Operations Manager/Supply and Distributions Manager

To manage Petroleum products in the areas of Distribution, Supply, Logistics and warehousing.

I have 16 years of experience in the Oil/Petroleum industry gained from my work experience in the Shell Group. Further more, during my carrier in the Shell Group; I have worked in different capacities.

I have worked as the East Africa Regional Distribution Advisor, Shell Oil Products Africa (SOPAF), covering the seven countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, Mauritius, Ethiopia and Madagascar. Some of my roles were to support the Distribution operations in those countries in the areas of optimization and efficiency, Road Transport safety and ensuring general improvements in the Shell East Africa Regional distribution function. This included fuel and oils supply and distribution in those 7 countries. I was also tasked with driving timely provision of the distribution results in those countries, comparing actual against plans and budgets, providing advisory guidance and coordination of the distribution activities in those 7 countries.
I was also the Regional focal point in the areas of Distribution operations, which includes all activities related to supplies and distribution of fuels and oils in those countries.

Furthermore, I worked as the Distribution Manager of Shell Rwanda, where some of my roles were managing all the distributions and supplies activities of shell oil products in Rwanda, managing the Shell Rwanda transport activities that include managing the supply and distribution transport contracts, Road safety and transport efficiency mostly in the areas of planning, timely and effective deliveries. I was also charged with managing the Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) of the Shell Rwanda Depot.

I was also tasked with managing the maintenance activities of the Shell Rwanda fuel Depot, which included all the fuel gantries and pumps, fire fighting equipments plus other equipments.
I have strong supervisory, managerial and leadership qualities and experience and I was also the second in command (Deputy) to the Country Chairman of Shell Rwanda. My roles included overall guidance of the company activities in the absence of the country chairman.

I also worked as the Shell Rwanda fuel Depot Operations Manager, where I was in charge of all the shell depot operations and activities that included, transportation, driver training, fuel stock reconciliation and management, depot human resources plus others.

I hold a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Statistics from Makerere University Kampala Uganda, which is one of the best universities in East Africa. I am also finalizing with my dissertation for a Masters in Management Studies of Uganda Management Institute, Kampala Uganda.

I have had various training with certificates in Bulk Inventory management, South Africa, Purchase Order management, South Africa, Communication Skills, Fire fighting, Corporate Governance, and Resource mobilization.
I also have other Shell Group training in Road Transport audit, Defensive driving techniques, managing own performance, Advanced First Aid, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE)