1. Mohsen Taha Kashaf
Address: Nozha St. Heliopolis, Cairo,
Egypt Cell: +2 01277780009
Email: Mohsen.kashaf@uasc.net
Education:
1980 - Bachelor of Commerce Degree Grade - very good
1999 - Purchasing & Supply Graduate Diploma Course – Business Accounting
2002 - Certified Public Accountant from California Board of Accountancy
Work Experience:
1982 – 1984 - Aluminium Industrial Company
1984 – 1986 - Chief Accountant in a Contracting “Company Mohamed Mohsen Alkhorafy”.
1986 – 1987 - Auditor with AURTHER ANDRESON KUWAIT
1987 – Present - United Arab Shipping Company
Joined as Accountant, Assistant Account Payable Manager, Accounts
Manager of Accounts Payable, Acting Vice President of Contracting and
Purchasing Department, Director of UASC Engineering & Ship Repair
Services, currently Finance Manager of United Arab Agency company
(Egypt)
Purchasing & Procurement Experience:
My first appointment in UASC was in accounts payable where I had a chance to look at all
activities of United Arab Shipping Company as a validation point for securing the appropriate
payments against proper contractual agreement, I have a very solid experience in negotiation
skills for the following activities.
Admin department
Legal contracts related to risk management, contracts related to P&I and the related
insurance contract for UASC vessels,contracts related to lawyer concerning labour court
cases.
Public relation contracts for the company advertising items and yearly calendars. Contracts
related to building construction current head office in Dubai, contract new UASC
building Al Fujairah.
HR
Human resources consultancy agreements, staff life and medical insurance and solid
negotiation to receive the best insurance coverage with cost efficient factor. Services
agreement for the building for all the renovation and maintenance of all facilities, lefts
cleaning contracts solid knowledge of all correlated activities, travel agency agreement,
security agreement either outsource or in source and related cost
2. CMD
Container management department agreement related to new building of container, refer
machinery, lease purchasing contracts,seals agreement, lashing material agreement,
OPERATION
Operation departs terminals and slot feeders agreement
FLEET DEPARTMENT
Solid experience in arrangement of the new vessels building and the initial supplies of the
vessels and the related contracts for the oils, bunkers engine stores, deck stores and the
furniture and electronics of the vessels,life boats supplies and regular maintenance
Experience of attending emergent situation of matter urgent supply and how to get the proper
approval from the higher authority management.
Marine agreements such as life rafts charts of the vessels
Dry-docking contracts and negotiation on the final invoice, day to day repair, spare parts
arrangement and the proper logistics for the delivery of the spare parts to the vessel in
different locations.
Bunkers supplies I was the initiator of introducing bunker hedging, monitor the right place of
supply, follow up Saudi flags rebate, arranging the contracts for the supply of bunker and
arranging the contract for drip sampling for the proper analysis for securing the proper quality
and quantity of the supplies, proactive estimation of the consumption based on the
deployment plans
Proper utilization of Dubai gear store spare parts and proper replenishment of the stock to
the best utilization and the right investment of the stock of spares
IT
Contracts related to Data Center, IT consultancy & New Systems.
Procurement Strategy and Policies
E-tendering process - I initiated the process but till now it is not yet implemented.
Change of the tendering system and introducing new processes.
Planning for the proactive procurement from the starting of the project.
Very strong experience of tender committee process and update of the process to be in line
with the new technology
Experience in budget preparation for the staff management and department requirements
Personal Data: Date of Birth – 22/06/1957
Nationality – Egyptian
References: Furnished Upon Request.