Sydney Menezes

Supply chain Management for the construction / erection of Cold rooms / Freezer rooms, refrigeration and air conditioning systems
for the oil and gas sector

Offshore Logistics of construction crew and construction tools / equipments to oil platforms in Safaniya, Marjan, Zuluf anchorage by supply & crew boats and helicopter.

Expediting / Shipping and Logistics of ordered materials from Global origins into Saudi Arabia, subsequent customs clearance and transport to the nominated Aramco site, Namely Midyan Gas Plant, Sadara and Wasit Plant.

Expediting and co-ordinating supplies in the most safest / expeditious way within the allocated budgets and set time frames for each project to meet client’s delivery schedule.

•Warehouse Management, maintenance and storage of stocks in DXB, KWT and Iraq warehouses
•Logistical supply to all US Military camps and bases in Kuwait, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan Kyrghistan.
•Import / Export by Land Transportationthru the borders of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, UAE, Saudi, Turkey and Kuwait finally into Iraq and seafreight and airfreight •Global sourcing of import of required items namely from US, Europe, China and India thru nominated Freight Forwarders
•Worldwide imports into Jebel Ali Free Zone Area and cross trade to Kuwait.
•To ensure efficient goods flow and space dimensioning through out the warehouses in Kuwait, Dubai
and Pakistan and that warehouses work towards the set logistic goals with continuous follow up for results.
•To ensure the Systems & Methods stated in the Company SOP Manual are strictly implemented to achieve the desired service level and stock turnover and meet the agreed targets in the annual business plan.
•To maintain on going communication with vendors and customers worldwide relating to supply of the products range and range cycle.
•To ensure the logistics operations abide with local legislations and HSSE standards laid down in the GCC countries.

Marketing, Sales and Logistics of KIA brand of saloon cars and Commercial vehicles.
Key Target Areas handled independently -
 Sales and Marketing of KIA Brand of vehicles to 120 corporate and co-operative banks ( Corporate Sector ) in Lagos, Nigeria - total 143 cars sold during my tenure thru regular marketing and Field visits.
 Preparing government tenders for their mass transportation projects, performa invoices, customer proposals and working out lease schedules and barter deliveries.
 Attending Walk Ins and potential buyers visiting the showroom and executing the 6 point demo of the displayed vehicle
 Answering approx 25 -30 customer telephonic enquiries daily in addition to the showroom activities, routine tasks and targets assigned . 65 such enquiries were converted to effective sales.
 Arranging Training Programmes for drivers employed with our Fleet Customers as a marketing strategy for customer satisfaction and retention.
 Training programmes like Defensive Driving and Safety point check / precautions were some of the first of its kind held in the automotive sector in Nigeria.
 Carrying out Demos and Test Drives at customer’s premises independently translating into immediate sales.
 Coordinating arrangements with leasing companies and financial institutions for Car sales.
 Have now excellent live contacts in the banking sector in Nigeria

•Co-ordinate with Production to maintain supply of products translating sales orders to meet the company projections
•Optimize working capital through proper ordering procedure and scientific inventory control to meet the five essentials i.e. - right quality, right quantity, right price, right source and right delivery.
•Coordinate accounts and finance with logistics of the company at all the branches and cater to their needs and requirements. Reporting inventory information to sales & other related departments by giving feedback on stocks, supply status, tracking shipments etc. for MIS integration.
•Maintenance of warehouses and records for perpetual inventory, suppliers and bonded stocks to enable easy order picking, efficient warehousing systems for physical inventory checkup with audit liaison.
•Insurance for stocks in transit with effective checks on leakages, optimization on premium cost and subsequent follow up on filing insurance claims.
•Develop a system of organising and monitoring for in time, complete supplies and distribution effectively with minimum cost factors, such as primary and secondary freight, transportation, demurrage, tariff analysis, Octroi, Excise, Sales Tax etc.,
•Imports from Sigma centers worldwide and dealing on foreign supplies for associate’s vessels in Indian waters and Indian flag ships in foreign ports
•Exports / Supplies to our Marine and land based Clientele namely : Shipping Corporation of India, Great Eastern shipping company , Varun shipping Company P Ltd, Ashapura shipping P ltd;Samson
Maritime P Ltd, ONGC: offshore vessels and platforms, , BPCL, HPCL, IOCL etc

• Sales and Logistics
Sales of marine lubricants, Greases and chemicals to shipping companies, and off shore drilling Companies..
• Transportation
Verification of transporter Road Permits /HSE and QC check for road worthy vehicles.
• Inventory Planning and Control
Reducing the Company Inventory Holding Days from 41 days to 21 days effectively by better management practices thus bringing down the Inventory Carrying cost by 30%
Effective Stock Control thru FIFO method using ERP package - JDE
• Plant Activities
Application of Shortest Time Processing Rule (STPR), CPM and PERT techniques
Optimising production costs thru economic batch quantities against monthly sales demand and supply.
• Supply and Distribution
Global Supply Chain management of raw materials namely from US, Europe, Singapore and China.
Monitoring smooth Customer service levels wide 5 consignment stock points within 5 major cities in India thru 43 Indian ports
• Castrol Servicing - Annual Figures
Export/ Supply and Dist of Castrol Lubricants to ships touching Indian waters - Duty Free supplies (890 Tonnes)
Supply and Dist of Castrol Lubricants to coastal ships - Duty Paid / Sales Tax Free supplies (1310 Tonnes).
Global sourcing & Import of raw materials and additives and subsequent export of finished products
Supply of Castrol Lubricants and chemicals to the Fishing segment (350 Tonnes )
• Technical
Technical Visits to Ships to carry out used oil collection and subsequent wear metal analyses .
• Health & Safety
Ensuring the HSE standards at all levels of sales, logistics especially among transporters
Was instrumental as the HSE Representative for the Indian Sub-continent carrying out corporate HSE trainings to company associates and contractors with incident reportings.

- Import Export Documentation
- To anticipate and meet all operation needs for quivk turn around of all vessels.
- Billing and voyage accounting
- Stevedoring, Dubashes, Clearing, Shipping, Air Cargo and Travel Agents at mumbai port specialising in worldwide transportation of breakbulk and project cargo for all reputed shipping lines in Mumbai Port.