Abraam Ahdy Riad
Director - Supply Chain
New Cairo,Cairo
Summary
Director of Supply Chain leading enterprise-wide logistics, planning, and customs operations with a focus on faster market response and tighter execution. Partners with senior leaders to strengthen service levels, reduce disruption risk, and improve process discipline across the supply chain network. Builds future-fit ways of working through technology adoption and TPM-based improvement.
Overview
8
8
Certifications
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Director
Eva Cosmetics
03.2026 - Current
- Developed and implemented supply chain strategies to enhance operational efficiency across multiple product lines.
- Optimized inventory management processes, reducing excess stock and improving turnover rates.
- Led cross-functional teams to streamline logistics operations, ensuring timely delivery of products to market.
- Established key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure supply chain effectiveness and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Established robust risk management procedures to mitigate potential disruptions in the supply chain network.
- Developed and executed strategic sourcing plans for improved cost savings and increased product quality.
- Facilitated stakeholder alignment across various departments for seamless execution of end-to-end supply chain activities.
- Increased global supply chain efficiency and development by leading cross-functional teams and enabling supplier integration and management technology tools, upgrades.
- Created and implemented comprehensive supply chain management strategies.
Head of Supply Chain
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company), Egypt
09.2021 - Current
- Responsible for E2E Supply Chain management including Logistics (Warehousing & Transportation), Planning (Demand, Supply & MRP), CRM, Custom Clearance & Safety.
- Collaborating closely with all Functions and Senior stakeholders to ensure alignment and integration of Supply Chain strategies with overall business objectives.
- Speed to Market - Building the SC Function that can quickly adapt to changes in demand, market conditions, and business requirements. This enables the organization to respond effectively to disruptions and opportunities.
- Adopting a culture of continuous improvement to regularly evaluate and optimize supply chain processes and performance metrics, driving ongoing enhancements. Using the TPM tools.
- Oversee the implementation of advanced supply chain technologies and systems to enhance operational efficiency and accuracy and to build a future fit organization.
- Identifying and mitigating risks associated with supply chain disruptions, to ensure continuity of operations and minimize negative impacts.
Procurement Manager
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company), Egypt
02.2013 - 08.2021
- Scope:
- Drives the Sourcing & Procurement Strategy, Plans, organizes, direct controls of 1.5bn EGP (75m Euro ) annual total spend, for Raw materials, Packaging materials, Supply Chain, Commerce & Business services requirements.
- The responsibility of raw materials starts with the management of agriculture activities for both Barley and grapes.
- Guarantees the respect of Heineken rules: financially, technically and code of conducts.
- Led the Procurement organization through major economic turnarounds, with aggressive initiatives to absorb the negative financial impact on the business:
- Execution of Localization program, in which were able to source locally 60% from the imported Raw, Pack & other indirect materials (e.g. fridges, IT costs ...) to locally source.
- Rolling out Opportunity Assessment & CVE within the whole company, with the engagement of all functions directors. Which helped to save almost EGP 20m since 2015.
- Led the Procurement organization through major Change management turnarounds, by implementing the global Capabilities roll out program. In addition, to the organizational changes to drive efficiencies.
- Crashed supplier's monopolistic position in cans, cartons & other areas.
- Started e-auction sourcing to ensure delivering max benefit to the business.
- Manage to keep purchases increase well below inflation as per the company strategy.
- Ensuring resorting basic conditions & accelerate the procurement fundamentals.
- Changed the procurement function from focusing on operation & transactions to real business partnering.
- Step change in people development and ensure the effective implementation of the functional competencies & Talents Management.
Financial Controller
HEINEKEN International, Amsterdam, The Netherland
11.2011 - 01.2013
- Africa & Middle East: regional office located in The Netherlands looks after 51 entities in 40 Countries (20 fully controlled Opcos, 5 JVs & associates, 6 Licenses & participants & 20 Export markets). With annual total Revenue of 3 billion Euro, 1 billion euro EBIT & 0.8 billion Euro investments.
- Purpose of the Job: Advising, challenging & supporting the Regional Management Team based on business and financial analyses including targets monitoring and goals settings, through business partnering mentality towards AME operating companies and stakeholders in Global Control and Accounting.
Planning & Control Manager
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company), Egypt
04.2009 - 11.2011
- Planning & Budgeting:
- Managed planning and reporting of company’s financial and non-financial objectives, including 3YP support, annual budgeting process, and latest estimates.
- Business Performance Reporting:
- Compiled and created management reports to enhance understanding of company performance against short and long-term plans and latest estimates.
- Business Analysis & Decision Support:
- Conducted analysis to support management decisions, providing operations management with interpretive and predictive financial information, analyzing cost accounting data, and performing pricing analysis for products and services.
Senior Financial Analyst
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company)
05.2005 - 03.2009
- Department: Financial Planning & Control
Financial Commercial Control Analyst
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company)
09.2003 - 04.2005
- Department: Financial Commercial Control
Team leader
CitiBank, Cairo, Egypt
10.2002 - 08.2003
- Department: Credit & Collections
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Ein Shams University, Faculty Of commerce
01.2001
Skills
End-to-end supply chain management
Warehousing & transportation
Customs clearance
Supply chain risk management
Continuous improvement
Procurement strategy
Sourcing management
Demand planning
Supply planning
MRP planning
Certification
HEINEKEN Leadership talent program
References
References Furnished upon Request
Timeline
Supply Chain Director
Eva Cosmetics
03.2026 - Current
Head of Supply Chain
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company), Egypt
09.2021 - Current
Procurement Manager
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company), Egypt
02.2013 - 08.2021
Financial Controller
HEINEKEN International, Amsterdam, The Netherland
11.2011 - 01.2013
Planning & Control Manager
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company), Egypt
04.2009 - 11.2011
Senior Financial Analyst
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company)
05.2005 - 03.2009
Financial Commercial Control Analyst
HEINEKEN International (Al Ahram Beverages Company)
09.2003 - 04.2005
Team leader
CitiBank, Cairo, Egypt
10.2002 - 08.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Ein Shams University, Faculty Of commerce