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Adewale Makinde

@adewalemakinde

Strategic sourcing and procurement professional delivering compliant savings through negotiation, analytics, and process automation.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead end-to-end indirect procurement and strategic sourcing—delivering measurable savings, negotiating complex contracts, and improving efficiency through automation and data insights in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

I’m a procurement and strategic sourcing professional with 9+ years of experience managing end-to-end procurement across indirect spend and professional services. I lead high-volume sourcing, negotiate complex contracts, and balance risk, speed, and business needs.

In my current role as Strategic Sourcing Specialist at Mohawk Medbuy Corporation, I lead full lifecycle strategic sourcing initiatives (RFI, RFQ, RFP), manage cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with Ontario Public Service procurement regulations and internal policy. I also build Power BI dashboards that deliver real-time procurement and vendor performance reporting for senior stakeholders.

Previously, as a Procurement Specialist with the City of Mississauga, I managed indirect spend procurement in line with the City’s Procurement By-law, developed competitive bidding packages (including SOWs and evaluation criteria), and partnered with legal counsel to negotiate and finalize contract terms. I guided evaluation committees through proposal assessment and supplier selection to ensure fairness and value for money.

Earlier, I served as Procurement Analyst at CBRE and led teams in procurement leadership roles in Nigeria, including Procurement Team Lead at Phillips Consulting. I’ve driven measurable results—over 20% improvement in profitability and a 30% reduction in operating expenditure—through spend analysis, sustainable sourcing strategies, e-sourcing, and supplier performance governance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Current

Mohawk Medbuy Corporation

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Led end-to-end strategic sourcing for indirect categories, delivering compliant RFI/RFQ/RFP workflows and negotiated contract execution aligned to Ontario Public Service procurement requirements. Built Power BI dashboards to enable real-time procurement and vendor performance reporting for senior stakeholders.

Strategic Sourcing RFQ Contract Negotiation Power BI Market Research Cross Functional Stakeholder Management

Procurement Specialist

City of Mississauga

Feb 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 7 months)

Managed end-to-end procurement for indirect spend categories under the City’s Procurement By-law, ensuring fairness and value for money. Developed competitive bidding packages and partnered with legal to negotiate and finalize contract terms and conditions.

Indirect Procurement Contract Negotiation Evaluation Committee Support Excel SharePoint

Procurement Analyst

CBRE

Feb 2022 - Jan 2023 (11 months)

Executed sourcing strategies across indirect categories and monitored supplier performance to help ensure SLA compliance. Managed supplier non-conformance reporting and supported quarterly supplier business reviews using supplier performance metrics.

Supplier Performance Management SLA Quarterly Business Review Supplier Business Reviews Audit Support

Procurement Team Lead

Phillips Consulting

Feb 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years 7 months)

Streamlined indirect procurement spend into categories and implemented category strategies that improved profitability by over 20%. Led supplier performance reviews and coached 3–4 procurement professionals to strengthen SLA compliance and service delivery.

Category Management Strategic Sourcing Spend Analysis Contract Negotiation Supplier Performance SLA Governance & Pre Spend Authorization Stakeholder Management

Assistant Procurement Lead

Pacific Energy

Feb 2014 - Sep 2019 (5 years 7 months)

Reduced operating expenditure by 30% by implementing e-sourcing, sustainable procurement practices, cash flow spend analysis, and cost-avoidance techniques. Managed an OEM agreement portfolio exceeding $10M annually and improved contract terms and SLAs to support deliverables and compliance.

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