Adedoyin Ashiru

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Vice President/Director/Supply Chain/Operations

Success leading multinational fasting moving consumer goods and operational innovation for high-growth organisations

An internationally experienced business leader with expertise and demonstrable knowledge in business performance and operational improvements. A seasoned, ambitious operations expert with a strong track record of achievement developing and directing strategic global business development initiatives in ever-changing, dynamic environments. Accomplished presenter, negotiator, and businessperson; able to forge solid relationships with partners and build a consistent focus across multiple organisational levels.

Highlights of Expertise

Strategic Business Planning

Process Redesign / Change Management

Staff Development Programs

Cost Management and Competitiveness

Supply Chain Management

Sustainability and Green Energy Champion

P & L Accountability

Team Building and Leadership

Budget Administration / Management

LEAN Manufacturing

Market and Customer Services

Career Highlights

Turnaround of organisations into high performing and competitive business, additionally growing the business into the future.

Development of long term strategic plans, also selected, and recommended new equipment manufacturers; reduced carbon footprint and transformed equipment efficiency, resulting in recognition for world class manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics systems.

Eradicated raw and packaging materials wastage, reduced material requirements and waste disposal / treatments; triggered a €4m saving.

Advocated Corporate Social Responsibility; ensured consideration in all business decisions and during the development of business cases for projects.

Originated processes; reduced the Distribution and Selling Costs from €11m to €8m across a 3-year period.

Conceptualised and introduced the annual suppliers’ innovation / technology fair; increased awareness and knowledge of new best practices / materials.

Launched and led the Coca-Cola Hellenic Excellence Across The Board (EATB) for Sustainability initiative into Nigeria.

Career Experience

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC., Lagos, Nigeria

Provide senior-level leadership with full P&L accountability for all operational activities, for this multinational dairy cooperative.

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR (March 2015 to Present)

Hold responsibility for all aspects of the Supply Chain function. Direct a high performing team of Senior Managers, across Manufacturing, Procurement, Planning, Logistics, Finance, and HR teams. Strategically responsible for ensuring the organisation has future capacity to meet its growth targets. Closely monitor and react to all financial and commercial activities, positively embrace and promote change to ensure the consistent delivery of performance and business strategy. Execute root cause analysis throughout operational process, reduce complaints and quality failure costs.

Envisioned and implemented a 5 year strategic growth plan; focused the group on the achievement of set targets. Conceptualised and initiated aggressive internal growth plan projected to increase capacity volume by 100%.

New products innovations (35% of growths coming from the new products innovations) and planning/implementing the new capacities upgrades with high speeds and low operating costs equipment.

Progressed team development; improved succession planning and drove individual advancement through leadership positions.

Overhauled a poor performing supply chain operation; led improvements to recognition as benchmark for other regions and countries.

Initiated liquid and steam waste recycling; saved 10% and 15% respectively, in energy and water efficiencies each year.

Reorganised the planning team modernised sales and operations processes, enhanced the demand and supply planning and materials / finished good stocks covers for efficient working capital management; improved forecast accuracy from 52% to 81% in 20 months.

Streamlined operations, project managed the closure of 5 external warehouses and 8 depots; saved €4m and €2.5m per annum respectively.

Unilever Nigeria Plc., Lagos, Nigeria

Presided over all elements of manufacturing engineering, quality, and business improvement, for this manufacturer of consumer products.

MANUFACTURING DIRECTOR (January 2013 to February 2015)

Directed multi-functional teams across 5 factories. Delivered capital projects from inception to completion. Continuously reviewed supplier relationships, troubleshot and resolved problems, examined the S&OP processes, consensus forecast, demand supply balancing, and purchasing to evaluate and recommend innovative practices, improved processes and efficiency. Coordinated production processes, partnered with internal departments to ensure efficient operations. Controlled and examined manufacturing costs, billing reports, and budgets.

Successfully implemented the Unilever World Class Manufacturing programme (WCM); achieved results on time and within budget.

Coordinated efforts for investment in new factories and manufacturing systems; improved efficiency and productivity.

Effectively consolidated sourcing and manufacturing business in West Africa; increased the effectiveness of the function.

Steered volume growth to an increase of 12%, while simultaneously decreasing absolute costs by 15%, through well planned projects and resources; improved efficiency and capacity utilisation.

Addressed explosive growth with supporting industrial strategy; drove resources to increase size two-fold in 4 years.

Coca-Cola Hellenic Nigeria (Nigerian Bottling Company), Lagos, Nigeria

Planned and allocated resources to deliver corporate strategy, for one of the world’s largest bottlers of Coca-Cola company drinks.

HEAD OF QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY (July 2009 to December 2012)

Directed 420-member team, provided oversight across the construction of 13 waste water treatment plants. Enforced and adhered to health, safety, security, and quality standards.

Directed successful fulfilment of €15m worth of Annual Operating Expenditure and over €5m Capital Expenditure; improved quality, safety, and environmental processes and systems.

Contributed significantly to the development of new product lines; increased corporate offering to open new market opportunities.

Altered corporate culture to promote a sustainability focus, worked closely with team managers; alleviated the effect of change.

Motivated teams to successfully attain ISO 9000, 14001, FSSC 22000 and OHSAS 18001 of 13 bottling plants by end of 2012.

Unilever Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Central & Eastern Europe), South Africa

Outlined and implemented operational excellence strategy development, for this manufacturer of consumer products.

REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE MANAGER (November 2004 to June 2009)

Held concurrent responsibility for the management and implementation of turnaround initiatives, to drive supply chain practices, allowing effective business planning. Partnered with multiple business units and stakeholders to develop strategy, plans, and controls. Defined Manufacturing excellence and SHEQ deployments and implementations plans.

Set and achieved manufacturing targets, as detailed in strategic plans; achieved significant cost savings.

Consulted with the Customer Service Excellence team; successfully implemented a Sales and Operating Planning programme, furthermore developed manufacturing strategy to support plans.

Instrumental in the improvement of safety records for Unilever Africa, Middle East, and Turkey Region; reduced LTA from 0.40 to 0.15, following the introduction of Behavioural Safety (DuPont concept).

Generated an increase in regional manufacturing savings from €1.5m to €5.2m as a result of improved factory efficiencies, materials variance management, and SKU rationalisation.

Additional Experience

Engineering Manager Unilever Nigeria Plc., Lagos, Nigeria

Plant Manager General Motors Nigeria Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria

Inventory Control Manager Tractor & Equipment Nigeria Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria

Trainee Engineer Nigeria Bottling Company Plc., Lagos, Nigeria

Trainee Engineer Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, Lagos, Nigeria

Education & Credentials

MBA, Master of Business Administration

University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering

University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Professional Development

GOLD Leadership Training Manufacturing Leadership Development Introduction to Supply Chain Regional Manufacturing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Instructors Developing a Manufacturing Strategy within the Corporate Strategy Supply Chain Leadership and its Impact on Business Performance Supply Chain Performance Measurements Business Leadership Effective Project Management Safety Health and Environment and Quality Audit Accident/Incident Investigation DuPont Behavioural Safety Environmental Management Risk Assessment Manufacturing Hygiene, HACCP International Management

Affiliations

Corporate Member of Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE)

Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Registered Mechanical Engineer

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