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ADEDAMOLA ADEKOLA
Logistics Professional
Lagos, Nigeria
Summary
Damola is an experienced Logistics Professional with adept knowledge of supply chain processes, and it influences on business decisions.
Also well equipped with sound knowledge of Data Analysis to understand where process improvement is required and develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of solutions implemented.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Logistics Excellence Lead (West Africa)
Unilever Nig. Plc
Oregun
01.2022 - Current
- Monitor CAPEX and ensure spent is within approved budget
- Champion savings Ideation and Implementation across West Africa
- Lead implementer of project requiring User Acceptance Testing in West Africa
- Responsible for managing distribution cost and delivering key savings initiatives to create profitable value for the business
- Develop and implement strategy to improve WA cluster logistics performance and support Global Logistics Program for WA
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
Distribution Officer
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nig. Plc
Ilupeju
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Ensured daily update of shipment details sent out to large users to plan the day’s activities
- Collection and vetting of transporters waybills for payment
- Ensured that submitted freight document corresponds with the pricing in the shipment details template
- Followed-up on account officers for transporters payment
- Report missing or damaged goods-in-transit for debiting
- Analyzed shipments to various territories for forecast purposes
- Identified best-practice technique for efficient and effective logistics operation using analysis of comparable freights
Logistics Analyst & Order Planning Specialist
Bollore Transport & Logistics
Agbara
09.2016 - 12.2021
- Project lead for logistics savings and automation plan
- Achieved 21% reduction on 2Y distribution cost/cs through daily tracking for use of least cost transporter and load fill optimization
- Improved Sales & Inventory turnover of our upcountry DC’s (Onitsha & Abuja) by +17% & +13% respectively versus LY through proper distribution requirement planning
- Support the Global Operations team with data requests, building and maintaining analytical systems and processes
- Review KPI performance against global benchmarks for idea generation
- Monthly performance review with transporters and advise area of improvement
- Lead weekly transport meeting to review transporters performance and cost impact on the business
- Plan orders received from the order management team into trucks, using the most cost-efficient transporters that is profitable to the business
- Escalate operational gaps that may cause deviation in achieving sales target
- Assist the Logistics manager meet daily sales targets and ensure factory decongestion at every given time
Inbound Logistics Supervisor
DHL Supply Chain
Agbara
04.2014 - 08.2016
- Creation of transfer orders for put-away process in SAP WM
- Proper monitoring of all opened transfer orders to ensure availability of stock for rescheduling in SAP WM
- Ensured elimination of stock differences in SAP WM
- Organized & Coordinate MHE operators for all inbound processes
- Direct activities related to offloading, stock receipt and put-away of stocks
- Receipt of stocks from the factory into the warehouse (Inbound) and prepare it for put-away using RF-scanner
- Managed stock inventory between the Mega DC and other storage locations and vice versa
- Participated in stock counts for stock reconciliation
- Ensured adherence to on-site safety policies
Customer Service & Logistics Officer
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nig. Plc
Ilupeju
01.2014 - 03.2014
- Prepare weekly summary reports on logistics support functions, identifying problems with customer satisfaction and solutions proposed
- Tracked daily customer's orders if serviced on time and in full (OTIF).
- Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
- Clarified customer issues and determined root cause of problems to resolve product or service complaints.
Transport Planning Assistant
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nig. Plc
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Strategically planned transport route and truck tonnage to minimize distribution cost
- Maintained good relationship and effective communication with transporters for truck supply
- Strived to ensure customers’ orders are serviced on-time and in-full (OTIF)
- Monitored truck movement for optimization of turn-around-time
- Ensured prioritization of key account partners
- Followed-up on goods-in-transit to ensure delivery at the right place, at the right time, in the right location
- Ensured transporters are debited for missing or damaged goods-in-transit
- Ensured compliance with FIFO/FEFO standard while loading
- Ensured adherence to on-site safety policies.
Education
MBA - Logistics Management
Lagos State University
Lagos, Nigeria 05.2020 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Agriculture
Ogun, Nigeria 05.2007 - 05.2011
High School Diploma -
Bishop Howell’s Memorial Grammar School
05.1999 - 05.2005
Skills
Microsoft Excel, Word & PPT
Accomplishments
- Built a functional Global standard Logistics Dashboard with visibility of all operational KPI’s
- Successfully trained and transfer capabilities of Microsoft Power BI use to 50+ staffs
- Played an integral role in achieving 54k€ (+300% vs Q1 2019) savings from primary transport cost, through direct loading from factory to customer
- Created a semi-automatic template (rate card) that helps in selecting the most cost-efficient transporter per lane, improving this KPI by 19%
- Designed a working taint matrix template that helps reduce product tainting in the warehouse
- Saved ~17K€ (Q1-Q3, ‘21) on distribution cost through the implementation of KD self-pick-up plan
- Piloted a KD self-pick initiative that contributes 5% savings in distribution cost
- Act in stead of the Logistics Manager while on annual leave
Interests
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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Timeline
Logistics Excellence Lead (West Africa)
Unilever Nig. Plc
01.2022 - Current
MBA - Logistics Management
Lagos State University
05.2020 - 05.2022
Logistics Analyst & Order Planning Specialist
Bollore Transport & Logistics
09.2016 - 12.2021
Inbound Logistics Supervisor
DHL Supply Chain
04.2014 - 08.2016
Customer Service & Logistics Officer
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nig. Plc
01.2014 - 03.2014
Distribution Officer
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nig. Plc
01.2012 - 12.2013
Transport Planning Assistant
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nig. Plc
01.2012 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Agriculture
05.2007 - 05.2011
High School Diploma -
Bishop Howell’s Memorial Grammar School
05.1999 - 05.2005
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