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Wael Sharawy

MBA , Export Manager, FMCG, F&B

Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Export ManagerFull Time

    Sharawy for Trade & Export

    Mar 2019 - Present -6 yrs, 3 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Preparing an efficient business plan to achieve all annual export targets. Exploring new export business opportunities & channels for our targeted products. Negotiating contracts' conditions and prices with clients abroad. Preparing action plan to achieve the required export sales targets. Preparing market analysis for new export markets, analyzing all competitor activities. Managing all export sales and ensuring compliance to all regulations of the importer's country. Attending trade exhibitions, conferences and meetings.
  • Export Manager (FMCG)Full Time

    Nile Agricultural Industrial Co. - (AGA)

    Jul 2017 - Mar 2019 -1 yr, 8 months

    Egypt

    • Job Details:* Setting the export strategic objectives. * Preparing the yearly export budget and plan, and submitting it to the CEO to approve it. * Managing and monitoring the export activities in my designated targeted regions (Europe, Africa, Singapore & Maldives) * Negotiating with the old existing & potential clients to close the deals, in terms of quantity, price & shipping terms. * Following up with our bank to ensure the arrival of the awaited L/C, & revising it according to the agreed-upon contract. * Following up with the customers to ensure the satisfying delivery of goods, in terms of quality & arrival time. * Defining the new & potential markets to invade them to market and show the company's products. * Ensuring the compliance of the delivered shipments with the "destination country" rules & conditions. * Following up with the warehouse manager to stand on the available products. * Preparing the required invoices, contracts, and revising the shipping documents once received before sending them. * Preparing the monthly, quarterly, and annual reports regarding the export activities. * Acting as "business development manager" for approaching foreign juice brands to get "bottling licenses" for their juices to be bottled locally in our factory. * Attending International Trade exhibitions, like "Gulfood Dubai, SIAL France…etc". * Negotiating freight charges with our freight forwarder and doing the same with the courier company (DHL) to get the best delivery prices for small samples, and for FCL shipments as well.
  • Assistant Division Manager (Import & Export)Full Time

    ITOCHU Corporation

    Jul 2015 - Feb 2017 -1 yr, 7 months

    Egypt

    • Job Details:1- Import: Negotiating the prices with our suppliers abroad, and with our local buyers until we reach to a deal with both parties, in terms of price/ton, quantity, shipping period, payment method and terms of shipping. 2- Local Sales: Increased the local sales volumes of imported "Fluff Pulp" with 50%. Increased the local sales volumes of imported "Super Absorbent Polymer" with 25% Increased the local sales volumes of imported "Vegetable Oils" with 35% Handled the whole sales& marketing plan for imported "Frozen Chicken". Handled the whole sales plan for imported "Tissue Jumbo Rolls". 3- Marketing: Conducting periodical marketing surveys for different types of food & Hygiene products as well. Conducting country analysis before selling any new imported product in the Egyptian market. Reporting such country & market analysis to our head office in Singapore. 4- Shipping & Logistics: Revising all the shipping documents received from our principal office in Singapore before sending them to the client. 5- Banking Procedures: Following up with the new banking regulations which affect the importation processes & the client's ability to issue the required L/C on time. Revising the L/C issued by the clients before sending it to our head office in Singapore. 6- Reporting: Preparing regular reports about the decrees and regulations of the Central Bank of Egypt. Following up the updates of the foreign currency situation in the local market to keep our head office in Singapore updated and informed.
  • Export ManagerFull Time

    Tropica Agritrade, LLC

    Jun 2012 - Jun 2015 -3 yrs

    United States

    • Job Details:1-Offering our overseas clients with a variety of choices to choose the best fresh products that suits their needs, in terms of product specifications, overall costs, shipping turn-around time, and in accordance with their countries’ regulations. 2-Negotiating the contracts terms and prices with our “pre-selected” suppliers from the different countries, and negotiating the full contract & payment terms with the importer (our end-consumer). 3-Managing all the transaction steps from door-to-door. This is through the close coordination with our freight forwarders, and passing through the co-ordination with the third-party logistics companies, large retailers and manufacturers. This is in order to closely control the packing, transportation, warehousing & distribution of the shipment, and until the shipment reaches safely (and on time) to its final destination. 4-Ensuring that the shipment complies with the importer’s country rules, especially that we mainly work in the FMCG & perishable goods (fruits & vegetables), which require special treatment in terms of quality requirements, uncut “cold-chain” shipping conditions, & documentations. 5-Ensuring shipments move smoothly through the complicated global supply chains while juggling everyday supervisory & follow up duties, and updating the clients whenever appropriate. 6-Handling arrangements for freight shipments in a timely and cost-effective manner, and making sure to track freight movement and to communicate any delays to the customer in order to maintain his trust, confidence, and his satisfaction as well. 7-Continuously looking for opportunities to find lower-cost carriers and faster shipping routes. Moreover, In the event of shipment disruptions, working on developing “contingency plans” with enough flexibility to resolve issues with parties, taking into consideration their different time zones. 8-Maintaining healthy working relationships with all our internal & external stakeholders like clients, vendors and government agency representatives, and keeping in contact with customers in order to build strong rapport, develop goodwill and address issues. Also renewing contracts or switching to companies that may provide better service or charge a lower price.
  • Education

    • MBA in International Business

      Maastricht School of Management

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2009 - 1 Year

    • High School - Thanaweya Amma

      orouba language school

      Jan 1996 

    Achievements

    MBA Achievement: Graduation Thesis Title: Dairy Farming in the Netherlands; Farmers’ views and Prospects for the Future. Achievements: Thesis Grade (Distinction) MBA Overall Grade (B)

    Skills

    • Commercial Manager
    • Internet
    • Microsoft Office
    • Customer Service
    • Communication
    • Problem Solving
    • Soft Skills
    • organizer
    • Business Planning
    • Business Development
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    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent
    • French

      Advanced
    • Spanish

      Beginner
    • Dutch

      Beginner

    Training & Certifications

    • Export Management

      Export Institute of the United States·2011
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