Brian H.

Warehouse & Inventory Manager at Dyce Caravans Ltd
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Randolph Dick

Brian was always a meticulous and an adept colleague during our working time together on the Transocean Shelf Explorer.

James Trich

Brian, worked under me as a Senior Offshore Materials Coordinator. He was in charge of the warehouse on the Transocean 140 and was assigned the task of organizing resources need for our drilling operations in very remote parts of the world. Brian maintained an efficiant and organized warehouse and kept thorough records

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Warehouse & Inventory Manager
      • May 2018 - Present
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Material Project Teamleader
      • Jul 2017 - May 2018
    • Materials Supervisor
      • Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

      • Auditing before and after all projects. • Managing and supervision of all teams, including 3rd Party Project teams. • Develop details plans, policies and detailed procedures. • Developing schedules including goals, risks and resource allocation. • Design, reorganize and restructure the whole layout of the main yard and supply chain offices. • Responsible for all logistics being received into the Central Warehouse, international and local • Managing the logistics for all items being sent to the 6 land rigs in my jurisdiction. • Responsible in overseeing training to the 12 storekeepers and 9 base employees • Responsible for the organizational layout and improvement of the shore base yard and CWH (Central Warehouse) Show less

    • Materials Project Teamleader
      • Apr 2016 - Sep 2016

    • Warehouse & Inventory Consultant
      • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

      Achievements• Highlighted obsolete and expired materials/equipment, restructured the warehouse and completed a full material audit. By completing this, 7.5M USD was reduced in the over all inventory value for the total project. Executed/delivered a more structured, organized, and streamlines on their warehouses.• Professional charged as part of a 2-man team tasked with capturing the complete Rig Inventory and reorganizing 2 Drilling Rigs for Songa Offshore Management AS.• Utilize expertise while collaborating with materials offshore regarding training. Duties encompass implementing new procedures and improving the standards within the warehouse.• Demonstrate skills while supporting the 6 rotational storekeepers in converting the warehouse and other material locations from one materials system (NS5) to the new inventory System (IFS).• Display abilities through the reorganization and restructuring of the entire warehouse and all Rig locations. Duties include improving/reducing stock levels and identifying all obsolete/expired materials. Total items were over 120,000• Apply experience while implementing/performing a full test count on the rig. Set the high standards that needed to be followed displaying the correct/proper procedures and applied by the storekeepers.• Collaborated with Management in Stavanger by heading up and organizing weekly meetings. Show less

    • Switzerland
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Offshore Materials Coordinator
      • Nov 2013 - Aug 2015

      Achievements• While in this position, managed the responsibility for reducing / decreased annual warehouse inventory by 7.5 Million USD and a cost savings of over 1 million USD by implementing the use of Inter Rig Transfers, and obtaining equipment and material for other Transocean Rigs. This was a cost reduction for over 25%. Also simplifying supply chain management of 20,000+ Line items while launching and implementing over 2,000+ new items• Streamlined the proactivity of the warehouse by implanting a cost saving of 100K USD each month by reducing urgent shipments by air.• Totally managed the reducing the DSL's Top 500 high dollar items, and executing a stock reduction of 20%. By reducing Min & Max levels and transferring stock to other Rigs and Installations worldwide. A reduction of 1.5million dollars was saved.•Responsible for all materials and logistical materials and goods, coming on board by sea or air. •Financial discipline and stock control, warehouse and materials management•Looking after the Warehouse and being responsible for restock, Min and Max requirements, obsolete stock. •Liaise with on shore with regards to shipments and logistic. •Raising of requisitions and chase outstanding POs•Compiling of months Test / Cycle Counts and reports for Sarbanes-Oxly•Organization of the warehouse and locations.•Mentoring and training of Materials Coordinators and trainees. •Manifesting documentation for boats / helicopter transport & Hazardous waste management•Review of min and max’s and update after department head approval.•Review every 6 months the top 500 most expensive items held in stock, with regards to reducing the Min and max. Compiling possible transfers of equipment and material to other rigs.•Compile and send out weekly reports on stock/inventory control, min and max updates, daily expenditures.•Responsible for the restructure of the rubber room and to move all the heavy equipment in the warehouse to reduce manual handling. Show less

