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Louisa Accam

Accra

Summary

A solution oriented and passionate Vendor Management Coordinator with eight (8) years’ combined experience in the field of procurement and vendor management within the Oil and Gas Industry. Proven track record of cost reduction, improving supplier reliability, and enhancing supply chain efficiency. Supervised the award of contracts $25M + for both corporate and technical purchases and increased supplier diversity by 20%. Knowledgeable in procurement policies and vendor management systems. Highly committed to engineering the award of mutually beneficial contracts, ensuring supplier diversity and quality supplier relationship management.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Vendor Management Coordinator

Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Limited
08.2020 - Current
  • Increasing supplier diversity by 20% by performing an average of 10 Market Intelligence Activities annually to identify new suppliers.
  • Leading 70 and counting ISO vendor on-site audits resulting in a 12% improvement in management systems of Eni Ghana vendors.
  • Preparing a 4-year Procurement Plan with business units and coordinating the update of the quarterly Procurement plan.
  • Achieving 8% improvement in safety and wellbeing of our contractors’ employees by performing an average of 12 Social Accountability (SA) 8000 audits for contractors annually
  • Supervising and performing qualification processes for an average of 10 vendors per month.
  • Periodically assessing vendor database to unqualify dormant vendors and follow up on vendors qualified with limitations or improvement areas
  • · Performing vendor qualification on behalf of Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Congo, Angola, Kenya, Egypt, Mozambique subsidiaries of Eni S.p.A.
  • Collaborating with HQ (Italy) of Eni on Contractor qualifications, feedbacks and vendor rating measures.
  • Performing Human Rights assessment for 15+ vendors monthly ensuring compliance of our vendors to human rights regulations
  • Meeting 85% of procurement needs through execution of qualifications developed in line with annual Procurement Plan

Procurement Coordinator

Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Limited
06.2018 - 07.2020
  • Supervised award of contracts $25M + for both corporate and technical purchases.
  • Led procurement of sustainable good, services ad works for my Organization’s operations
  • Awarded contracts and projects on behalf of Cote D’Ivoire, Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Angola and other subsidiaries of Eni S.p.A
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to streamline the procurement process, reducing order processing time by nearly 20%
  • Negotiated a 5-year contract to attain a discount of $ 11,000 per month.
  • Coordinated activities of 6 Contracts Engineers and supervised their activities in line with guidelines and Management procedures.
  • Improved procurement lead time by 30% through adhesion and utilization of workload management system
  • Led contract award processes and with direct involvement, coordinated contract engineers to ensure that all requisitions are processed effectively and efficiently.

Contract Engineer

Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Limited
08.2016 - 05.2018
  • Awarded a total of $12M from an annual average of 60 contracts (including revisions) for both technical and corporate purchases.
  • Negotiated contractual terms and conditions and achieved positive results in risk mitigation and creation of mutual benefit
  • Negotiated contract prices with contractors resulting in a 15% reduction in cost.
  • Managed tender processes from preparation of Invitation to Tender packages to contract handover
  • Performed commercial and administrative evaluation of vendors proposals to tender
  • Improved the KPI of the department by 18% within 1 year by completing 15 processes within a relatively short time.
  • Participated in project initiatives that ensured continuous improvement and efficiency in the procurement process to achieve departmental goals.

Education

Master of Science - Procurement & Supply Chain Management

University of Ghana, Legon
Accra
01-2025

MBA - Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Accra, Ghana
11-2023

Bachelor of Science - Operations And Supply Chain Management

Ghana Institute of Mgt. And Public Admin. (GIMPA)
Accra, Ghana
05-2015

Skills

  • Vendor relationship management
  • Bid process management
  • Business Analytics
  • Vendor management knowledge
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Strategic thinking

Certification

Social Accountability International

SA-8000 Auditor


ISO Certification

ISO Lead Auditor - Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2015)

ISO Lead Auditor - Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2015)

ISO Lead Auditor - Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (ISO 45001:2018)

ISO Internal Auditor – Energy Management Systems (50001:2018)

Timeline

Vendor Management Coordinator

Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Limited
08.2020 - Current

Procurement Coordinator

Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Limited
06.2018 - 07.2020

Contract Engineer

Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Limited
08.2016 - 05.2018

Master of Science - Procurement & Supply Chain Management

University of Ghana, Legon

MBA - Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology

Bachelor of Science - Operations And Supply Chain Management

Ghana Institute of Mgt. And Public Admin. (GIMPA)
Louisa Accam