Yousef Ahmed

Developed strong vendor relationships to ensure timely delivery of materials and maintain high-quality standards.

• Reduced lead times for product deliveries through effective supplier management and communication strategies.
• Managed logistics functions including shipping coordination, customs compliance, freight negotiations, and carrier selection.
• Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
• Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
• Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
• Oversaw demand planning, purchasing, and logistics.
• Evaluated supplier proposals to identify optimal pricing and contract terms, promoting long-term savings for the company.
• Gathered cost and material data for accurate and up-to-date information on material and labor costs.
• Negotiated favorable contracts with suppliers, saving company resources while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Developed strong relationships with overseas partners for improved collaboration and increased business opportunities.
• Identified new market opportunities through thorough research and analysis, driving company growth in target regions.
• Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
• Led a team of professionals to optimize global supply chain operations, reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction.
• Increased international trade efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing innovative strategies.
• Provided supply chain guidance to team of 4500 employees.

• International Purchasing; Preparing the purchasing plan to be executed during the year
• Forecasting of all Inter-company Purchases & the Purchases from the International Markets
• Managing and Handling this kind of Purchases through the Company System
• Handing & Executing all of Inter-company purchases & International Purchases
• Evaluate the offered quotations and negotiate about Prices trying to get the best
• Evaluate the offered quotations' terms and conditions
• Responsible for Issuing & Finalizing the Purchase orders in favor of the vendors
• Local Purchasing: Responsible for local market purchases (Egyptian Market)
• Responsible for Gathering All of the Local Vendors data & quotations
• Evaluating the offered quotations and comparing their terms for choosing the best offer
• Raising the requisition through the Company System then finalizing the Purchase Order and send it to the vendor
• Contacting & Handling the Vendors till getting the services rendered
• Freight: Handling & Determine the Freight Method
• Reporting: Run Monthly reports
• Planning & Budgeting: Prepares Annual purchasing plan & Running Forecast

• Process, package and ship orders in accordance with BRANTU's procedures and standards
• Handle orders returns cycle, including receiving, stocking and dispatching to different sellers according to BRANTU's procedures
• Hold and manage operational reports for Inbound and Outbound shipments
• Organize stocks and maintain inventory as per internal guidelines
• Update all transactions (in/out/loans) on the company ERP system
• Inspect products for defects and damages throughout all transactions
• Organize warehouse space and ensure that all safety procedures are being followed at all times
• Receive, unload and place incoming inventory items appropriately.

• Completes coordination between all applicable parties for all air export shipments for our customers
• Ensures timely bookings with airline on customers behalf
• Prepares export documentation, in accordance to country requirements as well as the preparation of Certificate of Origin, Cargo Manifest, Airway Bill and any other documents required by the customer
• Communicates regularly with customer in regards to customer's shipment status as continuous communication with overseas to meet delivery commitments
• Follow up with airline to monitor and track departure and arrival information and update

• Coordinate with customers, overseas agent offices and steamship lines for the import of shipments for the heavy lift handling's
• Handle air/sea import shipments for special handling
• Receiving a confirmation from the customer on the rates quoted by pricing team
• Following up with the agent on the pickup/booking status and updating the customer tracking and tracing to final destination and ensuring that your data entry process is accurate and timely to meet data quality requirement
• Issuing delivery order/release letter (in case clearance is handled by the customer's)
• Providing status updates to the customer and arranging delivery once clearance is completed making sure the agent invoice is in conformity with the agreed rates and billing the customer as per quote issued by pricing team
• Create and maintain SOP's (standard operating procedures) and customer profiles including key contacts, special requirements, contract rates and preferred routings/services/carriers.