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MAXWELL ODIGIE

MAXWELL ODIGIE

Summary

Champion's simplification of processes, faster decision-making, and removal of unnecessary bureaucracy. Demonstrates great capability and functional knowledge of business processes, systems and solutions, systematic thinking into dealing with technical/functional IT problems as well as organizing people and managing business processes and solutions with a view to creating impactful value.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Deployment Lead- Egypt S4 HANA Deployment

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company
Lagos, Cairo
12.2022 - Current
  • Functional Scope coverage – Field Sales Automation, Integrated Order Management, Market Execution, big data, reporting/Insights, and other digital innovations/transformation in CCH-Egypt
  • Execute Fit gap analysis between ASIS vs TO BE processes.
  • Identification of Change management actions for End Users.
  • Training of IT support staff to manage enquiries from end-users with first-call resolution.
  • Manage team of business support key users, developing workflows and processes.
  • Act as first point of contact for process knowledge clarification queries.
  • Test and administer contingency plans for different solutions/processes.

Digital Consumer and Customer Platform Lead

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, Lagos
Lagos, 20% Capacity- Hybrid
01.2022 - Current
  • Cross functional team coordination along organization goals and big bets
  • Execute and deliver year plan on budget – People, Projects, and Systems.
  • Business Case Creation in alignment with relevant Functions
  • Business Planning and Value delivery
  • Functional Scope coverage – Field Sales Automation, Integrated Order Management, Market Execution, big data, reporting/Insights, and over digital innovations/transformation.
  • Demand Management across Commercial/Sales/Marketing Functions - Business Requirement Gathering, Business Process Analysis and Design, Process improvements, System Testing and End User Support.
  • Drive Issue/Job ticket Management and Resolution
  • Drive Solution Suite Usage, Adoption & Change Management.

Business System & Solution Leader – Commercial

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd.
Lagos
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Ensured Strategic alignment of Business Systems and Solutions in the commercial area to business needs and requirement.
  • Implementation of key value driving projects that improve on commercial productivity and competitiveness.
  • Risk management. Identified process, systems and other risks that can jeopardize business operations, developed contingencies to mitigate the risks and the execution of such contingencies when required.
  • Effective Resource management. Identified profit driving business opportunities, planning projects to capture the opportunities and ensuring on-time and in scope delivery of such implementations.
  • Performance management. Ensuring that systems, people are performing optimally by the identification of key performance indicators, establishment of tracking and carrying out corrective actions where necessary.
  • Ensured regular business shadowing reviews with a view to ensuring business performance by reviewing the process, systems and people.


Business Functional Expert (Commercial)

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
Lagos
01.2016 - 12.2020
  • Created business requirement document/value case for new sales solutions.
  • Ensured all functional Sales solutions (Processes and systems) comply with Local Legal requirements.
  • Participated in the vendor selection process. Ensured that selected vendor solution meets sales requirements.
  • Participated in sales solution matching, testing and verification.
  • Led delivery of commercial deployment demands from group.
  • Prepared UAT (User Acceptance Test)/ cut-over plan for new releases, functionalities, and solution deployment.
  • Monitored post Go-live activities for Local new sales solutions.
  • Managed master and transaction data upload for SFA (Sales Force Automation) and DES (Distributor Execution System) systems to ensure up to date data.
  • Provided required support to determine hardware requirement for 3rd party field sales and distributors.
  • Led stickability reviews in RTM related sales solutions and processes to identify new opportunities and implementation gaps to deliver expected business results.
  • Proposed and supported RTM (Route To Market) KBIs improvements plan in Locations.
  • Participated in functional testing for new system update releases and packages.
  • Planned work around for system maintenance to ensure no business disruption in Sales.
  • Designed and ensured contingency support process in place for our distributors (Wholesalers) to eliminate system downtime.

Sales Manager

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
Benin City, Edo
02.2014 - 12.2016
  • Collaborated with third-party distributors and field sales team to develop and deploy sales initiatives.
  • Coached and supervised third party distributors and staff for sales results and merchandising support.
  • Analyzed sales and market trends to develop volume-based strategies and programs for third party distributors and field sales team.
  • Ensured proper distributor routines and discipline and ensured standards are followed consistently.
  • Engaged third-party distributors in profitability analysis and volume growth projection planning.


Area Sales Manager

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
Agbor, Delta
05.2012 - 12.2014
  • Grew the territory sales volume by 32% within 14months.
  • Identified potential outlets in the target market resulting to a 26% growth in customer base within two years.
  • Implemented and monitored marketing promotional activities in SSD's/HVO's in assigned territories.
  • Protected and enhanced the company image by ensuring proper placement, display and maintenance of pertinent point of sales materials in SSD's (Strategic Sales Depots)/HVO's (High Volume Outlets) in assigned territories.


