Tarek Abu-Gabal

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Logistics & Supply Chain Expert | SAP & ERP super user | Data analysis | Planning | Risk Management | Procurement | Inventory Management
Tarek Abu-Gabal's Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
About Tarek Abu-Gabal

Detail-oriented and achievement-driven Logistics Expert with over 11 years of experience in logistics and supply chain management.Proven track record in managing logistics operations, ensuring compliance with national and international laws, optimizing processes, and leading cross-functional teams.Proficient in team leadership, procurement, customs clearance, freight management, and cost optimization.Additionally, my educational background in Supply Chain & Logistics Management, combined with my proficiency in ERP and SAP systems, and tools like Power BI, allows me to adeptly analyze logistics data and improve service quality through informed decision-making.

Tarek Abu-Gabal's Current Company Details

Logistics & Supply Chain Expert | SAP & ERP super user | Data analysis | Planning | Risk Management | Procurement | Inventory Management
Tarek Abu-Gabal Work Experience Details
  • Americana Restaurants
    Logistics Section Head
    Americana Restaurants Jun 2024 - Nov 2024
    Cairo, Egypt
    • Oversight and leadership for the freight and clearance teams.• Facilitate the clearance of goods through customs and ports efficiently, ensuring all procedures are followed correctly to ensure smooth operations.• Review, and manage all necessary shipments documentation through liaising with suppliers and trademark owners.• Follow up on clearance processing with custom brokers for all import shipments and resolve any issues or delays that arise during the clearance process.• Reviewing labels and HS Code for all import consignments and ensuring that they comply with customs requirements.• Ensure compliance with all national and international laws and regulations related to imports and exports, and stay updated on changes in customs regulations and laws and inform the team and company of these updates.• Processing Custom clearance invoices and issuance of request for payments and settling the accounts of the custom brokers with the company.• Settle the cash deposit with the financial department monthly and submit all relevant receipts.• Landed Cost Management, by attache landed cost matrices to each shipment to capture costs accurately.• Evaluate the performance of customs brokers (KPIs) by completing the release of shipments, receiving clearance charges, and maintaining records of all clearance and other fees.• Renewing contracts and agencies of custom brokers on the specified dates after reviewing them with the team and the legal department and maintaining them.• Responsible for sourcing new customs clearance companies and contracting with them.• Recommend actions that will expedite clearing processes.• Reduce storage and demurrage charges by rectify the incompliance cases for each shipment.• Communicate problems with Supply chain manager.• Attend and participate in the operation weekly meeting with Supply chain Manager and Supply chain Director.• Attend department meetings with all service providers.
  • Alshaya Group
    Logistics Supervisor
    Alshaya Group Jun 2020 - May 2024
    Egypt
    • Supervising and team leader for freight team and for clearance team.• Mentoring, coaching, and training for our team members.• Conduct performance appraisal meeting for logistics team.• Conduct meetings for reporting and tracking meeting the KPIs.• Participate and lead weekly international conference calls with our suppliers and trademark owners.• Liaise with brand teams, internal cross functional teams and shipping suppliers to efficiently move shipments to the desired locations in line with brand requirements.• Factored shipping procedures, rates and routes to determine on best shipping methods for shipments.• Monitoring shipments, costs timelines and productivity.• Analyzing and optimizing logistics procedures with UAE team and Egypt.• Analyzing data to prepare reports and identify process improvements.• Prepare monthly closing reports on status of shipments on-hand (freight and customs clearances).• Supervise all activities related to Nafeza system.• Responsible for electronic payment (CPS website) for all imported shipments after checking and reviewing the customs release certificate.• Reduce storage and demurrage charges by rectify the incompliance cases for each shipment.• Responsible for investigating shortage or damage found in any shipment received by our warehouse team for all shipments.• Communicate problems with Logistics manager.• Recommend actions that will expedite clearing processes.• Attend department meetings with all service providers (Freight Forwarders, Clearance agents and Survey company).
