Kofi Akuoko, Director: Quality & Global Purchasing

Kofi Akuoko

Director: Quality & Global Purchasing

GoldStar Medical Group

Location
Ghana
Education
Master's degree, MBA. Operations Management
Experience
25 years, 8 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 8 months

Director: Quality & Global Purchasing at GoldStar Medical Group
  • Ghana
  • My current job since May 2015

$1.5 million emerging leader in West Africa, offering cost-effective integrated medical solutions in Clinical Laboratory, Medical Device Distribution and Diagnostics and Imaging.

Recruited by CEO to develop and implement ISO 9001 QMS, to register and license medical products with Ghana FDA and to implement strategic sourcing and purchasing procedures.

• Led 20 direct reports to consolidate and reduce suppliers’ expenditure by 30%. Implemented customer satisfaction programs, which reduced defection rate by 80%. Implemented Inventory Management System, which resulted in 80% efficiency in inventory control and brought visibility to expiring products.

Senior Engineer: Supplier Development at ConMed Corporation
  • United States
  • May 2009 to May 2015

A global medical technology company specializing in surgical and patient monitoring products and services that allow physicians to deliver high quality care to enhanced clinical outcomes for patients.

Supported functional units (Purchasing, R&D, Operations, Regulatory, Doc Control & Marketing) to achieve company’s strategic goals and objectives. Managed and supported suppliers to ensure that purchased products meet FDA QSR and European MDD requirements. Participated in design and change control reviews, led CAPA teams across company facilities. Performed 21 CFR 820 /ISO 13485 audit as a Lead Auditor.

• Developed and implemented performance scorecard to identify suppliers at risk of not meeting quality requirement for corrective actions. Streamlined Supplier Management Procedure to align with Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) guidelines to address audit findings

Senior Analyst: Process & Quality Improvement at UTC/Sullair Corp
  • United States
  • July 2007 to December 2008

A leading developer and manufacturer of compressed air solutions with worldwide manufacturing facilities and distribution network.

Worked with suppliers to perform relentless root analysis to identify true root and to implement effective corrective actions. Developed and implemented suppliers performance scorecard. Developed training programs and trained suppliers on problem solving tools.

• Recognized and streamlined first article qualification process, which helped suppliers to improve First Pass Yield by 25%. Performed Gage Repeatability & Reproducibility projects which reduced rejections error rate by 45%

Corporate Supplier Quality / Warranty Engineer at JAC Products Inc
  • United States
  • March 2001 to June 2007

Acknowledged leader developing and manufacturing roof carrier and cargo management systems for the automotive industry

Championed Six Sigma Black Belt projects across JAC divisions. Utilized reliability techniques to analyze automotive customers’ (Ford, GM, Toyota & Subaru) warranty data and provided input for design changes and improvements.

• Led Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Improvement projects, which resulted in savings of over $600, 000. Jointly recognized by Ford and JAC for utilizing DOE to address critical functional issue which affected Ford Escape SUV Roof Rack System

Education

Master's degree, MBA. Operations Management
  • at Purdue University, IN. USA
  • May 2009

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Master's degree, Manufacturing Systems
  • at Lawrence Technological University
  • July 2008
Master's degree, Quality Management & Engineering
  • at University Of Eastern Michigan
  • October 2005

Specialties & Skills

Business Process Improvement
Six Sigma
Reliability Engineering
Quality Management
Quality Engineering
AUTOMOTIVE
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
ENGINEERING
FUNCTIONAL
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
QUALITY
STRATEGIC

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

American Society For Quality
  • Senior Member
  • March 2005

Training and Certifications

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 1999
Valid Until:
March 2016
Quality System Requirements & Industrial Practice (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2013
Valid Until:
January 9999
ISO 13485/9001 Lead Auditor Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2012
Valid Until:
January 9999
Value Stream Mapping/Process Optimization (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2008
Valid Until:
January 9999
Six Sigma Black Belt Training Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2008
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Reading & Publications
    Awarded $2,000 by American Society For Quality for writing the best article on quality application in service industries.