Procurement management, Program management

DANIEL ONWUH

International Rescue Committee- IRC-Nigeria Opposite ADSU Small Gate, GRA Mubi North, Adamawa State, Nigeria www.rescue.org T+234 706-***-**** M+234 802-***-**** ************@*****.*** Skype: daniel.onwuh Email: ******.*****@******.***

Summary Profile:

Supply chain operations and logistics professional with 20+ years National and international work experience. Currently responsible for executing $100M+ annual purchasing budget with overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of 130+ international and National program team professionals for 750-person organization to facilitate implementation for the effective delivery of programming in country. Setting global strategic direction of the operations road-map and procurement strategy, and change initiatives to improve program performance and ensure value for money in all State field offices of Supply Chain activities for the Nigeria Country program.

Skill Highlights

• Procurement management, •Program management, •Admin & Operations management

• Logistics management, • Inventory management, •Property & Assets management,

• Supply Chain Management, • Project monitoring and evaluation, •3PL Management,

• Facilities management, • Warehouse &Distribution management, • Vehicle & fleet management,

EDUCATION

Swiss School of Management, University of Rome Center, Italy Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.) in Logistics Management 2019-2022 in view

International Import-Export Institute Arizona USA. Certified International trade logistics specialist, 2006

Obafemi Awolowo University, IIe-Ife –Nigeria, PGD in Logistics & supply-chain management, 2005-2005

Lagos State University, Ojo- Nigeria, MBA Master in Business Administration in mgt. tech. 2003-2004

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi – Nigeria, PGD in Computer Science, 1999-2000

Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna –Nigeria, HND in Agricultural Engineering, 1990-1995

Govt. Comp. sec. sch. Otukpa Benue State –Nigeria, G CE General Certificate of Education, 1985-1990

SSCE Senior School Certificate Examination Kaduna- Nigeria (External) 1994-1994

Professional Development Trainings

Project Management for Development Professional (PMD Pro) for NGOs(PMD4NGOs)-Humentum 2019

Center for pharmaceutical Advancement and Training, Ghana, Quality Assurance in Supply chain mgt. of medicines. 2016

I+solutions Polanerbaan 11 3447GN, Woerden The Netherlands, Managing Procurement Cycle 2016

ARFH International TA Training on Overview of Health Commodities Logistics 2016

USAID/SIAPS & MSH,Nigeria, Certificate on applied TB quantification Technical Training 2015

FORLAB CHAI/SCMS,Nigeria, Certificate on master users in Lab. Products Quantification Tool 2015

Global Health learning center Baltimore USA, Logistics for Health Commodities 2011

Global Health learning center Baltimore USA, Monitoring & Evaluation Fundamentals 2011

Global Health learning center Baltimore USA, M&E frameworks for HIV/AIDS Program 2011

Global Health learning center Baltimore USA, Data Use for Program Managers 2011

Professional Experience

Senior Supply Chain Manager Jan. 2018 - Present

Acting Field Coordinator with DOA(May 17th –June,2019, Aug. 21st -9th Sept. 2019, Feb. 10th -20th 22020)

International Rescue Committee- IRC-Nigeria, Behind ADSU Guest House, GRA Mubi, Adamawa State, Yola

Roles and Responsibilities

• Providing supply chain and logistics technical support to International Rescue Committee Nigeria program Humanitarian response in North East to ensure Admin and Logistics, Admin and supply chain activities including Admin-logistics planning, procurement, warehousing, asset, distribution, fleet and stock inventory management in line with IRC SOP and donors rules and guidelines

• Support the development of an organizational strategy action Plan that reflects International Rescue Committee’s approach to humanitarian programming accountability to the donor and to ensure high quality programming by field office managers and program team to the beneficiaries.

• Working in collaboration with governmental departments, Agencies, Maintain productive relationships with the private sector to establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships with: host government authorities, donors, partner agencies including major institutional donors, and local and international NGOs

• Provides strong performance management for Program Operations department at the field offices, State offices and ensure the Program manager develop quarterly activities and procurement plan with technical support to all sectors across all programmes.

