Procurement Manager
Resume:
KENNETH WEWORA ATOGEBANIA
P. O. Box 3610, Achimota, Ghana
Mob: +233-********* Email: *****************@*****.*** **********@****.******.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A motivated and result driven professional with over 4+ years of experience in procurement, warehousing, Logistics management, Inventory management and Document/Materials control with excellent communication skills with various levels of management. Expertise in implementing appropriate procurement principles and techniques and accustomed to managing all procurement and supply chain functions for both businesses locally and international, increasing efficiency and identifying areas of improvement. AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Procurement Management, Strategic
Sourcing
• Negotiation & Contract Management
• Purchasing & Supply Chain Mgt.,
• Warehousing & Material Movement
• Productive Relationship Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNILEVER GHANA LIMITED May 2021- Date
Assistant Procurement Operations Manager- Ghana.
Procurement Manager for Raw materials, Logistics, and 3 rd
party collaborative
manufacturing.
• Managed the buying of Salt (Annapurna), Raw materials (Fragrance, commodities, chemicals), Sourcing of tropical oils for West Africa with a total spend of over Euro 120m, Gross Margin Improvement through delivering Savings Material Forecasting
• Responsible for ensuring enough transporters based on contract negotiation for delivery of final materials to KD’s and customers.
• Responsible Developing and Maintaining a 3rd Party manufacturing strategy that complements and is aligned to Unilever Supply Chain strategy.
• Budgeting & Cost Reduction
• Contract Development & Negotiation
• Project Management & Research
works and consultation
• Logistics Planning
• Risk, Control compliance Management
• Documentation / Report Writing
•
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• Responsible for managing and coordinating all procurement and contracting, including procurement initiation and contract negotiation with local vendors and consultants, tracking of work progress and deliverables, and timely processing of payments and report approvals.
• Implement strategic procurement including sourcing strategy, supplier selection and evaluation, quality management, buyer-supplier relationship management and performance measurement
• Provides input into strategies for ensuring future compliance and mitigation of risk i.e., Material legislations, fines, and reporting requirements for various regulators. Achievements
• Successfully initiated a tendered, identified and negotiated rates for secondary transporters and achieved a savings of 48,650 euro annualized.
• Unilever Procurement Global Oil procurement award for the delivery of savings and value adding projects for identifying Shea Olein as a substitute of PFAD for soap production with a huge savings of 800k euro annually.
• Successfully landed Project Hugo Boss, project was to change the formulation in Key bar by procuring unique materials to drive savings of 10k euro in the home care factory.
DIAGEO WEST AFRICA/ GUINNESS GHANA BREWERIES Plc March 2021- May 2021 Acting Market Specialist Procurement Risk, Governance & Sustainability Manager -
(Africa) at Diageo.
• Aligning with the Global Risk, control, and compliance team to agree and test on the effectiveness various Controls
• Responsible for procurement Governance, control management and risk initiatives across nine (9) Africa Markets (Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Cameroon, Seychelles, Kenya, Ethiopia).
• Maintained continuous oversight of nine (9) Markets by collection and dissemination of any regulatory, Compliance Monitoring and Testing and audit issues in order to provide ongoing advice and guidance to the Global Risk and Compliance & Sustainability Manger
• Executed compliance audit programs to determine organizational vulnerabilities and highlight risks vendors identified and various mitigation plans established for them. KENNETH WEWORA ATOGEBANIA 3 8
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures, and work with business units to initiate enhancements as identified.
• Successfully lead the Africa controls and compliance work-stream team to move from a market led model to a category led model.
• Recommending standardizing controls, template, codified approach to Africa source control process and reducing risk of noncompliance by ensuring appropriate controls are in place to effectively managed any risk associated. DIAGEO WEST AFRICA/ GUINNESS GHANA BREWERIES Plc Aug 2019 – Till Date Market Category Analyst-MRO, Capex and Logistics & Procurement Risk, Governance and Sustainability Manager
• Responsible for managing and coordinating all procurement and contracting, including procurement initiation and contract negotiation with local vendors and consultants, tracking of work progress and deliverables, and timely processing of payments and report approvals.
