JOSE MARİA TAVARES
Biddeford, Maine, ***** – 207-***-**** **********@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-tavares-a6098824
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TOTAL EP ANGOLA, French Oil Company( From 2009 to 2017)
Total is the world’s fourth-largest oil and gas company and a world-leading solar energy operator through Sun Power, With operations in more than 130 countries
Supply Chain Engineer at Total
Coordinate risk elimination actions with buyers, logistics, and analysts.
Audit the capacity and quality of contracted suppliers.
Compile and disseminate corrective action lists to the appropriate teams.
Perform audits for new suppliers to assess manufacturing activities and logistics.
Present evaluation reports from audits to the management team.
Develop milestones and objectives for projects.
Outline steps for the standardization of processes.
Work with software developer to create, test, and analyze customized software solutions.
Prepare necessary technical drawings for production.
Research new technologies and methods and apply them as needed.
Analyze business processes for risks, lead times, cost price breakdown, volume, customer coverage.
Negotiate with suppliers, logistics service providers, customers, and other chain partners about the purchase of raw materials, packaging materials, auxiliary materials, transport.
Joint Venture Coordinator at Total
Coordinate locally all reporting and contacts with JV partners and government authorities for technical and budget approvals for seismic acquisition, wells, EIA, license extensions, etc…
Lead Oil monetization project by providing, liaising with the authorities and other operators as required to secure appropriate fiscal terms for the company's associated and non-associated gas.
Serve as focal/contact point for all operated JV matters. Insure that all reporting to JV partners on the company's operated JV assets is done properly and timely, including financial reporting, payments, project and audit close outs.
Identifying new ventures business opportunities in the area of exploration acreage, farm-in, gas projects.
Purchaser at Total EP Angola
Establish appropriate inventory levels (Raw, WIP and Finished Goods); with consideration for demand, re-supply or delivery lead time, storage capacities, shelf life, cost of stock and other factors.
Develops supply chain strategies to manage non-inventory items for various customers.
Works with Finance, Production and Technical Team to track actual savings against planned savings to mitigate deviations.
Forecasts inventory and non-inventory products for various production cells to achieve on-time delivery.
Manages inventory levels and coordinate inventory pre-builds to compensate for periods of capacity limitations and/or extended supplier lead times, and to eliminate downtime caused by shortages.
Analyzes scrap and waste for entire facility, and recommends any appropriate actions to minimize loss, reduce inventory, and/or increase inventory turnover that would support inventory level objectives.
Administrative at Africa CRM (Angola Prev)
Greet visitors and direct them to appropriate conference rooms.
Conduct clerical duties, including filing, answering phone calls, responding to emails and preparing documents.
Coordinates and maintains records for staff office space, phones, company credit cards and office keys.
Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
Responsible for all aspects of the move-in process with leasing team.
Payable Accountant at Barloworld
Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
Update accounts receivable and issue invoices.
Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations.
Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines.
Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc. as assigned.
Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed.
Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports.
Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings
Assist with other accounting projects.
EDUCATION
BA IN ECONOMICS (University Jean Piaget of Angola).
Financial Market at Yale University by Cousera platform.
Project Management at University of California Irvine School by Cousera platform.
Accounting Clerk at Portland adult School.
SKILL
Experienced 8 Years in SAP for Purchasing and Finance, and SAP-BW for Reports.
Experienced with Lean Six Sigma (yellow Belt).
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of tools; including Microsoft Visio.
Experienced with Project Management.
Experienced in Accounting.
Very strong analyzing the Financial Statements.
Very strong analyzing business processes well and make connections.
Very good at maintaining relations with customers, suppliers, colleagues.
Customer-oriented and have good financial insight.
A strong sense of responsibility.
Strong communication skills.
LANGUAGES
English (Fluent), Portuguese (Native), French (Fluent) and Spanish (Fluent).