Edem Fenu
Accra
Summary
Strategic Demand Planner and Materials Controller, recognized for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in demand forecasting, inventory management, and data analysis to optimize supply chain operations. Excel in critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication, ensuring seamless coordination across teams. Committed to driving business success through accurate planning and proactive strategy adaptation. More than 13 years of experience in oil and gas drilling and completions, long lead equipment demand planning and expediting, and equipment and personnel mobilization. Materials and equipment planning and mobilization for the decommissioning of the Banda and Tiof fields wells in Mauritania. Materials and equipment planning and mobilization for drilling and completion of TEN and Jubilee fields wells in Ghana. Materials and equipment mobilization for the Calao-1X exploration well and the Paon-2A appraisal well in Côte d'Ivoire. Familiar with most drilling, completion, and decommissioning tools, materials, and equipment. Knowledgeable in supply base, and marine operations activities and procedures. Established contact with most oil and gas industry service companies in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mauritania.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Materials Demand Planner and Expediter
Tullow Ghana Limited
10.2020 - Current
- Ensuring Well Engineering equipment procurement processes and systems are up to date and adhered to
- Managing and controlling well drilling and completion equipment requirements to allow timely procurement of equipment to meet operational requirements
- Maintaining equipment inventories, status reports and tracking sheets and providing updates to the Well Engineering team on regular basis
- Ensuring physical check and stock count of equipment are conducted monthly and accurately reflected in SAP
- Coordinating segregation, storage, repair and reuse of damaged equipment
- Ensuring QA/QC requirements are strictly adhered to for all equipment orders and receipts
- Carrying out contract holder duties for OCTG and rental tools contracts
- Providing inputs into technical presentations to related groups
- Ensuring administration of purchase requisitions and orders are in accordance with company requirements and following up to ensure appropriate financial approvals are obtained
- Ensuring EHS requirements are understood and adhered to by all parties associated with equipment requirements and delivery
- Liaising and expediting with equipment suppliers and freight forwarders
- Planning long lead equipment transportation to achieve cost savings and timely delivery of goods
- Liaising with Finance, Contracts & Procurement and Cost Engineers to resolve requisition, contract, invoice, materials reconciliation and cost reconciliation queries
- Defining material names and descriptions and leading the process for cataloguing new equipment and materials in SAP
- Keeping performance records/data of suppliers for input into Contractor Management process
- Providing technical and operational support to the provision of equipment and services for Well Engineering operations including non-conformance reports and post job analysis
- Planning and coordinating equipment modifications, repairs and assembly makeups to meet operational requirements
Onshore Drilling Materials Controller
Tullow Mauritania Limited
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Onshore contact for mobilizing/demobilization of decommissioning equipment, bulks and materials
- Custodian of project equipment & materials register, waste transfer register and waste disposal certificates
- Personnel mobilisation/demobilisation, meet & greet, accommodation, immigration support, and crew boat schedule planning and execution
- Materials & service requisitions and stocks control
- Supply vessels deck space management and schedule planning
- Liaising with Well Engineering, Third Party Companies, Logistics Base and Marine teams for logistics planning and equipment mobilization
- Liaising with Freight Forwarder for importing and exporting equipment
- Generating vessel and flight manifests and supervising supply vessels loading and unloading
- Delivering logistics updates/reports at daily conference calls and meetings
Onshore Drilling Materials Controller
Tullow Ghana Limited
12.2015 - 09.2020
- Onshore contact for mobilizing equipment, bulks and materials to offshore drilling & completion rigs
- Materials & service requisitions and stocks control
- Supply vessels deck space management and schedule planning
- Liaising with Well Engineering, Third Party Companies, Takoradi Logistics Base and Marine teams for logistics planning and equipment mobilization
- Liaising with Contracts and Procurement team for material and service requisitions
- Liaising with Freight Forwarder for importing and exporting equipment
