SUPREME SOLA OYEWUMI
Lagos,Nigeria
Summary
Professional Project Management Specialist with a background in business development/management and 8+ years experience growing revenue across different industries. Experienced working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs. Business-driven with exceptional skills in program management. Well-versed in analyzing program performance and implementing actionable improvements to drive growth and increase revenue. Composed and calm in high-pressure environments by maintaining strong focus on action and customer satisfaction.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certificates
Work History
Head, Project & Business Development
Garment Care Limited
Lekki , Lagos
08.2020 - Current
- Spearheaded collaborative efforts to bring products to market.
- Coordinated design meetings and decisions with internal departments and teams.
- Overseeing a large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
- Executed projects as senior project manager for multiple commercial, office, residential and public works building and I.T projects.
- Kept projects on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Trained new sales representatives on sales strategies and processes to reduce process gaps.
- Increased overall revenue by 9.7%.
- Orchestrated efficient medium-scale software user acceptance testing and deployments across 7 branches and 2 factories.
- Outlined work plans, determining resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
- Handled procurement worth over $500,000 equipment.
Negotiated agreements, resulting in cost savings of over $200,000.00. - Maintained strict budgetary control and delivery ranging from $40,000.00 to $280,000.00 and worked with project teams to track costs and control expenditures without sacrificing quality.
- Managed project teams in an Agile environment, realizing success through the application of SDLC methodologies and exceptional leadership skills.
- Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis of logistics operations to pinpoint and correct inefficiencies.
Reduced maintenance cost in logistics by over 43%, while optimizing all vehicles by more than 110%
Business Development Manager
Garment Care Limited
Lekki , Lagos
12.2019 - 07.2020
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Increased customer satisfaction rate by 35% by improving customer experience journey.
- Directed creation and implementation of Business Continuity Plan, and management of audit programs.
- Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.
- Developed CRM database of qualified leads through referrals, cold calling, direct mail, email campaigns and networking.
- Developed and implemented business plan and marketing strategy for Carpet and Upholstery market, and was able to increase sales in the first year.
- Prepared, reviewed, discussed, negotiated and finalized contracts with several Vendors, saving N125,000,000.00 in revenue within the first 8 months.
- Initiated new sales and marketing plans for product roll-outs, including developing sales, distribution and media strategy.
- Achieved 115% sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing old and new customer relationships.
Business Analyst & Operations Manager
Schemanet NIG. LTD
Ikeja , Lagos
12.2017 - 09.2019
- Develop business architecture using requirements such as scope, processes, alternatives, and risks.
- Analyse client’s business requirements and processes through document analysis, interviews, workshops, and workflow analysis.
- Conduct 5+ levels of testing including functional, regression, user acceptance, integration and performance to verify the client’s needs are met.
- Communicate client’s business requirements by constructing easy-to-understand data and process models.
- Provide input into developing and modifying systems to meet client needs and develop business specifications to support these modifications.
- Designed service and operations level agreements for internal and external stakeholder management.
- Liaise between business and technical personnel to ensure a mutual understanding of processes and applications.
- Maintain relationships with stakeholders.
- Developed new businesses, anchored negotiations and integrating contract requirements with business operations.
- Coordinated a 15-man team to manage after sales support services of software applications to 500+ customers across 3 states.
- Grew and maintained revenue by 30% in 5 months through optimisation of existing business.
- Track business health and performance by set objectives and key results as well as Key Performance Indicators.
- Efficiently and effectively tracked deliverables, man hours cost etc.
- Using a highly innovative work breakdown structure (WBS) schedule.
- Increased individual efficiency and productivity through aligning OKRs (Company and Team) and KPIs (Individuals).
- Coached new capabilities and skillset into team members to align with the strategic business units’ needs.
- Over 300+ hours of user acceptance tests and product trainings to clients at all levels across 3 states.
Program Manager
Schemanet NIG. LTD
Ikeja , Lagos
01.2017 - 11.2017
- Reduced project delivery time to 12 weeks (3 weeks less than projected) with huge cost saving.
- Established quantitative and qualitative measures to drive expected project benefits.
- Managed requests for proposals and subsequent vendor evaluations.
- Efficiently and effectively tracked deliverables, man hours cost etc.
- Using a highly innovative work breakdown structure (WBS) schedule.
- Engage client to gather software requirements/business rules and ensure alignment with development teams.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into different tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, user cases, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams.
- Evaluate risks related to requirements implementation, testing processes, project communications, and training.
- Draft and maintain business requirements and align them with functional and technical requirements.
- Facilitate monthly meetings with clients to document requirements and explore potential solutions.
- Executed the project with below 30% of the projected execution cost.
- Ran a successful pilot for the platform.
- Coordinated data gathering, analysis and reporting for senior management (internal and external).
- Gathered and created high quality reports and escalations that drove effective results and feedback for both external and internal senior management.
- Increased the adoption of new solutions using effective change management strategies.
Business Operations Manager
Motomark Automobile LTD
Ikeja , Nigeria
11.2015 - 12.2016
- Analysed business performance to develop and implement budget expenditure.
- Ensured all departmental organisational goals are met.
- Evaluated employees and departmental performance and oversaw recruitment processes.
- Managed all organisation projects and ensured they were cost-effective.
- Oversaw all departmental business operations and distinguished the requirements for new products and services to upsell the market.
- Developed a proposal for the management of the MITROS (Mission to Rebuild Ogun State) digital workshop, diagnostic centers, machine shop and the training center at Obada-Oko Mechanic Village, Ogun State, in which Motomark Automobile Limited was awarded the project.
- Managed procurement, operations and inspections.
- Built several other proposals for different projects in Lagos State which includes state owned transportation system and maintenance facility for transportation along Berger (Lagos) to Itoku (Abeokuta) road, and also vehicle inspection test centers.
Business Analyst & Development Officer
Motomark Automobile LTD
Ikeja , Nigeria
08.2015 - 11.2015
- Collaborated with co-workers to improve overall customer experience.
- Communicated newly developed products to prospective and existing clients.
- Oversaw the development of marketing literature.
- Grew the revenue of the company by 120% in 3 months through effective proposal delivery and marketing (This was achieved by bringing in over 300 vehicles by bidding, through effective proposal and presentation delivery to Lagos State Inland Revenue Service and Guaranty Trust Bank).
- Performed business analysis, documented business reports and provided feedback to management both internal and external.
Education
Ph.D. - Business Administration
Walden University
MN 55401 12.2021 - Current
MBA - Advanced AI & The Future of Automation
Nexford University
U.S.A 01.2021 -
B.Sc. - Business Administration
Lead City University
Ibadan, OYO 12.2009 - 08.2013
Skills
Business development
Certification
PMP - Project Management Professional
Timeline
PMP - Project Management Professional
01-2022
Ph.D. - Business Administration
Walden University
12.2021 - Current
Azure Data Scientist Associate
11-2021
MBA - Advanced AI & The Future of Automation
Nexford University
01.2021 -
Head, Project & Business Development
Garment Care Limited
08.2020 - Current
Business Development Manager
Garment Care Limited
12.2019 - 07.2020
Oracle Certified Expert Database SQL
05-2019
Business Analyst & Operations Manager
Schemanet NIG. LTD
12.2017 - 09.2019
Program Manager
Schemanet NIG. LTD
01.2017 - 11.2017
Business Operations Manager
Motomark Automobile LTD
11.2015 - 12.2016
Business Analyst & Development Officer
Motomark Automobile LTD
08.2015 - 11.2015
Poise, Communication Skills and Customer Service Program
02-2013
B.Sc. - Business Administration
Lead City University
12.2009 - 08.2013
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