    • Senior Offshore Materials Coordinator - Nights
      • Sep 2012 - Nov 2013

      • Main role when I first started on the Discoverer Luanda was with the continuation of chasing and updating of all the BOP materials and equipment. Contacting the vendors and working with the expeditors and 3rd Party logistics team to improve delivery and due dates. Liaise with on shore logistics so the material and equipment could clear customs in a timely fashion.• Responsible for all materials and logistical materials and goods, coming on board by sea or air. • Financial discipline and stock control, warehouse and materials management• Looking after the Warehouse and being responsible for restock, Min and Max requirements, obsolete stock. • Liaise with on shore with regards to shipments and logistic. • Raising of requisitions.• Compiling of months Test / Cycle Counts and reports for Sarbanes-Oxly• Organization of the warehouse and locations.• Mentoring and training of Materials Coordinators and trainees. • Manifesting documentation for boats / helicopter transport & Hazardous waste management• Review of min and max’s and update after department head approval. Show less

    • Senior Materials Coordinator
      • Apr 2012 - Sep 2012

      • Managed the DSL from the corporate office with regards in raising requisitions, chasing Purchase Orders, • Liaising with the expeditors and monitoring shipments of all BOP items to be shipped via Ocean and Air.• Liaising with the 3rd Party Logistics to confirm deliver times. • Liaising with the Suppliers and vendors to confirm deliver times.• Capturing all the above on various spreadsheets and forwarding to the department heads and managers in Angola twice a week.

    • Senior Materials Supervisor for Projects
      • Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

      • Responsible for sourcing quotes, preparation of all material, and equipment for upgrade of Projects for the Rig 140 while it was in Nigeria and stayed on the dry tow to Singapore to organize and prepare all major equipment to be inspected, overhauled and recertified. • On arrival in Singapore, liaised with PIC and organized material and equipment to be back loaded of the rig by Liaising with the Key Side Coordinator.• Transferred to the D534 in Malaysia to help with the project team and be sole controller of the warehouse.• Transferred back to Singapore to help with the Trident 16. Mostly working Key side to have all items prepared and ready for the use when require. Supporting the Senior Materials Coordinator when required. Show less

    • Senior Offshore Materials Coordinator
      • Apr 2010 - Aug 2011

      Achievements• Transferred to this position on request of Rig Managers in Equatorial Guinea and the Managing Director of Canada, due to my outstanding and exceptional performances with in the fleet and company with regards to reducing warehouse inventory and dead or old stock.• While in this position I was responsible for reducing and decrease the warehouse inventory by 4.5 Million USD with was an over all of 35%• Responsible for sourcing quotes, preparation of all material, and equipment for upgrade of Projects for the Rig 140 while it was in Nigeria and stayed on the dry tow to Singapore to organize and prepare all major equipment to be inspected, overhauled and recertified. • On arrival in Singapore, liaised with PIC and organized material and equipment to be back loaded of the rig by Liaising with the Key Side Coordinator.• Transferred to the D534 in Malaysia to help with the project team and be sole controller of the warehouse.• Transferred back to Singapore to help with the Trident 16. Mostly working Key side to have all items prepared and ready for the use when require. Supporting the Senior Materials Coordinator when required. Show less

    • Senior Materials Coordinator for Operations
      • Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

      • Supporting the rigs in the GOM with inventory issues. • Consulting with Operations Managers on Supply Chain Issues.• Setting up Manufactures and verification of part numbers with in the Inventory system

    • Senior Offshore Materials Coordinator
      • Sep 2008 - Jan 2010

      Achievements• While in this position I was responsible for reducing and decrease the warehouse inventory by 3 Million USD with was an over all of 18% Stock reduction. With out making a negative impact on the running of the rig.• Responsible for all materials and logistical materials and goods, coming on board by sea or air. • Financial discipline and stock control, warehouse and materials management• Looking after the Warehouse and being responsible for restock, Min and Max requirements, obsolete stock. • Liaise with on shore with regards to shipments and logistic. • Raising of requisitions, restocking • Compiling of months Test / Cycle Counts and reports for Sarbanes-Oxly• Organisation of the warehouse and locations.• Mentoring and training of Materials Coordinators and trainees. • Manifesting documentation for boats / helicopter transport & Hazardous waste management• Review of min and max’s and update after department head approval.• Responsible for the supervisor of 2 Junior storeman and 1 trainee. Show less