• Participate in the development of the country strategic action plan and its implementation, monitoring progress through quarterly Budget Verses Actual (BVA) reviews meeting with sectors managers and coordinators.

• work closely with Regional supply chain Directors, managers, quality assurance and legal unit in New York HQ to ensure that communications channels between the Country office and the regional office for efficient approval and reporting for effective programming,

• Provides oversight and Management of 8 Program Operations and overall coordination of the cost effective delivery of high quality programmes for high positive impact to the beneficiaries,

• provide leadership and management of programme operation support to State Office Teams, and implementing partners

• Working in close coordination with Senior Management Team(SMT) to ensure that all programs operations in line with with grant agreements and on budget

• Responsible for all programme budgets and coordinate Budget Verse Actual review meetings to over spending and underspending with all sectors budget holders ensure programs are compliant with donor policy and compliance

• Provides technical lead with programme managers on developing operational annual plans and budgets for the strengthening of the operational activities for quality programme objectives deliverables

• Provides technical capacity building to ensure a high performing Supply Chain team to provide a humanitarian response and ensuring that the programme secures value for money for all supply chain activities(Procurement, warehouse, inventory, distribution, asset and fleet management) with Global Supply chain SOP compliance,

• Manages the Nigeria Country Offices program;s Supply Chain activities ensuring that all Nigeria Country Offices logistics activities ( Procurement, fleet, distribution, IT, assets, transport, warehouse, supply chain, Admin and New field office acquisition and set up) are coordinated for seamless programming,

• Lead the supply chain team ensure that the Nigeria Country Offices logistics capacity and systems management meet the programming needs for beneficiaries positive high impact,

• Coordinates stock Pre-position to ensure appropriate preparedness to emergency response to disasters in line with logistics standard operations procedures in line with Nigeria Country Emergency Team Preparedness Plan and scalability,

• Provide leadership to the Nigeria Country Offices program supply chain department ensuring that all supply chain activities (Procurement, fleet, distribution, IT, assets, transport, warehouse, supply chain, Admin and New field office acquisition and setup ) are coordinated,

• Develop Master Purchase Agreement & Master Service Agreement(MPA/MSA) to ensure timely procurement of goods and services at cost effective, value for money and of standard quality to meet beneficiaries needs.Ensure procurement processes are transparent and effectively implemented to avoid red flag in the supply chain pipeline,

• Provides support for supply chain team to develop supplier database and work closely with the procurement team in negotiating the world best class cost-saving strategies with suppliers for the programme to achieve more with less Donor financial resources and cover more targeted beneficiaries

• Support the country Emergency team for disaster humanitarian response management, Ensure that there is an emergency preparedness plan to strengthen the Nigeria country office readiness to respond to emergencies,

• Working in collaboration with the security team to ensure security assessment and clearance for all programs intervention areas/fields for safety and security minimum operating standards are met by the operations team before program’s mission order are sign off.

• Work with the Safety and Security Manager and coordinators to ensure implementation of staff security SOP./ guidelines and expatriate arrival security briefing of the context also ensure periodic security assessment are carried out at the State and field offices to know security level context for all field locations with Daily security briefing and reports submitted to the Senior Management Team (SMT),

• Responsible for Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development for Program Operations. Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff to Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and evaluations for all program teams.

Logistics Monitoring and Evaluation / Procurement Expert Jan. 2013 –Dec 2017

Association for Reproductive and Family Health. (Principal Recipient (PR) of the GF grants on behalf

of the Government of Nigeria since 2009)

Millennium Builder, Plaza First Floor Block C Plot 251,

opposite NNPC Tower Abuja, Nigeria,

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee supply chain management activities including planning, procurement, contracting, warehousing, assets facilities, security, and fleet management in country, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works for all sector program

• Prepares and monitors the implementation of procurement plan and level of compliance by programs ensuring objectives and priorities are met and on track as agreed on the procurement plan Purchase Requisition submission date. Lead the implementation of key supply Chain performance metrics across the business and monitor progress

• Initiates the development and implementation of the supply chain work plan, including supply chain forecasts, priorities and project requirements. Implements policies and procedures to facilitate achieving work plan goals to meet Donor targets.

