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AHMED ELSHERBINI

Logistics Manager at NORMAR TRADING AND SERVICES

Asafra, Alexandria, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Logistics ManagerFull Time

    NORMAR TRADING AND SERVICES

    Oct 2014 - Present -10 yrs, 9 months

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:•Manage freight process. •Negotiate and coordinate schedules with customers, transportation providers and suppliers. •Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification and transit performance. •Plan all logistics activities in keeping with the company’s objectives and targets. Oversee and review the accuracy of shipping documentation in accordance with all trade compliance regulations and customer requirements. •Identify and implement cost reduction measures to drive operational efficiency. •Provide team leadership: select, develop and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the logistics function. •Resolve problems concerning transportation, imports or exports, or customer issues. •Design and implement formal policies for the shipping department to improve quality, productivity, and efficiency. •Monitor the progression of transports advising the client at agreed milestones, and ensuring the transports are running to schedule. •Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development.
  • Operations & Traffic ManagerFull Time

    Fast link

    Oct 2010 - Oct 2014 -4 yrs

    Egypt

    • Job Details:• Working closely with customers, colleagues and third parties to ensure smooth operations to meet deadlines. • Manage and oversee the operations team (Air, Sea, Customs Clearance, and Customer Service). • Complete responsibility for the branch office operations in terms of documentation quality, customer satisfaction & business development, profitability, turnover & cost efficiencies. • Maintaining communication and control through all phases of the journey, including the production of management, reports, statistical and unit cost analysis. • Investigating and planning the most appropriate route for a shipment, taking account of the perishable or hazardous nature of the goods, cost, transit time and security. • Negotiating contracts, transportation and handling costs. • Obtaining, checking and preparing documentation to meet customs and insurance requirements. • Liaising with third parties to move goods (by road, rail, air or sea) in accordance with customer requirements. • Arranging payment of freight and other charges or collection of payments. • Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer or shipper complaints. • Handling inbound/outbound door to door shipments • Handling VIP customers directly on all levels. • Handling critical Shipments from free zone. • Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organization. • Contribute to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team. • Manage the movement of goods into and out of production facilities. • Receive overseas agents’ inquiries & quote them our best rates and follow on their feedback to enhance sales performance. • Supporting operations team with regard any difficulties/challenges may face them before, during & after operation process.
  • Logistics coordinatorFull Time

    Fast link

    Feb 2009 - Oct 2010 -1 yr, 8 months

    Egypt

    • Job Details:• Followed up the shippers and importers. • Arranged booking on the appropriate shipping line, taking into consideration customer requirements regarding the lower TT, POD, POL, terms of payment. • Followed up on customer shipment from their rotation, their documents, their custom clearance document certificate of origin and the photo stationary certificate. • Issued B/L OR Telex release. • Issued house BL if required for clearance or LCL. • Followed up on door to door shipments. • Followed up on consolidation customers. • Planed and organize the best route for shipping particular goods based on their characteristics, perish ability, and cost. • Negotiated with service providers regarding transportation costs. • Followed up on air freight customers, sent them updates with their shipment rotation till its arrival to discharge a/p , also follow up on issuing their AWB.
  • Operations excutiveFull Time

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    Jan 2007 - Feb 2009 -2 yrs, 1 month

    Egypt

    • Job Details:• Arranged routes and schedules, and confirmed the details with carriers. • Booked cargo space with carriers. • Negotiated rates. • Prepared quotations and invoices. • Advised and notified clients about the arrangements that have been made. • Carried out general administrative tasks such as filing. • Prepared documents needed to meet requirements of customs.
  • Education

    • Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems “MIS”

      Higher Institute for Hotels, Tourism & Computer

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2012 - 4 yr

    Skills

    • Freight Forwarding
    • Operations Management
    • Logistics Management
    • Import / Export
    • Microsoft Office

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Advanced

    Training & Certifications

    • FIATA DIPLOMA

      ARAB ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY·2014
    • International shipping executive diploma.

      WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INSTITUTE·2013
    • Understanding of Freight Forwarding – Part 4.

      Egyptian international freight forwarding association·2013
    • Understanding of Freight Forwarding – Part 3.

      Egyptian international freight forwarding association·2013
    • Business writing.

      Egyptian international freight forwarding association·2012
    • Logistics Management System.

      Egyptian international freight forwarding association·2011
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