- Generating vessel and flight manifests and supervising supply vessels loading
- Liaising with QAQC Engineers to ensure equipment going offshore go through Quality Assurance and Release (QAR) process
- Supervising discharge of equipment returning from offshore rigs to vendors
- Delivering logistics updates/reports at daily conference calls and meetings
- Mentoring of logistics trainees
- Monitoring warehouse and pipe yard stocks and offshore rigs inventory
Offshore Rig Materials Controller, West Leo Rig
Tullow Ghana Limited
06.2013 - 12.2015
- Planning and calling out equipment for drilling and completions
- Planning and issuing out offload and backload instructions to deck crew
- Managing bed space and rig deck space
- Inventory and stock control
- Managing receipts and dispatches, ensuring all material and equipment records are kept, maintaining an accurate register of equipment onboard and ensuring full reconciliation of materials at the end of every project
- Liaising with all third-party vendors and Well Engineering team for equipment and personnel mobilization
- Driving supply vessels allocation and schedules against drilling programme and forecast to ensure optimum use of boats while ensuring that equipment arrive on site in time
- Mentoring of logistics trainees
Materials and Logistics Controller for RLWI Project
Tullow Ghana Limited
04.2013 - 06.2013
- Onshore contact for mobilisation of materials, equipment, bulks, chemicals and personnel for Rigless Well Intervention (RLWI) works on 6 production wells in the Jubilee Field
- Supervising the movement of equipment during the demobilisation of the Boa Deep C (Rigless Well Intervention Vessel) at the end of the project
- Project materials expediting and demand planning
- Documented material movements and maintained a register of equipment and materials for the project
Trainee Drilling Materials Controller
Tullow Ghana Limited
11.2010 - 04.2013
- Assisting in mobilising drilling and completions equipment, tools, materials and personnel while understudying experienced Materials Coordinator
Procurement Assistant
Airtel Ghana Limited
10.2009 - 11.2010
- Assisting in materials stock monitoring and control
- Assisting in sourcing for suppliers
- Issuing out Purchase and Work Orders to suppliers and service providers and expediting on orders
- Daily Purchase Progress and Status Reporting
- Vendor Registration and Evaluation
- Filing of procurement documents
Education
MBA - Supply Chain Management
Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration (GIMPA)
Accra07.2022
BSc. - Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Kumasi01.2009
SSSCE - General Science: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography
Mawuli School
Ho01.2004
Skills
- NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety
- International Well Control Forum – ICWF Level 1
- Introduction to Land and Offshore Drilling
- Marine and Supply Base Operations for Offshore Support
- Tubular Essentials Course
- International Minimum Industry Safety Training (IMIST)
- Microsoft Office Suite
- SAP
- Oracle
- Maximo
- Wellview
References
References are available on request.
Professional Skills Courses Qualifications
- NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety
- International Well Control Forum – ICWF Level 1
- Introduction to Land and Offshore Drilling – GODAC, Accra
- Marine and Supply Base Operations for Offshore Support Course – CP Training Consortium, Norwich, 10/01/14
- Tubular Essentials Course – Vallourec Mannessmann (VAM)
- International Minimum Industry Safety Training (IMIST)
- Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Oracle, Maximo, Wellview
Languages
English
First Language
Accomplishments
- Overall Best Graduate Graduating Student (Valedictorian) of the 2022 Graduating Class, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
- Graduated with A CGPA of 4.868 out of 4.
- Best Graduate Student 2022, Business School, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
Timeline
Onshore Drilling Materials Controller
Tullow Mauritania Limited
06.2024 - 12.2024
Materials Demand Planner and Expediter
Tullow Ghana Limited
10.2020 - Current
Onshore Drilling Materials Controller
Tullow Ghana Limited
12.2015 - 09.2020
Offshore Rig Materials Controller, West Leo Rig
Tullow Ghana Limited
06.2013 - 12.2015
Materials and Logistics Controller for RLWI Project
Tullow Ghana Limited
04.2013 - 06.2013
Trainee Drilling Materials Controller
Tullow Ghana Limited
11.2010 - 04.2013
Procurement Assistant
Airtel Ghana Limited
10.2009 - 11.2010
MBA - Supply Chain Management
Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration (GIMPA)
BSc. - Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
SSSCE - General Science: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography
Mawuli School
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