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Samson Olunde

St. Louis,MO

Summary

Motivated and resourceful Supply Chain roles with over 8 years of expertise managing customs compliance, inventory control, customer service and transportation logistics. Meticulous team player focused on developing and implementing process controls and quality improvement initiatives that reduce costs and increase company revenue. Reliable and dedicated leader seeking to leverage strong background into a buyer, planner, or supply chain role with a progressive organization. Highly knowledgeable Supply Chain Manager with notable background in optimizing supply chain processes and enhancing operational efficiencies. Experience includes overseeing procurement, storage, distribution, and sales cycle activities while reducing costs and improving service delivery. Strengths lie in strategic planning, data analysis, problem-solving abilities and leadership skills. Previous roles demonstrated substantial improvements in supply chain management by implementing cost-effective strategies and streamlining operations. Resourceful Senior Procurement Manager adept at enhancing productivity and efficiency through well-coordinated task completion. Skilled in strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract negotiation to optimize supply chain operations. Possess strong analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and communication expertise to excel in collaborative environments and achieve cost-effective procurement solutions.

Results-driven Supply Chain Manager known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in logistics coordination, inventory management, and procurement strategies. Excel in problem-solving, communication, and strategic planning to optimize supply chain operations. Ready to leverage these abilities to achieve operational excellence and meet organizational goals.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

PhD Research Assistant

University of Missouri, Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
09.2023 - Current
  • Assisted in the design and implementation of experimental protocols.
  • Created detailed summaries of existing studies for use in further investigations.
  • Presented findings at professional conferences or seminars as required by faculty supervisors.
  • Provided support for faculty members with grant applications related to research projects.
  • Collaborated with other researchers in developing study designs, methods, and tools for data collection.
  • Gathered data from various sources, including online databases, libraries, and expert interviews.
  • Drafted manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
  • Developed exemplary rapport with personnel and stakeholders by demonstrating compassion and scientific expertise.
  • Supervised supplies in inventory and notified supervisor of low stock levels.

INFORMATION ADVISOR

Wren Kitchens
Hull City, United Kingdom
10.2022 - 08.2023
  • Company Overview: UK's Number one Kitchen Retailer and Supplier.
  • Drive procurement strategies, market testing events, and deals by forecasting opportunities and changes.
  • Maintain stock levels to deliver to customers OTIF, keeping overstocks to a minimum.
  • Maintain and expedite purchase orders with suppliers to ensure delivery timescales are met.
  • Demand and inventory forecast of order and sales.
  • Work closely with key customers to improve processes and procedures to ensure they are receiving the quality-of-service wren strive to offer.
  • UK's Number one Kitchen Retailer and Supplier.

Revenue Protection and Monitoring Specialist

Ikeja Electric Plc
Lagos, Nigeria
01.2016 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: The largest Distributor of electricity in Nigeria with over 1.2 million customers.
  • Manage the Business unit revenue protection, loss prevention, procurement and deliverable.
  • Develops strategic marketing plans to meet specified revenue targets of $5M monthly.
  • Coordinate business unit strategy planning in driving revenue by enforcing actions on consumers resorting to theft or illegal use of electricity while reducing ATC and C losses by 8.6%.
  • Trailblazer to the development of monitoring strategic and Gantt chart model for tracking energy theft on prepaid meters and in monitoring staff compliance which has enhanced energy recovery performance by 12.6%.
  • Facilitated the creation of Revenue Protection Academy and led research team for the company.
  • The largest Distributor of electricity in Nigeria with over 1.2 million customers.

SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER (Hybrid)

Eagle Energy Consulting and Procurement Limited
Lagos, Nigeria
01.2018 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: One of the leading commercial contracting, consulting, and energy procurement firms in Nigeria.
  • Manage daily operations across functions to ensure a dependable, efficient supply chain.
  • Collaborate with functional stakeholders remotely to mitigate long-term supplier constraints.
  • Approach daily problem-solving and continuous improvement opportunities strategically and tactically to achieve performance targets.
  • Address supply chain failures promptly to ensure operational stability; escalate as appropriate.
  • Manage end-to-end purchasing strategies and processes that capitalize on savings and risk mitigation opportunities.
  • Conducted a transportation network optimization initiative that eliminated three warehouses while reducing transportation costs by 17%.
  • One of the leading commercial contracting, consulting, and energy procurement firms in Nigeria..
  • Reviewed existing company contracts and negotiated contract terms and revisions with vendors.