    • Senior Offshore Materials Coordinator
      • Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

      Achievements• While in this position I was responsible for reducing and decrease the warehouse inventory by 2 Million USD with was an over all of 23% Stock reduction. With out making a negative impact on the running of the rig.• Responsible for all materials and logistical materials and goods, coming on board by sea or air. • Financial discipline and stock control, warehouse and materials management• Looking after the Warehouse and being responsible for restock, Min and Max requirements, obsolete stock. • Liaise with on shore with regards to shipments and logistic. • Raising of requisitions, restocking • Compiling of months Test / Cycle Counts and reports for Sarbanes-Oxly• Organization of the warehouse and locations.• Mentoring and training of Materials Coordinators and trainees. • Manifesting documentation for boats / helicopter transport & Hazardous waste management• Review of min and max’s and update after department head approval.• While in this position I was responsible for reducing the warehouse inventory by 2 million USD Show less

    • Card Creation
      • Dec 2004 - Jul 2007

      • Responsible as part of a 2 man team to support 36 Offshore Installation, with regards to day to day support of material problems. Our main responsibility was in investigate, verify and or source of all material from vendors, suppliers & manufacturers. Then raising the item/s into Transocean computer system Empac. Thus enabling the Materials Co-ordinator offshore to source it through there buyer.

    • Empac Data Implementation Team Leader
      • Feb 2002 - Dec 2004

      Achievements• Achieved the reduction in time and man hours for the whole project. It was expected to take 36 months. It was achieved and finished in 23 month. This was done by executing the correct plan from the start and making sure is was followed through to the end. • Managed and trained a team of 3 in Implementing of all Installation Stores Database, located in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, India, Africa and Brazil to be transitioned on to Transocean Inventory and Maintenance Empac System. Each Installation had a deadline for completion. This involved a complete Data Management review to Corporate standard. • Shared the responsibility of Organizing the Implantation of Empac for installation's.other Parts of the world. Lessening with the Corporate Houston office with ongoing work regarding Implantation, and organizing the training program of the personal required on the rig. Show less

    • Procurment Support
      • Nov 2001 - Feb 2002

      • Responsible solely for supporting the whole of the Procurement, Logistical and Warehouse staff with regards to training, technical matters and the understanding of Empac. Also investigated all information that was entered into Empac to make sure all details were correct. • Reviewing all requisitions being made with in the UK sector and advising if any materials or equipment can be transferred from another rig.• Actively encouraged to promote the use of the Company’s Supply Chain Management Manual.• Responsible for going Offshore and education new Storeman with Empac. Also giving guidance and a better understand to more familiar Storeman and other Empac users.• In charge for taking over the duties and responsibilities of all buyers who were absent. Show less

    • Empac Coordinator
      • Nov 2000 - Nov 2001

      • Responsible for supporting the entire permanent and temporary staff with regards to training, technical matters and then understanding of the use of Transocean's supply chain and maintaince system, called Empac. Also assisted in training and seminars for the offshore personnel.

    • Senior Materials Supervisor
      • Jan 2000 - Nov 2000

      Shelf ExplorerDuties and Responsibilities• Responsible for all materials that arrive or depart the rig including 3rd party equipment. In accordance with a details backload manifest.• Compiling of all Dangerous Goods Declarations for equipment for backload.• Coordinates the appropriate processing of purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receiving reports, inventory requisitions applicable to items maintained and all items being issued out of the warehouse.• Set up of the warehouse structure and arrangement of inventory. • Set up of inventory documentation and record it in the Computer Inventory System (EMPAC)• Warehouse location arrangement.• Responsible for directing the flow of goods into, through and out of the organization’s storage facilities and to departments.• Provide accurate, current inventory data for purchasing decisions.• Maintain inventories at optimum levels with regards to Min & Max levels.• Compiling on monthly Test Counts and physical inventories.• Verifies clerical computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors in the Inventory system. • Preparing reports of inventory balance, shortages as required.• During the time of the Shelf Explorer I would cover the duties of the buyers in the Aberdeen office what were absent. Show less

