Experience

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  The american chamber of commerce

  Mar 1999 - Jun 2003

  Economic researcher

  - Support Egyptian/American Trade Leads and franchise activity for chamber members & business partners- Facilitate business transactions between Egyptian and U.S Companies & moderate business partnerships, by preparing business proposals, corresponding between American headquarters & local companies, - Write business reports on economies highlighting areas of foreign direct investment, & potential opportunity

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  Exxonmobil

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2007

  Supply chain & sourcing business partner

  - Revise customer’s Letters of Credit & maintain Letters of Guarantee & Customer Credit Accounts - Process annual, quarterly & monthly sales plan in liaison with distributors & wholesalers in the MEA region - Full cycle of order processing from placing order, payment, delivery, and handling shipping documents with freight forwarded SABIC- Develop recommendations & participate in strategic pricing for the region assigned- Coordinate with Exxon branches in Belgium, US, Qatar to verify business cycles & demand plan - Prepare monthly business reports for management & conduct the demand / sales forecasts for 5 MEA countries Egypt, Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkey, & Jordan Show less

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  Astrazeneca

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2010

  Supply chain manager emerging mena markets

  - Budgeting and forecasting sales and costs segmented by cost center- Managing the entire Annual Budgeting Process for The Emerging MENA Markets (Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, French West Africa, Morocco & Tunisia) - Ensuring orders are phased accurately and reach customers’ timely- Observe stock movements, goods in trade and closing stocks at distributors’ warehouse & Free of Charge- Validate the financial impact of new Distribution Models, & investment justifications- Analyzing sales & CGM analysis by SKU by country- Benchmarking sales performance against other regions- Maintaining P&L investigate and explain all variances - Financial and strategic assessment of Brand Launches- Investigating returns and costs markdown Show less

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  Novartis

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2013

  Budgeting & integrated planning section head- egypt

  • Manage and control the Demand Planning Process on Cluster level, with a monthly rolling order/forecasting process to ensure high quality throughout all working processes (related to DP/Forecasting).• Responsible for the generation of a 36 months rolling forecasts, in close coordination with all necessary contributors or stakeholders, such as but not limited to customers, sales & marketing, regulatory and finance.• Setup and maintain monthly Demand Planning rolling order forecasts process incl. plausibility checks prior to SAP/APO upload.• Responsible for balancing Cluster Demands & Supply/Production plans to ensure adequate stock levels and shelf life of stocks.• Upload S&OP approved monthly forecast into the Novartis SAP APO system.• Manage stakeholder relationship with marketing & production to ensure pipeline fill for all SKUs by category. Show less

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  Gsk

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2016

  Global sourcing supply & planning manager-middle east & north africa

  • Managed the integration between Novartis & GSK consumer health, P&L & transferring the supply chain organization to unify strategy.• Logistics & Material management with Co packers- Contract manufacturing GSK consumer health products.• Conducted the Demand/ Supply Forecast by Market/by Source & by Category, acting as a liaison between commercial and supply planning to ensure optical forecast reflecting latest market trends ensuring to prevent out of stock situations, making the necessary communication with the supply points for replenishment.• Manage Customer complains & cascade to the proper channel. • Importation & clearance, managing freight costs & tenders with freight forwarders. • Publish demand statement and commentary highlighting gaps, reasons, and mitigation.• Ensure forecast accuracy & capture KPIs CFRs OTD Perfect order.• Manage cost reduction and margin enhancement projects.• Manage contracts for outsourced manufacturingEnsure monthly bank and cash reconciliation with AR & AB team.• Maintain customer accounts payables, receivables, ensuring customers are not exceeding credit limits for shipment continuity. • Distributor/Customer services, order processing, ensuring supply of product OTIF.• Ensure effective Supply Chain Strategy for timely revenue recognition.• Coordinate with Regulatory & Trade compliance teams for NPLs Show less

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  The clorox company

  Nov 2017 - May 2024

  Head of supply chain management & logistics - gulf & mena region

  . Manage end-to-end supply chain for the MENA region from regional suppliers to our distributors in the Gulf & MENA region. • Lead Global Sourcing Contract Manufacturing agreements to ensure best pricing & terms & product quality.• Coordinate with regulatory to ensure all checks have been made to the products coming into the region and implement any re-works needed with sourcing units.• Managed Global sourcing projects to support new launches in the region.• Execute cost saving projects related to supply operations. $200K savings due to streamlining shipment processes & negotiations with suppliers.• Constantly review supply networks & logistics configuration to optimize & reduce complexities & drive efficiencies & cost savings.• Manage the S&OP process for Supply Planning, liaising with all stake holders to submit supply forecast.• Support finance with bottom-up volume forecast and profit enhancement by cutting costs to improving margins by optimizing supply chain costs.• Responsible for product supply related aspects with our global sourcing team • Mange freight forwarders & 3PL relationships & manage SLAs with service providers. Show less