Xavier Makuba

I am a seasoned Procurement & Supply Chain expert with over 15 years working experience in corporate leadership with practical experience in a globally recognized institution in the Financial Sector, these years span into practical experience of customer service, operations management, team leadership, material planning, supply planning, imports, & logistics in dynamic set-ups.

I have Effectively managed significant spending. Known as a key strategist has supported organizations deliver business transformation as well as turning around performance, added value by actively exploring potential supply savings and optimizing the planning parameters as well as anticipating and highlighting any potential supply risk and working with management to drive resolutions & contingency plans to minimize business impact.

My Key skill sets are in Stakeholder Management, Procurement Operations, Procurement projects management, Planning and Administration, Category sourcing, strategy development and implementation, Supply and demand planning and management, Negotiations, Supplier Risk Management, Contracts Management, managing team performance.

I am a transformational and inspirational team leader, coach and mentor with a background in challenging paradigms and elevating team performance to great heights in challenging business environments through proving strategic direction and have Experienced in building and empowering cross-functional teams to realize organizational mission and goals. Lead team by example demonstrate a strong work ethic and collaborating with others to meet objectives.

My goal is to develop an efficient and high performing procurement and supply chain team with aim of delivering value in terms of optimal cost whilst also providing quality services and driving performance.