Route Sales Manager

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
Benin City, Edo
02.2010 - 12.2012
  • Grew the territory sales volume by 22% within 10months.
  • Identified potential outlets in the target market resulting to a 65% growth in customer base within two years.
  • Implemented and monitored marketing promotional activities in SSD's/HVO's in assigned territories.


Graduate Management Trainee

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
Lagos
07.2008 - 12.2010
  • On the Job Training – Ikeja Plant, Benin Plant – 2009 .
  • Employee Relations – 2009.
  • Safety, Environment and Health Training – 2009.
  • Presentation Skills/Business Reporting – Mac- Tay- 2008.
  • Industrial Psychology – 2008.
  • Sales Information and Route Distribution System (RDS) Training Prog. – 2008.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication

Benson Idahosa University
Benin/Nigeira
10.2002 - 06.2006

Post Graduate Diploma - Digital Business Applications & Technologies

Technical University of Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
09.2020 - 02.2021

Diploma in Computer Science - Computer Science

Talk Computer Training Institutes
Benin/Nigeria
09.2000 - 08.2001

Skills

  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Strategic Planning
  • Mindfulness
  • Sales management
  • New Business Development
  • Quality assurance
  • Risk Mitigation planning
  • Policy development
  • Engagement
  • Agile project management
  • B2B marketing
  • Training and development
  • Operational support
  • Physical resource management
  • Software testing

Projects Completed

  • Customer Portal (Hybris): Web ordering channel of choice B2B Solution.
  • Chabot: Successful deployment of WhatsApp Ordering Bot for traditional sales. (Retail outlets)
  • Wabi: An integrated Digital solution that enables Traditional & Self-Service Channel to step up their business, to compete in the upcoming grocery hyper-personalized Ecosystem.
  • Image Recognition- pilot & scale out on SFA to over 1.3k users.
  • Big Data: S.O Expansion as per RTM 2020 roll out on SFA to over 1.3k users
  • RTM Expansion: Technology Rollout for eRTM to new locations
  • Digital Consent Data Capturing Application. GDPR relevant solution to capture digital signature at the point of data collection from a data subject.
  • Connected Cooler Deployment. Over 80k Smart tag beacon installation on electric coolers
  • Delivery Execution System - DES (for Indirect Customers. RTM Model)
  • Easy Travel Solution deployment- Travel Expense management solution
  • Mobile Scanning Application Deployment
  • Integrated Field Sales Automation Deployment (IOS & Android Version)- Nigeria
  • S4 HANA Deployment – E2E Testing & Training: NG
  • Digital Transformation: Successful lunch of On-the go Sales Reporting leveraging Power BI tool.
  • Successful deployment of SAP Marketing Cloud. The integrated cloud solution is implemented for management of marketing campaigns and activities via Customer Portal.
  • Financial Management-Cost optimization (savings\cost avoidance):Successful merger of DES back office roles. Storekeeper> Dispatcher, Account Clerk > Manager. The initiative helped the business to record savings on our monthly license cost to IVY. Reduced Back Office user count from 764 to 382. (50% Cost Reduction).
  • Successful testing and go-live of RED Off Line Functionality on SFA Lite.
  • Governance: Partnered with the HR team to implement a process for frontline sales teams to manage leave. This ensured that while BDs are on leave, their IDs are not been used to work.

Accomplishments

  • Winner: Best Overall Team: S4 HANA DEPLOYMENT TEAM. Issued by NBC Recognition Committee - CCHBC (NG) · Mar 2022
  • Winner: Employee Recognition Award on Governance- Digital Consent Solution for new customer creation: Issued by NBC Recognition Committee- CCHBC (NG) · Mar 2022.
  • Best Functional Expert In Nigeria. Issued by Nigeria Bottling Company Ltd · Jun 2018.
  • Best Sales Manager- Central Region. Issued by Central Regional Sales Director · Feb 2015.

Hobbies

  • Soccer
  • Playing Scrabble & Chess with my Children

Favorite Quote

‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast' . No matter how well-designed your strategic plan is, it will fall flat unless your team shares the appropriate culture. At the end of the day, the people who implement the plan matter. - Peter Drucker

Timeline

Deployment Lead- Egypt S4 HANA Deployment

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company
12.2022 - Current

Digital Consumer and Customer Platform Lead

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, Lagos
01.2022 - Current

Business System & Solution Leader – Commercial

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd.
01.2021 - 12.2022

Post Graduate Diploma - Digital Business Applications & Technologies

Technical University of Sofia
09.2020 - 02.2021

Business Functional Expert (Commercial)

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
01.2016 - 12.2020

Sales Manager

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
02.2014 - 12.2016

Area Sales Manager

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
05.2012 - 12.2014

Route Sales Manager

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
02.2010 - 12.2012

Graduate Management Trainee

Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd
07.2008 - 12.2010

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication

Benson Idahosa University
10.2002 - 06.2006

Diploma in Computer Science - Computer Science

Talk Computer Training Institutes
09.2000 - 08.2001
MAXWELL ODIGIE