Tara Ugbizi-Durodola, General Manager, Operations

Tara Ugbizi-Durodola

General Manager, Operations

Premium Leisure International

Location
Nigeria
Education
Bachelor's degree,
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

General Manager, Operations at Premium Leisure International
  • Nigeria
  • My current job since April 2010

Responsibilities include:
• General management and accounting
• Developing and implementing advertising and publicity programs
• Deciding the type of patronage to be solicited
• Seeking new strategies to keep the place operational and profitable
• Inspecting guest rooms, public access areas, and outside grounds for cleanliness
• Verifying the quality of food and beverage services
• Recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees
• Planning and reviewing compensation actions
• Enforcing policies and procedures
• Schedule planning and general management of all services

Contract Administrator Soft Services at Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Co. (SNEPCo)
  • Nigeria
  • August 2008 to March 2010

Responsibilities include:
• In charge of administering onshore catering contracts for SNEPCo
• Identify best bids/suppliers
• Co-ordinate contracting and procurement activities to support catering services operations
• Prepares purchase requisition and verify goods and services received
• Carrying out of Facility and equipment audits (MFI)
• Facilitate internal kick off meetings with contractors
• Manage assigned budget to deliver value and analyse performance to identify improvement areas
• Interface with SCM on contract value and variation
• Develop annual business and activity plans and budget in own area of business

Travel Officer- Hotel Invoicing at Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company
  • Nigeria
  • June 2007 to August 2008

• Creating Work Orders and Service Entries in SAP
• Contract ceiling tracking and monitoring- ensure adequate funds are available on a monthly basis
• Hotel Invoice registration and processing into relevant systems (LOGIS AND SAP).
• Inspection of Hotels
• Generating report on Quarterly spend per SCiN dept
• Interface with Finance to ensure payment runs and to vendor’s account.

Technical Resource/Logistics Coordinator at Exxonmobil Development Company
  • Other
  • October 2003 to December 2006

• Liaising with JV Partners and regulatory agencies - NAPIMS, DPR, NPA, PHCN, NMA, and FMENV and other Government Agencies.
• Prepared work orders extensions, amendments and Service Contracts for the unit and maintains proper records.
• Provided advice and support in meeting company contractual obligations for Low Value Purchase Contracts.
• Provided effective support in Bid evaluations/analysis.
• Adhering to and executing EMDC's Contractual/Legal Procedures for Hosting Nigerian Government Officials/Joint Venture Partners/Regulatory Bodies by initiating, preparing and
processing International Travel documents for Joint Venture Partners & Regulatory Bodies as the need may arise.
• Giving qualitative advice to the PMT and Contractors at the various site locations on issues that relate with Government officials by ensuring strict adherence and compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) hosting procedures.
• Submits input for the Comprehensive Logistics Quarterly Report, which is submitted by Controllers to ExxonMobil Development Company for Global Accounting.
• Logistics Accounting - handling/processing for payment all Travel-related Expense Claims transactions (Visa fees, Transport fares, Medical Bills, Excess Luggage tickets, e.t.c) for Government Officials.

Executive Assistant at Mobil Producing Company
  • Other
  • September 2002 to October 2003

• Handling all Logistics and Travels for EMDC - In - Country.
• Drafting of Letters and Correspondences.
• Handling of petty cash transactions
• Prepare and organize meetings, - Service Unit meetings, Workshops, Team Building meetings e.t.c.
• Information processing using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Power Point.
• Prepare and circulate Weekly/Monthly Project reports.
• Managing day-to-day operations in the service unit.

Education

Bachelor's degree,
  • at University of Calabar
  • September 1996

Received LL.B Honors in Law

Specialties & Skills

Government Agencies
Administrative Support
Customer Service
Travel Logistics
Invoice Processing

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Nigerian Bar Association
  • Member
  • April 1998

Training and Certifications

Business Ethics/FCPA (Training)
Training Institute:
Mobil In-House Training
Date Attended:
March 1996