• Implement strategic procurement including sourcing strategy, supplier selection and evaluation, quality management, buyer-supplier relationship management and performance measurement.
• Supervises and controls company’s purchases from local and foreign sources through co- ordination with company departments.
• Analyze inventory requisitions and determine the appropriate method of procurement i.e. Quotation, Tender or Request for proposal.
• Engaged in strategic negotiations with Agents/Vendors to ensure that all the commercial terms of MRO and logistics contract agreements have adequately covered and in line with group policy.
• Review bids/contracts and select appropriate vendors for the award of contracts in line with company’s policies and procedures.
• Prepare contracts, contribution agreements and standing offer arrangements and any amendments in accordance with instructions and terms of reference to ensure proper / consistent contractual terms.
• Work closely with all relevant governmental and non-governmental institutions to facilitate and administer and manage stock contract signed with the company.
• Carried out a robust reporting of savings and calculations delivery on time in full and in alignment with Manufacturing, Utilities and Logistics function every month.
• Ensure strict adherence to procurement systems and processes, logistics and documentation for materials and developed procurement plans for various projects based on their annual budget. KENNETH WEWORA ATOGEBANIA 4 8
Achievements
• Successfully led the Ghana Market on the implement and commence project Fulcrum lite in Ghana, for Entec International to manage scale around spares acquisition and inventory within its operations and in line with its asset care vision.
• Successfully led in negotiating and sourcing a Capex vendor to build Ghc 145m state of Art new brewing house in Achimota which improve production from 45,000mt to 75,000mt annually.
• Developed the company’s inventory management strategy with the aim of controlling costs within budgetary limits, generating savings, rationalizing inventory, and maximizing available working capital.
• Successfully negotiated a fix transport rates across 15 transporters in secondary freight transportation and achieved 3.3m GBP savings over a three (3) year period.
• Panel discussion on behalf of the Diageo responsible sourcing and compliance team on Overview of how AIM- PROGRESS members and other companies in Africa are putting the UNGP’s into practice, lessons learnt and the key drivers for success. With contributions from; Martina Henry Global Head of Sustainable Sourcing- Diageo( AIM-PROGRESS Africa Hub Lead), Sara Clancy- Executive Director - Partner Africa, Genevieve Taft-Vazquez Global Director- The Coca-Cola Company, David Pettet Social and Human Rights Senior Manager- RB, Kenneth Wewora Atogebania Procurement Risk, Governance & Sustainability Manager for Guinness Ghana Breweries ( a Diageo Subsidiary), Alex Cole-Hamilton- Governance, Organisational Integrity and business and human rights specialist, Wambui Chege Independent Board Member and Responsible Business Expert, Virginie Chouzenoux- AIM PROGRESS.
• Successfully led the Ghana Market emerge as the best performing market in Africa for H1 and month P6 2021 in financial and non-financial KPI’s.
• Successfully lead the Africa controls and compliance work-stream team to move from a market led model to a category led model. Recommending standardizing controls template, codified approach to Africa source control process and reducing risk of noncompliance by ensuring appropriate controls are in place to effectively managed any risk associated within responsible sourcing agenda.
• Successful led market to a satisfactory (Green) outcome Global Assurance Audit (GAR) in June2020.
• Identified and balance risks and benefits and took appropriate actions to deliver the most beneficial outcomes within logistics projects.
DIAGEO WEST AFRICA/ GUINNESS GHANA BREWERIES Plc Sept, 2018 – Aug, 2019 Procurement Assistant (Risk, Governance, AOP and Overheads)
• Executed leadership and direction in maintaining effective, reliable and profitable supply chain solutions in response to clients’ needs while ensuring compliance to organizational regulations.
• Performed all procurement and contracting activities including pre-qualification, tender KENNETH WEWORA ATOGEBANIA 5 8
management, logistics and warehousing, fleet and facilities management and set policy and guidelines for delivering cost effective procuring process.
• Carried out strategic procurement implementation in the office including sourcing strategy, supplier selection and expedited progress of equipment and materials against milestones.
• Ensured full compliance of assigned procurement activities with rules, regulations, policies and strategies; implementation of effective inbound logistics management, warehousing and distribution, Inventory control & management.
• Developed and maintained broad business contacts for purposes of maintaining a vendors’ list for quick identification of different suppliers of categories of goods, works and services as and when the need arises.
Achievements
• Provided coaching and mentoring to colleagues to ensure the acquisition, retention, and application of relevant competencies to achieve strategic goals of the supply chain function.
• Provided a strategic, efficient and flexible procurement service which delivered optimum value for money, cost savings and best quality of service.
• Initiated Cost analysis for projects with aim on capturing savings, a typical one was out of Home media and made a savings of GBP 1,000 per month for five years.
• Participated in the engineering design and modifications to ensure orderly and timely transitions in the production process.
COMMUNITY DEV. AND ADVOCACY CENTRE (CODAC) June – Aug, 2016 Bolgatanga, Upper East Region
Research Assistant
• Provided ready access to all experimental data for research and responded to research related issues.
• Performed statistical, qualitative and quantitative analysis and conducted researched and drafted memos and summaries.
• Worked with principal investigators to coordinate qualitative research and prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
• Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
• Assisted with the preparation of financial reports and bank reconciliation statement
• Supported the planning and implementation of projects, conducted Research work and prepared action plan and facilitation of programs. GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK, Navrongo, Upper East Region June – July, 2015 Customer Service Representative
• Opened new accounts and manage customer calls and appointments effectively for new opportunities.
• Agreed on challenging daily, weekly, and monthly targets for the bank with branch KENNETH WEWORA ATOGEBANIA 6 8
manager/ head of department regularly and evaluate with target.
• Expanded customer relationships by maintaining a regular follow-up process and building rapport with each customer
• Facilitated all species movement to/from branch is handled according to laid down processes to ensure security and availability of cash in the branch at all times
• Maintained good relationships with customers to increase business growth and maximize the value of our services.
• Marketed and promoted the bank’s products to individuals and firms, promoting services that meet our customers’ needs.
• Participated in one-on-one meetings with clients to explain services in an effort to guide their choices.
• Keep up to day with the bank’s products suite and marketing campaigns to ensure superior product knowledge.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIV. OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Kumasi 2019 – 2020 Master of Science: MSc Economics
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GHANA, Sunyani 2014 – 2018 Bachelor of Science: B.SC Economics (Hons)
INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED BANKERS – Ghana 2017 – To Date Associate Chartered Banker
CHARTERED ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYST – USA 2015 – 2017 Association of certified chartered economists AFFM/ACCE U.S New York La San Francisco ST. CHARLES SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, 2011 – 2014
WASSCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS OFFICE (WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT) SAP, COUPA, QLIK SENSE, COMPLIANCE DESKTOP, STATA, SPSS- Intermediate, POWER BI, SALES FORCE, ICAT, SRS, CLM, VELOCITY, NECO
PUBLICATIONS
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Impact of monetary Policies in Stimulating Economic Growth in Ghana: A co- integration approach. International journal of economic and development issues Vol.15 No. 1&2© 2017 by The Development Universal Consortia. Do Good Governance and Women Empowerment promote Girl Child Education in Africa? A Decomposition and Counterfactual Analysis. World Development Group- work in Progress.
Quantitative easing on how monetary policies stimulate economic growth. Work in progress.