• Ensures coordination and monitoring of overall strategies and programmes for the supply chain activities of the mission and takes the lead in consolidating the required human and financial resources for the service. Rapidly redirects the work plan to accommodate and support major operational changes in the program

• Working closely with all sectors program in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for vulnerable, and provides technical and supply chain advisory support to country program

• Establish of relevant strategic supply chain performance indicators which provide data and analysis for the review of senior management.

• Ensures that all processes and systems in place are relevant and cost effective. Ensures, through collaboration with all stakeholders, the implementation of the end-to-end supply chain programme.

• Exercises managerial and supervisory control over all logistics, technical and operational support services.

• Manages and coordinates all multifunctional support services requirements between the Global Supply chain Headquarters, programme components and other stakeholder to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the support services.

• Leads operational country-assessments, including supply chain management, purchasing, facilities, and fleet management. Serves as the procurement specialist and is responsible for developing and standardizing operations processes and systems in accordance with Global Supply Chain office guidance and directives

• Establishing the annual work plan for the Supply chain department; determine priorities, targets and key performance measurements and monitor work progress to ensure that results are achieved according to schedule work plan and performance standards to meet donor expectation

• Develops and implements a service optimization programme to promote continuous improvement in the quality and delivery of supply chain activities to program clients. This includes a regular review of critical and key supply chain processes to identify and resolve bottlenecks, delays and inefficiencies

Facilities & Inventory mgt. Officer May, 2012-Dec.2012

Assets& Inventory mgt. Officer Dec.2009- Dec.2011

Family Health International, J.S.Tarka street Area 3 Garki Abuja-Nigeria Country office

Roles and Responsibilities

• Developed inventory /assets database & oversee tracking of all assets to ensure accurate record keeping of FHI360’sand donor assets, including expendable and non-expendable properties

• Provide technical logistics & supply chain management support to ensure that supported health facilities are supplied with health commodities,

• Coordinated logistics both health /non-health commodities aspects of materials of projects and associated shipments, and managing the customs clearance to avoid demurrage, maintain inventory records of materials and materials flow from the port of entry, in warehouses, and service delivery points,.

• Coordinates logistics & warehouse operations of all requests from all service delivery points/sites,. Managing assets/ stock condition both expendable & nonexpendable property,

Supply chain & warehouse Advisor 2011-2012

Daanland Global Logistics Ltd, 1, Aishatu Shonubi Street Ikorodu Lagos-Nigeria,

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide technical logistics & supply chain management support to ensure that supported health facilities are supplied with health commodities. Support and strengthen the Logistics Monitoring of health and non-commodities distribution from the central warehouse through the supply chain pipeline to the final consumer, using logistics management Information System (LMIS) of the program,

• Coordinated & managing supply chain activities of health commodities to health facilities/ service delivery points by PEPFAR implementing partners. Provide logistics support to the facilities on HIV/AIDS commodities quantification/forecasting and supply using supply chain management system,

General Manager, Logistics & Supply chain, June, 2001-Nov. 20011

Chosen Resources Limited, 212 Ikorodu Road Lagos,

Roles and Responsibilities

• Managed the overall stock / inventory items in the central warehouse, stock counts and resolution of the associated variances, also ensure all shipments must be received with appropriate documentation. Expertise in day to day management of busy warehouse. Ensured safety & operational performance of all warehouse personnel.

• Maintained accurate records & control of all inventories in the central warehouse, distribution centers & sales outlets. Planned materials requirement for production target & prepared weekly status report for management procurement decision making.

Logistics & Supply chain manager, Nov 1996- June 2001

Living synergy Nigeria Limited, 40 Link Hausawa Road Kano-Nigeria

Professional knowledge and Skills

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Postgraduate Diploma in logistics Supply Chain Management,

• Certified International Trade Logistics and supply chain specialist, Logistics for commodities management

• Certificate in Quality Assurance in Supply Chain Management of medicines, and Managing Procurement Cycle.

