Supply Chain Six Sigma

Luke E Abumere

Grand Prairie, Dallas fortworth Texas 75052 / Email:***********@*****.***. Mobile 682-***-****

Summary

●Experienced Supply chain professional with overall 18+ years of extensive experience in several supply chain areas, including Integrated business planning: sourcing, manufacturing, supply planning, inventory, warehousing, logistics, ERP/IT implementation projects made up of customers, vendors, and suppliers.

●Able to multi-task and promptly prioritize ad-hoc deliverables while attending to detailed day-to-day tasks, and meeting deadlines in intensive environments.

●Excellent ability to prepare key reports related to all planning activity metrics along with analyzing all results to suggest effective strategies and recommend required improvements in performance.

●Possess thorough knowledge of data management techniques using Power BI dashboards for forecasting and other purposes, providing valuable recommendations to management based on insights derived from data analysis. Utilized extensive experience to develop workflows and business processes, conducting thorough gap analyses to identify areas for value creation.

●Executed Supply chain PMO and lean Six Sigma Best Practices projects. Conducted training and developed standard operating procedures SOPs.Ensured risk management, communication, and User acceptance testing UAT.

●Expert in Procurement contracts and tenders, supply planning, and transfers aligning with project sponsors to overcome roadblocks and ensure the satisfaction of internal (Technology, Engineering, commercial) and external stakeholder expectations

●Able to make decisions, effectively communicate both orally and in writing, influence peers, develop project(plan) schedule, project kick-off, and monitor the project performance while working collaboratively and respectfully in a project team structure.

Skills

●Integrated Business Planning

●ERP implementation

●Lean Six Sigma

●Data Analysis

●Integrated Work System IWS

●Supply and Demand Planning

●New Product introduction

●Warehouse Mgt system WMS

●SAP IBP, MM, SD, LE TMS

●Advanced Excel. Google sheet.

●Change Management

●Project Management

●Agile scrum

●Stakeholder Engagement

●Physical and Financial flows

●Contract Management

●Logistics Network Optimization

●TMS Transport Management system

●Inventory management

●Change Control mgt

●Cost Optimization

●Odoo JDA

●Power BI

●ERP Testing (FT, INT, OQ)

●JIRA

●Production Planning

●SAP Virtual Plant Creation

●People management

●EDI Implementation

●Process Improvement

SAP implementation (Activate)

Education

●University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Boston USA/ Postgraduate/Lean Six Sigma

●Dunlap Stone University DSU Import/Export Institute IIEI –Arizona USA/ International Trade Logistics

●University of Nig, Nsukka / MBA: Marketing Second Class upper

●University of Ibadan - Ibadan / Bsc. Science (Second Class upper 2-1)

Professional Development/Affiliations/Certifications

●Certified Lean Six Sigma Black belt –Simplilearn 2024

●Professional Scrum Master (PSM)-Scrum.org 2021

●SAP Integrated Business Planning IBP consultant training 2021/22.

●Accredited management consultant (AMC) by IMCB International Management Consultant Board USA April- 2018.

●Certified Logistics and Supply Chain Manager (CLSCM) by Academy of Operations and SCM New Jersey

●Warehouse Layout Design and Simulation Software – Cirrus Logistics United Kingdom - CLASS 2012

●Certified Professional Forecaster -Supply Chains (CPF) Institute of Business Forecasting &Planning N.York 2013

●Certified Import Compliance Manager (CICM) Aft Centre of Supply Chain. - 2012

●Certified Inventory and Production Manager Training (CPIM) (Module1) – (APICS) USA/Fox Valley College USA 2

●Certified In Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (IPSCM)-International Trade Centre ITC Switzerland

●Certified International Trade Logistics Specialist (CITLS)-IIEI at Dunlap-Stone University (DSU) Phoenix

●Lean Sigma Green belt training GSK Manufacturing site Agbara

Professional Experiences

AMGEN BIO

Supply Chain Consultant May 2024- Ongoing

●Led external contract manufacturing network and material planning including but not limited to material master and the Serialized Product Traceability (SPT), Global Location Number (GLN), and Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) standards and Change control management

●Presented metric updates to Executive management and project stakeholders.

●Managed end-to-end Procure to Pay processes, ensuring timely and accurate processing of purchase orders, invoices, and payments to optimize cash flow.

