BRS Shipbrokers

  • Paris and Geneva

  • 2011 - 2019

  • Oil/Chemical Tanker Projects Shipbroker

Methanex Europe

  • Brussels

  • 2019 - 2022

  • Supply Chain & Logistics Specialist

BRS Shipbrokers

  • Geneva

  • 2022 - 2023

  • Chemical Shipbroker

SABIC Europe

  • Maastricht

  • 2024 - Present

  • Category Manager EU Terminal, Piplelines and Surveying

Timeline

Skills

Certifications

  • Certified International Procurement Manager (CIPM) by the IPSCMI

Languages

  • English (native)

  • French (working proficient)

  • German (conversational)

  • Japanese (beginner)

Other Experience

  • Three weeks sea experience on board Teekay LR2 sized oil tanker “Donegal Spirit” sailing on round-trip voyage from Terneuzen, The Netherlands to Arzew, Algeria

Business Tools

  • Microsoft Office: Excel, Power BI, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher

  • ERP systems: Oracle and SAP

  • Marine specific: TCE calculators, IRR calculators and AXSMarine

Notable Past Projects

Shipbroker

  • Long term time charter agreement for marine fuel floating storage in West Africa between a Norwegian LR2 ship owner and a bunker trader.

  • Time charters in MR1, MR2 and LR2 segments from a publicly listed Japanese ship owner to Charterers based in Abu Dhabi, Denmark and Singapore.

  • Methanol bunkering consultancy for a publicly listed Japanese ship owner seeking new building vessels operating on this fuel.

  • Contracting of spot vessels for a publicly listed Methanol producer to help supply Green Methanol bunkers to a publicly listed Container ship owner.

Methanex 

  • Project lead of the first vessel emergency response exercise with a global team based in Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Tokyo and the UK. Presented outcomes to senior EU leadership.

  • Supply chain planning and execution of first-ever Methanol bunkering operation between a barge and a vessel in Rotterdam during May 2021.

  • Analysis for a vessel time charter replacement project in collaboration with in-house shipping company which enabled a robust long-term solution with significant logistics cost savings. Presented outcomes to senior leadership.

SABIC

  • Associate owner of a strategic alliance project with a leading Container shipping company which generated significant value creation in multiple business segments such as network and sustainability.