  • Alshaya Group
    Logistics Specialist
    Alshaya Group Aug 2019 - May 2020
    Egypt
    • Manage Company Imports and Exports including Freight and Customs Clearance (Garments – Cosmetics – Foodstuff – Shopfitting).• Responsible for daily communication and follow up of all imports, inter-country transfers and exports with freight forwarders and customs brokers.• Check costs and quotations from freight forwarders and clearing agents against approved rates.• Continuously track shipments progress and communicate delays or concerns to affected parties.• Liaise with our (Product Registration & Compliance) PR&C department to get the MOH pre-import approval and the final MOH approval from Ministry of Health for any cosmetics shipment.• Responsible for create insurance policy with the service provider for each shipment.• Follow up with the clearance brokers on shipments customs clearance.• Provide pre-alerts on incoming shipments; compile clearance documentation and costing for shipments.• Use ERP system to record and consolidate all information supplied by freight forwarders for all shipments.• Prepare weekly reports on status of incoming shipments.• Advise merchandisers and distribution centers of incoming shipments.• Handle invoicing and payment queries on incoming shipments in allocation with the finance team.
  • Microfilm Egypt
    Deputy Manager Of Importation And Foreign Relation Department
    Microfilm Egypt Dec 2018 - Jul 2019
    ▪ Managing all relations with all suppliers all over the world.▪ Translating all required documents.▪ Generating Purchase orders and Follow up with suppliers.▪ Managing all import & export process and prepare all required clearance documents.▪ Dealing with shipping companies and customs clearance companies.▪ Issuing all necessary reports in an accurate & timely Commitment.▪ Follow up with finance issuing the advance or shipping payments to suppliers in due time to avoid any delays.▪ Setting up the necessary business processes & ensuring they are followed in a timely & accurate manner.▪ Set up & ensure ongoing operation of systems.▪ Meeting Dead Lines.▪ Participating in the preparation of the annual events and seminars.▪ Warehousing supervision.▪ Making sure all Delivery Commitment are going to be met by the company.▪ Supervising the company compliance to the customer requirements.▪ Accounts Handle: Kodak Alaris, Panasonic, Plustek, I2S, ..... .
  • Fugro
    Head Of Procurement Department
    Fugro Apr 2017 - Nov 2018
    ▪ Responsible for provide the company and its vessel with all its requirements and needs (provisions, products, courses, hotel agreements, rental equipment) locally and foreign.▪ Prepare Request for quotations (RFQ) to suppliers/ Vendors to obtain prices according to purchase request, sales offer or company requirements.▪ Review prices and product specifications from various suppliers/ vendors to determine which would provide the best deal.▪ Review RFQs received from supplier prices against the supplier price list (if applicable) to ensure prices and discounts matches the company agreements and order budget.▪ Review items specifications (with the requestor) and quantity in received RFQs against the sales orders items to ensure they match.▪ Obtain costing and sales confirmation on prepared PO specifications, quantities, prices and shipping conditions before issuing to supplier.▪ Prepare and issue purchase orders (POs) to suppliers/ vendors after review of Pro-forma invoice against sales order specifications.▪ Follow up with the supplier till we receive our order at our warehouse.▪ Follow up with finance issuing the advance or shipping payments to suppliers in due time to avoid any delays in processing the production.▪ Inform the operations/ Account Manager and warehouse man of the list of items being shipped to issue the delivery note and related payment requests.▪ Follow up receipt of signed packing list from warehouse to confirm goods delivered in full and in a good condition.▪ Sourcing for new suppliers/ vendors (locally and foreign).▪ Create and maintain purchase orders log., purchasing files and price lists.▪ Responsible for making new contracts or renewing the current contracts with the selected suppliers/ vendors and hotels.▪ Having meeting with the current and new suppliers and hotels representative person to renew our contract or to make a new deal.
  • Fugro
    Shipping & Logistics Assistant
    Fugro Dec 2014 - Mar 2017
