Personal Data
AJALA, Olusegun Ayobami [Mr]
*, ***** ******* ******, ******* Village, Maryland
Lagos, Nigeria
acqkk5@r.postjobfree.com
Mobile Tel: +234**********
Office Tel: +234**********
Objective
To manage human and material resources to achieve outstanding business results. To create a motivating and disciplined work environment that would make employees display intense passion to make products compete favourably in the market place.
Education
2004 Imo State University, Owerri
Masters of Business Administration {MBA}
2002 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Certificate of Supply Chain Management
1989 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife
Bachelor of Science [Hons] Microbiology (2nd Class Lower Division)
Professional Affiliation
Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation (CILT) - 2012
Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) - 2006
Member, Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) – 2006
Experience
Major Accomplishments:
Major Accomplishments:
Major Accomplishment:
September 2014 (to date) NICABBS, Nigeria
Director of Operations
Building, Development and profitability of the Organisation.
Building a strong brand name
Developing and implementing Organisation’s Marketing Strategy
Staffing, Manpower Development and Succession Planning
Formulating and Implementing Organisation’s Business Strategy and Plan
Ensuring Business is carried out in line with Country’s Regulations
Building and entrenching Locally and Internationally acceptable Corporate Governance
Third Party Contract selection, identification and management
Liaising with regulatory agencies on all matters
Spearheading of New Products Development and Business Expansion
Responsible for implementation and supervision of expansion projects on Infrastructure, processes and methods
1.)Improvement of Revenues by 200%
2.)Increased number of outlets by 100%
3.)Increased Strike Rate from 20% to 98%
August 2012 – August 2014 SABMiller, Nigeria
Plant Manager / Head of Supply Chain (Executive)
Development and implementation of an agreed business strategy for the Business to enable focused effort.
Put in place cohesive medium/long term operations and manufacturing plans with defined performance measures.
The development and implementation of effective annual Business plans and budgets for all Manufacturing functions of the Business Unit.
Ensure that production output fully satisfies sales demand by optimising all manufacturing resources and implementing tactical and strategic imperatives set out in the Company’s annual and long term plans.
This includes:
Implementing and maintaining Company manufacturing systems, policies and procedures.
Ensuring uncompromised quality standards and the development and implementation of short, medium and long term Sales and Production plans to meet Customer / Consumer demand.
Ensure the development, implementation and maintenance of systems, procedures and methods to ensure that prescribed product and package quality specifications and standards are achieved and maintained.
The development and implementation of equipment maintenance policies, procedures and plans.
Recommending economically feasible upgrading, replacement and/or installation of equipment.
Deliver improved Business performance and reduced real Manufacturing costs over time on the way to lowest cost Manufacturing status. This implies the setting of operational standards, comparative benchmarking and the implementation of world class Manufacturing practices.
To ensure Demand and Operations planning (Planning and Forecasting) meetings are held regularly (weekly/Monthly/quarterly) to meet sales demand and achieve cost targets
To deliver quality products at the right time, and mix (SKU’s- stock keeping units) to all sales depots/or dealers within the prescribed sales stock levels.
To develop and implement Fleet Management Policy, ensuring its efficiency and maintenance. Fleet includes all trucks, cars and Forklift Trucks.
The development and implementation of raw material requirement and ordering plans.
To negotiate and manage Third Party Contracts for Product Distribution, Equipment Maintenance, etc
Managing rapidly changing Business Environment and requirements to ensure overall Organisational goals are delivered on a consistent basis
To drive and support the achievement of a continuously improving profit performance through exceptional product and package quality, and an increasingly cost effective unit.
To identify profit making and cost saving opportunities and to focus attention and initiate action to realise such opportunities
To drive the management and control of variable and fixed costs, as well as capital expenditure, within budget levels through sound planning and the implementation and maintenance of management routines and internal checks to facilitate ongoing monitoring, review and corrective action (where necessary).
To maintain an environment within the Company that fosters equal and fair employment practices.
To communicate effectively with employees at all levels.
To drive and ensure the development, implementation and maintenance of an up to date succession and development plan for staff with upward mobility to ensure continuity within the Plants.
To build and enhance skill and competency levels
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To maintain and reinforce performance management systems for all employees and to promote the right and duty of the Company to allow and expect competence.
Maintain safe, healthy and risk free working environment, and Safe working conditions.
Put risk management systems in place and in compliance with all legal requirements and government regulations.
To implement and maintain policies, systems, procedures and internal checks to facilitate the identification, evaluation and management of operating and financial risks inherent in the Plants.
To ensure compliance with all applicable product, labour, market, manufacturing and safety legislation as well as any other applicable statutory requirements.
