Walid AbouZeid, Supply chain Finance manager

Walid AbouZeid

Supply chain Finance manager

UNILEVER

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
9 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 2 Months

Supply chain Finance manager at UNILEVER
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since April 2016
Financial planning & Analyst at Unilever
  • United Arab Emirates
  • October 2014 to April 2014
Senior financial at Unilever
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2013 to September 2013
Supply chain finance manager at Allianz
  • Egypt
  • November 2009 to April 2010

Responsible for North Africa middle east, Russia, Turkey & Israel by providing key financial oversight and guidance on key decisions
and cross-functional supply chain initiatives and activities in accordance with the business strategic requirements set forth by
management
• Involved in initiatives to drive cost reduction and process efficiency, month end close process related to supply chain activity and
provide regular and ad hoc reporting to support Supply Chain management and Finance leadership.
• Managing RMPM, transfer and identifying opprtunities in material cost reduction and savings.
• Monitoring factory cost, CAPEX, restructuring.
• Analysing GMVA by category assessment for price, cost, volume and mix impact.
• Implements methods and processes for efficient Business waste controls management.
Enterprise Impact:
√ Identifying RMPM inflation coming from market movement and partially offset by saving through procurement
√ Deep inter-action with buyers to minimize the impact of market inflation in Raw & Pack.
√ Successfully managed the transfer pricing process across NAMET-RUB and knowing the impact for imports and exports before
quarter start by at least 2 weeks.
√ Effectively managed Capex across NAMET-RUB with ROA analysis for big projects across NAMET-RUB.
√ Ensured that the CPT for MENA factories are minimized by creating competitive advantage in MENA prices after the devaluation.

commercial accountant at Unilever
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2010 to March 2010
Trainee at Commercial International Bank (CIB)
  • Egypt
  • July 2008 to January 2008
at National Bank of Egyp
  • July 2006 to January 2006

Hyperion, Unilever, Dubai - still in progress
Champion for the new forecast tool from SC part across MENA. Efficiently maintained system calculations and allocations across all
SC lines for MENA region.
Project Title: Unify, Unilever, Egypt - completed
Managed project from conception to delivery, including approval cycle, promotions assessment, calculations and simplicity. Liaised
with IT from the start to the end of the project and ensured excellent maintenance of all aspects across the tool and 100% accurate
calculation.
Project Title: SAP, Unilever, Egypt - completed
Implemented a new system in Unilever. Assisted in testing the system and highlighting any errors and ensured that it was working
correct and aligned with company policies.

Financial planning & Analyst at Levan
  • to

Controlling commercials for

Senior financial at TTS
  • Egypt
  • to

Controlling commercials for Egypt markets, managing 35 distributor, key account and pharmacies channel.
• Supported management planning and decision making by identifying, maintaining, and evaluating information; recommending
actions.
• Managed the sales discount target vs. actual, market promotion & promotions post evaluation.
• Managed credit limit & credit term calculation and implementation, negotiation contract with customers and contract risk
assessment.
• Supported with reporting and data management, analyzed monthly P&L by brand, and performed categorization.
• Conducted monthly sales mix analysis by customer and by brand to get the optimal GM%.
• Conducted

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Alexandria University
  • July 2009

courses: - Currently pursuing CIMA Course - Certified Management Accountant, Institute of Management Accountant (Feb 2014)

High school or equivalent, Accounting
  • at Alexandria University
  • July 2009

courses: - Currently pursuing CIMA Course - Certified Management Accountant, Institute of Management Accountant (Feb 2014)

High school or equivalent,
  • at Faculty of EconomicsCoeur Valliant of Saint-Marc Collège
  • April 2008

courses: Activities & Awards - Attended the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) (Nov 2008) - Model of Egyptian Stock Exchange, accredited by Egyptian Ministry of Finance

Specialties & Skills

ROI Accountability
Forecasting
Budget Preparation
COMPETITIVE
COST CONTROL
FINANCE
FINANCIAL
FUNCTIONAL
LEADERSHIP
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING