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Kampala, Uganda

➜ Collaborates with Function Partners to lead the execution of contracts and procurement processes for complex contract packages having expenditures up to USD 100M and purchases exceeding USD 1M. Provides oversight and processes 100+ purchase requisitions and service contracts per C&P policies and procedures.Direct Reports: 2 Contracts Engineers and 1 Senior Contracts EngineerKey Contributions:➨ Manages the function personnel, including monitoring departmental KPIs to ensure improvement of efficiencies.➨ Supervises the contracting process for all contracts activities spanning preparation of the Call for Tender documentation, negotiating contracts and chairing Contracts Committee meetings to prequalify potential contractors and suppliers.➨ Coordinates the administration of contracts by ensuring adequate documentation and providing guidance on contractual and commercial aspects during the negotiation of change orders; prepares correspondence to the contractors.➨ Steers compliance, ethics and transparency by monitoring adherence to internal contractual policies and applicable laws.

Nairobi, Kenya

Spearheaded technical, contractual and procurement facilitation for the appraisal and operations phases for the South Lokichar Development Project including the Early Oil Crude Production Facility producing 2,000bbl per day.Key Contributions:➨ Drove commercial negotiations, execution and management of multi-million-dollar ancillary contracts for crude oil production in Kenya. ➨ Negotiated 11 critical contracts spanning, remote life support services (camp catering and hospitality services) , leased crude oil production facilities and associated operations, well engineering services, crude oil transportation logistics and storage, remote site medical services, freight forwarding services, fuel supply services, maintenance services , equipment tracking and hire services, aviation services and security services.

London, England, United Kingdom

Key Contributions:Impact Leadership in Complex Contract Negotiations:➨ Negotiated 2 Financial Investment Decision (FID) critical contracts (Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Resettlement Action Planning (RAP)) for the Tilenga Project (Uganda) jointly with the TOTAL procurement team.➨ Guided a project team of 10, comprised of upstream facilities and subsurface engineers on the Kenya ➨ Development Project through multi-million contract negotiations for the upstream engineering concept work for the surface facilities, enabling infrastructure & logistics and the near-surface and subsurface scopes including Lidar surveys.➨ Pioneered the initial collaboration discussions between the engineering project teams of the JV partners, Total and Tullow on proposed contracting strategies for a jointly executed FEED contract for the now Tilenga project. Subject Matter Expert/Technical Leadership:➨Offered contracting and procurement advice to the Paris-based project team, for 2 joint venture partners, Total and Tullow on the Uganda Tilenga project by reviewing and developing fit-for purpose national content requirements for multi-million dollar well engineering and drilling services contract packages to achieve local job creation, boost technology transfer and develop a local supply chain.➨Facilitated 4 technical teams (upstream engineering, subsurface, environment and resettlement planning) on technical specifications and reviewed scopes of work for completeness , and translated requirements into clearly articulated expressions of commercial intent.Oversight, Risk Management and Compliance:➨ Provided contracting process assurance on Tullow’s behalf of Tilenga Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) design competition, executed by J.V partner, TOTAL. ➨ Mitigated project delays by reviewing drafted Oil and Gas legislation for Kenya and Uganda, and advising senior management on risks and implications on project procurement for key project contracts.

Kampala, Uganda

Supported the exploration and appraisal phase of the Uganda Oil and Gas Project by developing contracting strategies encompassing tender invitations, bid evaluations and negotiation of sole source terms.Key Contributions:➨ Executed full tender lifecycles, including negotiation of contract terms and conditions for 30 key multi-million dollar contracts.➨ Evaluated and analysed tenders for commercial and contractual qualifications. ➨ Managed the contract award process in multiple contracts, including post award contract administration, reporting and contractor performance management.➨ Delivered pre-qualification exercises, pre-tender meetings, invitation to tender documentation and implemented SAP into the department and was subsequently recognised as a ‘super user’.

Kampala, Uganda

Guided indirect procurement for all locally executed contracts and implementation of Barclays global contracts.Key Contributions:➨ Supervised a sourcing and facilities team of 28 personnel across 80 locations including retail branches, HQ buildings, sales centres, ATMs, disaster recovery sites and archive centre. ➨ Designed and implemented the 1st premier Barclays branch, and pioneered the design and construction of the 1st containerised mobile branch for remote sites in Uganda. ➨ Revamped the sourcing and facilities operations management team to scale up to the retail expansion programme, growing retail branches from 7 to 53 branches in less than 12 months.➨ Implemented sourcing strategies, onboarded suppliers, re-negotiated contracts and supported the delivery of GBP £3.2 million in savings throughout a three-year cost reduction project.➨ Collaborated with a sourcing team of 8 to migrate a manual purchase to payment (P2P) system to SAP.➨ Streamlined the document management process, relating to the inter branch courier system and reduced inefficiencies and loss of bank documentation by over 30%.

Kampala, Uganda

Key Contributions:➨ Significantly mitigated supply chain disruption risk during the 2008 Kenya’s post election violence which closed Uganda’s key supply route by implementing innovative supply strategies: Shell was the only oil company that had continuity of fuel supply within its retail network without need a pump price escalation. ➨ Reconciled petroleum products and tracked overseas bulk fuel, as well as borrowed stock and inventory held inland in fuel depots across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. ➨ Managed logistics operations on the borders of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania including the scheduling of loading of fuel in Kenya and Tanzania.➨ Managed stock held overseas, reconciled accounts with bulk fuel and lubricants suppliers and controlled supplier payments. ➨ Executed demand planning, economic sourcing and inventory management for bulk and packed petroleum products (+120million litres annually) sourced from South Africa, Asia, Middle East and Europe. ➨ Implemented product logistics covering road and rail, at inland depots in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Kampala, Uganda

➨ Developed and led a pilot Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system across the country-wide retail fuel network stations to optimise fuel distribution through introduction of pre-planned schedules, economic load sizes, just-in-time inventory management, selection of optimal truck tank configurations which resulted in effective delivery schedules, improved delivery times, reduced fleet size, and product stock outs at both commercial and retail customer fuel sites.➨ Coordinated delivery logistics for fuel and lubricants supply to 100+ retail and commercial customer sites across the country.

Master Of Science (Msc) In Engineering Business Management, Business Administration And Management (Manufacturing & Engineering), Distinction

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering