William Wambedha

I am an established end-to-end supply chain professional with twenty years of experience. I have managed production, production and material planning, material sourcing and inventory management. I am also an expert in Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma and TPM/IWS. I have gained excellent skills in supplier and customer management.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Production and IWS leader with 20 years’ experience in high-volume manufacturing, factory operations, production planning, materials management, maintenance coordination, quality compliance and continuous improvement. Proven record of leading production, processing, packing, engineering support and cross-functional teams to deliver safety, quality, cost, delivery, productivity and morale targets. Strong in daily management, KPI delivery, OEE improvement, yield improvement, waste and downtime reduction, RCA, SOP compliance, hygiene, AM/PM and frontline capability building.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Production Management | Factory Operations | High-Volume FMCG | Processing & Packing | Shift Leadership | Production Planning | KPI Delivery | OEE / Yield Improvement | Waste & Downtime Reduction | HACCP / GMP / ISO-Style Compliance | Hygiene & Housekeeping | IWS / TPM / Lean | DMS / SQCDM | RCA / Loss Analysis | SOP Compliance | Materials & Stock Control | Maintenance Coordination | Equipment Reliability | Production Reporting | SAP / Oracle BML | Power BI | Capability Building

PRODUCTION LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

• Led high-volume factory operations focused on safe, efficient and continuous production, helping deliver benchmark OEE above 95% with strong safety, quality and compliance standards.
• Delivered productivity savings of £2.0m in 2024, £1.1m in 2025 and £1.5m LE in 2026 through loss analysis, waste reduction, efficiency improvement and disciplined action tracking.
• Reduced pre-production losses from 1.8% to 1.0% while strengthening production routines, loss tracking, documentation and shopfloor discipline for IWS Phase 2 readiness.
• Sustained zero serious consumer/customer complaints over five years and zero serious factory incidents through disciplined hygiene, housekeeping, quality, safety and SOP routines.
• Improved lamina yield from 62.4% to 66%, reduced complaints by 90% and improved output by over 1% through shopfloor improvement, process control and RCA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IWS Manager / Operations Excellence Lead | BAT Kenya – Agribusiness | Nov 2023 – Present

· Lead IWS, TPM and Lean deployment across Agribusiness, linking production, supply chain, quality, engineering, maintenance and growing teams to daily factory performance.

· Run daily and periodic performance reviews using KPIs, DMS routines, loss analysis, action tracking and documentation checks.

· Lead RCA on people, process, equipment, material and product losses to improve OEE, yield, quality, downtime and delivery reliability.

· Build frontline and leadership capability through skills reviews, qualification plans, coaching and practical production excellence routines.

· Sustain EHS, Quality, Production, Engineering, Maintenance, hygiene, housekeeping and SOP standards through clear gap-closure routines.

Key Achievements

• Supported the IWS Phase 2 pre-assessment and helped strengthen production system maturity ahead of the main assessment.
• Developed and reviewed SOPs to improve compliance, documentation, operating discipline and consistency in daily factory routines.

OTHER BAT ASSIGNMENTS

Leaf Planner | BAT Kenya & BAT South Africa | Aug 2022 – Feb 2023

• Delivered over £3m sourcing savings and released over £2m in working capital through COMESA sourcing analysis, redeployment and inventory optimization.

Warehouse Management Assignment | BAT Kenya | Sep 2021 – Dec 2021

• Standardized capability assessment tools for warehouse operatives across training evaluation and step-up card routines.

Production Services & Process Lead | BAT Kenya | Jan 2021 – Nov 2023

• Managed production reporting, output reviews, KPI tracking, loss analysis, documentation and improvement routines.
• Improved cost control and service delivery through supplier reviews, sourcing routines and regular business reviews.
• Coordinated maintenance schedules, engineering support and post-maintenance reviews to improve reliability, reduce downtime risk and sustain production stability.

Bachelor of Management and Leadership - Purchasing and Supplies Management - Management University of Africa (2017)

Diploma in Business Management - Kenya Institute of Management (2014)

National Diploma in Electrical (Electronics) Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Eldoret Polytechnic (2004)