kuljeet sohal

operations manager

About

A Merchant Navy Officer with 6 years’ experience in running daily operations and managing projects in the Shipping Industry across several engagement areas of Operational Excellence and Business Excellence. Adept at aligning customer requirements with company’s operations. Worked on several projects with skills involving Project Management, Ship Operations, Purchasing/Procurement, inventory planning & management, demand forecasting, KPI analysis, transportation planning, end to end supply chain functionality, implementation of energy and safety standards on ships, operation and maintenance of shipboard machinery, training to new induction/hires in the company and so on. Gained valuable cultural experience by leading multi-national teams (more than 10 nationalities) across more than 50 countries.

Country

canada

City

canada

Industry

maritime

Skill

maritime, maritime operations, marine engineering, international shipping, shipping, ism, ships, naval architecture, engineering, shipbuilding, supply chain management, ism code, navigation, tanker, supply chain operations

Experience

director of it and india relations

supply chain and operations management club, schulich school of business

2018-4 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

operations manager

amazon

operations engineer

torm

2013-11 - 2017-3 · 3 yrs 5 mos

assistant operations engineer

torm

2011-11 - 2012-5 · 7 mos

* As an Assistant Engineer took the role of Operations engineer during emergency saving the company $18,000 in operating cost * Analysed ship’s budgeting on a quarterly basis and implemented maintenance strategies that minimized yearly variance by 7% * Led multinational maintenance teams (Danish, Filipino, and European) of 15 members in projects worth $20 million * Reduced overhead time per job by 35%by designing and installing 5 spares and tool storage points closer to workshops * Streamlined the Fuel transfer operation reducing the Ship’s Idle time by 8 hours/transfer operation * Mentored and trained over 150 Trainee Naval Cadets by imparting them knowledge about safe working practices on ships

junior operations engineer

torm

2010-9 - 2011-2 · 6 mos

* Minimized the onboard accident cases by 20% by conducting HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality) checks * Initiated Energy Efficiency Program on Ships resulting in a reduction of power consumption by 30% * Established ship fuel measurement processes and systems in line with the principles of Operations excellence to avoid annual value leakage of $35,000

Education

dav public school

1993-1 - 2005-1 · 12 yrs 1 mo

Among top three students in all 12 years. Awarded best student for three consecutive years. School Cricket team captain. School topper in 10th CBSE Boards Examination. Among top 500 students in the country in CIPEL English language proficiency test.