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Vitol B.V.Trading Operations Specialist
Mar. 2011 - May. 2022Cape Town Area, South AfricaHandling SA operations (crude and products) for Vitol involving imports and exports dealing with local oil majors,overland product supplies from South Africa , contracts ,invoicing and Letter of Credit administration, stock management, BBEE and CSI projects.
Vitol B.V.Trading Operations Specialist
Feb. 2011 - May. 2023Cape Town Area, South AfricaOil operations lead responsible for handling seaborne
crude, LPG and refined product operations into South
Africa and local operations supplying to wholesalers
from terminals in the Western Cape and Durban
markets. I looked after truck supply contracts, inventory
management and reconciliations. My primary
responsibilities included pre-deal advice to traders and
post deal execution tasks of contracts drafting and
negotiation, Letter of Credit management , invoicing and
deal closure.
MasefieldTrading Operator
Oct. 2008 - Feb. 2011Managing crude shipments ,crude storage and storage agreements, spot deals and CSI projects.
BP South AfricaEast & South Africa Supply Operations team leader
Jan. 2006 - Oct. 2008Leading a team of operators managing the flow of oil products ( main fuels) into East Africa and overland to neighbouring countries,eg Zimbabwe and Zambia. Managed the operators handling imports of crude oil and refined products in Durban.
BPTechnical Trainer
Jan. 2003 - Jan. 2005Embedded within BP's Integrated Supply and Trading (IST ) business I developed training programmes, induction training for new hires, Trader and Ops assessment centres . I designed and delivered the inaugural Third Party Trader course for IST Singapore, hosting delegates from Asia, Australia and the Middle East for a week of training and simulated trading games.
BP SingaporeTechnical Trainer
Jan. 2001 - Jan. 2005
BP Oil UKTrading Operator
Jan. 1998 - Jan. 2001London Area, United KingdomWorking as a Trading operator in LPG and then moving onto Middle Distillates Barge and ARA pipeline operations, working closely with traders to optimise supply, manage barge contracts and nomination timeframes and build relationships with counterparties. Selected for a 1 year prestigious job exchange programme in IST Singapore I joined the Middle Distillates team there and handled Middle Eastern, Australian and complex contracts in SE Asia.
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