Adeyemi Adetola is a Certified Supply Chain International Trade Professional in Supply Chain & Logistics Management (SCLM) and also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Nigeria & UK. He is a Computer Science (Information System) graduate of Babcock University and started his career in transport logistics with Transport Services Ltd Nigeria as a Logistics Coordinator at the Oil & Gas Aviation fuels division under the Oando-TSL JV operations, managing the fleet distribution and planning of aviation fuel to and across major airport terminals in Nigeria. With supply chain business operations experience spanning over 10 years, Adetola is a solutions provider with areas of interest and specialty in Supply Chain Operations, Logistic Management, Strategic Partnership Development, Business Development, Sales Operations & Planning, Distribution & Warehousing, Technology Adoption, Process Development Integration, Leadership and Coaching Development. Adetola possesses strong business strategy and operations execution skills with high proficiency in solving complex business challenges through processes re-alignment and technology adoption. Prior to now, Adetola worked with Jetstream Africa as Manager, Enterprise Sales & Accounts Management for the Nigerian market where he was saddled with end-to-end supply chain customer-facing responsibilities including strategic stakeholder management and business development. Adetola currently leads Business development & Partnerships at Szenaz Integrated Trade Logistics Ltd. Also, Adetola is learning to trade his passion in entrepreneurship to focus on technology driven supply chain support services.
Matchmaking Information
First Name
Adetola
Last Name
Adeyemi
Company
Szenaz Integrated Trade Logistics Ltd
Attending
agrofood & plastprintpack Conference
Logistics, Supply Chain Finance, Distribution Models
Session brief: Efficient supply logistics, processing intra-logistics and distribution logistics are essential to operate successfully in the food market with high competition and limited margins. With a general assumption that farm production in Nigeria is not streamlined to markets, and the transport & energy infrastructure is in development, the agribusiness sector operates with high transaction costs, limited operation capital and the need to provide own off-grid power. To overcome these challenges, aggregators and processors use different model to smooth the commodity supply, control risks and generate capitalization on the Nigerian and Inter-African market. These strategies underscore the relevance of the panel session as an important component of the Nigerian AgroFood-PlastPrintPack conference.
Session objectives: This panel session will provide insights in best practices, innovative solutions and market incentives to secure material and cash flows in: I. In-house, contracted, and open procurement models for raw material supply. II. Balancing capital needs, efficiency, employment effects, and flexibility (season & partners) III. Strategic partnerships for sourcing and processing of regional complementary commodities, that boost regional production, resilience, risk management and cash flow through improved crop cycles, IV. Feed-back from processing and product characteristics (food industry) to the production level (farms and aggregators) for QM (quality management). V. Differences for domestic and export markets
Session format: I. Introduction: Panelists will be introduced and given 3 minutes each to share their thoughts on the theme. II. Moderated panel discussion: This is a 40-minute conversation between panelists and moderators, drawing on panelists' knowledge and experience on Supply Chain Management & Finance. III. The panelists will be asked various questions and given time to answer and discuss. IV. Audience participation: The moderator will guide questions and comments for 10 minutes. V. Wrap up and highlight critical takeaways — 10 minutes
