Serge GBOTTA

GBOTTA Serge Pacôme
Married - born on March 05th 1973 at Alépe (CI)
01 BP 1753 Abidjan 01
Mob: 225 07 01 91 67 (Roaming)
225 02 13 60 09 ( Private)
Home: 225 22 47 57 91
Email: serge.gbotta@airliquide.com
gbottaserge@yahoo.fr


MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LOGISTICS AND PROCUREMENT
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT IAE POITIERS
CIVIL ENGINEER
CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL ( ON GOING )

AIR LIQUIDE WESTERN & CENTRAL AFRICA ( 12 Subsidiaries )

Since December 2007 Regional Supply Chain Manager
• In charge of coordination and supervision of procurement and logistics for WCA region.
• In charge of transport (maritime & road) optimization and freight negotiations for Africa zone.
• In charge of relationship management with customs for all subsidiaries within the region.
• Efficiency Project Manager for WCA region ( Cost cutting, plant optimization, …)
• In charge of Supply Chain optimization (Distribution processes, assets management,..)


PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

March – December 2007 AIR LIQUIDE SIVOA Supply Chain Manager
• In charge of all company’s purchasing (contracts, relationship with suppliers, reporting & analysis, cost monitoring …)
• In charge of contracts and relationship management ( Forwarding agents, Transport & Handling companies, Shipping lines , Customs authorities …)
• In charge of logistical activities ( deliveries, customs clearance, warehousing, … )
• In charge of Materials and equipments warehouses and inventories.

August 2003 - March 2007 ADM COCOA UNICAO Logistics Manager
• In charge of shipments distribution follow up and monitoring.
• In charge of Logistics services providers contracts and relationship management ( Forwarding agents, Handling companies, Shipping lines , Customs authorities …)
• In charge of supplying and administrative follow up of raw material (Purchase declaration, BCC booking, CDC discharge…)
• In charge of sales monitoring (contracts, relationship with customers, reporting & analysis …)
• In charge of Finished Products and packing inventories.


April 2002 – July 2003 DHL West Africa Gateway Field Support Coordinator (21 countries)
• Technical support to DHL units (development ) for air operations
• Harmonization of customers strategies & development plans
• In charge of operational audits and High value shipments follow up.

1999 – 2002 Ivorian Refinery Company (SIR) Bunker Manager
• Implementation of a business plan for offshore activities
• Promotion & development of the activity
• Sales & Operations Manager assistant
• Administrator of JDE information system for the sales department

1998 – 1999 CINERGY Planning Managers for the AZITO power plant project

1997 – 1998 SHELL CI Gas Project Assistant.




ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND


Since Dec 2008 Certified Supply Chain Professional ( CSCP ) Certificate
(On Going ) APICS, USA


May 2008 Project Management
Air LIQUIDE Project Management Best Practices, Accra

March 2008 Best Sourcing Practices
European Institute of Purchasing Management, Paris

2004-2005 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LOGISTICS AND PROCUREMENT
ECOLE EUROPENNE DES TRANSPORTS France (IDELCI)

Nov 2003 Dangerous goods transport certificate

Jan – March 2000 UNDERSTANDING OIL SUPPLY LOGISTICS TRAINING
CITAC LTD & PETROLEUM ECONOMICSLONDON UK

1998 – 1999 GRADUATE DIPLOMAS in Management
IAE POITIERS (Institut de perfectionnement des cadres CCI CI)

1991 – 1997 CIVIL ENGINEER
ENSTP YAMOUSSOUKRO

COMPUTING SKILLS AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS

June 1994 Top at the competitive entry to engineer school
Henri Konan Bedié Excellence Prize.

April 1995 Excelsior Prize of high schools Conference (CGE)

English Level: Fluent English in writing and speaking.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (World, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, MS Project)