Supply Chain Contracts Manager

Godwin Ogboma Akhirome

**** ******** *****, ******, ** 30519

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

Tel: 678-***-****

Resume for Area Mnanager, Operational Procurement

Summary:

I am a Supply Chain, Procurement and Contracts professional with more than 20 years senior management leadership experience in both public and private organizations. I am seeking for a position of Contracts Manager in your organization where I can utilize my extensive experience and expertise to provide insight and support to various business areas within Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

My expertise include, (a) working collaboratively with internal stakeholders to eliminate or minimize potential commercial and/or legal risk exposures that may be associated with execution of contract documents, (b) Negotiation of contract terms and conditions with vendors and to ensure the achievement of the most beneficial win-win solution that is in compliance with applicable laws, and/or organization’s policy, (c) Fostering a cross-functional team work approach by collaborating with key partners in different work areas of the organization including procurement/sourcing, legal, operations, and finance, (d) ensuring that contracts are in compliance with company policy and regulatory requirements, and (e) implementation of timely development and execution of contractual documents including, master agreements, amendments, renewals, SOW/Order Forms, etc.

I possess very strong verbal and written communication skills, astute financial administration and budgetary acumen, a history of successful management of complex supply chain, procurement, contracts, and vendor relationship management programs.

Education:

M.Sc. General Management, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 1988

B.Sc. Business Administration, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 1984 (2nd Class upper),

Advance Diploma in Commercial Law, Royal Society of Arts, London

Certifications & Memberships:

C.P.M. - Certified Purchasing Manager, USA

Certified Trainer, Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), USA

Carl Vinson Institute/DHR Leadership Development Program, University of Georgia, USA

Member, Fiscal Management Council, State of Georgia

AMT – Accredited Management Trainer, Center for Management Development, Nigeria

Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM)

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Public Management (FCIPM)

Technical Proficiencies

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Coupa

iValua,

Smartsheet

SAP

Contract Pod

PeopleSoft 9.1 Financial Solution (Oracle)

PeopleSoft 9.1 eProcurement Solution (Oracle)

Other customized software e.g., SharePoint; etc.

Internet Explorer

Professional Work Experience:

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. July 2022 - Present

Senior Procurement & Contracts Consultant

This is a contract Position through Rank Technologies, Inc.

Supporting various business units with their contracting activities including, (a) Drafting and reviewing of contract documents, (b) Ensuring that contract languages are in compliance with company policy, regulations and Laws, (c) Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely execution of contracts, and (d) Review and redline contract documents to ensure that all commercial and legal risks/potential exposures are identify and resolved to acceptable level for the company.

Negotiate contract terms and conditions to ensure that ISI execute contracts that meet the internal stakeholder’s needs, and in compliance with company’s policies, regulations, and applicable laws.

Create and maintain cordial working relationship with internal partners including, legal, operations, finance, and sourcing as well as suppliers.

Responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing contracts for execution by appropriate/authorized officials of the company.

Develop and negotiated Data Protection Agreements (DPA)

Develop and negotiated Business Associate Agreements (BAA)

Analyze contracts to ensure compliance with company policy, government regulations and applicable laws.

Negotiate Contract documents to identify risks and negotiate mitigating strategies and languages to ISI benefit.

State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Jan 2022 – June 2022

IT Procurement and Contracts Consultant

This was a contract position to lead the Department’s effort to procure an Enterprise Information System (EIS). The EIS is an Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) which is their main software for their daily business operations. My responsibility included:

Initiated meetings with the cross functional team and conduct needs assessment.

Gather requirements for RFP solicitation.

Developed appropriate RFP workbook template

Developed the requirements and reviewed with the project team comprising program officers, IT, Finance and Legal

Developed the Schedule of events and shepherd the entire process including organizing vendor’s Conference

Led proposal review process, developed deliverables and contract negotiation through to contract award

Organized the contract kick-off and execution.

