Olushola Hambolu
Olushola Olalekan Hambolu is a hands-on procurement and supply chain professional with over a decade of experience across various industries. His recent experience is with Odyssey Energy Solutions as a Supply Chain Manager, where he managed the equipment supply chain for multiple DRE programs across West Africa, East Africa, and South Africa. Before joining Odyssey, Shola held various supply chain management roles, including Supply Chain Manager for Arnergy Solar Ltd, where he was responsible for the end-to-end procurement process, including strategic sourcing, contract management, and supplier relationship management to assemble, install, and commission solar home systems and rural telephony systems generating over 3.1MW for different home users and telcos sites operation across Nigeria. He also worked as a Spare Parts Logistics Officer for Honda Automobile Western Africa Ltd, a SAP Logistics Consultant for Sema Consulting, a Procurement and Logistics Support Officer for Belladonix, and a Procurement Assistant with Kevkafem International Ltd. Shola’s educational background includes an MSc in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management from Robert Gordon University Aberdeen and a BSc in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University. Shola is a member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) and a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), with numerous professional certifications in supply chain, lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement.