Emeka Francis

Experience

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  Unilever

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

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  •Implementation and rolled out ULTRA project across 101 Unilever Key Distributors pan Nigeria.•Implementation of ULTRA back office at Unilever head office. •Implementation of Mobile Ultra System (MUS) to Unilever sales representative across the country on the Use of HHT. •Training the trainers.

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  Unilever

  Feb 2003 - now

  • Process Capex Orders and MRO Imports orders• Responsible for the integration of internal stakeholders interests in the day-to-day execution of Capex & MRO activities • Ensure all Indirect Materials and Services are procured under the most competitive terms/conditions• Ensure Unilever is the preferred customer of its foreign/Local suppliers’ through relationships, that generate the sustainability of Unilever’s business as well as those of its suppliers’• Maintain frequent contact with suppliers, to review/resolve day-to-day issues and to develop current insights into suppliers’ business • Provide monthly reports on Country activities and updated templates for the region. • Engage internal customers on performance, gaps, issues and causes Show less Managing the overall inbound and outbound logistics.Responsible for the efficient and accurate handling and delivery of customers orders.Ensure the delivery of high CCFOT of 95% at optimal costs and ensure quality, environment safety and health standards are met as per the Unilever guidelines.•Ensure distribution of products on time and in full within the required conditions. •Drive Working Capital (Stock) reduction and CEPs (Cost Effectiveness Programs) •Build and Sustain collaborative/ productive relationship with Unilever Customers; 3PLs to drive service levels, costs, efficiencies, process simplification and loss reduction.•Determine and optimize the warehouse capacity; equipment usage; manpower requirement; trucks and other tools•Ensure all operations in Warehouse and Distribution are within the agreed SHEQ and food safety guidelines; lead the TPM activities in the warehouse•Conduct periodic stock count and reconcile physical, 3PL and UL system stocks to ensure stock accuracy•Monitor and organize FIFO applications in the warehouse operations •Coordinate shipment of finished goods from the factories to the warehouse and Export to other countries.•Manage all government / local relations in regards to the site operations.•Consistent weekly review and reconciliation of stocks movement from factory through to the KDs including in DC handling and damaged and repacked stocks management.•Effective management of warehousing spaces with 3rd partner by using standardized capacity utilization benchmark and practices to ensure smooth factory operations and space management. •Tracking, calling off and allocation of transport ex DC to all factories and trouble shooting of bottle neck areas where applicable.•Periodic auditing of 3rd party logistics processes and procedures to the new order to cash processes and improve service delivery to Key Distributors. Show less Managing customer order to deliver the agreed sales value and volume targets, And ensuring weighted distribution and value share leadership for Unilever product for the following categories - fab Clean, Oral, Savoury, skin, tea and spreads in all the location in the Nigeria.•Standardised the Order replenishment process by using safety stock to generate weekly orders.•Liaising with the demand planning team on stock demand and sales forecast related issues.•Ensure distribution of products on time and in full within the required conditions.•Data Management of KD information/transactions into Ultra.•Ensure all promotions are captured in the order replenishment process. Show less Managing Sales Reporting tool sitting at head office.•Provide 1st level support on ULTRA suite of programmes to all Unilever KDs.•Training of the end users on use of back office and MUS tool for field capability.•Collation of weekly extract from all KDs for consolidation at Head Office for weekly Sales operation review.•Providing online telephone support on ULTRA issues to all Unilever KDs Pan Nigeria.•Co-ordinating the activities & managing ULTRA implementer pan Nigeria.•Sending of price and master data update to all the KDs for ULTRA System Update Show less

  • Asst. Procurement Operations Manager Capex & MRO

    Jun 2012 - now

  • Logistics and Inventory Manager

    Jan 2010 - now

  • Assistant Manager

    Dec 2007 - now

  • Sales Order Processing Manager

    Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

  • Ultra Technical Support Manager

    Feb 2003 - Jul 2007