TRAINING / LICENSE
Recognitions for leading the Ghana team on a successful audit satisfactory outcome in Ghana and driving the control assurance and risk management agenda in procurement across responsible sourcing, SPM, contracts, SFRM, Risk footprint, KYBP and sourcing leading to a satisfactorily outcome in the recent GAR audit. Contributions to the procurement department by Tona Awofeso (Source excellence Manager) at the African leadership meetings.
Global Risk and Governance recognition for good job from 67% compliant to 83% compliant in one month for Ghana by the Global Risk and Governance Team. Dean special award for outstanding best faculty performing student Economics department.
The Queen Elizabeth commonwealth easy competition 2015. Certificate obtained. Royal economic society competition (RES) 2015 young economist. Certificate obtained WORKSHOPS AND CPD PROGRAMS ATTENDED
Petroleum Products Regulation in Emerging and Transition Markets’’ (Expected areas to be covered; petroleum products regulation Acts: local international, upstream regulations, challenges and implications, downstream regulation challenges and implications, Regulatory crisis, Lesson learnt. Speaker: Mr. Daniel Addo, BA(Hons) Economic, MBA(Finance), DIP ED, CEPA, FCCE Finance Director National Petroleum Authority,
(NPA)
Models of Economic and Financial Crisis; Explanations, Determinants, causes, Effects, Econometric application t estimate crisis time periods and some lessons from the crisis’’ Speaker: Joseph Asantey, BSc, MSc (Economics), MBA, Ch. FE, CEPA Head of Credit Policy -Standard Chartered Bank.
Emerging issues in public procurement and Reserved Based Financing” Speaker Dr. John Gatsi Head of finance department, school of business, University of Cape coast.
Economic, Risk and Financial Impact on the Future of Global Banking by 2017 and beyond: Review of Ghana Banking Industry''. Speaker: Joseph Asantey, BSc, MSc
(Economics), MBA, Ch. FE, CEPA Head of Credit Policy -Standard Chartered Bank. KENNETH WEWORA ATOGEBANIA 8 8
Economic, Risk and Financial Impact on the Future of Global Banking by 2017 and beyond: Review of Ghana Banking Industry''. Speaker: Joseph Asantey, BSc, MSc
(Economics), MBA, Ch. FE, CEPA Head of Credit Policy -Standard Chartered Bank.
Regional political party panel debate on institutionalizing gender equality within party's structures, Organized by CODAC GHANA on June 30th, 2016. At regional house of chief's conference hall, Bolgatanga.
A sensitization workshop on the domestic violence Act for Traditional rulers in the upper east region. Organized by CODAC GHANA on June 15th, 2016. At regional house of chief's conference hall, Bolgatanga.
Night with the managers. Theme: performing the functions of manager. By Mr. Christian Tachie -Djan, manager of capital plus bank sunyani. (2015)
Vision way organization theme: The power of entrepreneurship. By E. Y. Botah, CEO of vision way organization, Samantha Sabia CEO of precision group and B/A Regional pastor, CCC. Pastor Roger Ohene Frempong. (2016) certificate obtained.
Night with the managers. Theme: African is one of the richest continentsin the world but yet Poor. By Mr. Robert Mensah, Eusbette general manager. (2015)
Africa young leaders and entrepreneur's summit 2015, theme; igniting passion for excellence. By Mr.John Dumelo. Certificate obtained.
Vision way international theme: Entrepreneurship: role of technology in its promotion. By E. Y. Botah CEO of Vision Way. (2016) certificate obtain. REFERENCES
Dr. Frank Gyimah Sackey-PHD Economics
Senior Lecturer/ Dean of School of Research and Graduate Studies. Catholic university college of Ghana, Fiapre –Sunyani Mob: (024*******/ +346********)
Mr. Mike Ayekple
(Procurement Specialist MRO, Logistics, Utilities- Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC) Mob: 024*******/ 054*******
Mr. Anthony Osei-Tutu
(Senior Sourcing Manager - Scancom MTN Plc)
Mob: 054*******/ 024*******
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