AVANOS Medical, Inc. Dec 2017 – Dec 2020

Senior Procurement/Contracts Consultant

This position was designed to help position Avanos in a more agile situation and to enhance productivity, eliminate waste. I was responsible for the global Indirect Services procurement/ for the company. I supported the IT, HR, Facility, M&E, and MRO functions in negotiating T&Cs, prices, and development of contracts. A summary of the work I did include:

Developed appropriate Master Service Agreements (MSA), Professional/Consulting Services Agreement (PSA) and Statements of Work (SOW) for indirect services, M&E and MRO.

Developed Request for Information (RFI) and worked through all the steps through gathering of requirements, development of solicitations, contract negotiation award and execution.

Developed Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Quotes (RFQ) and worked through all the entire steps through contract negotiation award and execution.

Evaluation of proposals/SOW from vendors and determining best value and most efficient means of procuring services.

Led the efforts in processing competitive procurement, negotiation, and renewal of contracts.

Implemented process improvement during the transitioning of contracts to the divested business to O&M Halyard.

Negotiated terms and conditions with strategic vendors.

Implemented efficient sourcing processes that assured best value for procurement spend through Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP), SOW and change order management.

Amended contracts to incorporate mutual agreed T&Cs into contract documents.

Analyze contracts to ensure compliance with company policy, government regulations and applicable laws.

Negotiate Contract documents to identify risks and negotiate mitigating strategies and languages to Ananos benefit.

Renewed contracts that are performing efficiently; and

Implemented effective stakeholder management that fostered collaborative efforts and focused on efficient delivery of services to end users and clients.

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Feb 2010 – May 2016

(Including six State Mental Health Hospitals)

Director, Supply Chain, Procurement and Contracts:

Was the pioneer Director, Office of Supply Chain, Procurement and Contracts since the creation of the department in February 2010 to May 2016. Served as the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and recruited the resources thereof. Directed overall supply chain operations, including procurement of professional services and inventory of raw materials, Machinery & Equipment (M&E), Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul of equipment (MRO), selection of vendors and distribution of finished goods. Developed and implemented responsible and transparent vendor relationship, negotiated with suppliers to minimize raw materials inventory and transportation costs.

Other Responsibilities:

Implemented a seamless coordinated strategy for the management of supply chain, procurement, and contract functions in the organization.

Developed and implemented annual fiscal budgets and forecasts of MRO needs and monitor utilization to take appropriate actions to ensure uninterrupted flow of needed materials/resources.

Evaluated past performance data to forecast needs, production scheduling and distribution of finished goods.

Developed and implemented strategic plans to enhance productivity, quality and enhance efficiency of operations.

Oversaw the delivery and warehousing of materials, inventory control and distribution of finished goods.

Developed policies and standard operations procedures (SOP) to support the functional infrastructure and assets.

Implemented waste reduction strategies in production.

Implemented efficient transportation system that assured reasonable transportation costs, efficient performance of transportation vendors and minimization of risks.

Managed a centralized procurement and contracts office and developed Master Services Agreements (MSA) and Professional Services Agreements and. Statement of Work (SOW) to support the organization in its quest to meet the needs of the consumers.

Developed and implemented Statements of Work (SOW) and Project Change Orders.

Negotiated IT Contracts and agreements.

Ensured that IT contracts/licenses is adequate to cover the IT needs.

Led the efforts in acquisition of complex negotiation, and renewal of Contracts.

Evaluated proposals/SOW from vendors and determine best value and most efficient means of acquiring raw materials, goods, and services.

Led a procurement and Contracts Department with Federal Grants of over$0.5billion per annum.

Utilized the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) extensively to manage the grants from the Federal Agencies.

Developed, reviewed, evaluated, and negotiated contract deliverables and KPIs with a view to ensuring maximization of departmental stakeholders’ benefit and efficiencies.

Developed procurement and contracts policies and procedures for the department and monitors compliance throughout the enterprise.

Oversaw and managed the sourcing activities of the Department from needs assessment level to development of requirement and solicitation instruments e.g., RFP, RFI, SOW and through evaluation of proposals from vendors, negotiation, and award of contracts.

Led the development and management of over 4,500 contracts, including renewals and amendments annually.

Negotiated and managed complex Distributed Processing Systems.

Participated in the procurement, negotiation, and transition of mainframe (legacy) applications to the distributed processing system.

