Manufacturing Magazine November 2015 | Page 49

SUPPLY CHAIN

Key Personnel

BAT - South Africa factory
mention to the rest of the African continent .
He said : “ We have a big local market in South Africa ; we undertake most of the support for manufacturing , product research and regional quality management for the continent from here .”
Being part of a company with a global reach has exposed operations in Southern Africa to international standard expectations across the board , in terms of operational excellence , quality and social responsibility . Commenting on BAT ’ s production standards in this regard , Adeyemo said : “ There is a constant focus on improving the efficiencies of our processes and operations . We do an internal benchmark first and look at best practices across the region as well as across all of our operations globally . “ We do regional and global reviews so
Seyi Adeyemo Head of Supply Chain SAA
Seyi Adeyemo became Head of Supply Chain , Southern Africa Area ( SAA ) in January 2014 following a stint as the Head of Product and Quality for Southern African Area .
Seyi Joined BAT in 2013 as the Head of Quality after which he moved into the Area Supply Chain Manager role . Seyi has Prior FMCG experience with Procter & Gamble where he worked for 14 years in various capacities including head of Logistics , head of Supply Chain , lean / Six Sigma program manager and Group Operations manager in West Africa .
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