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Tamer El-Sayed Ibrahim

Water care Category Purchasing Manager( Electric & Gas water heaters) at Electrolux Egypt

Obour City, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Water care Category Purchasing Manager( Electric & Gas water heaters)Full Time

    Electrolux Egypt

    Jun 2014 - Present -11 yrs

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Managing all the communications between the factory & suppliers in deals & negotiating Prices, payment facilities & delivery methods as follows: 1- Sourcing Process” for new projects, starting from collecting spec’s, through sending RFQ’s, receiving quotations, comparing different offers, getting approved samples from R&D & SQA, 2- Developing running items with different suppliers, to enhance cash flow either by cost reduction, or having longer credit-period payment terms 3- Approving, the accepted offer on the system after getting the Sourcing Boards approvals & get signed contract from the supplier to be in our records. 4- Approving PO’s, negotiating alternatives with Planning & Sales departments. Follow up with Logistics for orders delivery and Accounting for payment settlements/credit issues. Providing Warehouse with related documents. 5- Set the sourcing strategy for assigned commodities aligned by dealing & negotiating with European commodity manager contributing to the definition & implementation of commodity strategy. 6- Represent Egyptian purchasing team for assigned commodities in global negotiations & contracting. 7- Prepare annual actions for the commodity managers in contribution to Purchasing saving annual plan to be with good confidence level to be achieved & exceed budgeted saving plan & Identify backup actions to recover any deviation on our saving plan 8- Constantly scanning the market for potential new suppliers especially for the local market. 9- Reviewing and approving sourcing boards when introducing any new supplier to business. 10- Develop and maintain a strong and reliable supplier base. 11- Ensure proper filing, up to date documentation and regular reporting of important data. 12- Continuous support to different departments (supply chain, production, R&D, Finance, etc) and colleagues.  Manage/ contribute to assigned projects. - Track progress and review project tasks to make certain deadlines are meting appropriately. - Proactively communicate project status, issues & risks to the project top management. - Classify the drawing, grouping and prepare the project supplier database. - Collect the offers and ensure that specifications are compatible with all our requirements. - Follow up all samples required and be sure of test results. - Prepare the recommendation suppliers to review them with project commodity managers. - Start negotiation process with all accepted and chosen suppliers. - Ensure execution and support in building up of purchasing strategy and sourcing activity. - Prepare purchasing plans, cost out plans, prepare contracts, and manage it to be fixed-total-cost contract. - Day-to-day liaising and support of Supply Chain, Quality, R&D, Operations and other functions in relation to their respective tasks. - Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing the budget, analyzing variances & initiating corrective actions.
  • Foreign purchasing ManagerFull Time

    ARAFA HOLDING GROUP

    Jan 2008 - May 2014 -6 yrs, 4 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Assuring the availability of stocks for production, and avoiding overstocks Through the following: 1- Keeping control over stocks. 2- Deciding upon the quarter purchasing plan. 3- Keeping and updating supplier's database. 4- Sourcing for new suppliers with qualitative alternatives and competitive prices, Applying a share policy between suppliers to enhance effective competition yielding in gradual price reduction and accurate delivery. 5-Negotiating service suppliers (specifically shipping and forwarder agents) for better service and competitive prices, given the huge volume of our shpt per month, improving the payment terms, and creditability via negotiations and meetings with such suppliers. 6- Participating in the creation of financial needs quarter forecasts. 7- Piloting the routine process of import cycle: - Reviewing and releasing P.O - Following up and signing related documents including proforma invoices, - Reviewing clearance documents sent to clearance agents, expediting the clearance, Inland transportation and unloading processes. - Piloting shipment and clearance process coordinating with logistics and Clearance departments to ensure delivery in the promised time previously stated in the PR. - Practicing pressure on the supplier in order to control the prices and delivery times. 8- People to whom I am reporting:
  • Logistics Manager Full Time

    GEAM LTD

    Oct 2004 - Dec 2007 -3 yrs, 2 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details: at (GEAM the Greek Egyptian Appliance Manufacturing), Private free zone co, (OEM for TEFAL & PHILIPS), assuming responsibility for the effectiveness of the logistics cycle through the following: - Manage Exports; containers booking, tracking, vessels schedule and issuance of shipping documents to ensure timely & proper delivery. - Monitoring and coordinating clearance processes with clearance agents. - Seeking the best competitive offers for freight, clearance, and inland haulage. - Keeping good relationships with senior sales employees at the biggest shipping co, freight forwarders and clearance authority; Enhancing troubleshooting of shipping and clearance problems - Setting up; revising and supervising the processing system for logistics and clearance in the private free zone. - Reporting to the GM.
  • Logistics coordinatorPart Time

    GEAM the Greek Egyptian Appliance Manufacturing

    Oct 2004 - Aug 2005 -10 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details:responsible for: - Tracking the shipments to destinations (exports and imports) - Following up issuance and delivery of shipping documents to related parties. - Correspondence with suppliers and customers for shipping and clearance related issues. - Uploading clearance and shipping costs to related materials accounts into the computerized system. - Giving weekly forecasts of betty cash needs for loading /unloading process ‘including hiring extra labor, renting loading equipment, weighting costs, or even tips to truck drivers, and weekly installment payments for small internal inland transportation agents. - Reviewing courier invoices and tracing it to related shipments - Reporting to - Logistics manager
  • Education

    • Bachelor's Degree in Langueges & translation

      Al-Azhar University

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2005 - 4 yr

    Achievements

     Achievement: • More than -5% YOY Saving contributed directly to the company EBIT since 2014 until 2020, with around 28 MEGP. • Best employee in Electrolux Twice in 2016 and 2018. Certificate available. • Nominated as a project leader many time for a different commodities and been accomplished within or lower than the budgeted value. • Applied the Cost break down & cost model concept in Egypt and got saving vs the old way of pricing calculation around 10% less in the component price. • Participated in many audits and supplier development in Egypt to reduce wastes and save the environment.

    Skills

    • Purchasing
    • Sourcing
    • Logistics
    • Microsoft Office
    • ERP
    • Oracle user

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent
    • Greek

      Advanced
    • Italian

      Advanced

    Training & Certifications

    • How to win friends &influence people

      Dale Carnige.·2018
    • First break industry (FBI)

      Electrolux·2018
    •  PMP

      Electrolux·2018
    • Finance for non-finance

      Electrolux·2017
    • Tough negotiation

      Electrolux·2016
    • Cost modeling training

      In China Global training By Electrolux Cost modeling Mgr·2015
    • Negotiation skills

      Logic·2012
    • Six Sigma Green Belt

      Logic·2010
    • Collaborative work place

      QUEST·2009
    • Effective communication skills

      Quest·2009
    • Planning & MRP

      Hands-on·2009
    • Creative problem solving

      Hands-on·2009
    • Presentation Skills

      hands-on·2008
    • Time management

      Hands-on·2008
    •  Delegating effectively

      (Hands-on)·2008
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