Crown Ibe

Professional with over 7+ years of experience driving cost savings, supplier development, and operational excellence. Skilled in sourcing strategies, contract negotiation, compliance, and procurement automation. Proven record of reducing costs, improving supplier quality, and ensuring business continuity.

Procurement Contract Specialist - Fiesta Chicken (Sayed Farms/Breedwell) - Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

(2023-04 - 2025-09)

• Developed sourcing strategies across Pharma, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Telecom; managed tenders and vendor evaluations.
• Managed end-to-end procurement and contract lifecycle activities—including sourcing, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract administration—ensuring compliance, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and alignment with organizational and project objectives.
• Performed in-depth market intelligence and supplier benchmarking, assessing vendor quotations using comparison tables and performance scorecards, pricing competitiveness, and technical capabilities to support value-driven sourcing decisions.
• Executed and supported procurement and pricing strategies for EPC and HVAC energy services projects across manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications sectors, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and cost efficiency.
• Implemented strategic cost optimization initiatives such as TCO, Competitive Bidding and spend Analysis to achieve measurable savings.
• Managed key stakeholder relationships by collaborating with finance, operations, and engineering teams to align procurement activities with project timelines, financial forecasts, and operational requirements—enhancing coordination and overall efficiency.
• Deployed proven sourcing and negotiation strategies to drive competitive bidding and achieve optimal value outcomes.

Procurement Officer - the View Hotel Lekki

(2022-08 - 2023-04)

• Managed hotel procurement, promoted competitive sourcing, identified cost-saving opportunities, and maintained inventories.
• Optimized hospitality supply chain processes to enhance service delivery, reduce lead times, and improve overall customer satisfaction.
• Implemented stock and inventory optimization initiatives—including product classification, ABC analysis, FEFO, and FIFO—to enhance inventory visibility, reduce picking time and improve overall store performance.
• Implemented cost-saving initiatives—including round negotiations, scenario mapping, vendor consolidation, and nearshoring—to reduce costs, improve turnaround time, enhance overall supply chain efficiency and increase guest satisfaction.

Procurement Clerk - Flour Mills Apapa

(2019-01 - 2020-07)

• Supported procurement operations, conducted cost-benefit analysis, and ensured compliance with permits.
• Managed end-to-end order lifecycle processes, ensuring accurate order placement, timely fulfilment, and alignment with procurement plans and operational requirements.
• Managed stakeholder relationships by coordinating with cross-functional teams, including engineering and construction project teams, to align procurement activities with business needs, project timelines, and operational objectives.
• Managed contract lifecycle activities and ensured strict adherence to procurement processes and compliance requirements, supporting risk mitigation, governance, and operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated proficiency in ERP systems, including Microsoft Axapta (Dynamics AX), for procurement operations, contract management, and end-to-end transaction processing, ensuring data accuracy and process efficiency.
• Managed real-time documentation and controlled document lifecycle processes using M-Files, ensuring accurate record keeping, version control, compliance, and efficient information retrieval.
• Supported ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) compliance initiatives by ensuring procurement practices aligned with sustainability standards, ethical sourcing requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
• Achieved economies of scale through strategic aggregation of demand to optimize procurement volumes, reduce unit costs, and enhance overall purchasing efficiency.
• Supported Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) project execution through end-to-end procurement, supplier management, and contract administration, ensuring alignment with engineering requirements, project timelines, budgets, and delivery objectives.

Procurement Trainee - Flour Mills Apapa

(2015 - 2016)

• Assisted in vendor registration, purchase orders, and government permits.
• Involvement in core procurement activities, involving interface with Local and foreign vendors, involvement in general import and clearing activities ranging from sourcing and tracking raw materials/machine until delivery.
• Raising of payments and permits such as SON, NCS Duty, NAFDAC etc.

MSc - Logistics & Supply Chain Management - Rome Business School (2025)

HND - Business Administration & Management - Rivers State (2018 - 2021)

ND - Business Administration & Management - Port Harcourt (2015 - 2016)