Developed and utilized contractual/financial matrix to identify gaps or errors in contract document, provide baseline for measuring performance of contractors, and provided a clear roadmap during clos-out phase of contract life cycle.

Developed and used financial and contractual modeling to forecast and analyze budgetary obligations/commitments versus liquidation of grants and budgetary allocations/appropriations.

Oversaw the warehouses and inventories at the hospital.

Worked collaboratively with stakeholders including internal and external customers, vendors, and regulatory bodies for the purpose ensuring uninterrupted service to customers.

Negotiated Terms and Conditions with strategic vendors to arrive at win-win situation.

Recruited, trained, developed, and retained valuable human assets and administered developmental paths/succession plans for staff.

Managed procurement and contracts professionals to ensure timely processing of procurement and contracts documents in order to support the program management to meet its goals.

Developed and implemented procurement goals and objectives in a manner that is consistent with the department’s vision, mission, and goals.

Worked as a team member of department’s leadership in policy formulation and implementation.

Georgia Department of Human Services Oct 2007 – Jan 2010

Director, Supply Chain, Procurement and Contracts

Served as the pioneer Director, Office of Procurement and Contracts; oversaw all procurement processes, including pre-and- post contract award phases, close-out, verification, and authorization of payments. Served as the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and recruited the resources thereof. Directed overall supply chain operations, including purchasing and inventory of raw materials, selection of vendors and distribution of finished goods. Developed and implemented transparent vendor relationship, negotiated with suppliers to minimize raw materials and transportation costs.

Other Responsibilities:

Implemented a coordinated strategy for the management of supply chain, procurement, and contract functions in the organization.

Developed and implemented annual fiscal budgets and forecasts of raw material needs and monitor utilization to take appropriate actions to ensure uninterrupted flow of needed materials/resources.

Evaluated past performance data to forecast needs, production scheduling and distribution of finished goods.

Developed and implemented strategic plans to enhance productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations.

Oversaw the delivery and warehousing of materials, inventory control and distribution of finished goods.

Developed policies and standard operations procedures (SOP) to support the functional infrastructure.

Implemented waste reduction strategies in production.

Implemented efficient transportation system that assured reasonable transportation costs, efficient performance of transportation vendors and minimization of risks.

Managed a centralized procurement and contracts office and developed Master Services Agreements (MSA) and Professional Services Agreements and Statement of Work (SOW) to support the organization in its quest to meet the needs of the consumers.

Developed and implemented Statements of Work (SOW) and Project Change Orders.

Identified customer requirements, established objectives, defined priorities, assigned, and completed work as an individual and/or part of a team.

Communicated verbally and in writing with vendors and customers to define needed procurement, led changes in processes based on contractual needs, stipulated acquisition rules, and ensured compliance with all contract requirements.

Implemented Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), OMB circular A-133 and other pertinent rules including ARRA 2009 to implement acquisition / procurements processes.

Negotiated procurement contracts (T&Cs) with vendors; monitored vendor activities for compliance.

Developed and implemented contract and procurement policies, protocols, and standard operating procedures.

Reviewed work completed and verified compliance; provide corrective recommendations or authorizations to facilitate close-out.

Oversaw the execution of approximately $1B in expenditures annually.

Led the development and management of over 3,500 contracts, including renewals and amendments annually.

Negotiated and managed complex Distributed Processing Systems.

Developed and utilized contractual/financial matrix to identify gaps or errors in contract document, provide baseline for measuring performance of contractors, and serving as a clear roadmap during clos-out phase of contract life cycle.

Developed and used financial and contractual modeling to forecast and analyze budgetary obligations/commitments versus liquidation of grants and budgetary allocations/appropriations.

Managed Department’s P-CARD program.

Developed and implemented Statements of Work (SOW) and Project Change Orders.

Negotiated IT Contracts and agreements.

Ensured that IT contracts/licenses is adequate to cover the IT needs.

Led the efforts in acquisition, negotiation, and renewal of IT Contracts.

Evaluates proposals/SOW from IT vendors and determine best value and most efficient means of acquiring IT hardware, software, and services.

Lead a procurement and Contracts Department with Federal Grants of over$1.2billion per annum.

