DAMOLA ADE

Served as primary point of contact for vendor inquiries and escalations across diverse supplier portfolios, coordinating resolutions with Finance, AP, Legal, and Sourcing to enhance vendor adherence and continuous improvement.

Established and monitored KPIs and performance metrics to evaluate vendor adherence to contractual SLA obligations, conducting structured compliance reviews and generating actionable reports for leadership.

Identified and capitalized on cost reduction opportunities by analyzing procurement spend data, delivering structured recommendations that informed strategic sourcing decisions and enhanced value delivery across the supplier portfolio.

Coordinated the implementation of the Athena AI automation tool to streamline recurring workflows, improving transparency and operational efficiency in vendor management processes.

Maintained audit-ready vendor documentation, including compliance records and decision logs, ensuring adherence to internal audit and regulatory standards and supporting seamless contract transitions.

Coordinated the complete vendor onboarding process, including due diligence and requirements documentation via BRD, achieving a seamless implementation with less than 2% post-go-live bugs.

Collaborated with sales, finance, and legal teams to negotiate vendor contract terms and administer RFPs/RFIs, reducing contract turnaround time by 25%.

Analyzed UPH and TPH data over 6 weeks to pinpoint performance bottlenecks, producing a gap analysis that secured business case approval in 2 weeks and informed vendor selection criteria.

Automated pricing reconciliation across multiple vendor agreements and regions, reducing commercial discrepancies by 95% and enhancing billing accuracy to 99.7% through data analysis and corrective controls.

Investigated operational and vendor performance data over 5 months to identify cost reduction opportunities, developing process maps in Visio and securing executive approval for optimization within 17 days.

Led the implementation of a new Vendor Returns Process, achieving a 25% error reduction and 98% vendor compliance within 6 months by conducting gap analysis and facilitating Agile ceremonies.

Developed a QuickSight vendor compliance and performance dashboard, enabling real-time KPI monitoring and leadership tracking of adherence and measurable improvements across supplier portfolios.

Coordinated automated high-volume inventory reconciliation with vendors, reducing manual adjustments from 480/month to 38/month and freeing 96 staff hours/week by consolidating operational requirements from 5 facility leads.

Evaluated and identified vendors based on quality, cost, and business needs, analyzing 24 months of sales history and inventory data to inform vendor selection and contract terms via a structured gap analysis.

Negotiated vendor agreements that improved supplier lead-time compliance by 14%, aligning contractual obligations with supply chain KPIs, driving cost savings, and enhancing vendor quality.

Integrated real-time data feeds into the vendor planning system and designed current and future state process maps in Visio, enhancing visibility into supplier performance obligations within 24 hours of any supply chain change.