
Wessam AbdelSalam Saad
Receivers Accounts Section Head - Operations/Logistics General Cargo at Gulf Agency Company Egypt Ltd
Montaza, Alexandria, EgyptWork Experience
Receivers Accounts Section Head - Operations/Logistics General CargoFull Time
Gulf Agency Company Egypt Ltd
Sep 2007 - Present -17 yrs, 9 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:GAC GROUP is multi-national shipping company trades in many sectors of Logistics, shipping and marine Services. GAC Egypt core business is Suez Canal Transit, Port-Calls (TRAMP), Logistics, Oil & Gas and Chartering. Position Brief: (Logistics Management, Chartering, Commercial Shipping, Documentation Including, Trucking & Customs Clearance, Customers Service and Oil & Gas) • Established services standards and productivity goals for section Sales/Retail, prioritizing tasks to reach deadlines. • Built relationships with service vendors, resulting in continued yearly contracts. • Used excellent verbal skills to engage customers in conversation and effectively determine needs and requirements. • Recommended process improvements to streamline services workflows. • Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients. • Forecasted customer demand to set prices or credit terms for services. • Managed Cargo Delivery operations section to maintain timely, effective production. • Communicated with other section managers to determine best ways to meet quotas and quality goals. • Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties. • Managed multiple small and large-scale projects in cross-functional environment. • Maintained high standards of internal and external customer service. • Conducted research on logistics operations and performed literature reviews, interviews and site visits. • Negotiated freight in alignment with specifications and needs and monitored compliance with budgets. • Worked collaboratively with customers and staff at various levels. • Developed strong rapport through effective client needs assessment and commitment to top satisfaction levels. • Drafted shipment reports to inform management and clients. • Performed needs analysis to determine performance gaps and developed appropriate tactics to resolve issues. • Updated customers and interdepartmental employees on critical shipments upon request.
Senior AccountantFull Time
Arabian Gulf Marine Trading Company (GULF BADR)
Jan 2005 - Sep 2007 -2 yrs, 8 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:GULF BADR is container shipping line for EVERGREEN LINE one of the TOP TEN container line in Egypt Position Brief: (Shipping and Logistics, Liner, Documentation, Customer Service and Accounting) • Oversaw accounting operations and financial paperwork. • Organized accounts for industry audits and supported audit process. • Monitored and tracked expenses to keep business on track with financial targets. • Managed accounting department staff members and workload. • Performed general ledger account reconciliations and generated updated financial documents. • Reviewed and reconciled discrepancies in accounts and financial documentation. • Managed month-end and year-end close duties administered additions and performed maintenance and reporting of corporate fixed assets. • Managed daily closing, reporting and reconciliation functions. • Analyzed files and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances. • Successfully converted manual accounting system to electronic system to reduce errors and improve efficiency. • Devised, implemented and enforced effective accounting systems.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Alexandria University (ALEXU)Jan 1999 - Jan 2003 - 4 yr