Utilized the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) extensively.

Negotiated and managed complex Distributed Processing Systems.

Participated in the procurement, negotiation, and transition of mainframe (legacy) applications to the distributed processing system.

Collected data, generated management reports, analyze summaries and identify trends in procurement activities.

Developed and used financial and contractual modeling to forecast and analyze budgetary obligations/commitments versus liquidation of grants and budgetary allocations/appropriations.

Provided executive leadership and direction in the formulation and promulgation policy and regulations governing acquisition programs; serve as the technical expert on procurement issues.

Supervised employees: assigned and tracked work to ensure adherence with all program objectives; build coalitions to ensure unity and teamwork.

Participated in work groups and meetings with vendors, subordinates, managers, and executive management as needed; build coalitions and buy-in on new processes and procedures to enhance efficiency.

Audited contracts and procurement actions to ensure compliance; summarized findings and provided advise to gain greater efficiency and productivity

Achievements:

Developed and implement the processes, procedure, and workflow for the implantation of ARRA in Georgia Department of Humans Services (DHS).

Coordinate all ARRA acquisitions in DHS.

Led the effort to procure multi-million-dollar IT applications in DHS for data warehouse, document imaging, statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) and technology resources assessment.

Established an autonomous Procurement and Contracts Office in DHS.

Provided executive leadership and direction in the formulation of DHS-wide policy governing procurement and contracts.

Participated in the development and management of budget and financial management in DHS.

Georgia Department of Human Services Apr 2001 – Sep 2009

Assistant Director, Budget, and Finance

Oversaw all daily and program activities for the Office of Financial Services (OFS); functioned as the Acting Director, developed, and managed capital budgets, procurement strategies, goals, and objectives consistent with DHS mission, vision and applicable federal/state laws and regulations.

Other Responsibilities:

Planned, developed, and implemented acquisition processes, administrated contracts, and projects in accordance with stated objectives.

Ensured all procurement and acquisition strategies comply with state and federal policies and regulations.

Established measurable objectives for procurement and purchases; reviewed progress of projects and contracts, identified problems and implemented corrective actions as needed.

Facilitated testing, identified customer issues, and provided direction to rectify them.

Created bid requests, Request for Proposals (RFP) and Statements of Work; developed contract / project schedules, benchmarks, quantifiable goals, and quality assurance processes to ensure compliance with contractual objectives.

Managed the Departmental procurement card; reviewed financial records to ensure compliance, identified and rectified discrepancies, errors and indications of abuse.

Evaluated grants and ensure that all expenditures adhere to contract rules, identified unreasonable lapses of funds, over-spending, and other issues to ensure best practices.

Negotiated procurement contracts and oversaw pre-and post-contracts award processes.

Recruited, interviewed, hired, and managed staff; implement personnel actions and directed work to ensure program efficacy.

Trained staff and provided advice on procurements; generated reports, made presentations on procurement, acquisition and contracts to the Board of Directors of DHS, members of the Legislature and the Leadership Team of DHS.

Developed, updated, and modified policies as needed; evaluated processes and altered them to attain greater efficiency.

Assembled financial data and generated budget forecasts, performed budget deviation analysis, and monitored budget compliance

Achievements:

Creatively changed the purchasing and contracting practices of DHR to: (a) Conform with the state's purchasing rules and regulations, (b) Obtain best value from purchases.

Responsible for the supervision of DHR's purchasing and contracting functions with a current budget of about $1.3 billion per annum.

Re-negotiated the State of Georgia's Electronic Benefit Transfer contract in 2007 with JP Morgan and secured a cost reduction of $3.0 million per annum for the next 4 years i.e., a total of $12.0 million saving for the State.

Wrote the RFP and negotiated the State of Georgia's Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) contract with Accenture LLC and pegged the cost to $24.9 million as well as monitored the successful implementation of the contract. I managed this contract, and the project was completed on schedule and without any change order resulting in cost increase.

In January 2008, negotiated the State of Georgia Food Stamp Portal contract with Deloitte Plc. and secured a reduced project completion time by 6 months and a cost saving of $0.55millon to the state.

