Responsible for overall site leadership of two manufacturing plants with over 300 employeeswhich includes unionized staff in Nigeria and Ghana and with full PLT (plant leadership teams)reporting directly to the Site Lead while the Site Lead reports to the Supply Chain VP.Responsible for developing and delivering the strategy for improved Productivity, Quality, Cost,Safety, Service, and Morale for the WA manufacturing and supply chain teams as the plant delivers the demand requirements, while driving performance improvements that enabled turn-around and growth needed to deliver the ambition for west Africa.Developed and delivered various strategies that enabled independence from the Unilever(Toll manufacturing in Nigeria and Long term service agreement in Ghana). Successfully developed and implemented annual business plans of > € 24m in COGS(includes material, conversion, logistics, SC overheads and controllable costs) Led localization of Pack materials (tubs & lids) and localization of 30% of Raw materialsto deliver combined annualized savings of € 1.3 m. Successfully developed and implemented a Continuous improvement programme forManufacturing Excellence in Nigeria and Ghana Led quality and safety audits that led to AIB, FSSC, FDA, GSA, NAFDAC certificationsand re-certifications Developed manufacturing inputs supply resilience masterplan and drove various supplychain and manufacturing value creation initiatives such as Material UtilizationImprovement, Utility Optimization, Repairs & Maintenance improvement, WarehouseSpace Optimization and Logistics OptimizationConducted internal benchmark of best performing sites in Upfield and used the learningsto improve west Africa performance with OOE > 80% (up from 64%), Business waste<3% (down from 6%), Zero Based Wastes <2.5% (down from 7%)Leveraged DSS benchmark audit toolkit to improve safety perception and culture. Provided timely Environmental Social and Governance reports each year

Responsible for the development and implementation of operations strategy and the delivery of KPIs for Productivity, Quality, Cost, Safety, Service delivery and improved Morale of the supply chain and manufacturing team. Managed 12 direct employees, 118 contract staff.Led product development and innovation projects for six new products.Led ~70% localization of Pack materials to deliver an annualized savings of € 0.8 m (includes an initiative to utilize locally sourced glass bottles to deliver an annualized savings of € 0.3 m)Led FAT and SAT for new bottle cleaner equipment to enable use of locally sourced glass bottles for manufacturing.Developed post start-up key issues list and ensured timely closure of the same. Shared key lessons learned from the product development and bottles localization projects.Accountable for the development and implementation of Continuous improvement and Manufacturing Excellence strategies that ensures that the business investments achieve their functional, strategic, and financial goals. Successfully developed and implemented a Continuous improvement programme forManufacturing Excellence - deployed Autonomous Maintenance, Progressive Maintenance and Focused Improvement methods & toolsUsed process solving tools like Hoshin, Cause & Effect, Fishbone analysis to deliver formulation improvements for unstable products that would otherwise have resulted to a € 0.45 m write-off of raw and pack materials.Used lean methodologies and work process improvement tools to (1) devised and implemented strategy and structure that enabled shift optimization, (2) improve Batch Cycle Time of making operations by 15%, (3) optimize PDT and reduce UPDT by 30% and improved OAE by 11%, (4) identify and implement projects that improved Fixed/Contract RatioCollaborated with various departments to secure regulatory approvals like ETLS, NOTAP, NAFDAC/SON product registration certificates and NEPC Exporters’ certificate to enable export to Ghana.

Responsible for the planning, design, engineering and successful completion of the new WA factory projects with minimal oversight from local and global management teams. Responsible for ensuring that the business investments achieved functional, strategic, and financial goals.Collaborated with Front End Engineering team to develop detailed boundary conditions and assumptions for Architectural, Civil, Mechanical & Electrical disciplines.Drove the architecture and engineering management and performance against plan to produce design deliverables for the new factory projects.Developed and drove the architecture and engineering pre-qualification and selection processes.Developed Business, User and System Requirements for make, fill and pack machines and utilities.Conducted Factory Acceptance Testing, Installed, integrated and commissioned the production equipment - Semi-automatic lines, Labeling machines, printers, shrink wrap machines, mixers etc.Developed and implemented a site management strategy which included smart facilities and energy management solutions. Designed site utility system that included Generators, Chillers, AHUs, Boilers, Air Compressors, Transformers & Switches, Process water and Wastewater treatment plants for reliability and maintainability and implemented same.Developed and implemented the production center energy spend monitoring and improvement strategy - implemented a power consolidation project by sourcing and augmenting power from National Grid, and alternative energy sources from Solar modules and Biofuels/Gas generators. Collaborated with Global Engineering, Operations, Sales and R&D teams.Developed and implemented focused feedback system for construction site and used it to improve the existing Behavioral Observation System - Achieved 0 LTIPartnered with various design outfits and OEMs - OVE ARUP, LTTS, BECOMIX, DMP FILLPACK, KIRLOSKAR, DOMINO, PACKLABS etc