    • Night Offshore Storeman
      • Oct 1998 - Jan 2000

      • Coordinates the appropriate processing of purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receiving reports, inventory requisitions applicable to items maintained. • Set up of the warehouse and arrangement of inventory. - • Set up of inventory documentation.• Warehouse location arrangement.• Responsible for directing the flow of goods into, through and out of the organization’s storage facilities and to departments.• Provide accurate, current inventory data for purchasing decisions.• Maintain inventories at optimum levels with regards to Min & Max levels.• Compiling on monthly Test Counts and physical inventories.• Verifies clerical computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors in the Inventory system. • Preparing reports of inventory balance, shortages as required. Show less

    • Trainee Offshore Storeman
      • Jun 1998 - Oct 1998

      • Responsible for the material receiving on the Kan Tan V, control loading and back loading of every equipment and spare parts. Compile the monthly Test counts with in the warehouse any all outside locations. Receive and organize all items when received. , Logistic of Material and all Logistic Equipment Control in our onshore locations.• During the time on the Kan Tan V I was involved in the upgrade completed at the shipyard in Amsterdam.

    • Trainee Warehouseman
      • Apr 1998 - Jun 1998

      • While being a trainee Warehouseman, I learned the basics of receiving and delivery tickets. Loading a container, backloading. The procedure of Repair and Returns, Expediting and logistics. Test counting equipment in the yard.

    • Japan
    • Information Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • End of Voyage Co-ordinator
      • Feb 1995 - Apr 1998

      • Reviewing for the entire End of Voyage (E.O.V.) information which has been received correctly and is ready to be on passed to the Client.• Making sure that all E.O.V. information has been correctly handled along with all saving of files if necessary, to comprehend, transmit and receive by from our sister office regarding vessels which need information for completion of their Post Voyage Analysis. • Sole responsible for the the E.O.V. - Personnel Computer to collect all information regarding vessels which have finished or about to finish their voyages and compile any that may be required, also especially those client who receive Speed and Consumption Evaluations, or Preliminary Performance Evaluations. • Collecting missing times, bunkers and any other information concerning with the voyages of the vessels from the client, by communicating through telex, fax, or telephone. • Review daily all vessel’s voyage that require a Charter Party Description complete with a full detail the speed a vessel should maintain the quality of bunkers a vessel should consume each day of the voyage.• Calculate and present upon the clients request, an accurate calculation of bunkers and times compiled with a Speed and Consumption Evaluation. • Calculate and present upon the clients request details of voyage analysis prior to vessel arrival. To supervise all fillies corresponding to the Speed and Consumption Evaluations, and Charter Party Descriptions. • To update and control all working for the Quality System in regards to the E.O.V workings. To introduce and train all aspects of topics concerning E.O.V. work and train all employees’ on using the E.O.V personnel computer. Show less

    • Operations Assistant
      • Sep 1993 - Feb 1995

      • Compiling and preparation of Post Voyage Analysis (PVA), all relevant information is checked for miscalculations, before passing on to the clients. • Compiling received data by our sister office in Sunnyvale and checked against printed PVA's, deleting PVA's if received in good order, and erred PVA's advised accordingly for re-sending of corrupt and erred PVA's. Upon reviewing for all inaccuracies a Statistical Analysis of Errors • Report is to be recorded. Keeping statistical reports per day and then accumulations are gathered for a monthly report. This Statistical report was then relayed to the Director of Aberdeen and faxed to the President of WNI Oceanroutes. Show less

    • Administrative Assistant
      • Feb 1991 - Sep 1993

      • Reviewing and collating vessel sails daily position reports into the voyage system.• Preparing new client procedures and distributing them i throughout the office. • Capturing, deleting and collecting of Daily Statistical Report., which are then saved on computer • Compiling documentation listings of all major and worldwide shipping agents.• Sending of Client status reports, which are all masters’ messages, reported from the vessel.

Education

  • ITec Aberdeen
    Associate’s Degree, Business Studies and Computer Science
    1989 - 1991
  • Bridge of Don Academy
    1986 - 1989
  • Oxford college of Procurement and Supply
    CIPS, Procurement and Supply Chain
    2018 -

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