
Branch Manager at Kanoo Shipping
Saudi Arabia

Branch Manager at Kanoo Shipping
Saudi Arabia
IRCA certified Internal Auditor
(Maritime industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
Heading two (Jubail & Khafji) fastest paced branches of Kanoo Shipping in Saudi Arabia.
(Maritime industry)
April 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for operational and strategic streamlining of our offices in Jubail and Khafji.
In the process, actively contributing to the creation of new business models and approaches to customer relationships, organisational structures and processes.
Working on various projects of strategic nature; with focus on creating USP for the company and in the process getting my company to be the "First" for few projects, including World's biggest Power and desalination project.
(Logistics and Supply Chain industry)
October 2000 — August 2006 (5 years 11 months)
• Led teams of around 10 multinationals (including shore personnel) and supervised transfer of liquid cargo and cargo logistics at about 50 international ports for cargoes valued at about 40 Mn USD.
• Selected by the company for M.T. Favola (2006) to upgrade ship's system to meet international standards/requirements (US coastguard inspections, International Safety Management audits, vetting of oil majors as Chevron, Total Fina, Shell, BP etc.).
• Received delivery of brand new 115,000 ton crude oil tanker M.T. Montigny (2003) Setup the system, prior to its delivery, for ship's safety, immigration clearance, emergency response, accounting and PMS (Planned Maintenance System)
• Carried out risk assessment and devised new system for drills/safety training system for the crew.
• Implemented inventory control measures to reduce obsolete stock and achieve reduction in inventory cost through deft use of INFOSHIP system onboard
MBA , Logistics and Supply Chain , 2007 — 2007
1. Double Gold Medalist
2. Best final presentation award for Special group project (Freight forwarding management system at Sharaf Logistics, Dubai)
3. GMAT score 730
B.Sc , Nautical Science , 1997 — 2000
1. Senior cadet captain - held independent charge of about 300 cadets on the campus
2. Sir Digby Bests' silver medal for General Proficiency
3. Arranged for familiarization tour of French TV channel IV
I.Sc , Maths, Physics, Chemistry , 1994 — 1996
1985 — 1994