●Coordinate SAP S4 HANA project implementation-Requirement gathering,RICEFW.PMO(Jira) tool update .ERP testing FUT,INT,OQ .

●Utilized ERP systems to track and manage procurement activities, achieving a seamless integration of purchasing, invoicing, and payment processes.

●Lead sales, inventory& operations planning data preparation, and reporting. Monitoring country inventory and stock levels.

●Led audits of third-party suppliers, inventory reports regularly scheduled meetings with partners and vendors.

●Established/updated supply contracts with new vendors and existing vendors.

●Lead Source to Pay initiatives, aligning sourcing strategies with organizational goals to drive and provide oversight for the Value Analysis process. for supplier performance metrics,risk assessment frameworks to proactively identify and mitigate supplier risks, maintaining continuity of supply and reducing potential disruptions.

●Collaborated with Legal and Finance to negotiate agreements with CMOs and led cross-functional due diligence teams in assessing CMOs.

Alerzo Pte, New York/Lagos Jun’2022 – April 2024

Director Supply Chain

●Drove the SIOP process, tracked business KPIs, promptly identified undesirable trends, and recommended solutions for areas of concern, Initiated process improvements. Develop inventory replenishment models, and ensure stock availability this led to a 70% growth in orders within eight months.

●Provided on-site day-to-day support of Member's supply chain operations department, including personnel supervision, operational management, and supervision across data management, sourcing and contracting, vendor management, purchasing, replenishment, logistics, inventory management, and accounts payable.

●Executed the demand planning supply planning process (SIOP) that is aligned with the targets for safety stock, customer fill rate, working capital, and productivity. Measured and improved forecast accuracy by collaborating with the sales team, product team, finance, and planning team, triggered seasonal promotional inventory builds or burns that met the plant capacity needs.

●Rebalanced inventory between distribution centers as needed to support customer fill rates and provided feedback to customer service & sales on recovery in stock dates on back-order or canceled items.

●Escalated supply/product availability issues to management and provided Inventory projections for finished goods on a rolling 18-month basis and measured monthly plan vs actual.

●Successfully formulated and updated procurement and inventory standard operating procedures and policies to enhance efficiency and compliance with best practices.

Havmoore Logistics (Part-time), Dallas Fortworth TX Oct’2023- April’2024

Supply chain Projects consultant/Director

●Improved the logistics planning and procurement process, Bidding, tendering, and vendor relationship increasing revenue by 20% in three months. Set in place a standard operating procedure that aligns with best practice.

●Coordinated and communicated weekly through op mechs, processes & tools (eOM, MyOrders, etc.) with client Supply Chain, Commercial, and Operations teams. Assisted with risk assessment, mitigation, and transportation planning.

●Worked closely with Materials, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Logistics to overcome roadblocks and ensure shipment is made in line with internal and external customer expectations

Integrated Dairies Limited/Flexglobe, Jos/Lagos Jan’2020 –May’2022

Supply Chain COO (Consultant)

●Effectively managed P and L established top-line supply chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to align the business unit’s escalated product lines that are over or under-selling to forecasts.

●Collaborate with the executive team to develop strategic and operational plans, including mission/vision/value statements, goals, objectives, and balanced scorecards of metrics for performance governance.

●Support and participate in the company assessment of the overall supply chain operations, identifying improvement recommendations to maximize operations.

●Evaluate current supply indicators and benchmarks, developing tailored dashboard indicators to govern performance.

●Communicated forecast changes and updates to management customers.

●Set up a data-driven dashboard for SCM service delivery, by integrating connectors of Power BI, Mx telematics, and Corporate ERP-Odoo. to address performance management reporting in critical areas, such as forecast accuracy, OTC (Order to Cash), Manufacturing Excellence, integrated work system (IWS), OEE, reducing.MTBF and growing throughput.

Lafargeholcim, Lugs-Switzerland/Lagos Jan’2017 –Dec’2019

Head Logistics and Supply chain Projects

●Drove the regional team through process improvement projects aimed at optimizing Lafargeholcim's footprint of warehouses, Fleet, and distributor network while optimizing cost and transportation planning

●Created corrective action plans for 3PL partners by analyzing and trending data related to discrepancies in SCM KPIs.Extended SIOP to vendor-managed inventory.

