established targets and streamlined processes to incorporate all government regulations.
• Obtained quotes for transportation, compared costs, and ensured overall efficiency and effectiveness of imports and exports.
• Participated in customer relationship management, organization's sales activities, assessment of new marketing & sales opportunities and demonstrating those estimations to the respective managements.

Oversaw import and export processes and several bank transactions. Assisted in import, export, and MENA sales communications, verified Information, coordinated with suppliers and customers, and maintained strong relationships with them. Negotiated with suppliers and shipping companies to minimize raw material and transportation costs while ensuring all suppliers and customers’ information and records were up to date. Oversaw suppliers and customers database; maintained accurate records of products, contracts, pricing, and invoicing information.

Key Contributions:

• Achieved best practices in global trade and MENA sales and measured performance through agreed upon KPIs.
• Facilitating Import, Export, and MENA sales Communications and Operations, verifying Information, keeping in touch with suppliers and customers, and developing cordial relationships with them.

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