Sigi Osagie is an author, international professional speaker, business consultant, and coach with particular expertise in procurement and supply chain. Sigi cut his teeth in the business world driving performance improvements and organisational change in various operations functions.  His new book 'Procurement Mojo' was released on 18th September and takes the unique angle of approaching the 'soft' side of procurement and supply chain effectiveness, focusing on people more than process. It has already received some great reviews from Procurement and Supply Chain Directors and VPs from the likes of Sony and Hilton Worldwide!

Sigi  works with organisations and individuals to help them achieve enhanced effectiveness and performance capabilities to accomplish their goals. His consultancy and interim management work focuses on helping client businesses achieve transformational enhancements in procurement, supply chain management, and management and organizational effectiveness. He has extensive leadership experience and previously held senior executive roles with several blue-chip multinationals and SME businesses, in both permanent and interim capacities. His previous appointments include:

•         Customer Supply Chain Director at Bombardier Transportation 

•         Head of Procurement & Supply Chain at BAA Gatwick Airport 

•         Director, Global Procurement & Supply Chain Management at David Brown Gear Systems Group

•         Global Supply Chain Logistics Director at Marconi plc. (previously GEC-Marconi)

•         EMS Logistics Director at Marconi plc.

•         Supply Chain Director and executive board member at Britax-PMG Limited

•         Supply Chain Director at Tritech International Limited.

His experience has spanned line, functional and project responsibilities in several industry sectors, including delivering transformation / change programmes to enhance procurement and supply chain management capability in several countries.

Sigi is a Six Sigma Black Belt, Chartered Engineer and member of The Society of Authors; The Institution of Engineering & Technology; and The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply. He holds an MBA from Durham University Business School and a BEng (Hons) from Greenwich University. He was awarded a 'Distinction' for his MBA dissertation on 'management effectiveness and organizational performance' and was subsequently approached to publish it as a business book.

 

 

Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness
• Importance of effective leadership in organisations, and how it makes or breaks long-term organisational capability

• How organisations can improve leadership effectiveness to drive performance

Change Management
• Driving successful change in organisations to deliver sustainable results

• Why 60% to 80% of change programmes fail to deliver the expected benefits, and how to join the successful 20% to 40%!

Procurement & Supply Chain Management
• Enhancing Procurement effectiveness and building the Procurement brand

• Building supply chain management capability

 

• Global supply chain development

• Criticality of 'soft skills' and importance over technical knowledge

• Improving effectiveness as individuals, and the benefits to professional and personal life

Expanding personal capabilities to fulfil our dreams and desires

• Linking careers to life goals

• Planning career directions proactively, and taking robust approaches to achieving fulfilment and overall career success

Africa - A story of untapped potential

• An immigrant's tale - from Africa to kitchen porter to FTSE250 director!

At 44 , Sigi lives in London with his wife. He originally arrived in the UK as an African immigrant with holes in his shoes, penniless and no address book. Yet, just fourteen years later he was a global director in a blue-chip FTSE 250 multinational. His success climbing the corporate ladder, and, subsequently as an independent consultant, coach and interim executive, is founded on the principles of effectiveness - the same principles Procurement Mojo teaches. Drawing on insights from his atypical life journey and career success, he inspires readers, audiences and clients with energy and passion; delivering powerful motivational messages that also imbibe his experience driving change in organisations and helping individuals achieve enhanced effectiveness and radical transformations.

 

Pavlina Fox - GlaxoSmithKline

David Morgan - Hewlett Packard

Zakia Durrani - London Borough of Brent Council!