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Danny Buelens

Danny Buelens

Operations Advisor
Winksele

Summary

I have established a strong track record of consistent performance success during my 25 years in the petrochemical industry. I have developed into an supply chain expert who has brought innovative digital solutions to a variety of logistics and customer facing operational roles. I have lead both teams and projects through successful continuous improvement programs, finding creative digital solutions and using my analytical strengths and problem solving skills. I think outside of the box and see both big and small picture challenges clearly. I consider myself a hard working, empathetic and optimistic team player, passionate about serving the customer and continually strives to increase my learning and systems skill set.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certificates

Work History

Operations Advisor

BP - Castrol
01.2023 - Current
  • Accountable for the overall customer experience in coordinating day-to-day delivery of customer service, sales execution and delivery operations
  • Key relationship manager between Sales , Marketing, Supply Chain and our Global Business Services team.
  • Ensure uninterrupted customer service by managing complex orders/deliveries issues escalated in from other functions and work efficiently across countries, regions and functions.

Team Leader Marine Logistics

BP - Castrol
12.2017 - 01.2023
  • Lead, coach, support and develop a team of 6 Marine Logistics Coordinators, ensuring the timely, accurate and safe execution of Marine delivery Operations in Europe and Africa supply chain, assuring costs and services efficiency
  • Managed conflict resolution among team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment
  • Increased customer satisfaction ratings by closely monitoring service quality standards and addressing any issues promptly.

<p>Logistics Advisor</p>

ExxonMobil Chemical - Logistics & Distribution - Solids - Warehousing
01.2013 - 12.2017
  • Manage 12 outsourced warehouses across EMEAF region with a total throughput over 1 million tons
  • Responsible for warehousing contract development, execution and controls
  • Functional Team leader for 5 warehouse coordinators located in Prague



<p>Improve & Supply Chain Specialist</p>

ExxonMobil Chemical - Supply Chain - Specialty Products 
05.2009 - 01.2013
  • Managed global product supply transition. Production switch from US to Singapore
  • Lead for EMEAF Internal controls assessment
  • Key improvement projects: automated stewardship via business support centers, SKU simplification from 350 to 64 products, managed system upgrade to SAP including team role changes and new responsibilities

<p>Supply & Demand Planner</p>

ExxonMobil Chemical - Supply Chain - Specialty Products 
01.2007 - 05.2009
  • Managed Planning and logistics services for 5 European manufacturing units and 3 global warehouses
  • Successfully transferred R&D experimental production unit from US to UK

<p>Export & Logistics Specialist</p>

ExxonMobil Chemical - Supply Chain - Specialty Products 
07.2005 - 01.2007
  • Responsible for worldwide export logistics from Europe
  • Lead change project in systems, processes and controls

<p>Supply & Demand Planner</p>

ExxonMobil Chemical - Supply Chain - Fluids
08.2002 - 07.2005
  • Managed Planning and logistics services for a European network of 3 Manufacturing units
  • Project lead for Refinery turnaround supply chain plan

<p>Planning & Budget Coordinator</p>

ExxonMobil Chemical - Public Affairs Europe
01.2002 - 08.2002
  • Managed department Plan for headcount, budget.  
  • Stewarded financial performance, improved the reporting methods

<p>Market Research Coordinator</p>

ExxonMobil Chemical - Public Affairs Europe
02.2001 - 01.2002
  • Coordinated, analysed and presented the results of external surveys for all Chemical Business Units

<p>Public Affairs Officer</p>

ExxonMobil Chemical - Public Affairs Benelux (Breda)
04.1997 - 02.2001
  • Managed internal and external communications
  • Received recognition award for emergency response communication in crisis situations

Education

Erasmus Institute For Higher Education, Brussels
01.1993 - 01.1996

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Coloma Institute, Mechelen
01.1991 - 01.1993

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Training
01.2014 -

Skills

IT savvy

Languages

Excellent
Excellent
Good
Average

Software

Expert knowledge in MS office (macros, pivots, Excel and Power BI)

Good understanding of DAX and Visual Basic

SAP ERP and SAP analytics

Certification

Basics of Supply Chain Management - APICS

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