Jonah Ayodele OBAJEUN
Mason,OH
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) space, driving innovation and supply chain excellence across global markets. Proven track record in project management and cross-functional team leadership, delivering 70 successful product innovations and optimizing supply networks, achieving significant cost savings. Adept at strategic planning and talent development to foster high-performing teams.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director - Global Innovation
Procter & Gamble Co
Cincinnati, OH
06.2024 - Current
- Leading global upstream innovation management for the high-density liquid laundry business and managing laundry innovation projects for North America.
- Managing about 200 product innovation portfolios across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.
- Designed an innovation management vision and identified five key business performance metrics to track.
- Co-leading category development programming, I have developed 10 innovative ideas to grow the laundry category.
- Leading six upstream innovation execution planning for the laundry portfolio in North America.
Director - Supply Chain and Innovation
Procter & Gamble Co
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
04.2021 - 05.2024
- Supply Chain & Innovation Leader - Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Led innovation strategy development and sufficiency assessment, covering Sub-Saharan African markets across all product line-ups worth approximately 400 million dollars.
- Led the downstream product innovation execution of 70 projects across Sub-Sahara Africa.
- Led the supply chain management of Nigeria across five categories worth about fifty million dollars.
Senior Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Business Operations Planning - Middle East
- Led market and business forecasting operations for grooming, beauty, and sanitary products, covering the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon.
- Led the monthly forecasting analysis for a 700 million dollar beauty and grooming business.
- Delivered a business forecast in a reliable manner for 15 consecutive months across beauty and grooming categories.
Senior Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
Lagos, Nigeria
07.2017 - 06.2019
- Business Operations Planning and Market Initiative Delivery - Nigeria.
- Led market and business forecasting operations for all the product lineup worth 100 million dollars.
- Delivered business forecasts accurately and reliably for 23 months consecutively.
- Led the project management for market innovation delivery across 22 product innovation projects.
Senior Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
Lagos, Nigeria
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Market Initiative Manager and Distributor Logistics Leader.
- Led the supply chain execution of 32 product innovation projects across the entire portfolio lineup in the market.
- Designed processes that drove 100% service performance for 12 consecutive months, making it the longest span in three years.
- Led the supply chain network optimization project that delivered a 15% savings in supply chain costs.
Customer Service Team Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
Lagos, Nigeria
04.2014 - 06.2016
- Customer Service Operations - Nigeria.
- Led order acquisition and monthly account receivables of 15 million dollars across seven distribution operations spread around Nigeria.
- Led the team for two internal audit cycles, scoring a perfect score of 100% in both cycles.
- Managed the inventory divestiture project between Procter and Gamble and Unilever, which led to cash flow help of 4 million dollars for PGG.
Operations Team Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
Ibadan, Nigeria
11.2011 - 03.2014
- Laundry-Making Line Manager
- Led a team of 22 full-time employees and 20 contractors for the daily production of $1 million worth of powder detergent (Ariel).
- Led work process improvement workshops that delivered 20% savings from the total delivery cost.
- Responsible for the team's daily workflow, their assignments, and career planning.
Research Intern
Centre For Energy Research And Development
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
03.2010 - 09.2010
- Laboratory researcher.
- Researched the synthesis of nanomaterials and the photoluminescence of some composites with electrospun fibers.
- Researched uranium extraction and the preparation of ferroelectric nanoshell tubes.
- Investigated the effects of some ceramic defects and the characterization of materials to make ceramic filters.
Education
Master's degree - Business Administration and Management, General
Obafemi Awolowo University
Nigeria05.2017
Bachelor's degree - Chemical Engineering
Obafemi Awolowo University
Nigeria03.2010
Skills
- Project and Program Management
- Supply Network Management
- Executive Team Leadership
- Innovation Management
- Strategy, Planning, and Development
- Business Planning and Analysis
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Relationship Management
- Talent Development
Accomplishments
- Market Share Growth, Increased market share by 9% across Sub-Sahara Africa.
- Product Launch Success, Successfully launched 70 new products in three years.
- Supply Chain Savings, Led teams to achieve a 20% reduction in supply chain costs.
- Global Innovation Leadership, Directed global innovation projects, impacting more than 50 million households.
Certification
- Multicultural Communications, University of Aveiro, Lisbon, 2009
- Business Plan Development, Pan African University, Lagos, 2009
- Competing in the age of AI, P&G & Boston Consulting Group, 2025
Languages
English
Full Professional
Yoruba
Native/ Bilingual
Awards & Recognitions
- 2X CEO Award Winner as a Senior Manager, Procter & Gamble
- 2X Long Term Incentive Program Winner as a Director, Procter & Gamble
- Associate Fellow, Nigeria Leadership Initiative
- Young Leader, Kofi Annan’s Extremely Together Group
- Winner, Youth Solidarity Fund, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
- Finalist, World Bank International Essay Competition
- Finalist, Echoing Green Fellowship
Timeline
Director - Global Innovation
Procter & Gamble Co
06.2024 - Current
Director - Supply Chain and Innovation
Procter & Gamble Co
04.2021 - 05.2024
Senior Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
07.2019 - 03.2021
Senior Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
07.2017 - 06.2019
Senior Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
07.2016 - 06.2017
Customer Service Team Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
04.2014 - 06.2016
Operations Team Manager
Procter & Gamble Co
11.2011 - 03.2014
Research Intern
Centre For Energy Research And Development
03.2010 - 09.2010
Master's degree - Business Administration and Management, General
Obafemi Awolowo University
Bachelor's degree - Chemical Engineering
Obafemi Awolowo University
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