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Zaheera Soomar, Management Consultant

Zaheera Soomar

Management Consultant·Bain & Company

South Africa

Diploma, Leadership - Performance Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 3 months

Management Consultant

January 2013 - Present

Bain & Company

South Africa

January 2013 - Present

• Projects involved in: o Cost reduction and strategy review - Global Mining company (South Africa)
o Strategy and Operationalization - Global NGO (New York)
o Long term Strategy design and implementation - Global Oil and Gas player (London)
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Consulting

Area Operations Manager

July 2010 - December 2012

Chevron

South Africa

July 2010 - December 2012

• Area includes South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland
• Staff Management - total of 96 staff members (7 direct reports)
• Business Planning and Forecasting - OPEX and CAPEX
• Health, Environment and Safety Management
• Operational Excellence - Meeting Global Standards
• Global Process Deployment
• Ensuring Customer Satisfaction and Operational KPI's are met
• Joint Venture (JV) Negotiation (competitors)
• Partner Negotiation and Operational Set Up (3rd party fleet contractors)
• Operational Divestment Portfolio within Africa - consisting of 3 Countries
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Management

Investment Lead, Regional Strategy and Planning

June 2008 - June 2010

Chevron

South Africa

June 2008 - June 2010

• Management of the Investment and Divestment Portfolio for Africa, Europe, Egypt and Pakistan
• Project Management of all projects > R5 million
• Regional Project Manager - Global Fleet Implementation
• Investment Analysis - NPV, IRR
• Maximizing Shareholder Returns - Achieving Company Targeted ROCE
• Capital Expenditure Planning and Tracking
• Managed the Retail Portfolio Divestment of 120 Company Sites across South Africa
• Managed the sale of BOSL Terminal to an Industry Partner in the UK
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Area Optimization Analyst, Logistics

June 2007 - May 2008

Chevron

South Africa

June 2007 - May 2008

• Analysis of the South Africa Terminal and Fleet Performance
• Monthly Financial Forecasting
• Performance Metric Tracking - KPI's
• Annual Business Planning
• Scorecard Management for the Area
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Logistics and Transportation

Financial Manager for the Group - Formeset Group

March 2007 - May 2007

Formset Group

South Africa

March 2007 - May 2007

• Management of Financial, Admin and Estimating Departments
• Staff Management - 35 staff members
• Government Tenders - Africa
• Managing Imports - Sweden
• Foreign Exchange Management
• Financial and Management Reporting
Company industry:
Advertising
Job role:
Management

Financial Manager - Calls United

March 2006 - February 2007

Calls United

South Africa

March 2006 - February 2007

• Management of Financial Department - 4 staff members
• Managing Foreign Exchange Payments and Receipts - Germany
• Internal and Compliance A
• Auditor Liaison with KPMG and German Audit Preparation
• Financial and Management Reporting
• Managed Divestment of the Hospitality Company within the Group
Company industry:
Marketing
Job role:
Management

Senior Accountant

January 2004 - December 2005

Eastern Cape Industries

South Africa

January 2004 - December 2005

• Financial Statement Preparation
• Payroll and Banking Management
Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Gordon Institute for Business Science

July 2013

July 2013

Diploma, Leadership - Performance Management

South Africa

Performance Management

Indian School of Business (ISB)

February 2013

February 2013

Master's degree, MBA International Exchange

India

International MBA exchange Majors: Strategy and Leadership

UCT Graduate School of Business

December 2012

December 2012

Master's degree, MBA

South Africa

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Major: Strategy and Leadership MBA Class President (2011 – 2012) UCT GSB Women in Business - EXCO (2011) Sports: Annual Cape Town Three Peaks Challenge – Organizing Committee (2011) AFRICA SIF Intern – Developing COP 17 report (2011) Net Impact South Africa - Co President (2011) Net Impact South Africa - Advisor to the Presidents (2012) UCT GSB Management Consulting Club - Founder and Chairperson (2012) UCT GSB 2012 Consulting Conference - Lead UCT GSB MBA Rep – John Molson International Case Competition - Canada (1 of 4) Thesis: Guilt and Shame (Leadership) Award: Best MBA Student

University of Witwatersrand - Business school

December 2009

December 2009

Master's degree, Management Advancement Program

South Africa

Leadership in Oil and Energy

Centre for Management Development

March 2007

March 2007

Bachelor's degree, Financial Management

South Africa

Skills

Financial Operations
Expert
Financial Operations
Expert
Strategic Counsel
Expert
Strategic Counsel
Expert
Business Operations Management
Expert
Business Operations Management
Expert
Project Strategy
Expert
Project Strategy
Expert
Consultant Coordination
Expert
Consultant Coordination
Expert
Financial Analysis and reporting
Expert
Financial Analysis and reporting
Expert
Investment Analysis
Expert
Investment Analysis
Expert
Business planning and forecasting
Expert
Business planning and forecasting
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Operations optimization
Expert
Operations optimization
Expert
HSE management
Expert
HSE management
Expert
Strategy and business consulting
Expert
Strategy and business consulting
Expert
Financial Operations
Expert
Financial Operations
Expert
Strategic Counsel
Expert
Strategic Counsel
Expert
Business Operations Management
Expert
Business Operations Management
Expert
Project Strategy
Expert
Project Strategy
Expert
Consultant Coordination
Expert
Consultant Coordination
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Consulting Club Founder and Chair - UCT Graduate School of Business

Chair

January 2012

BWASA EXCO Member - Business Women's Association of SA

Member

January 2011

Chevron: Global Diversity Network - Executive Committee

Member

January 2010

Training and Certifications

Certifications
SAP / Business Intelligence, HES (Health, Environment and Safety), Change Management
Chevron
Jun 2007 - Dec 2012