●Conducted detailed process analysis and implemented SAP integration projects.Ensured accurate data integration in the implementation of SAP LE, MM, SD, Mx. Telematics, and Power BI tools

●Spearheaded transportation and logistics process improvements, reducing lead times by 50%.

●Managed a network of 1,200 trucks and multiple distribution centers, achieving 98% delivery accuracy.

●Conducted comprehensive process analyses, leveraging SAP LE and Power BI for data-driven decisions.

●Spearheaded time-motion study projects, reducing lead times by 50% and improving key logistics indicators.

●Managed multi-site logistics networks, ensuring compliance and alignment with supply chain KPIs.

UAC Foods/Tiger Foods, Lagos/Johannesburg SA Apr’2016 –Nov’2017

GM, Supply Chain

●Successfully improved product availability by efficiently driving the end-to-end supply chain function, and overseeing SIOP process. SAP execution and design, procurement, import operations, Bill of materials planning, Packaging, logistics, multiple warehouses distribution planning,

●Navigated complex demand and supply planning for new product introduction, and achieved ten on-time product launches. Product life for Snacks with a Short Shelf-Life supply chain, Cold Chain supply chain (Dairy/ice cream), and Reverse logistics (Water supply chain.

Ernst and Young Consulting (Lagos)10/2015 - 04/2016

Supply Chain and Operations Lead /Senior Manager

●Successfully led cross-functional teams to drive E2E integration & optimization projects, led supply chain and operations client engagements, providing strategic direction and achieving results through effective leadership.

●Interviewed appropriate client personnel from departments served by the supply chain operations department in order to assess the effectiveness from outside the department and determine the customer service performance of the supply chain operations team.

●Led Implementations of Supply Chain Planning solutions, Relationship building at the executive level, Business Planning, Project Management, and Program Management; viz Rapid supply chain assessment and inventory optimization.Global trade effectiveness- Customs and excise strategy, Inco terms, tax and entity strategy, Operational cost reduction.

●Diagnosed, designed, and implemented supply chain solutions, driving improvements and streamlining operations for clients in several industries cosmetics, Consumer goods, Building materials, technology, and Health sectors.

●Developed supply chain strategies and operating models and solutions around Manufacturing Excellence (Run to target), supplier relationship management, integrated work system (IWS), improving OEE, reducing MTBF, and growing throughput.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Dec’2010 –Jan’2015

Lead, Supply Chain

●Drove the cross-functional teams in the Sales Inventory and Operations Planning Process SIOP, ensuring effective collaboration between Manufacturing sites (chem Ops- DS, DP, Pharmops -FDP), sourcing, importation, shippers, marketing, finance, Major Distribution Partners, and various tech operations functions, resulting in streamlined operations and enhanced teamwork across Novartis Pharma, Consumer, Sandoz generics and Alcon eye divisions global Logistics Operations teams,

●Successfully identified and addressed supply constraints based on agreed demand plans, presenting well-thought-out scenarios, and data models with assumptions and proposals to optimize supply chain and overall business efficiency.

●Provided capacity plans on a rolling 12-month basis, and alternatives as needed. Balanced plant capacity to meet the needs of safety, customer fill rate, working capital, and plant productivity.

●Update safety stocks, network strategies, and order quantities based on changing item volumes/patterns.

Distribution Manager

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer 11/2007 - 11/2010

●Orchestrated and optimized the GSK logistics network across the nation, overseeing 7 warehouses, 70 partner warehouses/locations, ten 3PL partners' transportation contracts, and a team of 40 staff, including third-party collaborators, ensuring seamless supply chain operations.

●Executed and pioneered several lean projects: Product Salvage, Direct Store Delivery (DSD), revised distribution model, JDA ERP upgrade, electronic archiving of commercial documentation, transporters and vendor rationalization, Warehouse rack, and simulation. Set up GSK’s largest Distribution Centre in the region,

●Upheld and enforced global quality standards in product distribution, warehouse management, vehicle safety, and third-party relationships, guaranteeing adherence to GSK's high-quality benchmarks.

●Led Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), metrics management, and escalation management.

Professional Accolades

●Award winner, the Novartis Global Finance Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Award for Best in Class Stock in Trade Control (SIT) practice.

●Star Award Winner for best performance at the FedEx USA Purple Academy International Supply Chain Course

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