EMEKA EZEJI

• Scope: NGN 400B procurement spend | 13 direct reports | Juice & Dairy Divisions
  
  Designed and implemented a comprehensive procurement strategy, ensuring uninterrupted supply and cost optimization.
  Drove localisation for plastics, through proactive development of local suppliers, achieving 20% cost savings and mitigating FX risks and $10M direct investment in the economy through a robust supplier relationship management
  Spearheaded sustainability initiatives, transitioning to eco-friendly packaging while maintaining product quality and regulatory compliance.
• Revamped Material Planning to achieve compliance from 56% to 70%
• Improved inventory holding and material availability. Dropped inventory from 8months average to 6months releasing trapped cash.
• Full audit of Technical stores to drive efficiency and move to Vendor Managed Inventory

Key Results:
Achieved 95% supplier compliance rates through performance monitoring.
Reduced procurement cycle times by 25% with SAP-driven process enhancements.

Implemented company policies and legal guidelines.

• Manage all purchasing strategy and Operations through team of 15 Managers and Specialists to ensure efficiency and performance.
• Responsible for Developing Purchasing strategy for spend under management (circa. N200B ($325M)
• Forged strategic partnerships to maximise sales and marketing campaigns.
• Manage raw and pack materials sourcing through category Managers) and oversaw scheduling and processing operations for RM/PM production line.
• Implementing e-auction platforms to enhance transparency and secure competitive pricing.
• Developed supplier innovation programs to support sales and marketing initiatives, improving campaign ROI.
• Streamlined inventory planning processes, reducing overstock and cutting inventory costs by 15%.
  Key Results:
  
  Delivered $1M in savings through strategic forward-buy agreements.
  Enhanced supplier performance metrics, achieving 95% compliance with contractual KPIs.

• Responsible for all Buying and Warehousing activities across 9 operating plants
• Delivered business strategy to drive revenue and operational efficiencies.
• Managed through Procurement function, spend of N140 Billion (Circa $350Million)
• Oversaw organisational restructures to transform team budgets and performance. Monitored and evaluated teams, identifying and targeting opportunities for improvement.
• Identified and managed risks to supply chain using mitigation plans and ensured communication of risks to all stakeholders
• Key Contribution and Achievements
• Developed Policies, Standard Operating Procedure and Category Management Framework to drive continuous improvement in procurement and warehouse space
• Embedded use of E-procurement tools across all procurement categories to also drive sourcing transparency
• Developed supplier performance improvement roadmap
• Introduced supplier performance management methods to drive sourcing efficiency
• Recruited top-performing candidates to build staff retention and team performance.
• Increased revenue streams by reducing costs, managing schedules and performing variance and risk analysis to implement corrective actions.
• Cost Savings: $1Million in Savings through forward-buy agreements for RM and PM.
• Improved warehouse management through, Standardising warehouse manning across 9 plants to ensure proper employer performance tracking, rotation, growth and pipeline fill
• Improved storage conditions for concentrate, thereby improving yield

Scope: NGN 100B spend | Interim Manager | Banking Sector

• Interim Manager responsible for Category Management roll out for FirstBank group.
• Managed through Buyers, spend of N100 Billion. Recreated, managed and lead FirstBank procurement team to ensure effective performance through category management.
• Led rollout of category management across FirstBank’s procurement operations, driving efficiency and compliance.
• Established supplier performance frameworks, aligning sourcing practices with corporate objectives.
• Built and derived value from strategic relationships with Key suppliers at Senior level.
• Identified and managed risks to supply chain using mitigation plans and ensured communication of risks to all stakeholders.

Key Contribution and Achievements

• Cost Savings: Delivered within 6months, N3Billion in savings Vs FY19 actual spend through sourcing efficiency initiatives (Identified all tactical spend areas and sourced through e-auction (English Reverse Auctions).
• Develop Procurement Policy, Standard Operating Procedure and Category Management Framework to drive continuous improvement in procurement space.
• Introduced e-procurement to everyday sourcing activities for all tactical spend categories (e.g. print, capex, etc.) leading to savings of 10%.
• Developed supplier performance improvement roadmap. Introduced supplier performance management methods to drive sourcing efficiency.

•Responsible for procurement of all packaging materials (e.g. Flow wraps, Tubs and Lids, paper cartons, etc) and executing buying strategies in accordance with agreed upon material buying plans at optimum cost/quality relationship, with spend in excess of $40M
•Analysing market and industry conditions and develops supply recommendations. Assists with contract negotiations for implementation. Owns supplier relationships at purchase to pay level in executing laid out strategies.
•Financial Responsibility- delivery and performance for packaging category. Liaises with Category Managers/specialist across Africa markets to deliver Africa AOP.
•Management Responsibility- responsible for category spend, accurate standard setting, forecast and overall cost management of category. Responsible for tracking and reporting of all value creation benefits including cost savings and cost avoidance. Cost savings of up to 15%

• Managed all Logistics and Warehousing spend to deliver impactful value for the business; managed spend base of over $28M.
  • Created, developed and recommended strategic options to finalize, agree, and implement category strategies.
  • Attracted and engaged new haulage partners whilst retaining existing ones to ensure turnover maximisation.
  • Worked closely with core logistics and warehousing operations teams to understand units' challenges and identify opportunities to drive efficiency especially in truck availability
  • Initiated and participated in key projects through effective project management and business appraisal tools to maximize efficiency and ROI:
  • Warehousing outsourcing project.
  • Control Room Vehicle tracking.
  • Dedicated haulage partnership project.
  • Transport and Warehouse sub-units integration project.
  • Periodic Transporters incentive schemes.
  • Fully embed end-to-end Category Management to drive supplier performance working very closely with warehouse and logisitics Team.

• Responsible for strategic development of procurement categories, such as indirect materials and services, as well as CAPEX and MRO related sourcing projects, by defining optimal supply and favorable cost models.
• Saved operational cost of more than $2 million from diverse indirect initiatives, including direct ATL/BTL rates negotiations, research-based planning, VMI (diesel and spare parts), and global travels.
• Headed SAP P2P deployment to facilitate indirect purchases across all African countries that cultivated and strengthened relationships with stakeholder, and enhanced procurement influenced spend.
• Achieved savings of $650k by introducing th first consolidated media buying approaches
• Mentored three mid-level procurement-sourcing managers on implementing procurement techniques
• Supporting strategic decision making in business-critical projects with high investment and risk.

Notable Achievements

• Africa Wide consolidation of media buying into one media buyer (PHDMedia) delivering 3% reduction in agency fee (circa $550k savings YoY)
  

• Designed and implemented sourcing plans for the West Africa Area (WAA) Commercial Category (Marketing and Business Services) to ensure end market category sourcing and contracts meet business requirements.
• Formulated and implemented global policies and procedures for managing sourcing operations and commercial risk.
• Led contracts and service level agreements negotiations with relevant business owner to ensure maximum efficiency.
• Administered process of selecting supplier for diverse categories.
• Conducted extensive market research to forecasts on prices and keep update with market evolutions.

Notable Achievement

Received the most prestigious warlord award two times within the employment period for displaying dedication and performance excellence toward improving sourcing strategies.

Worked on various Indirect categories during my time as a management trainee at Guinness Nigeria PLC (A Diageo Company)

Started as a contract teller after graduation

Completed my NYSC at the Investigation and Fraud department in the Inspection group.

Worked on low risk fraud in the branches