Ewere Osa
Houston, TX 713-***-**** adwg0h@r.postjobfree.com Linkedin.com/in/ewereosa/
Supply Chain Manager Project Manager
Highly resourceful professional with 15+ years of experience leveraging leadership skills in project management, vendor sourcing, procurement, and contract negotiations to drive business profitability and growth. Recognized for monitoring high-volume projects and 400+ team members to drive continuous improvement. Track record of overseeing all aspects of logistics and supply management operations with keen focus on reducing costs and enhancing efficiencies.
Well-versed in providing value to business and stakeholders through planning and delivery of high-quality products.
Commended for controlling $1.5B budget standardizing purchasing processes, designing innovative strategies to meet defined business needs and achieve quarterly and yearly transaction goals.
Education
Master of Business
Administration,
Entrepreneurship &
Family Enterprise
Louisiana State University
Expected 2023
Bachelor of Business
Administration, Logistics
& Intermodal
Transportation
Georgia Southern
University
2016
Work Experience
Sourcing Specialist
2022-2022
Signode, Tampa, FL
● Developed and executed cutting-edge sourcing strategies and processes to maximize profitability and save costs of $55K.
● Achieved positive outcomes for packaging company's needs by sourcing potential vendors, boosting long-term relationships, and negotiating costs.
● Enhanced efficiency by 23% via analysis and selection of low-spend suppliers.
Commodity Specialist
2020-2022
Siemens Energy, Houston, TX
● Tracked expenses and budget by creating purchase orders and documenting all transactions to ensure business continuity.
● Serviced oil and gas machines and increased productivity by collaborating with coating and heat-treating companies. Senior Raw Materials Analyst
2018-2019
Sabic, Houston, TX
● Utilized Excel and Access-based forecasting tools to improve transparency by 65% and streamlined overall workflow.
● Implemented effective production strategies to increase 15 North American petrochemical, polymer, and plastics manufacturing lines by 30%.
● Applied Six Sigma principles to optimize end-to-end processes from 53 to 7 days.
● Propelled organizational financial performance and managerial effectiveness by monitoring and controlling $90M North American budget.
● Met company's short and long-term goals by creating and executing cross-site material planning strategies.
● Conducted root cause analysis and presented reports to the executive team in biweekly supplier meetings to discuss issues and generate desired outcomes.
● Fulfilled inventories at minimum costs by enabling intra-team communication.
Purchasing Program Manager
2016-2018
Rolls-Royce, Indianapolis, IN
● Closed deals by negotiating and selecting suppliers that saved 3.9% of costs.
● Supervised and completed two complex projects of procuring new aerospace engine parts within budget and time constraints.
● Oversaw essential purchasing and manufacturing operations, such as casting, injection molding, machining, and finishing for two aerospace subsystems.
Areas of Expertise
● Contract Negotiations
● Inbound Logistics
● Lean Manufacturing
● Budgeting &
Forecasting
● Inventory Management
● Process Improvement
● Product Lifecycle
● Stakeholder Relations
● Supplier Analysis
● Cost Reduction
● Project Planning &
Execution
● Supply Chain
Management
● Data Management
● Vendor Management
● Budget Control
● Team Building &
Leadership
● Risk Mitigation
● Quality
Control/Assurance
● Product Distribution
● Material Planning
● SIOP
Certifications
● Scrum Master
The Scrum Alliance
● Certified
Transportation and
Logistics
APICS
Technologies
● SAP, MS Office, Celonis,
Hana, A/X
Early Career
● Raw Materials
Outbound, HP
● Analyst/Manager, HP
● Material Returns
Transfer, HP
● Analyst/Manager, HP
● High-Value Parts
Analyst/Manager, HP
● Provided leadership support to 200 indirect reports for creating consistent supply chain, reducing lead times, and improving on- time delivery.
● Droved significant efforts toward manufacturing and assembling core engines by preparing RFX, RFQs, and SAP purchase orders.
● Managed new supplier’s onboarding process by working with legal team to protect company IP.
Raw Materials Inbound Analyst/Manager
2011-2015
Hewlett Packard, Houston, TX
● Enhanced operational efficiency by 15% by mentoring 200+ direct reports.
● Led on-time completion and delivery of Six Sigma project to generate cost savings of $350K annually.
● Ensured supply of materials meets requirements of computer technology company through 800+ SKUs management.
● Created and maintained 6-hour SLAs and variations in coordination with 3PL.
● Performed inbound appointment log analysis to strengthen sales pipeline and overall operations by 30%.
● Boosted labor productivity and inventory level by preparing purchasing schedule.
● Measured supplier's performance against operational KPIs by using scorecard with focus on cost reduction and quality improvement.