Olga Nikishina

Directed strategic supply chain leadership, developing comprehensive supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives to enhance efficiency, cost optimization, and operational resilience.
Managed strategic sourcing, procurement and logistics across multiple locations including designing and deploying logistics transformations, ensuring cost-effective supplier management while upholding high-quality standards.
Streamlined inventory and warehousing operations, implementing lean stock management practices to minimize excess inventory and improve turnover rates.
Led cost control initiatives, improvements, project governance and risk management to enhance supply chain performance, reduce operational expenses.

Defined and executed the strategic vision for the supply chain function by setting clear goals, objectives, and direction to drive operational excellence. Led end-to-end supply chain operations, including strategic sourcing, demand planning, procurement, warehousing, and inventory management, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with business objectives and cost reduction, risk management, and sustainability, while driving innovation, agility, resilience, and transformation.
• Oversaw international sourcing across multiple branches, establishing an optimized distribution network for Helium, HeliOx, Argon, Offshore Gases, and other industrial gases across Far East, Asia, and East Africa (managing a $70M portfolio).
• Improved the supply chain process efficiency, resulting in efficiency gains e.g. reduced lead times by 20%, increased production throughput by 22%, achieved cost-saving by 10%, implemented inventory optimization strategies, resulting in 17% reduction in excess stock and improved inventory turnover rate.
• Provided end-to-end logistics solutions, overseeing multi-modal international transportation, transport planning, and network optimization for streamlined supply chain performance.
• Reported directly to CEO, leading and mentoring a high-performing team of 10 supply chain professionals.

Developed and managed strategic vendor relationships, oversaw end-to-end project logistics, including HAZMAT handling, ensuring strict adherence to trade compliance and corporate policies. Reported directly to the Global Supply Chain Director, driving cost optimization, procurement efficiency, and operational execution. Spearheaded the shipping and regulatory compliance of high-risk materials—including radioactive sources, explosives, lithium batteries, and chemicals—to Iraq, Libya, and Egypt.
• Designed and implemented a comprehensive logistics framework, monitoring, and auditing of domestic and international logistics processes across NESR business units, managing an annual logistics spend of $25M.
• Led the mobilization of a $30M Frac fleet for Saudi Arabia and a $15M Frac fleet for Algeria.
• Built, trained, and led a high-performing logistics team across 16 countries, enhancing operational efficiency.

Identified new business opportunities and drove revenue growth by executing market research. Determined potential customers with focus on maximizing sales profitability. Offered consulting services to key accounts by conducting quality service checks and business reviews. Expedited services for clients by liaising with high-performing operations teams. Engaged with targets in the mid and late stages of sales lifecycle. Designed and developed win-win solutions and conducted regular MBR/QBR to improve overall productivity, drive revenue growth, and expand market share.
● Overachieved 2017 financial year target by 130%.
● Setup portfolio from scratch building to 70%+ of the market share of tech companies.

Managed vibrant and cost-effective procurement and logistics operations for the assigned geographic areas through systems and processes development, implementation, and control for a competitive and high service level supply chain. Managed entire lifecycle, including project initiation, proposals, analysed RFQ (bids), project delivery, ensured efficient liaison amongst customers, global suppliers, stakeholder management, post implementation reviews, control and handover. Led consolidation project with cost-saving target of $1M per year.