Responsible for Site Facilities, Utilities, and Energy management. Accountable for Site Projects planning and delivery.Owned and drove compliance with Engineering Work Processes among project managersUsed lean methods and tools to assess and improve reliability and availability of all installedutilities equipment on site.Led and completed critical projects that supported operational reliability, environmentalsustainability and improved site standards.Implemented projects identified through the organization culture survey to improve employees’ morale and site standards.Improved average utilities equipment availability from 76% to 98%. Reduced plant energy spending by 21% by executing a power generatorsconsolidation project, installing power consumption metering devices across themanufacturing plant, driving use of power from National Grid, monitoring energydelivery and usage in collaboration with local Power Distribution Company (IBEDC), andthrough sustainability awareness campaigns. Reduced overall maintenance cost by $1.4m via rigorous equipment inspections, defecthandling daily management system, detailed execution of planned maintenances andreduction and optimization of unplanned downtime. Successfully executed the following projects: (1) Installed heat recovery units for boilersand air compressors. (2) Constructed Compressed Natural Gas decompression station andgas pipeline network for boilers and generators. (3) Designed and constructed a sewageand wastewater treatment unit. Executed landmark facilities improvement projects which improved the organization culture assessment score on facilities by 8 points on time and at stretched cost targets.

Responsible for the development and implementation of operations strategy and the delivery of manufacturing KPIs for Productivity, Quality, Cost, Safety, Service delivery and improved Morale. Managed 8 direct employees, 58 contract staff.Used Plan-Do-Check-Adjust cycle, lean 6 Sigma and process centerline management, HOSHIN,Root-Cause-Analysis, Autonomous Maintenance, Progressive Maintenance, Focused Improvement methodologies and other daily management tools to drive and improve business results.

Responsible for collating projects needs across four plants and three other business units (detergent, diaper, sanitary towels, lozenges, utilities, facilities, HSE) and worked with the plant leads and business unit managers to justify the needs and align on budgets for projects needed to improve production, equipment performance, improve operations and standards for manufacturing anddistribution centres.Collaborated with with the plant leads and business unit managers to prioritize projects for funding based on criticality, availability of funds and other resources. Assigned project managers based on domain requirements and level of project and construction management expertise.Led the governance process for holding project managers accountable to local and regional leadership. Reviewed and provided inputs to the funding/budget request packages for projects which included team charters, WBS etc. Reviewed the RFIs/RFQs with project managers.Managed project portfolios in the range of $50m to $150m. Managed the funding cycle from project initiation to closure. Led Site Capital Management Control Self-Assessment (CSA) with overall CSA score of8 (Capable and satisfactory) and drove 100% CSA Actions completed on time. Organized and led a locally held Essential Capital Management Skills (ECMS) training in Nigeria, hosted co-trainers from various countries and achieved an overall training satisfaction of 4.7/5. Participated and delivered topics in project and construction management at an ECMStraining held in Brussels, Belgium.Led External Capital Management Key Elements Assessment at sister sites in Cairo andCasablanca with assessment scores of 8/8 and 7/8 respectively.Increased capital management capability of team; average of 2 P&G project and construction management certifications per quarter.Created a capital incidence notification system for promptly identifying and resolvingcapital management issues and communicating with site leadership team.

Responsible for leading sitewide projects and initiatives targeted at delivering the financial, functional, strategic goals for four co-located plants. Leveraged Integrated Work Systems and Lean Manufacturing tools such as Work Process Improvement, Value Stream Mapping, AM/PM/FI, SIPOC, etc to define and refine problem statements and justifications for projects that would improve the OEEs, site standards, debottleneck and unlock additional capacity for the plants and business units.Prepared Authorization for Expenditure or Appropriation funding packages to get budget approvals for each project.Prepared design basis, engaged design companies, organized design reviews by discipline and signed-off final review documents.Prepared RFI and reviewed RFQs and followed through with the tender process via procurement.Reviewed bids, prepared bid summary and conclusion and shared same with stakeholders and management team.Managed project execution phases from vendor mobilization to startup - while keeping the balance between scope, schedule and cost. Updated stakeholders via projects progress reports.Collaborated with key project customers to develop and implement startup plan.Developed and aligned on the Post StartUp (PSU) issues list and worked to close them.Documented and shared lessons learned and provided feedback to design.Key Projects Delivered through Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)Detergent Manufacturing Capacity IncreaseAccess Control & Site Security Upgrade ProjectStorerooms Consolidation ProjectDiaper Manufacturing End of Line AutomationFire Protection ProjectModular Container OfficesTraining Centre UpgradeWeighbridge Project

Performed site reconnaissance for new clients and provided post-survey report.Managed Network Planning, Testing, and Optimization process for new sites acquired.Installed, Configured and Integrated new network devices (Routers, Switches, etc.) at client sites.Configured and Integrated devices to replace defective network devices.Executed Base Station operations and provided remote Network Support for colleagues working in the field.Provided proactive intervention/support for clients based on monitored events..