To actively support, promote and uphold the Company’s Code of Conduct.
Ensuring that Organisation’s businesses are transacted transparently, entrenching good Governance in line with Internationally acceptable norms
Liaising on behalf of the Business Unit with Government agencies on various regulatory matters while maintaining cordial relationship with the host community.
Ensuring a good industrial and community relationship exist for the smooth running of the Business Units
Maintaining good line of communication and relationships with Customers, Government, including Regulatory Agencies, as well as all other stake holders
1.)Improved Energy and Water Usage Ratios from 221.7MJ/hl to 148.2MJ/hl and 7.66hl/hl to 4.95hl/hl respectively within six months in 2012 / 2013.
2.)Reduced Total Cost of Business by 20% within 3 months in 2013. 25% reduction full year.
July 2005– August 2012 Nigerian Bottling Company Plc (Coke Bottler)
Plant Manager (Senior Manager)
Responsible for the overall Profitability and Development of the Organisation
Having responsibility for Demand and Operational planning/support to drive for profitable volume growth at all time.
Ensuring Demand and Operations planning (Planning and Forecasting) meetings are held regularly (weekly/Monthly/quarterly) to meet sales demand and achieve cost targets
Delivering quality products at the right time, and mix (SKU’s- stock keeping units) to all sales depots/or needy plants within the prescribed sales stock levels.
Delivering Continuous Improvements on strategy review and implementation to ensure continuous Customer satisfaction
Managing relationship with Third Party Service Providers
Operating the Plant Resources (Trucks, Machines, People, systems etc) at optimum level of efficiency and effectiveness to guarantee efficient and consistent service delivery and high product Quality level at required volume.
Planning of Plant Operations and resources to deliver outstanding every day service to customers
Supporting sales depot infrastructures maintenance to support sales activities, and safeguard Company’s Assets
Maintaining good line of communication and relationships with Commercial department and customers
Providing the right Leadership, direction to the Business Unit and enforcing appropriate discipline to ensure company’s policies are followed
Monitoring performances through relevant KBI’s and providing feedback to every department in order to drive improvements
Motivating and developing subordinates in order to enhance their ability for present and future operational challenges.
Managing unstable sales demand forecasting and supply chain requirements
Developing, agreeing and implementing Business Plans to maximize profits, improve efficiencies and develop people.
Ensuring the implementation of agreed plans and demand forecast particularly in Sales, Cost and Product Quality.
Ensuring that Company Business (Commercial, Production, Distribution, etc) is carried out in a safe environment – safe for business continuity, employees, customers, etc.
Having full responsibility for management of the various cost centres of the Business unit.
Delivering plant’s budgeted EBIT. Ensuring that costs are managed effectively, wastages are reduced and profit targets delivered.
Liaising on behalf of the Business Unit with Government agencies on various regulatory matters while maintaining cordial relationship with the host community.
Ensuring a good industrial and community relationship exist for the smooth running of the plant
Driving the maintenance of High (100%) standard of GMP, Safety and security in the Plant and all sales depot location.
Eliminating Waste/Losses via usage and exploitation of management systems to affect financial controls positively and maximize profits.
Exploiting management tools (BASIS, PRS – production reporting system, IM – inventory management, IC – internal control, EXIM – excellence in manufacturing etc) to maximize opportunities for cost optimization.
cost targets
1.)Delivered a 10% improvement in Market Share in 2011
2.)Led the Manufacturing unit to deliver a Pass in S1 Audit in 2010 and OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 in 2011 for the first time
3.)Achieved a Pass Rating for the first time in SoX Audit for the first time in 2010
4.)Grew Sales Volume by 100% and EBIT by 150% in 2009 from N1,000M to N2,500M in 2009
5.)Improved System Line Efficiency from 45% in 2007 to 53% in 2008 and 61% in 2009
6.)Improved KTM by 33% from 6000 to 8000 through improved TAT, Drivers’ training and motivation in 2009
7.)Delivered a 65% improvement in Productivity per man hour in 2009
8.)Grew EBIT from N202M to N560M in 2008
9.)Grew EBIT by 139% from N230m in 2006 to N550m in 2007
10.)Made monthly savings of N2.5m on Energy Cost in 2007
11.)Made monthly savings of N1.5m in Material Usage as a result of improvement of Concentrate Yield from 97.3% to 99.1% in 2007
Major Accomplishments:
Major Accomplishments:
Major Accomplishments:
December 2003 – July 2005 Nigerian Bottling Company Plc (Coke Bottler) National Strategic Projects Manager (Senior Manager)
Supervision and strategic implementation of capacity and infrastructure expansion plan for Ikeja and Apapa facilities.
