Neill Thompson

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Country General Manager @ Reload Logistics
Swakopmund, Erongo Region, NA
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Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia
About Neill Thompson

Experienced ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž with over 20 years of cross-border industry experience and sound knowledge of ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ, ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.With a keen interest in ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, using the latest software and tools to optimise logistics processes, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, I pride myself on being a successful negotiator and specialist in process overhauling, thereby generating efficiencies and cost savings by improving the profitability and performance of companies. Having held senior leadership positions in several large multinational corporations, I hold the ability to lead and inspire teams to achieve exceptional results. As a strategic thinker who is always looking for ways to innovate and improve logistics operations, I strive to be able to introduce simplicity from complex concepts, working closely with stakeholders on strategy development and project management initiatives. ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž-๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.

Neill Thompson's Current Company Details
Reload Logistics

Reload Logistics

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Country General Manager
Swakopmund, Erongo Region, NA
Neill Thompson Work Experience Details
  • Reload Logistics
    Country General Manager
    Reload Logistics
    Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Na
  • Reload Logistics
    Country General Manager
    Reload Logistics Mar 2024 - Present
    Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia
  • Basenji Transport Services Pty Ltd
    Managing Director
    Basenji Transport Services Pty Ltd Oct 2016 - Mar 2024
    Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia
    - Managing logistics, ensuring quality control, and monitoring productivity- Service provider of transport, project, and consulting services in the Namibian and cross-border markets- Associate member of Webster Robertson Ltd in the UK- Setting the strategic direction of the company and establishing goals for the organisation to achieve- Responsible for ensuring that the company's finances are well managed; Overseeing and completing detailed budgets, financial statements, and cash flow- Responsible for identifying new business opportunities and developing relationships with customers, suppliers, and other key stakeholders- Managing the company's employees, including hiring, training, and performance management- Key contribution: MTC โ€œ081 for everyoneโ€ cell phone project (2020 -2021): Supply-chain management for the client | Worldwide shipping and airfreight contractor (to and from Namibia) | Customs clearing and delivery agent for a contractor supplying cell phone towers
  • Bollorรฉ Transport & Logistics
    Country Manager Namibia
    Bollorรฉ Transport & Logistics Jul 2013 - Sep 2016
    Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia
    - Responsible for P&L of the Namibian entity (2 offices, 13 staff), derived from all modes of transport, through all Namibian borders, operating warehouses (FMCG, copper, mining reagents, FIFO stock management) inside and outside the port of Walvis Bay- Responsible for growing the client base, developing profitability, and creating synergies with suppliersKey contributions:- Siemens Cegelec project in Kolwezi DR Congo (2015): Bollorรฉ Namibia secured this project over - Richards Bay RSA. Transporting 17 heavy transformers (between 76 and 100 tons) from the Port of Walvis Bay to the Democratic Republic of Congo in, 9 months- SABMiller new brewery in Okahandja (2014)
  • Transworld Cargo
    Branch Manager
    Transworld Cargo Nov 2010 - Jun 2013
    Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia
    - Annual budgeting and financial management for the Walvis Bay Branch. 36 staff- Managed all shipping, clearing/forwarding (bonded and duty paid) and logistics-related processes (by road, sea, rail, and air) through Walvis Bay (via dedicated warehousing โ€“ copper, reagents, FMCG, with livestock reporting) into Namibia and to/from neighbouring countriesKey contribution: - Opened a container depot on an under-utilised property, creating a new revenue stream and enabling fully independent yard operations with a lower cost base.
  • Swire Shipping
    National Logistics Manager
    Swire Shipping Nov 2007 - Aug 2010
    Lae, Papua New Guinea
    - Co-ordinated all logistics-related processes in PNG with a reduced cost base through synergies with suppliers incl. but not limited to containerised, break-bulk, and bulk commodity shipments, FMCG (fish, cocoa beans, rice, and coffee), depot development, MOU with customers, annual budgeting, profit-loss development, cost-saving initiatives- Annual throughput of 22,000teu through nine portsKey Contributions:- Resolved long-standing data entry and billing discrepancies for container detention costs, and contractor service levels, resulting in clearing erroneous charges and increased revenue - Reduced (by 65%) rejections of Reefer containers for tuna shipments by onboarding a new supplier, improving container selection and doing PTI inspections prior to empty repositioning to the shipper- Made the business case for setting up an independent container depot, for minor ACEP2 repairs, to improve quality control to Food Grade exporters as well as compliance with AUS/NZ Regulations
  • Emmarrtee Llp
    Partner
    Emmarrtee Llp Dec 2006 - Nov 2007
    United Kingdom
    Consulted on a worldwide project for a leading global container leasing company, with a focus on:- Analysed and resolved issues within multinational business units, particularly financial/legal implications- Developed integrated cost-reduction strategies and value-added revenue streams for business units- Supported improved and sustainable business unit efficiencies
  • Cp Ships (Uk) Ltd
    Logistics Manager
    Cp Ships (Uk) Ltd Jun 2002 - Oct 2005
    United Kingdom
    Pursueing proscribed quantitative productivity measures whilst minimising global costs; finding daily cost effective & timely solutions to regional/global equipment shortages; improving fleet efficiency.

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Neill Thompson attended University Of Stellenbosch.

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