Puma Energy is a leading global energy business which supplies, stores and distributes petroleum products in 48 countries across six continents. Founded in 1997, Puma Energy has its headquarters in Singapore and Geneva and employs over 8,000 people globally with regional hubs in South Africa, Puerto Rico, Australia and Estonia and have recently setup a Global Delivery Center in Mumbai, India.
Puma Energy has a network of 100 storage terminals, more than 3,000 retail sites, and a presence at over 80 airports. Our mission is to energize communities to help drive growth and prosperity by sustainably serving our customers’ needs in high potential countries around the world.
We live in an exciting, fast-changing world in need of the right energy solutions. From giving the people who visit our retail sites a great experience to working closely with industrial businesses to help them optimise their operations – we focus on delivering the very best for our customers.
Puma Energy owns and operates two local refineries in Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea. Our refineries are an integral part of the downstream fuel supply chain and support local jobs in these markets.
Puma Energy’s downstream storage terminals support our core downstream businesses, helping us offer a seamless supply of refined oil products to customers.
Puma Energy’s Commercial (B2B) business offers our commercial and industrial customers a one-stop-shop for bespoke fuel, lubricants and low carbon solutions tailored to their specific needs.
From large industrial customers to individual motorists, Puma Lubricants provides our customers with the right lubricants to improve their performance at a competitive price.
Puma Energy supplies LPG for clean cooking that allows families to move away from carcinogenic smoke from charcoal and wood in their homes.
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Main Purpose:
Accountable for maintaining cost effective inventory levels by optimizing the supply chain. Ensures product is purchased at the lowest possible cost.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
Cost Management.
Establish cost structure with cost build-up approach and share best practices.
Guarantee correct upload process into the systems & reports.
Identify cost savings by leading initiatives with Trading, Operations and Taxation teams in the countries
Analyze historical cost data in order to provide more accurate cost estimative. Constant monitoring of inventory costs of various fuel products to accurately estimate the possible results of the daily transactions of sale.
Product Purchase.
Purchase product at the lowest possible cost. Interact with Deals Desk and actively participate in optimizing the supply chain. Active participation in regular supply optimization meeting with Supply and marketers.
To lead supply flow of data between marketers and Supply.
Accountable for consolidating demand and stock progression forecasts, weekly reporting for the country to ensure consolidated communication to central Market Supply team.
Incorporates all in-country Other Oil Companies (OOC) primary supply requirements.
Coordination of Product Scheduling.
To ensure proper co-ordination/liaison with fuel suppliers to deliver quality products timely. Manage the interface with the Trader.
Ensure and/or develop an efficient road/rail transport plan to ensure supply reliability at existing supply points.
Supervision.
Responsible for supervising the Supply activities. Ensures processes are executed following appropriate control standards and complying with all company policies.
People development.
Creates a positive environment that promotes and recognizes individual and team efforts. Develops the necessary skills and capabilities within the team to achieve the business goals and objectives.
Requirements:
Experience:
- Tertiary education, preferably featuring business and/or economics
- 3 years oil industry experience, preferably in logistics or supply
Skills:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Fluent in English
- Business Knowledge
- Partnership and Teamwork
- Networking
- Trading skills
- Negotiation skills
Competencies:
- Decision taking
- Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Planning and organizing skills
- Project Management
- Customer Management
Key Relationships and Department Overview:
- Internal – Sales Managers, Trader, Sales, Chief Accountant
- External – Other Oil companies where we are hosted.
