Olanrewaju Oduwole

Managed the entire supply chain process from planning to the procurement of commodities.
Oversee inventory control, logistics, and distribution including custom clearance to ensure effective functioning processes to avoid costly delays and lost opportunities.
Ensured effective lines of communication to ensure timely delivery of commodities using the most appropriate procurement procedures.
Established and implemented a monitoring system that ensured that prices tag for commodities are in line with the current local market realities.
Prepared and reported monthly, quarterly, and annual procurement plans and progress.
Generate actionable insights from imperfect data sets to drive decision-making.
Prepared service delivery contracts, leases, and purchase orders for all acquisition needs.
Build automated tools and dashboards to visualize data sets.
Maintained procurement database including all relevant documentation and vendor tracking system, also maintained all the relevant information concerning the organization’s suppliers.

Managed all financial and accounting functions in the organization.
Set up control processes which resulted in 70% debt recovery.
Responsible for Financial Reporting and Analysis for strategic business plans and decisions.
Analysed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
Analysed financial data regarding product performance and customer performance and developed reports for key stakeholders.
Established and enforced controls on revenue and expenses.
Evaluated applications against outline specifications to approve, reject or recommend adjustments files.
Identified and capitalized on community business opportunities with effective networking.

Spearheaded expansion strategies to increase business market share, drive growth and bring in new customers.
Mitigated process gaps and managed financial operational functions.

Assisted with sourcing best-value subcontract services.
Ensured subcontractor compliance with contractual deliverables and obligations.
Involved in all subcontract activities as detailed in Project Management System.
Supported Contract Administrators on subcontract invoicing matters.
Liaised with Legal Department and Quality Assurance Team on compliance with standard project terms and conditions.
Provided advice and support to Engineering & Technical Functions regarding subcontracting strategy.
Interfaced the Project/Client needs with the subcontractors’ duties.
Managed subcontractor progress, claims, variation orders in line with Project requirements/ needs and company guidelines.

Alcatel Lucent Nigeria Limited Procurement & Design to Cost Analyst 2009 – 2013

Responsible for the achievement of project cost targets during negotiations.
Negotiated prices, terms & conditions for third-party products and installation services.
Followed up on the approval chain of shopping carts/purchase orders in the procurement tool called SRM.
Identified project risks relating to suppliers, and worked out and recommended corrective actions to mitigate the risks.
Ensured that projects were developed with the preferred suppliers, and technologies and in accordance with procurement policies while keeping the focus on standardization.
Performed cost analysis and volume planning of major commodities and analysed variance from budgets.
Performed sourcing of new suppliers and subcontractors where they are inadequate.
Monitored costs, schedules of activities, and scope of assigned contracts to ensure high quality at the best value.
Gave cost-saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria.
Coordinated purchasing activities with engineering departments to maintain inventories at planned levels.

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