Senior executive with 25 years of experience in managing pluridisciplinary and intercultural teams. High technical and operational background. 10 years+ in downstream fuel supply chain management including in remote locations and austere environment. Skilled at leading complex projects, delivering optimal solutions and collaborating across multiple functions and organization's levels, including in multinational environment. Experience in managing customer relationship (Military, and B2B with Oil & Aviation industry). Expatriate experience (Africa). French native speaker and English professional proficiency.
Manage West & Central Africa regional office and subordinate fuel depots in Dakar & Libreville (15 staff incl. local workers)
Develop and manage fuels & lubricants field support to military customers in West and Central Africa, in particular in Dakar & Libreville but also in remote locations, austere environment.
Manage relationship with petroleum industry for supply, transport and into-plane services.
Manage & control HSE in subordinated sites
Detailed Description
Completed many field missions in Sahel and built trust with commercial partners to lay out and implement fuel logistics solutions in difficult places and remote locations besides military owned solutions.
Provided Logistics planning updates to secure supply in critical areas (e.g. in Central African Republic)
Developped up-to-date solutions for military customers strategic storage in Libreville and Bangui , allowing substancial savings
Managed change and office organization, in particular relocation from Senegal to Gabon as part of the reorganization of the format of the French forces in Africa in 2011.