Supply Chain Manager
Musandam Oil & Gas Company LLC - OQ Group
Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months
• Manage all Strategic sourcing, Contract negotiation, high value tenders of complex nature involving Subsea and Subsurface services, Exploration and Production services etc.
• Successfully met and exceeded cost saving goals through Implementing lean initiatives resulting in annualized savings worth $2M while managing procurement spend worth $20M / year.
• Executed 19 contracts worth $50M through Tenders, RFP's and RFQ’s to convert 70% of the total spend through contracts.
• Re-negotiating ongoing contracts with vendors to achieve average 11% additional price reductions through capitalizing on opportunities, the major drop comes from the lower activity during the pandemic.
• Budgeting, scheduling, strategizing and planning for upcoming Tenders through liaising with all stake holders.
• Independently managing the complete Tenders cycle, Change Orders, LD’s, warranty claims, contract obligations and deviations.
• Well versed in Contract language and possess complete knowledge of the legal risks, contractual indemnities and liabilities, contractual insurance requirements. including Charter Party agreements and Marine Law.
Successfully managing all aspects of Supply Chain with 4 direct reports and 24 indirect reports from inception of Customer order to final product distribution with overall responsibility of Demand Planning, Contracts, Procurement, Inventory and Logistics Management.
• Optimized the supply chain infrastructure to reduce operating costs by 20% through implementing the ERP system and integrating financial and operation plans with strategic objectives.
• Successfully met and exceeded cost saving goals through Implementing lean initiatives resulting in annualized savings worth $12M while managing procurement spend worth $100M / year.
• Executed 20 contracts worth $70M through Tenders, RFP's and RFQ’s to convert 70% of the total spend through contracts.
• Re-negotiating ongoing contracts with vendors to achieve average 10% additional price reductions through capitalizing on opportunities.
• Inducted 40 new suppliers to the system whilst managing all critical vendor relationships in a collaborative and decisive manner to maximize cost-effectiveness, optimize delivery schedules and maintain service standards.
• Achieved 99.9% bin location accuracy through implementing inventory management tools while managing Inventory worth $37M and assets worth $98M on 4 locations within Oman and overseeing warehouse management, weekly cycle counts through ABC analysis and yearly counts.
• Reduced 22% inventory and improved DSI by developing and implementing optimization methodologies, redeployment and E&O replenishment.
• Reduced slow moving inventory by 38% by applying multiple methodologies.
• Achieved a 97% on time shipment rate whilst managing logistics with import and export worth 200M/yr.
• Negotiated with 5 different freight companies and received annual contracts that effectively saw a cost savings of 13%.
• Implementing strategies like promoting FTA imports, route analysis, temporary imports, consolidation of shipments, outsourcing local transportation and applying Lean Six Sigma methodologies to maximize savings
Managed complete Operation functions including Maintenance Management, Inventory Management, Asset Management, Warehousing and Logistics Management.
• Successfully deployed and managed a team of 8 direct and 35 indirect reports focused on attainment of key business metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Catered services to 3 product lines comprising of Secure Drilling Services, Testing and Production services and Pressure Pumping Services.
• Maintained, repaired and commissioned, compression packages for Air Drilling, Nitrogen Packages for UBD, Coil tubing packages, Separation and Testing packages and achieved an average 97% client satisfaction score.
• Reduced downtime by 14% through implementation of preventive maintenance program to manage and improve operational efficiencies.
• Determined maintenance requirements and assigned repairs to qualified employees.
• Oversaw inventory and product stock worth $19M to develop and maintain inventory controls resulting in cost savings and reduced overages by 10%.
• Achieved 98% bin location accuracy on cycle counts and yearly counts.
• Generated cost savings worth $5M by implementing different cost saving techniques while managing procurement worth $45M / year.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors of $43M to achieve savings of 12% and oversaw vendor billing disputes.
• Managed local and international logistics worth $90M for importing and exporting the complete projects.
• Provided guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements.
• Reviewed processing schedules and production orders concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Advanced productivity KPIs by leading on-the-job training for procedures and safety practices.
• Cultivated strong business relationships with clients to increase overall experience, satisfaction and retention rates.
• Built relationships with customers and managed accounts to drive revenue and profit.
• Solved customer concerns and complaints quickly and effectively to drive outstanding customer service rates.
• Heading responsibility of the complete workshop comprising of 70 employees with different sections like Mechanical Shop, Electrical Shop, Machine Shop and Welding Shop.
• Supervising the Overhauling, Repairing and Servicing of all types of diesel and petrol engines, generators, pumps, heavy duty valves, hydraulic cylinders, turbochargers, turbines, compressors and the complete plant equipment.
• Supervising the maintenance of the complete mobile equipment’s such as welding generators, air compressors, forklifts, mobile cranes, heavy duty cranes, etc. Supervising the Pressure testing, servicing and overhauling injectors.
• Maintenance of the complete vehicles fleet.
• Provided strong leadership and technical expertise to maintain existing procedures and continuously improvement.
• Resolved maintenance problems.
• Recommended measures to improve conditions and operations of machines and equipment.
• Maintained records and tracked work orders, spare parts and maintenance history of equipment and more through computerized system.
• Designed and documented manuals to simplify work for future maintenance departments..
• Repaired/replaced equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Maintenance of the complete static and rotating equipment.
• Models familiar: Caterpillar, Detroit diesel, Ruston, Fuji, Isuzu, Lister-Petter, Cummins, Perkins etc.
• Maintaining records of fortnight and monthly checks for the complete plant equipment.
• Familiarization with all types of marine coatings and ISO regulations.
• Ordering equipment, spares and liaising with the stores in acquiring quotations from different parties and selecting the equipment according to requirement, recent technological modifications and company approved budget.
• Writing off obsolete items and equipment’s as per Lloyds and other insurance companies and oilfield requirements.
• Scheduling, Budgeting and planning of tasks as per client requirement and personnel availability.
• Attending audits and assisting in the resolution of findings from HSE audits, technical audits, Lloyd’s audits and risk audits.
• Supporting the technical team to establish and implementation of Risk factors, Hazards and Effects.
• Interviewing and assessing CVs for new recruits and providing feedback to the HR department.
• Providing Key Performance Indications (KPIs) and Key Performance Assessment (KPAs) for the junior employees.
Maters degree in Business administration with specialization in Operations and Personnel management.
