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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Led procurement optimisation project for one of the largest Australasian marketer, wholesaler,and distributor of medical, pharmaceutical, healthcare and animal care products. Developedinitiatives and implementation roadmap for more than AUD $26mln/year of estimated benefits.• Managed supply chain optimisation project for a global luxury cosmetics multibillion company.Developed proposal for their European retail, wholesale, and digital operations with potentialsavings of more than AUD $4mln/year.• Directed supply chain resilience project for a major electricity supplier in Australia. Mapped andmodelled their supply chain network, identified, quantified, and prioritized their risks anddeveloped mitigations actions.• Developed Contract Management Framework for a regional public transportation company inAustralia.

Kazakhstan

• Played a key role in developing requirements and coordinating tender for an EPC contractorselection, drafting, and negotiating USD $2.5bn EPC contract.• Successfully negotiated Procurement strategy with the EPC contractor, overseeing aprocurement budget exceeding USD $1bn.• Generated savings of more than USD $100mln through strategic optimisation of equipmentprocurement, suppliers, and subcontractors portfolio diversification, streamlining logistic routesand scheduling, and maximizing efficiency in customs clearance.• Renegotiated Feedstock Supply Agreement with the biggest Oil & Gas producer in Kazakhstanfor the volume of more than 600KT of propane/year, resulted in a significant reduction of ourannual contract purchase price by USD $3mln.• Increased sales margin by USD $8mln/year by negotiating favourable terms of the offtakeagreement.

Bucharest, Romania

• Managed the sales of 1.5mln MT/Year of oil products to a diverse portfolio of over 10K clients.• Supervised a dynamic sales team, provided oversight and guidance to the customer support andback-office teams, comprising more than 70 talented individuals and encompassing 7 regions inRomania.• Developed effective sales strategies in response to changing business and market conditions.• Made a record sale of more than 2mln tonnes of oil products in 2011 with a record high EBIDTAof more than USD $500mln for the first time in the company’s history.

Zug, Switzerland

• Monitored and assessed trading risks and oversaw hedging of more than 10mln MT/year of crude oil and oil products import/export operations.• Prepared P&L statements and end-of-month reconciliations.• Created regular reports and presented them to the shareholders.• Monitored invoices and accounts payable; prepared monthly cash flow for deferred payments and letters ofcredit.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Provided analytical support and crude oil market insights to the trading desk, including netbackscalculation, all trading and shipment data reconciliation, margin impact forecast, key playersmarket behaviours analysis, spotting on market opportunities.• Gathered and summarised data into detailed reports on the company’s performance for themanagement, head office and shareholders.

Kazakhstan

• Analysed work programs and budgets of the subsidiaries.• Drafted company’s budget and submitted it for approval.• Assessed efficiency and profitability of the departments’ activities.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Petroleum Engineering

Master'S Degree, International Relations