Jan-Oliver Schmidt

About Jan-Oliver Schmidt

Jan-Oliver Schmidt is a dynamic, goal-oriented business professional with broad cultural exposure. Over 25 years, Schmidt has held positions of increasing responsibility both in general corporate management as well as in the international shipping, logistics and supply chain management arena. Schmidt has honed his unique management style through successful postings in culturally-diverse locations including Germany, Spain, the Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon, Singapore, Malaysia and, most recently, the United States.In addition to broad general corporate management experience, Schmidt is specialized in the industrial project logistics sector, i.e, the transportation, co-ordination, delivery and installation of equipment and material required for the construction and maintenance of industrial plants and facilities. This often involves global shipping of extremely overweight and over-dimensional cargo, requiring meticulous transport engineering, scheduling and execution. Schmidt is also experienced in the development of IT solutions for procurement and supply chain management for global turnkey project logistics planning, expediting and execution.Schmidt\'s experiences include, but are not limited to, the following: • general management• international project logistics• heavy-lift & out-of-gauge cargo• chartering• international freight forwarding• oil & energy logistics• e-procurement solutions, purchase order management/expediting• process optimization• subcontractor/vendor management • tender management• sales & marketingAuthorized to work for any employer in the U.S, Canada and E.U.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President & CEO Stahlschmidt Online Solutions

   Stahlschmidt Incorporated

   Sep 2011 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Mr. Schmidt oversees all matters involving procurement and supply chain management (shipping, transportation and logistics) for Stahlschmidt\'s projects and ongoing activities. Schmidt also serves as CEO of Stahlschmidt Online Solutions, a division of the company that handles information management, internet and online solutions including Stahlschmidt\'s proprietary online commodities trading platform.[Stahlschmidt is a privately held management services, investment and asset management company with activities dating back to its inception in Toronto, Canada in 1983. Its current corporate headquarters are located in Cleveland, Ohio. The Company has offices in Chicago; Houston; Toronto; London, England; Singapore, and in Switzerland. Its origins in the international trading of metals, minerals and energy as well as subsequent tailored supply chain management, structured trade finance and management services engagements have influenced the Company’s current investment strategies. Today, Stahlschmidt’s investment portfolio is primarily focused on the steel, oil & gas, renewable energy, general aviation, e-commerce, and property management sectors both in the United States and abroad.]

Education

• Richview Collegiate Institute

  OSSD, SSHGD

  1984 — 1989

• Huron University

  BA (Honours), Philosophy, Business/Economics

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Contract Logistics
• Logistics
• International Shipping
• Customs Regulations
• Shipping
• P&L Management
• Transportation Management
• Freight Forwarding
• Budgets
• Global Logistics
• International Logistics
• Forwarding
• Warehouse Management
• Supply Management
• Project Management
• International Business
• Contract Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Contract Negotiation
• Maritime
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Engineering
• Industrial Facilities
• Negotiation
• Freight
• International Trade
• Air Freight
• Intermodal
• Logistics Management
• Import
• Import/Export
• Truckload
• Transportation
• Supply Chain Management
• Warehousing
• Procurement