• 18+ year’s progressive field experience setting up and managing administration, procurement, logistics,, warehousing, asset, distribution, fleet and stock inventory management and human resource systems with humanitarian NGOs with supervisory responsibilities in NGO environment, including significant field operations experience in both development and humanitarian programs that has result cost-saving to ensure value for money

• Strong understanding of complex emergencies, related security concerns and appropriate responses with experience in the North East and in insecure environments.

• Strong self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving program objectives,

• Strong team player and partners accountable to their deliverables with key performance indicators to track program high positive impact to the benefices

• Skills in setting ambitious and challenging goals for program team and develop indicators to track achievement in line with program objectives and goals

• Skills and experience in effective relationships building with team, colleagues, implementing Agencies, communities, and external partners and military

• Strong leadership skills with high level of integrity, honest, openness and transparency in Supply chain operations to ensure effective programming

• Excellent experience in managing and developing a team and the ability to lead, motivate and develop others with strong experience of NGO emergency program cycle management,

• Skill and experience in leading planning on how to conduct needs assessment for the repatriation of refugees from Cameroon to meet the basic needs and livelihoods in collaborations with UNHCR and other MOFCOM(Mubi Operational Field Coordination Meeting of Humanitarian Actors) and partners in Nigeria

• Solid good understanding of 8 sectoral programs( Child Protection, water and sanitation(WASH), Nutrition, Health, Education, Women and Empowerment, protection and rules of Law, Economic development and Recovery) and a working knowledge of the program priorities of the developing Country needs,

• Experience of engaging with institutional donors (OFDA, DFID, Global Fund, USAID, UNICEF, ECHO, GAC, and EUTF), with Proven experience in developing programmes impact project indicators and tracking using monitoring and evaluating data collection tools to measure impact on the vulnerable population;

• Strong experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control using Budget Verse Actual(BVA) system to track spending plan for all program sectors

• Solid project monitoring and Evaluation with impact indicators tracking to measure target and achievement. Strong personnel management skills to facilitate delivering of program results,

• Strong Commitment to and understanding of organizations, values and principles including gender and rights-based approaches in an organizations and beneficiaries

• Excellent personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

• Skills and proven track records of attention to detail, following procedures, meeting deadlines and working and problem-solving independently and cooperatively with Government agencies and community stakeholders

• Excellent negotiation, suppliers management skills and strong representation skills in operational activities meeting

• Effective verbal and written communication with excellent oral and written English skills organizational, prioritization with ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.

• Strong understanding of complex emergencies, related security concerns, and appropriate responses to such emergencies.

• Strong working knowledge of supply chain KPIs, business performance and operations score card metrics and improvement plan

• Excellent project management skills and ability to effectively balance multiple ongoing projects to meet deadlines

• Strong teamwork, Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences with strong Communication and results-oriented, ensuring the effective use of resources of Donor’s fund

Personal Data

Date of Birth: 2nd December,1971

Nationality: Nigerian

State of Origin: Benue

Gender : Male

Marital: Married

Residential Address: House N0. 12 IQ Road, Federal Housing Authority Estate Lugbe, Abuja- Nigeria

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Certified International trade Logistics Specialist (CITLS) USA 2006

• Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (UK) 2011

• Logistics & supply chain professional group (USA) 2012

• Member International Association of Public Health Logistician 2013

REFERENCE

Armand Serge LUH MFONE

Field Coordinator

International Rescue Committee

Behind ADSU Guest House, G.R.A Mubi, Adamawa State-Nigeria

Email: ******.********@******.***

Telephone: +234 808-***-****, 903-***-****

Relationship: Direct Line supervisor

Pharm. Linus Odoemene

National Coordinator

Nigeria Supply chain Integration Project (NSCIP)

Department of Food & Drugs Services

Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja

Email: ************@*****.***

Tel: +234 803-***-****

Relationship: Direct Supply Chain Strategist Mentor

Pharm. Raji Mobolaji

Procurement and Supply Chain Management Specialist

Association for Reproductive and Family Health. (Principal Recipient (PR) of the GF

grants on behalf of the Government of Nigeria since 2009)

Millennium Builder, Plaza First Floor Block C Plot 251 opposite NNPC Tower Abuja, Nigeria

Email: ************@*****.***

Telephone: +234**********

Relationship: Direct Line supervisor

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