Territory Sales Manager

Lix Jemson Commercial Agency Limited
Akure, Nigeria
01.2013 - 12.2015
  • Company Overview: A leading pharmaceutical company in distribution of pharmaceutical products across states in Nigeria.
  • Coordinated maximum sales profitability, growth, procurement and process purchase orders.
  • Drove sales performance through implementation of sales and marketing initiatives to achieve 16% increase in revenue growth.
  • Designed and implement the comprehensive branding and promotion tactics to create awareness of the company’s products.
  • Coordinated sales effort with marketing department, orders, distributions, accounting, logistics and technical service.
  • A leading pharmaceutical company in distribution of pharmaceutical products across states in Nigeria.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

World Health Organization (WHO)&Roll Back Malaria
Abuja/Akure, Nigeria
01.2012 - 12.2013
  • Company Overview: World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that concerned with world public health.
  • Designed Monitoring and Evaluation Models for carrying out immunizations plus daily and activities.
  • Coordinated the conduction of in-process and end-process for national immunization plus daily.
  • Supervised data collection with implementing partners and ensure quality of the data by random verification and validations of record.
  • Managed and preserved monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way.
  • World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that concerned with world public health.

Logistics and Procurement Officer (Intern)

WORLD CARE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
Lagos, Nigeria
01.2010 - 12.2013
  • Company Overview: An NGO responsible for providing care for people living with HIV/AIDS and its awareness in Nigeria.
  • Assisted in sourcing and procurement techniques in distribution, demand and payment of materials.
  • Assisted in coordinating, consolidating, and ensuring smooth implementation of and adherence to logistic and security procedures and provides logistical support.
  • Assisted teams in providing logistics support to the local teams and affiliated structure of the mission.
  • Assisted the team in carrying out logistics activities related to procurement, substantive units and humanitarian affairs.
  • An NGO responsible for providing care for people living with HIV/AIDS and its awareness in Nigeria.

Education

Doctorate Degree (PhD) - Supply Chain and Analytics

University of Missouri
Saint-Louis, USA
09.2028

M.Sc. - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

University of Hull
Hull City, United Kingdom
09.2023

M.Sc. - International Relations

Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
10.2018

B.Sc. - Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
03.2012

Skills

  • MS Excel/Pivot/V-lookup
  • Data validation/Cost analyses
  • Six Sigma, SAP, ERP, SPSS
  • Demand forecasting/Inventory control
  • Dashboard Execution/CRM
  • Slicer/Scenario manager
  • Mobi-Work Software
  • Power BI and Tableau software
  • Procurement strategies
  • Google Colab, Big Data, and Python
  • Process optimization
  • Data Management
  • Data mining/visualization
  • Stakeholders relationship management
  • Client relationship management
  • Budgeting/ an astute negotiator
  • It is friendly
  • Computer literacy
  • Administrative support

Publications

  • An Evaluation of Ideological Background and Context of African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) in Africa, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/evaluation-ideological-background-context-african-growth-olunde/, 2019
  • The United Nations as an Agenda-Setter International Institution in the World Politics, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/united-nations-agenda-setter-international-world-politics-olunde/, 2019
  • A Case Study of Root Causes of Migration and Possible Solutions, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-study-root-causes-migration-possible-solutions-samson-olunde/, 2019

Training

  • 2nd International Conference on Advance Research in Supply Chain Management, Stockholm, Sweden, 2021
  • Nigeria Institute of International Affairs and Diplomatic Calls, Lagos, Nigeria, 2020
  • 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment (ICREE), 2020
  • International conference on Human Rights, Faculty of Law OAU, Nigeria, 2015

Academic Awards And Recognitions

  • Professor J. Olanipekun Prize, Best graduating student in Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2010-2011
  • Professor Leo Dare Prize, Overall best graduating student in Politics and Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2010-2011
  • Egbe-Omo Oduduwa Scholarship, For excellent academic performance, $5,000, 2011

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

PhD Research Assistant

University of Missouri, Saint Louis
09.2023 - Current

INFORMATION ADVISOR

Wren Kitchens
10.2022 - 08.2023

SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER (Hybrid)

Eagle Energy Consulting and Procurement Limited
01.2018 - 12.2022

Revenue Protection and Monitoring Specialist

Ikeja Electric Plc
01.2016 - 12.2022

Territory Sales Manager

Lix Jemson Commercial Agency Limited
01.2013 - 12.2015

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

World Health Organization (WHO)&Roll Back Malaria
01.2012 - 12.2013

Logistics and Procurement Officer (Intern)

WORLD CARE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
01.2010 - 12.2013

Doctorate Degree (PhD) - Supply Chain and Analytics

University of Missouri

M.Sc. - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

University of Hull

M.Sc. - International Relations

Obafemi Awolowo University

B.Sc. - Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Obafemi Awolowo University

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