Featured Candidate
KELVIN KASULA
Regional Supply, Planning And Trading Manager
About
As a seasoned Supply and Trading Manager with over 7 years of experience in the energy sector, I excel in optimizing supply chain operations, managing petroleum products trading and driving profitability. My expertise spans across petroleum industry. Key Achievements Managing a more than 20 million Liters trading portfolio, consistently delivering high returns through market analysis
Career Objectives
I am seeking for a position within a progressive organization; I am a focused, enthusiastic, dynamic, team player and a forward-thinking individual, motivated by results enjoying challenges and new ideas for the best performance of the organization
Experience 2023 Yrs 2 mos.
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1 yrs - 6 mos
Kigamboni, Dar Es Salaam -
Tanzania
Regional Supply, Planning And Trading Manager
Oil/ Gas Industry
Mar 2023
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Present
. 1 Yrs 6 mos.
Responsibility:
• Coordinating with the business segments, Country Managers for DRC, Zambia, Rwanda and all key stakeholders to ensure accurate forecasting and optimal availability of product stock across the region
• Oversee local and transit distribution of petroleum products to all retail stations, stakeholders, affiliates and mines in DRC
• Negotiation in pricing for spot and contractual customers for Transit
• Accurate projection of M+1 Ewura Cap prices to advise the company in business strategies and opportunities
• Ensuring establishment of safety stocks to avoid product shortages or minimizing their impact while ensuring adherence to relevant policies and procedures across the region
• Maintaining key performance indicators for the weekly supply of product and put in place plans to ensure supply targets are met.
• Ensuring accurate reflection of product cost and timely reconciliation of stock holding in line with the defined tolerances and approved authorities across the region.
• Collaborating with all internal and other industry stakeholders to manage demurrage exposure and ensuring Lake Energy's interests are protected across the region
• Managing import and customs clearance operations and ensuring timely availability of all relevant regulatory documentation
• Following up and ensuring timely birthing of vessels delivering product across the region
• Ensuring timely payment to suppliers, surveyors and shipping agents
• Monitoring and reviewing vessel performance and implementing appropriate actions in line with the agreed SLAs
• Ensuring effective Performance Management and adequate competency and capability development of the Supply and Planning Team and direct reports.
Reason for Leaving:
Looking for new challenges and career development
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2019 yrs - 9 mos
MSASANI, Dar Es Salaam -
Tanzania
Sep 2019
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Nov -0001
. 2019 Yrs 9 mos.
Responsibility:
• Simulations of accurate EWURA Wholesale Cap Prices and
internal Moving Average Prices using FIFO method.
• Timely and accurately product costing (Vessel cost) and checking
correctness of all suppliers and government agencies invoices before payment.
• Maintain and monitor the stock projection files.
• Daily review and propose optimization of product stock
• Application of Safety Managements Systems.
• Quality Control of products as per TBS
• SAP product receptions and blending PMS & AGO
• Preparations of Monthly Requirements of petroleum product file and
Letter to the MD for approval.
• Ensure that signed shipping and supply contracts for each month
tenders are received from PBPA and Properly filed
• Monitoring and advise the supply manager on vessel performance losses/gains.
• Ullage Planning for TOTAL/GAPCO local parcels.
• Co-ordination with other OMC’s, Stocks team and commercial team to offset
product balance available.
Reason for Leaving:
Currently working here
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1 yrs - 8 mos
DAR ES SALAAM, -
Dec 2017
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Sep 2019
. 1 Yrs 8 mos.
Responsibility:
•Overseeing the work done the maintenance personnel and subcontractors.
• Computation of the volume to be expected at the Terminal.
• Gauging of the storage tanks to measure the petroleum products level.
• Designed a spreadsheet template to help estimate the flowrate and filling rate of
storage tanks.
• Calculating the flow rate of petroleum products.
• Controlling the amperage of the pumps being used during transfer and
reception.
• Reception of petroleum products from marine vessels.
• Performing internal tank transfers of petroleum products.
• Performing delivery of petroleum products to other depots.
• Priming of pumps from the storage tank.
• Recording duties performed by the shift.
Reason for Leaving:
Looking for career development and new challenges
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0 yrs - 3 mos
DAR ES SALAAM, -
Sep 2017
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Dec 2017
. 0 Yrs 3 mos.
Responsibility:
• Risk Assessment of all the operations taking place.
• Organized toolbox meetings.
• Arranged Induction to all personnel.
• Ensuring all truck drivers have performed defensive driving training
• Prepared all the policies concerned with HSE.
• Investigation of every incident and proposing mitigation measures
• Ensured findings on safety Audits are closed in time
• Guidance on standards to be adopted by the company.
• Presented monthly and weekly reports on operations.
Reason for Leaving:
Looking for career development
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Education
MICROMASTERS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
-0001 - -0001
Skills & Endorsements
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