Facilitating the negotiation, preparation and signing of transfer agreement between NB Plc and NBC Plc
Drawing up and supervising allocation of materials acquired among all NBC plants
Determining and executing material (glass, crowns, concentrates,etc) purchase plan
Planning, disseminating and supervising production and distribution of newly acquired products
1.)Completion of a major project a month earlier than planned in 2005
2.)Achieved 20% volume increase owing to 1.) above
3.)Saved N50M from overheads as a result of 1.) above
August 1999 – Dec. 2003 Nigerian Bottling Company Plc (Coke Bottler) General Manager Operations (Senior Manager)
Delivering Good Quality Products to meet Sales Demands at the right time and at the lowest cost possible in a safe operating environment.
Prudent and effective management of all available resources to deliver business goals
Human Resource management and development.
Strategic thinking and execution to always keep the business positioned to tap every available business opportunity.
1.)Became best General Manager Operations in 2003 owing to growth of EBIT by 200%, improvement in Line Capacity Utilisation from 38% to 67% and 50% improvement in Productivity per man hour
2.)Made savings of N73.5M owing to the re-use of 350,000 plastic crates initially earmarked for destruction / write off in 2001
3.)Grew EBIT by 101% from N132m to N265m and Improved Bottling Line Capacity Utilisation from 42% to 63% in 2000
4.)Winner - Best Plant of the year 1999
Mar.1995 – Aug.1999 Nigerian Bottling Company Plc (Coke Bottler)
Quality Assurance Manager(Middle Manager)
Ensuring that all manufacturing and allied processes are in conformance with the company’s and statutory standards and requirements and hence promote the manufacturing of wholesome products.
Monitoring and controlling the verification, analysis and/or inspection of raw materials, packaging materials, intermediate materials, product-contact surfaces, manufacturing processes and finished products in conformity with company and statutory standards.
Supervising syrup manufacturing and water treatment operations.
Supervising microbiological testing and GMP / housekeeping programmes.
Identifying and resolving with relevant personnel, constraints that are capable of adversely affecting the quality of the manufacturing process and / or the products.
Attending to consumer and public complaints on product quality and liaising with government regulatory bodies on product quality and environmental issues.
1.)Best Quality Assurance Manager of the year 1997 and a winning member (HOD) of the Best Plant of the year 1997
2.)Improved Beverage Product Quality Index from 81% in 1995 to 90% in 1996
3.)Scored an “A” in the ISO 9000 training organised by SON in 1996
4.) Reduced Consumer Complaint from 10 per month to 1 in 1995
May.1991 – Mar.1995 Nigerian Bottling Company Plc
Microbiologist (Manager)
Ensuring the microbiological integrity of the manufacturing processes and to ensure an acceptable Housekeeping level in the plant.
Conducting the Microbiological analysis of finished products, water, product contact surfaces and intermediate materials.
Microbiological analysis of in-coming raw materials and packaging materials.
Implementation of cleaning and sanitation program.
Implementation of GMP/Housekeeping program.
Implementation of environmental management programs (also Waste Water)
Preparation of monthly and quarterly environmental returns to Head Office.
Monthly GMP audits of the plant.
Major Accomplishments:
1.)Eradicated long standing problem of equipment contamination in 1994
2.)Established and equipped standard Chemical and Microbiological Laboratories in 1992
3.)Reorganised the Quality Assurance and Bottling departments in terms of attracting, recruiting and training best hands in 1992.
Projects
Supervision of Green Field Brewery Project of building a brand new Brewery in Onitsha - 2012
Supervision and strategic implementation of capacity and infrastructure expansion plan for Ikeja and Apapa facilities 2005
Project Manager – acquisition of Schweppes 2001/2002
Handling of Bottle bursts – Basic Production Management 1995
Trainings
Super Management 1994
Basic Production Management 1995
ISO 9000 1996
Middle Management Development Program 1997
Senior Management Development Program 2000
Finance for non Finance Managers at LBS, Lagos 2001
Supply Chain Management at Wits University, SA 2002
Situational Leadership 2003
Asset Care Technique 2003
Centre of Excellence (CoE) 2004
Project Management 2005
COBRA Training 2007
Leadership Pipeline 2008
Leading and Managing People @ LBS 2011
Skills
Problem Solving, People Management, Staffing and Recruitment, Performance Management, Strategic Planning, Vision and Planning, Business Planning, Influencing, Change Management, Communication, Project management, Profit and Loss Management, Financial, Analysis and Data gathering, Interpersonal Relationship, Team Building, Goal setting, Continuous Improvement
References
Available on request