Isaac Omole

Commercial Strategy • Investments • Corporate Finance
Lagos, NG.

About

Dynamic strategy and finance leader with 8+ years of experience driving commercial growth, operational transformation, and capital projects across diverse sectors in Africa. A trusted C-suite business partner, I excel at building KPI-driven plans, leading cross-functional execution, and translating strategic vision into measurable outcomes including market share gains, improved profitability, and multi-million-dollar investment cases. Seeking to lead commercial and operations strategy, accelerating growth within a fast-paced organization.

Work

Dangote Industries Limited
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Corporate Strategy Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Led strategic initiatives and financial analysis to drive profitability, market share, and investment evaluation for a diversified industrial conglomerate.

Highlights

Secured over 50% market share for refined petroleum products in Nigeria by partnering with commercial teams on channel alignment and dynamic pricing, directly improving refining profitability.

Strengthened cashflow forecasting and working capital planning, reducing short-term financing costs by over 10% and significantly improving forecast accuracy.

Evaluated expansion projects, Joint Ventures, and M&A opportunities across mobility, fertilizer, and food sectors, supporting a pipeline valued at over $5 billion.

Developed and implemented KPI dashboards and monthly performance reports, shortening decision cycles and accelerating management responses to critical commercial and finance issues.

Reduced overdue receivables days by tightening credit exposure controls and enhancing trade reconciliations, monitoring, and collections.

TGI Group
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Strategy Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Managed strategic planning, financial analysis, and project execution across diverse sectors, driving significant growth and operational efficiencies.

Highlights

Led the design and implementation of a 5-year strategy with a global consulting firm, achieving over 50% CAGR topline growth in 3 years, as evidenced by Financial Times and Statista rankings.

Reduced monthly reporting turnaround time by 40% for Management Information Systems (MIS) and Flash reports across the Group, enhancing decision-making speed.

Spearheaded investment-grade credit rating processes, successfully enabling commercial paper issuance for the Group.

Supported deal workstreams for transactions exceeding $500M, including bank acquisition, asset purchases, and greenfield manufacturing projects across Africa and Asia.

Contributed to bids preparation reporting for oil and gas projects, generating record revenues of $2M.

Managed a $1M USAID project, successfully empowering 7,000 farmers in Nigeria through strategic program oversight.

Developed comprehensive smallholder funding cases under the CBN Anchor Borrower's Programme, expanding access to finance for agricultural communities.

Education

CFA Institute

CFA Program Level I Candidate

Finance

Alba Graduate Business School
Athens, Attica, Greece

MBA

Business Administration

University of Benin
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science

Agriculture (Fisheries)

Grade: First Class Honours

Languages

English

Skills

Financial Management & Analysis

Financial Modelling, Working Capital Management, Cashflow Forecasting, Capital Raising, M&A Structuring, JV Structuring, Investment Evaluation (Debt, Equity).

Strategic Planning & Execution

Commercial Strategy, Pricing Optimization, Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Transformation, Automation, KPI Frameworks, Scorecard Development, Management Reporting.

Stakeholder Management

Partner Operations Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Investor Relations, Trading Partner Management.

Technical Tools & Analytics

ERP (SAP), Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Data Analytics.