Mohamed El-Asfahani

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Operations Planning Manager at Group of Pharmacies

Kolwezi, Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Overview

A supply chain professional with over a decade of experience in the mining, pharmaceutical, and FMCG sectors. Educated at MITs Global SCALE Network and Zaragoza Logistics Center, he specializes in optimizing end-to-end supply chain processes and change management. Colleagues describe him as resilient, dedicated, and a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills.

He is passionate about empowering students and creating lasting community impact, having been instrumental in bringing the Egyptian Pharmaceutical Students Federation to his university. This commitment to development was also shown in an early entrepreneurial venture, co-founding a business to cultivate medicinal plants with colleagues while still in university.

His Masters thesis was on material demand forecasting for spare parts within the oil and gas industry.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

Precise But Practical

Thorough Evaluator

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.  They are very proud of what they do. They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.

Topics They Care About

Demand Forecasting
He wrote his Master's thesis on the topic and has experience applying machine learning and time series analysis to improve forecast accuracy to 95% in past roles.
Supply Chain Transformation
He focuses on optimizing E2E processes, driving operational efficiencies, and leading change management across diverse industries like mining, pharmaceuticals, and FMCG.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
He is passionate about connecting sales, marketing, and supply chain functions, using S&OP processes to build alignment and achieve measurable business growth.

Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2022 - 2-2024
Operations Planning Manager at Group of Pharmacies
1-2022 - 8-2023
Professional development at Career Break
1-2021 - 1-2022
Supply Chain Manager at INBAT Egypt
1-2018 - 12-2020
Senior Product Specialist at Lundbeck
1-2015 - 12-2017
Product Specialist at Lundbeck

Education

2021 - 2022
Global SCALE Network of Supply Chain Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2021 - 2022
Master of Engineering - MEng from Zaragoza Logistics Center

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

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When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mohamed

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

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    How fast (or slow) will Mohamed move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
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  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

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