SHOLA KUKU
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SUMMARY
Current Senior Supply Planner. I have provided direct/indirect clinical material management support, inventory control, supply planning and procurement in various supply management systems. I have applied personal rules, procedures in supply operations sufficient to perform a full range of supply support activities in work, teams and individual settings in the supply chain and logistics field. I am eager to provide my expertise to add value utilizing the skills I have learned in pertinent decision making, core values, working on projects in a timely manner always keeping in mind the quality, profitability and continues improvement process.
Technical Buyer Jan 2023 - Present
KLA Technology Totowa NJ
Data entry from ECI MRP system to Excel, SAP .
Master data entry maintenance
Used Axapta to update ECI Part number and Description
Used Microsoft access to track part number and Managed Suppliers
Updated Company data & Vendor’s contact information
Updated Vendor Price
Lead time and Spend information.
Created Purchase orders and reconciled invoices.
Senior Buyer Feb 2022 – Dec 2022
Bristol Meyers Squib Summit NJ
• Responsible for all aspects of PO life cycle, generates about 45 POs daily, follow-up, Order confirmation & invoice management
• Site Supply Planning (SSP) Creates a plan in weekly periods to produce the individual Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) on the site resources/equipment.
• Tracked shelf life of inventory for projects and warehouse inventory. Managed orders, write offs and reconciles invoices using Smartsheet.
• Escalate business critical decisions points to management
• Participate in cross-functional and vendor meeting meetings to resolve issues
•Identify opportunities and support the creation of new business processes to support supplying autologous products
• Participate in cross-functional and vendor meetings to resolve issues and also attend weekly team meetings
• Partner with other stakeholders to create and implement best practices
• Works with suppliers on overdue POs, track back orders and cancel old unfulfilled orders
• Creates a plan in weekly periods to produce the individual Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) on the site resources/equipment
• Used Material transfer sheet to monitor movements within sites
Senior Analyst, Cust Contract Administration October 2021- December 2021
Becton Dickinson Franklin Lakes NJ
Used SAP for the execution of the daily allocation process .
Communication of the compiled report with the US Marketing Teams for itemized allocation input.
Responsible for movement of inventory into and out of the appropriate storage locations when adding or removing products from manual allocation.
Working closely with the DC Inventory teams to accomplish this.
Communicating the location of inventory to the appropriate business teams so that they place customer orders properly.
Adhere to strict timeframes around daily deliverables to ensure timely delivery to customers.
Attend cross functional allocation meetings as needed.
Constructively challenge cross functional teams around adding and removing items for Manual Allocation.
Streamline and continuously improve the Manual Allocations process to create synergies across the company
Reason for Gap- Due to Covid
Administrator, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Systems and Operations Jan 2020- Jul 2020
KPMG Montvale NJ
Responsibilities:
• Assess the performance of suppliers in responding to demands, developed long term relationships,
•Worked closely with all areas of upper management, accounting departments, finance departments, as well as outside vendors.
• Negotiated with different suppliers for price, quality, timeliness and other factors.
• Expedite and liaise with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods. Analyzed requisitions, invoices, supply requests and supply orders.
• Tracked and monitored inventory
• Worked closely with Business owners and Negotiators to execute contracts
Procurement Coordinator Jan 2019- Dec 2019
Imperial Dade Jersey City NJ
Responsibilities:
• Prepared purchase orders and worked on back orders
• Worked with vendors on orders and deliveries
• Ensures inventory availability to meet customer demand.
• Generated weekly requisitions, got approval and follow up with trucking companies for accurate delivery.
• Prepares daily report of past due PO and drop ships
• Created and edited Purchase order to match requirement
• . Interfaced with vendors and staff maintaining good communication practices and long relationships
• Matched sales acknowledgement from vendor with purchase order before confirmation
• Prepared and issued Requests for Quotation (RFQ)
Contract Specialist Oct 2017- Dec 2018
One call Telecommunication
Responsibilities:
Acted as the bid administrator; managed and monitored the procurement process to ensure compliance with policies
Tracked and administered contracts
Analyzed data to determine the priority of problems, ensuring effort was spent on critical areas
Managed customers’ database accounts, performed customer verification and processed applications, orders and requests
Worked with administration to forward requests and unresolved issues to the designated resource by communicating and coordinating with internal departments
Kept records of customer interactions and actions taken, including – transactions, comments, inquiries and complaints
Wrote internal business case document and assisted project team with business cases
Assisted in the collection of pricing data required for business development proposals and initiatives and participated in the evaluation, execution and transition of contracts
Provided customers with written responses and information and followed up on customer communications.
Procurement officer March 2015 – Sep 2017
Royal Bank of Canada Ontario Canada
Responsibilities:
Maintained materials masters, accurate vendor records and inventory databases
Negotiated pricing and lead time terms with current and potential suppliers
Managed and documents the development of new vendors to accommodate
Ensured that all Materials are purchased at the lowest cost
Created and edited Purchase order to match requirement
Prepared and issued Request for Quote (RFQ's), evaluated quotations, negotiates, issues and administers PO
Ensures inventory availability to meet customer demand.
Coordinated and co-chairs daily and weekly scheduling team meetings.
Generated weekly requisitions obtain approval and follow up with purchasing accurate delivery.
Generate requisitions and purchase orders, obtain approvals, monitor awards to ensure compliance
Interfaced with vendors and staff maintaining good communication practices and long relationships
Procurement Coordinator Jan 2010 – Feb 2015
Kintock Group Newark NJ
Responsibilities:
•Reviewed and verified material and service requisition from customers
•Analyzed and summarized client requirements
•Provided input and support in the development of procurement guidelines, policies, tools and templates
•Performed order entry of requisitions received from business unit
•Assembled the final document in proper order
•Actively managed all stakeholders’ expectations by providing timely and organized reports on project development and achieved milestones
•Created purchase orders for equipment, material and services at the lowest overall cost but consistent with satisfactory performance, quality and service
•Negotiated terms and contracts; coordinates with Legal as required (e.g., drafting contracts).
•Coordinated with business leaders to identify and resolved contract issues
•Created and executed procurement tenders including RFPs and RFQs for a general category of goods and services, including both office and technology needs
TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE
SAP, SAP IBP Supply Inventory Process MS Project, Oracle, IBP, Fiori
SharePoint Supply Operations Microsoft Office Suite, Scope
Education
•Computer Science for Business Users – Harvard University April 2020 to date
•Bachelor’s degree in Accounting - The Polytechnic Ibadan Nigeria 2002
•Master’s degree in School Business Administration - Kean University Union NJ 2007
•Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Program ongoing
•Scrum Master Certification Training Completed