Introduced a purchasing procedure in 2004 which involved No Financial outlay i.e., Zero Cost to DHR by developing an RFP and negotiated the contract for an electronic payment for Child Support remittances to custodial parents and payroll for DHR staffers at no cost. This led to $6.0 million savings per annum for the state. It should be noted that this effort is now a model for many states in the country and it has been successfully adopted and used by more than ten states. The payroll portion is now being emulated for statewide implementation in the State of Georgia through the State Accounting Office.

Introduced a purchasing procedure which involved substantial financial contribution by the vendors in the form of match, to help in the execution of projects for DHR. This is different from grantor's mandated match.

Led various offices/divisions of DHR to negotiate complex contracts and contract disputes to the benefit of the department.

Worked collaboratively with all the divisions/offices in DHR to enhance the quality of solicitation tools, deliverables and services provided by contractors.

Successfully led resource for the implementation of the State of Georgia electronic procurement/supply management tool known as the "Team Georgia Market Place" in DHR. DHR was one of the three agencies that are piloted the implementation of the application in the State.

Georgia Department of Human Services Feb 2001 – Apr 2001

Contracts Liaison

Established project goals developed contracts and implemented acquisition processes, administrated contracts from conception through payout.

Other Responsibilities:

Created and implemented contract, acquisition and procurement tools for the Division of Family and Children Services.

Developed and delivered training curriculum on negotiating, developing, and monitoring contracts.

Generated management reports, correspondence, and memoranda; presented data and summaries at conferences and meetings.

Developed and implemented Statements of Work (SOW) and Project Change Orders.

Negotiated IT Contracts and agreements.

Developed and negotiated Data Protection Agreements (DPA)

Developed and negotiated Business Associate Agreements (BAA)

Analyzed contracts to ensure compliance with company policy, government regulations and applicable laws.

Negotiated Contract documents to identify risks and negotiated mitigating strategies and languages to ISI benefit.

Ensured that IT contracts/licenses is adequate to cover the IT needs.

Led the efforts in acquisition, negotiation, and renewal of IT Contracts.

Evaluates proposals/SOW from IT vendors and determine best value and most efficient means of acquiring IT hardware, software, and services.

Lead a procurement and Contracts Department with Federal Grants of over$1.2billion per annum.

Utilized the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) extensively.

Initiated spending strategies to ensure procurement and acquisition compliance.

Drafted Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Qualified Contractors (RFQC), Request for Information (RFI) and other competitive bidding instruments for the Department.

Collaborated with the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) and Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) to create, negotiate and execute contracts.

Achievements:

Evaluated existing procurement processes and recommended performance enhancing changes.

Troubleshot contracts and provided guidance on compliance issues.

Georgia DHR/Vocational Rehabilitation Services Jun 1999 – Jan 2001

Contracts Specialist

Managed procurement and contracts responsibilities for commodities, goods, and services for the region, comprising the sixteen counties of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA); negotiated contracts with all health and human services providers, rehabilitation facilities and contractors. Performed the vendor management responsibilities for the regional office.

Other Responsibilities:

Prepared budget and project management schedules, reports, and tools; monitored compliance efforts and implemented strategic planning efforts to ensure contract efficacy.

Evaluated contractor performance, processed grant applications and awards, implemented corrective actions as needed and ensured compliance with all state and federal regulations.

Negotiated fees payable to contractors and reviewed contract performance to ensure compliance with policy, procedures, and regulations; advised contractors on how to streamline activities and on compliance issues.

Generated and maintained relationships with vendors and customer to facilitate contract adherence efforts.

Aided in the auditing of the Department’s vendor procurement management and manual, established priorities for projects and contracts.

Created, negotiated, and executed Collaborative Agreements with service providers, drafted project performance summaries and report.

Implemented quality assurance processes; provided advice and technical assistance to staff, customers and contractors on contract execution and compliance as needed.

Achievements:

Created, executed, monitored, and managed contracts for 16 counties within the CSRA.

Created Vendor Management manual.

Implemented work adjustment programs to enhance staff productivity and morale.

Developed and implemented project and contract benchmark indicators to allow for the efficient allocation and management of resources.

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