Supply Chain Procurement Specialist

HAROLD O. OBAKEYE

******.*******@*****.*** 908-***-**** Staten Island, NY 10302 www.linkedin.com/in/olasunkanmi-harold-obakeye Summary

A consummate supply chain and procurement specialist, with a dedicated mindset to SCM development and growth; as a core specialization to achieving corporate goals, overall value and continuous improvement and knowledge in Supply Chain Management. Proficient in supply chain warehousing, logistics, corporate and global supply chain management.

Well knowledgeable in negotiations with stakeholders, inter alia corporate board of directors and government, a proven team builder, management specialist and a goal-oriented persona. An all-round business executive with vast experience in business initiation, development, and growth. Very adaptable to new ideas, procedures, and policies.

Skills

• Project Management.

• Project Team Coordination.

• Lean and Agile Procurement and Supply Chain.

• SKU creation and Management.

• Performance Monitoring.

• Proficient with Skype, Teams, and Slack.

• SAP/ERP.

• QuickBooks.

• Complex Problem Solving.

• Work Planning and Prioritization.

• Proficient in MS Office (Advanced Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Experience

• Team Leadership.

• Presentation skills

• Corporate Relationship Building.

• Stakeholder Negotiations.

• Global Sourcing.

• Risk Assessment.

• Decision Making.

• Information Confidentiality.

• Ability to appreciate and adapt to new ideas.

• Financial and Administrative acumen.

• Effective Communication.

• Management and human behavioral skills.

Snr. Procurement and Supply Chain

Specialist

NoBox Technologies, LLC Brooklyn, NY

05/2018 – Present

• Responsible for implementing the procurement Centre of Excellence (CoE) and actively collaborating procurement process standardization across board to include internal and external stakeholders.

• Work with Client local and Global Supply Chain Product Planner and Network planner as necessary to ensure product strategy is understood and being adhered to and implemented.

• Lead procurement and supply chain meetings with vendors/customers to ensure alignment with corporate plan and objectives.

• Drive the development and implementation of the sourcing and category management framework in support of procurement functional strategy.

• Participate in the development and implementation of spend analysis, supplier performance metrics (ASCQI) and risk management and mitigation strategies.

• Coordinating the Procurement Supplier Qualification Assessment (SQA) process and underlying Subject Matter Expert (SME) assessments.

• Liaise with customers and coordinate supply planning with Supply Chain VPT (Virtual Plant Team) representative to minimize the impact of supply delays, quality events, line shutdowns, projects and other requirements.

• Identify, track, monitor, and communicate project-related issues, scope changes, variances and contingencies that may arise during the implementation of procurement projects.

• Vendor sourcing, contracting/negotiation, implementation, control, and evaluation, to also include RFQs, Tenders/Bids preparation.

• Responsible for ensuring that demand and supply requirements are accurate and balanced, and the supply plan is maintained up to date in the SAP/ERP system.

• Develop variety of reports, exports, dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring comprehensive data visualization and analysis capabilities, for End2End (E2E) supply chain visibility and Procure2Pay (P2P) oversight functions.

• Review of any forecast changes monthly and preparation of updated forecast for communication to CMO.

• Access existing reporting requirements to appropriately prioritize and streamline the development of reports.

• Ensures that deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements.

• Assist key users in testing new functionality by documenting and retaining knowledge.

• Develop and review Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

• Maintain effective and service-oriented relationships with departmental and organizational-level stakeholders.

• Review documents to guarantee quality, consistency, and adherence to criteria.

• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information from team level to management level.

• Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to the team to encourage adoption of good Agile and Lean practices. EPC Project Procurement Lead

Valerus Compression/Axip Energy Services Houston, TX and Nigeria. 12/2006 - 05/2018

• Developed a procurement plan and strategy to include Supply Chain Management that aligned with project deliverable goals in the short, medium, and long-term.

• Managing all aspects of Procurement components of the EPC project to include local and international vendor sourcing, contracts/negotiations, inspections including factory acceptance tests, controls, implementations, and evaluations to meet project needs and objectives.

• Drafted and implemented an effective and cost-saving category management system and Lump sum turnkey

(LSTK) contracts to procurement deliverables.

• Managing Procurement Schedule, Cost, Safety and Quality to meet project operations and needs.

• Drove interface with internal stakeholders to include Engineering, Operations, Administration and Company Board as required to ensure a consistent approach to procurement project completion.

• Participate in the development and implementation of spend analysis, supplier performance metrics (ASCQI) and risk management and mitigation strategies.

• Develop variety of reports, exports, dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring comprehensive data visualization and analysis capabilities, for End2End (E2E) supply chain visibility and Procure2Pay (P2P) oversight functions.

• Proactively identify and resolve any constraints in supply through engagement with necessary team.

• Cross-functional and collaboration responsibilities with Engineering, Construction and Project teams to determine equipment’s and materials requirements and deliverables.

• Tender and Bid packaging for project procurement for both commercial and technical tenders.

• Liasing with external stakeholders to include vendors, government MDA’s, Joint Venture partners, local communities, and others, as may be required.

• Drafted and reviewed, when necessary, the project procurement standard operation procedures.

• Monitor procurement costs against the project budget, while also implementing cost-saving measures.

• Participated in project HAZOP meetings for achieving safety procurement deliverables.

• All other responsibilities in my specialization as they came-up. Education

• Rutgers University, New Jersey

Supply Chain Excellence 05/2021

• Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma-Nigeria

Bachelor’s degree, Business Administration. 05/2004 Certification

• Member, Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM). In View

(APICS Member/ID No: 2113873)

Certified Supply Chain Professional.

• Affiliate Member, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply 2022

(Membership No: 005817895)

• Professional Member, International Project Management Association 2013 Project Managers Development Association Nigeria (PMDAN ID: FM-00083)

• Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Administration-Nigeria 1996 Financial Administration (CIA ID: FA/2942)

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