About Mohamed

Adaptable and agile Logistics professional experienced in FMCG and Shipping industry. Skilled in operations& logistics management, key account management, business development, cargo import & export, freight & logistic procurement and international trade.Methodical and organised with excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to communicate across business channels to understand supply chain requirements. Qualified with a Diploma in Sales and Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)

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• Saved UAEDirhams $US +325K p.a by eliminating the third party clearing agents for Import shipments, and $US 400K–545K p.a by consolidating container haulage activity
• Moved away from a monthly freight rate contract procurement to an annual freight rate contract with a six months validity of freight rates. This helped business units to have firm freight costs for their Import and Export cargo, and not be affected by freight rate fluctuations
• Active member of the ERP (Oracle) implementing team in IFFCO and successfully migrated the department activities to the Oracle Transport Management system(OTM), the new ERP initiative to handle all transport & shipping related activities.
• ImplementedRegional SOPs within Maersk Middle East under the Regional Key ClientManagement programme to ensure smooth document/cargo release
• Implemented tools required for a visibility report for Key Clients, with regards to regional shipments
• Streamlined and implemented a process in credit management for client payment modalities resulting in bringing down overdue payment days from 45-60 days to well within30 days’ credit period
• Successfully implemented tender process for sea freight procurement for IFFCO UAE and Malaysia for export shipments

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