Ndidi Okeke

• Managing and coordinating vessel operations, which includes dissemination of appropriate information to vessel master (load and discharge orders), nomination of agents and inspectors to ascertain quantity and quality of cargo.
• Fostering strong relationships with government agencies NNPC, NMDPRA, NPSC and regulatory bodies, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Ensuring proper cargo documentation and clearances are received timely between internal stakeholders and regulatory bodies (NMDPRA and MEMAN).
• Coordinating day-to-day vessel operations, ensuring any vessel related issues that may arise are resolved.

• Procured products from local suppliers to reduce FX risks as well as transport costs, this significantly Increased profit margins by 5% through this initiative.
• Implemented new innovations, leading to cost savings on product sourcing especially on LPG business by spearheading the initiative to blend locally sourced propane with imported butane.
• Collaborated with industry peers to jointly utilize import vessels to reduce cost
• Developed and implemented effective supply chain strategies by creating a schedule for tracking all product lines to ascertain replenishment levels and Mitigate against possible stock out situations.
• Responsible for supply’s risk register, coordinating internal audit for stakeholders, developing presentation on trend reports and overviewing reconciliation data sheets for all product lines.
• Spearheaded reconciliation of all product lines with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders (NNPC)

• Generated waybills to customers according to the company’s SLA. which resulted in timely deliveries of products.
• Monitored customers account for transactions across all sales channels (Retail, B2B & B2C).
• Reconciled Customer accounts after purchases were made.
• Transferred funds from customers account registered under Forte’s account for good purchases.
• Monitored TAR for all active credit customers

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• Worked with the team to define and implement customer change requests to enhance product functionality.
• Supported the team in generation of technical requirements and product documentation to achieve process commonality.