Salifou Sawadogo - Supply Chain Supervisor, Ganfeng Lithium

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Work Background

Leo Lithium / Ganfeng LithiumSupply Chain Supervisor

Jan. 2023Mali: Bamko, Bougouni• Lead due diligence investigating and evaluating potential suppliers. • Develop and implement procurement, distribution, and inventory plans. • Devise detailed contingency to address potential supply chain disruptions. • Track orders and notify internal customers about their status or potential delays. • Oversea suppliers’ relationship management to conduct regular reviews and evaluate their performance. • Negotiate with suppliers to clearly define objectives and develop negotiation strategies. • Administer contracts by negotiating favorable terms with suppliers, aiming to reduce costs while preserving quality and service standards. • Maintain updated contract’s files, track key dates, and initiate the renewal process with sufficient lead time to ensure timely renewals, minimizing the risk of missed deadlines or auto-renewals, and to allow thorough review and negotiation. • Ensure accurate and accessible documents are maintained for each procurement activity. • Guide partners on procurement, offer structured orientation and training programs. • Participate in local partners capacity assessment /review meeting and identify areas of strength and weakness and provide recommendations for capacity building and improvement. • Ensure accurate logistics’ cost forecasts to enable budget optimization, set competitive rates, and make informed decisions on transportation. • Streamline shipping and receiving operations and improve Iinternal customer satisfaction. • Optimize supply chain management for enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. • Implement a new inventory management system, which successfully improved stock visibility by 10%. • Conduct regular inventory audits to ensure accuracy and help identify slow-moving or obsolete stock. • Create a system for tracking asset movements, updating records upon each change, and regularly auditing for accuracy. • Select, and onboard new employees, as well as providing them with the necessary training and development.

Leo Lithium LtdLogistics Supervisor

Jun. 2022 - Dec. 2022Mali: Bamko, Bougouni• Conducted a comprehensive market analysis to understand the competitive landscape and identify potential business opportunities or threats. • Collaborated with project managers to review procurement, and service needs to enhance supply chain efficiency, evaluated competitors, analyzed market conditions, and identified trends which could impact the business. • Identified new reliable suppliers or carriers by evaluating them based on key factors like quality, reliability, and cost. • Optimized procurement process by fostering strong partnerships, businesses and negotiated better pricing, improving quality, and ensure timely delivery of goods and services. • Enhanced logistics operational efficiency and improved profitability. • Optimized fleet operations and transportation solutions across a wide geographical area, implemented strategies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure safe and effective transportation including overseeing fleet performance, and optimizing vehicle usage. • Fostered smooth and efficient flow of goods within a logistical operation, ensured that all aspects of shipping, receiving, and loading/unloading were managed effectively to avoid delays and damage. • Oversaw and supported the logistics team to ensure the international staff guest houses were adequately supplied and maintained as well as managing necessary supplies and equipment to keep the guest houses in good condition.

Birimian Gold Mali SARLLogistics Officer

Nov. 2018 - May. 2022Mali: Bamako, Bougouni• Oversaw vendor and carriers’ selection processes, evaluated them based on quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. • Enhanced the procurement process, ensuring timely delivery of materials and optimizing purchasing and contract strategies to minimize costs. • Monitored regularly inventory levels for maintaining optimal stock in stores, ensuring products are available when needed while minimizing waste and costs including tracking inventory, forecasting demand, setting reorder points, and adjusting stock based on real-time data and market trends. • Planned routes and delivery times to minimize costs, reduce delivery times, and enhance internal customer satisfaction considering several factors like delivery locations, traffic conditions, vehicle capacity, and customer preferences. • Identified proactively and addressed potential weaknesses in logistics operations by conducting risk assessments and implementing mitigation strategies ensuring the smooth and secure flow of goods and services, minimizing disruptions, and protecting valuable assets. • Championed sustainable practices within the organization's logistics operations, promoting environmentally friendly packaging materials and transportation methods. • Mastered customs documentation to streamline international shipping, avoid delays, and ensure compliance with regulations for seamless import/export. • Enhanced cross-functional team coordination through structured operational management strategies. • Coached new joiners on their duties, company’s policies, and safety procedures to ensure smooth and efficient integration into the workplace.

Mo Solutions Services (MSS)Logistics Assistant

Apr. 2018 - Oct. 2018Mali: Bamako• Coordination of national and international travel, reservation of hotel rooms, visa requests for foreign staff, as well as requesting airline tickets for United Nations flights. • Provided drivers with weekly logistics coordination updates. • Dispatched driver to accomplish daily transport and delivery requirements. • Improved travel arrangements by establishing a tracker for the personnel movement between several locations and strong relationships with the UN travel section’s key stakeholders.

The Development Initiative Limited (TDI)Logistics Assistant

Sep. 2013 - Mar. 2018Mali: Bamako, Gao, Ségou• Improved logistics processes reviewing procedures, suggesting and implementing changes, and adopted best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the logistics department. • Coordinated with freight forwarders to provide necessary information such as vendor details, shipping dates, and product information as well as receiving updates from the forwarder on the shipment's progress, including tracking information and any potential delays or issues to prevent delays or penalties. • Oversaw small expenses to balance accounts, reported weekly and monthly petty cash expenses. • Conducted cycle counts of inventory on a routine basis, maintained accurate inventory records, identified discrepancies early, and improved overall inventory management. • Ensured the workplace is free from hazards by strictly following established safety rules and procedures highlighting the importance of actively preventing accidents and injuries through diligent enforcement of safety protocols. • Evaluated potential suppliers based on their quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, assessed vendors against predefined criteria to ensure they met specific standards for business operations. • Fostered cross-functional collaboration for effective e-supply chain coordination, driving innovation and enhancing overall performance.

The Sleeping CamelAuberge Manager

Jul. 2013 - Sep. 2013Mali: BamakoManaged daily operations to optimize profitability and customer satisfaction.