Fleet Procurement Manager

• Oct 2019 - Present

Marcas Support Center Purchasing Manager

• Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

Assistant Purchasing Manager

• Nov 2016 - Mar 2019

• Assistant Manager to department of 20 people, handling over 200 vessels.• Purchasing Department is responsible for sourcing ships spares, technical stores and services. Responsible for operations of up to 17 vessels personally.• Guide and advise our department for correct supplier use, and chair meetings to discuss management direction. Train employees on the use of internal systems and client specific systems.• Hold meetings with key and new suppliers, to determine if and how they can best fit with Client’s requirements. Investigate new supplier requests.• Meet with Clients during their visits to our office, discuss performance and areas of improvement for the department and work relationship.• Visit external Technical offices to review performance of the department. Travel to international events such as MTB to represent the company.• Conduct end of year appraisals for the department, advising on strengths / weaknesses and goals for the following year. Manage work volume of employees and redistribute as necessary. Review and approve holiday leave and manage operational overlap in employee’s absence.• Review departmental KPIs to locate areas for improvement.• Review and approve high value orders across the department to ensure best value for Client and most relevant vendors have been approached. • Produce comprehensive list of international suppliers to utilize for worldwide coverage of service companies to be used by department.• Resolve disputes with vendors for incorrect supply or poor performance.• Involved in internal and external audits of the office.• Advise on marine logistics matters for the department due to past experience.• Assist Regional Purchasing Manager on departmental matters and produce root cause analysis to investigate operational issues.• Create presentations to give during Crew seminars to give a clear and concise view on Purchasing, best practices for Crew onboard when creating new RFQs and proper use of our internal system.

Owner

• Oct 2010 - Present

• Co-owner of Limassol, Cyprus based vending machine operator and supplier. • Co-owner of Limassol, Cyprus based vending machine operator and supplier.

Cyprus Team Leader

• May 2012 - Nov 2016

• Employment transfered from Seasolve Marine Logistics to Geodis Wilson. Zero operational downtime for Cyprus office during transition of work between the two companies which affected thousands of orders across 200 vessels.• Created and maintained a key system for automatically calculating costs between our company and client. This increased productivity and eliminated miscalculations which could potentially lead to losses for all parties.• Key client manager to V.Ships Cyprus for Geodis Wilson.• Coordinated movement primarily of ships spare parts worldwide. • Arranged deliveres to / from: global warehouses, suppliers, port agents & vessels. Skills/Strengths – Client Management : Maintained relations with our largest client of marine logistics. Time Management : Ships spares must arrive in port to coincide with the arrival of vessels; any delays in certain parts could result in a vessel being stopped for non-compliance and cost the Owner heavy fines.

International Logistics Coordinator

• Jul 2010 - Apr 2012

• Key client manager to V.Ships Cyprus for UK based Seasolve Marine Logistics. • Coordinated movement primarily of ships spare parts worldwide.• Arranged deliveres to / from: global warehouses, suppliers, port agents & vessels.• Managed good relations with international network of freight forwarders, warehouses and logistics companies.Skills/Strengths – Client Management : Maintained relations with our largest client and key in obtaining new business within Cyprus. Time Management : Ships spares must arrive in port to coincide with the arrival of vessels; any delays in certain parts could result in a vessel being stopped for non-compliance and cost the Owner heavy fines.

Purchasing Officer

• Jul 2008 - Jan 2010

• Purchased materials and arranged services for vessels around the world.• Dealt in total with 30 vessels, managed out of V.Ships Cyprus, V.Ships France, V.Ships Monaco, V.Ships Boston, ITM Dubai.• Trained new employees for the position of purchasing officer and the use of the specialized purchasing system.• Assigned tasks outside of my responsibility to ensure completion.Skills/Strengths – Multitasking : Simultaneously handled my own vessels, trained new employees and provided cover for any missing co-workers. People Management : Established good relations with suppliers to guarantee quick quotation and supply.

Administrator

• Oct 2006 - Jan 2008

• Handled sub-contractors “Requests for Information”, making sure they have information needed to complete their scope of work.• Managed sub-contractors on site on smaller project to ensure scope of work is completed.• Produced charts, graphs, and logs to be used in meetings with the client and with Ledcor upper management.• Filtered phone calls, correspondence and set-up meetings for the heads of the office.• Achieved high grades in company sponsored college courses taken on own time.Skills/Strengths – Multitasking : Involved in new projects being bid, as well as all established projects. People Management : Established good relations with sub-contractors to assure lower bids on new tenders.

Labourer

• 2004 - 2006

• Tasked with jobs behind security around the airport.• Work included carpentry, demolition, electrical, mechanical and painting.• Mostly solo work. Given instructions and left to proceed on my own.Skills/Strengths – Secure : Passed government security checks to be allowed to work unhindered and unescorted in restricted areas. • Tasked with jobs behind security around the airport.• Work included carpentry, demolition, electrical, mechanical and painting.• Mostly solo work. Given instructions and left to proceed on my own.Skills/Strengths – Secure : Passed government security checks to be allowed to work unhindered and unescorted in restricted areas.

Day Receiver Cook

• 2002 - 2003

• Prepared foods to be cooked later in the day.• Cooked and plated appetizers to be served.• Cleaned the restaurant’s dishes until night washer took over.Skills/Strengths – Time Management : Foods that required differing amounts of time to cook were to be completed at the same time. Multitasking : Cooked all appetizers for restaurant as well as made sure enough dishes / utensils were clean and available for customers. • Prepared foods to be cooked later in the day.• Cooked and plated appetizers to be served.• Cleaned the restaurant’s dishes until night washer took over.Skills/Strengths – Time Management : Foods that required differing amounts of time to cook were to be completed at the same time. Multitasking : Cooked all appetizers for restaurant as well as made sure enough dishes / utensils were clean and available for customers.

Assistant Store Manager

• 2000 - 2002

• Involved with supervising, customer service, ordering, stocking.• Organized relocation of the store, which resulted in no down-time or lost revenue.• Dealt with suppliers, gaining better prices for stock, which produced more profit.Skills/Strengths – People Management : Trained and supervised new workers to operate equipment in store. • Involved with supervising, customer service, ordering, stocking.• Organized relocation of the store, which resulted in no down-time or lost revenue.• Dealt with suppliers, gaining better prices for stock, which produced more profit.Skills/Strengths – People Management : Trained and supervised new workers to operate equipment in store.