Asekhona Ngeno

In first year,

• I have been able to improve internal organizational health by 12%.
• Net cost savings of 9%
• $3MM working Capital reduction
• 15% improvement in customer service rates

• Leading Supply Chain Operations for the country with responsibility of entire Supply Chain spending; Developed and delivering comprehensive end to end Supply Chain Transformation Savings Program through multiple cost savings initiatives.
• Lead a large and diverse cross functional team comprising Supply Chain, Purchasing, Finance, Planning, Business Analytics and HR
• Own e2e logistics with responsibility for delivering customer service, total supply chain cost, cash (inventory and capital), org capability, internal controls, productivity, safety & quality programs
• Responsible for Supply Network Design and implementation. Accountable for building relationships within the company and externally to understand supply network needs, and delivering solutions for an effective supply network.

• Leading team of 8 across Dubai, Cairo, and Johannesburg and with touchpoints across Asia, Middle East & Africa to transform our GTM, leading to annual;
• CTS reduction of $3,75MM
• Cash productivity improvement of $4,2MM
• Profit generation of $7,02 MM

• Leading Business Planning for 21 African countries for Pampers, Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Old Spice, Clear-Blue, Olay, and Safeguard.
• Improved Service to by 21% - leading to 12pt improvement in Advantage Survey
• Improved stock productivity by $3MM and reduced UPI by 7%
• Assisted with internal financial planning, analysis and budgeting.
• Assessed and forecasted brand sales projections.

• Executed a complex go-to-market restructuring delivering a 5-Year NPV of +$90MM, cash flow of $12MM, and 80 bps cost-to-serve reduction and delivering 141% in growth.
• Led a global team of 22 members to deliver a 1st of its kind distributor/agent hybrid GTM model to ensure optimum performance of customer distributor with commercial know how of P&G sales force.
• Led supply chain optimization and re-negotiated supply trade terms for distributors, delivering $125M in joint value creation to the business.
• Led the customer service operations (order management, shipping, and billing) department.
• Redesigned the claim process to enable the consistent collection of claim incidences and faster investigation and shortened the overall time to claim closure by 40%.
• Designed a framework for the sales & operations planning cycle with the distributor and internal commercial teams, managing the demand planning and replenishment cycle.

• Lead logistics for $400MM a year business
• Leading a team of 6. My role is focused on Joint Value Creation with our customer by partnering with my sales colleagues and customer counterparts in our Joint Business Planning Projects
• Delivered top customer satisfaction, reviewing feedback closely and addressing needs and requests of account holders.
• Managed product transitions from warehouse to customer site, loading and unloading in alignment with specifications.
• Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
• Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Implemented policies and procedures across warehouse and shipping platforms.

• Lead logistics for $160MM a year business
• Leading a team of 4 and responsible for the PnP, Dis-Chem, Game, and Makro
• Partnered greatly with Finance, Production Plants, Distribution Centers, Transportation and Warehousing third parties, sales teams, and of course, and our customers in order to meet business objectives.

• Responsible for the end-to-end synchronization between global plants, regional business units, and local marketing/sales teams, the main objective was leading the monthly business forecasting drumbeats for Gillette, Oral B, Ariel, Vicks, and Clear-Blue.
• Working with the various P&G departments, leading crucial work processes with Multifunctional Operational Teams both in the local market and regional offices.
• The Multi-Functional Teams include: 1) Finance 2) Commercial Operations 3) Product Supply 4) CBD Sales 5) CMK (Consumer Market Knowledge).
• Use of detailed knowledge of market characteristics & experience of previous marketing & customer events to optimize updates.
• Operating with discipline is required to ensure strict Business Operations Planning deadlines are met.
• Presentation and people skills are a great part of the role due to high interaction with the Multifunctional Teams, Senior Management, and external partners.
• Fantastic accuracy results and lineup optimisation work lead to me receiving numerous regional and local accolades.
• Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.