Emmanuel Igbanaka
About Emmanuel Igbanaka
Emmanuel Igbanaka is a Supply Chain Manager with extensive experience in logistics and engineering across various organizations. He has held positions in humanitarian and engineering sectors in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, and he holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and a qualification in Subsea Engineering.
Current Role at Catholic Relief Services
Emmanuel Igbanaka serves as the Supply Chain Manager at Catholic Relief Services. He has held this position since 2021 and is based in Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the supply chain operations, ensuring efficient logistics and procurement processes to support the organization's humanitarian efforts.
Previous Experience in Humanitarian Logistics
Before joining Catholic Relief Services, Emmanuel Igbanaka worked at Première Urgence Internationale as a Logistics Manager from 2020 to 2021. His responsibilities included managing logistics operations in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. Prior to that, he served as a Logistics Officer at INTERSOS - Humanitarian Organization from 2017 to 2020, where he contributed to logistical planning and execution in Nigeria.
Engineering Background and Early Career
Emmanuel Igbanaka began his career as a Maintenance Engineer Intern at Flour Mills of Nigeria from 2009 to 2010. He then worked as a Project Engineer - QA/QC at Deltaafrik Engineering Limited for seven months in 2013. Following this, he was employed as a Procurement Engineer at Technip in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2016, where he gained valuable experience in procurement processes.
Educational Qualifications
Emmanuel Igbanaka holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maiduguri, which he completed from 2006 to 2011. He furthered his education at Newcastle University, where he studied Subsea Engineering and achieved the Fundamentals of Subsea Engineering certification in 2014.