Tasks for my job at Shehab Engineering Company as a Logistics Manager:- Receive the purchase from the customer in Egypt.After checking the Purchase order details carefully with the sales department, I enter the order to our system,Send the order to the named supplier (exporter).Follow up the lead time for the order.Before the order gets ready, I send all the necessary shipping instructions to the supplier to have a smooth clearance in the Egyptian port.(N.B. on regular basis I check with our clearance department if there are any new requirements to the shipping documents) I receive a copy of the shipping documents from the supplier.I check the shipping documents carefully and send my comments/approval to the supplier.After my approval the supplier proceeds with the shipment.When all the original shipping documents are ready I ask the supplier to send them either to the customer’s end / or to the customer’s bank depending on the agreed payment terms between the supplier and the customer.N.B when we have the letter of credit (LC) payment terms , it is my job also to revise the LC carefully , send my comments to the foreign supplier, if he agreed with me then I have to ask the customer to amend the needed points.Also, I have to check on regular basis with our stock manager the needed items according to our stock plan.Place an order for the needed items for our stock at the supplier’s end ( outside Egypt)Follow up the lead time,Decide the best mode of shipment for our order,Get in contact with our forwarder to send me the best freight offer for the named order,After approving the offer sent form our forwarder, I send him all our shipping instructions.Also send shipping instructions to the supplier.Follow up shipping documents.Revise the shipping documents once received.After receiving the original shipping at my desk, I forward them to our customs clearance department to proceed with clearance.