    ▪ Handling Logistics & monitoring the shipments (import or export to clear them from the customs) through all airports, sea ports and land.▪ Responsible for preparing all related documents for exporting and importing shipments for (All the whole Company).▪ Assist the Shipping and Logistics Supervisor in handling customs liquidations.▪ Handling customs clearance.▪ Maintain good filing practices in logistics.▪ Coordinate activities to meet shipping /loading/ unloading requirements to agree to quality and costs.▪ Assist the Shipping and Logistics Supervisor in handling relationships with 3rd party (suppliers of equipment and services include marine services, trucking services).▪ Managing relations with clients using the documents received from suppliers for the purpose of clearing the shipments.▪ Responsible for ensuring that all items are packaged, labeled and delivered in the same condition to the customer.▪ Responsible to record all equipment that will be loaded to be used at the project site and taking their serial number and taking photos for these equipment before and after loading it on the vehicle and after lashing operation.▪ Monitoring the loading operations of the equipment on 3rd party trucks and trailers.▪ Responsible to follow up with our company drivers (5 drivers with 5 cars) which transfers our company personnel inside or outside Cairo.▪ Involved in warehouse activities by receiving the new items from suppliers and also making goods-in and goods-out documents for any new equipment.▪ Attend Safety Committee meeting as one of the committee members.▪ Fully complying and adhering to Fugro QHSE management system.▪ Stop any of dangerous situations that may lead to a fatality or any type of incidents.▪ Put all required efforts as well as commitment to meet the Fugro HSE Goal Zero Accidents.▪ Implement Safety and Quality standards in handling and transport of goods.
  • Delta Medical Egypt
    Logistics Coordinator
    Delta Medical Egypt Mar 2014 - Nov 2014
    ▪ Writing all shipping (local + foreign) correspondence.▪ Dealing with all our suppliers concerning the shipping procedures.▪ Requesting quotations from shipping companies.▪ Calculate shipping cost for each order.▪ Dealing with shipping agencies.▪ Follow up all shipments and ensuring their arrival to the port.▪ Follow up all sea freight and air freight shipment for customs clearance and ensure their arrival to our warehouse.▪ Prepare all the documents needed for the sea freight and air freight shipment.▪ Update the sales department by the arrival date of the requested order.▪ Requesting the insurance for the shipments from the insurance company.▪ Generate original documents data base.▪ Generate daily Orders report, in transit report, under clearance report, unsettled payment report, settled payment report, courier shipments report. ▪ Arrange cash / cheque request for each order.▪ Follow up governmental approvals (approval/ pharmacies/ policies/ environmental affairs policies/ public security) with the registration coordinator.▪ Deal with clearance agencies.▪ Supply shipping companies with required documentation and other regulations.▪ Ensure shipments safe receipt.▪ Handling the entire original certificate related to shipping (FDA, CE and free sales certificate).▪ Responsible for all department filing.▪ Make the international phone calls with the suppliers.▪ Responsible for requesting the money transfer procedures from the account department.▪ Follow up small shipments with couriers.▪ Follow up with the shipping companies our account (payment and invoices).
  • Overseas Int'L Services
    Freight Forwarder – Import And Export Specialist
    Overseas Int'L Services Jun 2013 - Feb 2014
    • Deal with Shipping Lines and Airlines.• Provide quotations to new and existing customers.• Determine and recommend shipping costs and routing options to the customer for their selection.• Use preferred list of truckers and vendors to identify customer solutions based on rates and service.• Arrange pickup and transportation of any export freighthandled.• Maintain efficient processes associated with sea exportshipments.• Prepare and update shipments reports.• Prepare all documents needed for all shipments.• Write and prepare the Certificate of Origin then send it to the customs clearance department to be legalized from chamber of commerce.• Establish and maintain a positive relationship with bothcompany customers and vendors.• Responds on any customer queries concerning exportmilestones and details of the shipment.• Brainstorm possible solutions for customer issues with the team and department manager.

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Tarek Abu-Gabal's current role is Logistics & Supply Chain Expert | SAP & ERP super user | Data analysis | Planning | Risk Management | Procurement | Inventory Management.

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Tarek Abu-Gabal attended Arab Academy For Science, Technology And Maritime Transport, Manor House American School.

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